Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
LIBERTY PARADE
Z TO BE SPECTACLE
will Start from Common This
Afternoon at 4 O'clock
Mai. Linn D. Taylor to, Be Chief Mar
shall and Horton D. Walker Master of
Ceremonies. -
Ceremonies.

This is the big day-Libcrty day.
It.; is the day of the big parade, and it
is going to be some parade, too! Don t
forget that. IS. ~.
1t is the day also, let us hope, when
Brattleboro goes gloriously over the top
in Liberty bond subscriptions. NJ
Don't forget that this is the object OF
the whole affair-to back up the boys from
Brattleboro and elsewhere who are serving
our country and our allies to make our
homes safe.
There is every indication that the pa
rade which starts from the common at !
O'Clock this afternoon will take its
place among the finest ever held in Brat
tleboro. Not only will there by some 90
organizations in line but there will be a
number of special features.
One of these, for instance, will be the
LibAty bell Watch for it. The war
chest will be there also. Uncle Sam will
be on hand, a hospital unit with the am
bulance will be feature, and the fire de-
partment apparatus will have place
These are but a few of the special fea
lures. ..............
The sounding of the fire alarm at j
will mark the hour for closing the stores
As soon as possible after that everybody
who is to participate in the big event OF
the day is asked to proceed to the com
mon. All should be on hand by $3.50 O'Clock
as it takes not little time to assign
positions to the different features and
delegations The committee desires &c
start the parade promptly at o'clock
and the greatest cooperation one can give
them is TO be on hand early.
Major Linn D. Taylor has been secured
to act as chief marshal, and he will hav+
a number of aids The Brattleboro mill
tary band and possibly one other band
the Hinsdale drum corps and the Libeits
drum corps of Brattleboro will enliven the
occasion with patriotic airs and there vii
be two singing chOruscs in line, the com
munity singers and the Jack Fairbanks
Musical Comedy company, tie latter ap
bearing in costume on motor truck
Among the many bodies in line will be
the Masonic lodges, Knights TenplOr
Eastern Star, Odd Fellows lodge, Cantor
Palestine, Dennis Rebekah lodge, Red Men
Continentals, Pocahontas Council, Crane
Army. Sons of Veterans, Woman's Rehe
corps, Spanish War Veterans, Scandna
Wan Brotherhood, knights Of Columbus
Catholic Order ii Foresters, Protective
Grange, Vermont Wheel club. Modern
Woodmen, Red ;,ross workers, Woman
club, Patriotic league, Boy Scouts, st
blichaels Cadets, Garment Workers
Holstein- Friesian association, Holstein
Friesian Register Telephone opera
tors, Brattleboro Rifle club, letter cal
riers and otherr DSoivf fai!ienf 'embloyes Sc
diers and sailors home on furlougl, ycun
women employed by the Durham Brother
company, children of the public and pa
rochal schools, public school teachers, sc
lectmen and village commissioners ant
others. The ringing of the church bells n
O'Clock will announce thai the time 10
the parade TO move has arrived.
Many of the organizations will appear u
regalia, and all those having service flag
are requested to carry them. All person
not carrying arms are requested to car
ry flags, and everybody is urged to carr
lead pencil or fountain pen,
When Major Taylor gives the word IN
line will proceed down Main street to tn
plaza, countermarching to Wells fountain
thence back to the corner OF High an
Main streets, where the remaining feature
of the day will occur If rainy these r'
naming events will take place in Oh
churches, otherwise they viii occur on
doors. .., ,,,.. 3, Pr.
Horton D. Walker, chairman of tn
Windham county Liberty loan COMMITTEES
wall be master of ceremonies and intr'
duce the speakers. These will includ
Captain Frank Elliot, who saw service !
France with the second Canadian contil
gent, Sergeant Carson, who went abroa
with the first American contingent; az
Rev. D., +. Trout Of Brattleboro. The
addresses will be of a patriotic characte
After the speaking there will be mus
by the band and drum corps and singh
by the ,oomm!atty. singers and schools.
Booths will be arranged on the Hook,
lawn and in front of the town hall bull
ing, where all are invited to make app
cation for Liberty bonds. The boot
will be in charge of representatives
the local banks