Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-04-24

Irwin of this city and ]. d. Lord of
Boston, Mass. The following officers
were elected: President and treasurer,
II. II. Hagar; vice. president. w. II.
Ramsey; secretary L. G. Irwin.
The following men were sent to Albany,
N. Y. Monday by Sergeant Steltz of
the local army recruiting station: Joseph
+. Leclair, "a West street, Winooski;
George A. Patnaude. 96 Malletts Bay
avenue Winooski, and Clarence F.. and
Sevare NJ Savoy of Jericho, all for the
army of occupation. The Savoy boys are
brothers. Sevare Savoy has been in the
army several years in the Second and
18th Cavalry.
At the local navy recruiting station
Monday Harry l.. Baker of Dorset was
enlisted as an apprentice seaman. Ralph
Beauleu of 1854 Battery street as a fire.
man. third class, for machinists mate,
Francis A. Mclaughlin of Ticonderoga.
| N. Y, as an apprentice seaman and
Harold S. Campney of Dorset as an APP
prentice seaman. All except Beaulieu
will go to Newport, r. l., for training,
but he will go to Charlestown. S. c.. for
training
Michael Brown. formerly n resident at
1S3 South Champlain street and waiter
Ut tne ROOT garden at the van WISE
House, married Miss Mary Sullivan of
Philadelphia at St Patrlcks Cathedral
Augusta, Ga. Monday morning. ac-
cording to a telegram received by rela-
tives of the groom in this city. The couple
are now spending their honeymoon at
Philadelphia, after which they will reside
in Augusta, where Mr.. Brown is employed
at the Bon Air Hotel
bo hn conduct q
the school garden work in Burlington
during the last two seasons, will return
again this year to continue this work.
There was some uncertainty about her
return for a time, but word was received
from her Monday that she would be
here the first of May to take up the
work. She will be assisted by Ernest
Hausmann of Spring street, who acted
as her assistant last year Mr.. Haus
mann began work Monday morning.
Sunday was not a typical Easter
Sunday in Burlington. Although COM
ing later than is sometimes the case
the day opened with a cold wind and
dark skies. which provided rain by the
middle of the afternoon. Neverthe less
there were large congregations at the
| city churches, which were lavishly dec
GRATED with palms and flowers. Special
music was rendered by the choirs, and
services appropriate to the day were
held by some of the Sunday schools in
the afternoon.
Officers of Burlington council No. 5.
Royal and Select Masters, for the years
1919 and 1920 were elected last eve
ming as follows: Illustrious master,
, Frank =. Lord deputy master, Charles
A. Davis p. c. of work II. X. Leather
man; treasurer, NJ. e. Sornborger: re-
corder. w. r. Clayland: captain of the
guard, Walter w Virgins: conductor
, of the council. DR.. F. S. Towne chap
lain. A. II. Langworthy marshal ]. I.
, Wood; steward, H. d. Chamberlin; SEN
tinel, w. H. Folsom. The annual ban
quet was served after the election of
2 officers.
Work already has begun on the school
, gardens. The assistant school gardener
y is getting all in readiness for Miss
Devine when she arrives the first of
, May. and the committee is getting prices
and buying material. Several acres on
, the Shelburne road, above five acres at
, Athletic Park. and an acre and half
at the Thayer school will be cultivated
by the children this year. The com
munity garden plot on North avenue of
Il acres, pr more. will be given up this
year, because 1t is felt that it cannot be
, handled satisfactorily.
4 Michael Romeo. the volinist and his
t brother. Roxy, the harpist, have arrived
in this city for their Goth consecutive
season They usually arrive at abou,
the same time the green benches appear
y in the parks, but this year they have
beaten the benches ito it, They are
l. not on the same plane with the casual
: peripatetic musicians but are rea
u artists. and a summer in the Queer
d City would be incomplete without theil
appealing harmonies During the winter
Il they have been playing at Rockwell Ter
" race a palatial parkway restaurant. ir
h Brooklyn, n. Y.
d, Pvt. Frank Donlin. Company II. 59tf
u Infantry, has received his honorable dis
y charge and is now at his home, 13
Il North Champlain street. Private Don
lin is we'll known ia this city. having
4 worked at Howes' market and at severa
d other places in the last ten years as al
: expert meat cutter He has seen 1
e months service overseas and wears thre,
IS stripes, two for being wounded twice ant
7. one for being gassed, all of which occur
= red at the great battle in the Argonn
forest, where he was for "a days. HI
also saw ISntlIlS dt SHdtedu lHlcTTy
% Verdun and on other prominent battle
fields.
It May is the date now being considered
\. for the celebration to greet the home
If coming soldier boys from "over there
n who have recently landed In Boston. I
is understood that practically all o
= these boys will be released on April q
and if this plan is carried out, the sol
-, ~, diers probably will be coming back t
- Burlington and other places in the Stat
le about the first day of May. This dat
50 has not been definitely set. but the Bur
= lington committee will keep in clos
~ touch with the army authorities in orde
' to make definite arrangements for tn
in celebration when the boys have been re
to leased,
~ Lieutenant Allen B. MacMurphy of tn
- class of 1918, University of Vermont. ha
- received his discharge from the arm!
~ where he served in the 18th Infantry, an
40 is visiting friends in the city for a day
l. Lieutenant MacMurphy attended the frs
ne Plattsburgh camp, where he received n
GO commission He was one of the first seve
he men to go overseas from that camp an
r. for some time acted as instructor
err France. Early in the big drive last sun
tv mer he was wounded and spent the re!
in of the summer in a hospital. From hei
months with his parents. DR.. and Mr.