The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-05-01
DECORATED FLOATS
WILL BE FEATURE
Two Bands and Two Drum
Corps and Many 0rganiza-
tiOns to Be in Line-Fes-
tival Hall Beautifully Dec
Grated for Banquet-Vau-
deville and Dancing to
Follow the Feed

Brattleboro today officially welcomes.
through the board of trade, the boys from
this town and surrounding towns who
have returned from the war. 1t is i'm
possible to tell how many soldiers and
sailors will be here to receive the homage
of the town, but since early this fore
noon khaki has been in evidence every
where. People have been coming from all
directions, and there is every indication
that the celebration will be big success.
Practically all busihess in town is sus-
pended for the afternoon.
The principal event of the day, SO far
as the public is concerned, viii be the
parade which starts from the common at
4 O'Clock. Col. J. Gray Estey will be
marshal and Prudent Rate and H. H.
Dimes will be assistant marshals, each
of the assistant marshals having had
four sons in the service. This will be the
biggest parade Brattleboro has seen in
recent years.
Ten strokes of the fire alarm at ;
o'clock and ringing of church and school
bells in West Brattleboro will announce
the time for organizations to make their
way to the common in preparation for
the parade, and at $50 o'clock. one half
hour before the parade starts. all church
and school bells and bell at the fire sta
tion will be rung.
The parade will pass through Main
street to the plaza, contermarch as far
as necessary so that the rear end of the
parade will be in front of the town hall.
and the organizations will be lined up on
either side of the street, forming lane
through which the band and soldiers and
! sailors will pass.
| Every boy who has been in the service
/ IS asked to report 10 Lieut.. Col. Walter
: o. Cooley at the armory at 2.45 O'Clock.
/ After the return of the parade to the
! town hall st. Michael's Cadets viii give
drill in front of the hall, Captain Z. ".
/ Gibson will give a short address, there
! will be continuous band concerts, the
| Brattleboro Military band and DR.. G. Il.
| Anderson's Medico band alternating, and
selections will be rendered by the Vic
| tory drum corps. General loliitieation
will be entered into and street dancing
will be allowed for all who wish to join.
| The Grand Army veterans viii review the
| parade from seats reserved i'll front of
the town hall.
During the banquet. which will be
served under the direction of Mrs. FIRE.
mont Hamilton at o'clock in Festival
hall, Hickss colored orchestra from Bos-
ton will play, eolored male quartet will
sing, and Miss L Hazel Childs, Boston )
best cabaret artist, will entertain and
there will be chorus singing with a song
leader Each boy is entitled to one guest
ol bald IN ha hllf
during the banquet.
AT 7.30 O'Clock an entertainment will
begin in the Auditorium. after an adj
dress of welcome by Rev. Delmar T.
Trout The program will include selec-
I tions by Hicks's orchestra, vaudeville
: by company including Caliste Conant. q
well known singer and story teller OF
Boston, Herbert A. Clark. humorist, ma
: gician and singer, company of foru
girl singers and dancers, and Miss Haze
Childs, operate soprano. The boys vii
be entitled to tickets for two guests fe'
the Auditorium production.
While the vaudeville is going on Festi
val hall will be cleared of tables and a
! $50 o'clock dancing will begin with musi'
by the colored orchestra and viii con
| tinue until O'Clock. Young women vii
be admitted without charge, but no youn;
men will be allowed on the floor excep
!. those who have been in the service.
L About $50 boys already have applie'
= for tickets to the banquet and vaudeville
D which have been arranged for all boy
e who have been i'll any branch of the sery
:, ice of the government, and it is expecte'
e that many more viii receive theirs be
}. fore the hour of the banquet, as tn
a board of trade rooms will be open all da,
: to accommodate those who come fror
e away and do not arrive in time to secur
n their tickets before the hour of the pa
rade. which viii start promptly at
O'Clock from the common.
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