The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-16
RANDOLPH HONORED
HER SERVICE MEN
Celebration Held Yesterday Was At
tended by Several Thousand Peo-
ple--Parade and Other
Features Given.

welcome yesterday to the men who have
returned from the service Promptly at
7 o'clock the bells in the churches rang
out the welcome, and then the whistles
of the mills joined in.
The crowd was slow in arriving be.
cause of the weather indications, which
seemed to point to rain, but at 8 o'clock
it seemed more favorable, and the peo-
pie began to arrive in large numbers.
The train from the north at 10 o'clock
brought the Montpelier Military band,
and soon after that the procession began
to form near the school building The
Scotch Highlanders of Barre had arrived
some time before and had given several
selections to the waiting crowd
The procession was led by G. r.
Greene in the person of Uncle Sam,
mounted on horseback, followed by Ma.
jor f. G. Angel, Captain j. p. Clifford
and Cyril Angel in uniform and mount
ed. q. A. Osba, who had charge Of
the parade was also among the number
mounted. The band came next, followed
by Henry Hatch, who carried service
flag, upon which were four gold stars,
one OF which was in memory of his
brother, Robert Hatch, who fell in ac-
| tion. The Sargent, 0sgood 4 Roundy
float followed, and was solid mass Of
evergreen, sides and top, and upon the
| top were several mounds of evergreen,
with crosses TO mark the resting place.
and around the entire plot were placed
| red poppes. This was drawn by black
horse, also trimmed with festoons of
evergreen, and led by man at his head
| The g. A. r. automobile followed and
in march more than one hundred soldiers
| in uniform. The w r. G. in Aitos all
| trimmed with national colors were next.
and then the Red Cross nurses in an
| auto owned and driven by N. G. Buck.
| decorated as a Red Cross float. Several
autos with their chauffeurs at the wheel,
all decorated, were next in line, in which
were the Red Cross ladies, followed by
procession Of Red Cross ladies, led by
| Mrs G.. r. Root, as the Goddess, and
upon her crown was the word Victory,
| The members of the Masonic fraternity
came next and then Rev Metzger with
| his Boy scout party, the boys carrying
! the flag; then came the drum corps, two
| of the original being present. these be.
| ing Mr. Bagley ana G, w. Hayward.
The Montpelier band was the next in
line, followed by the floats, the first be-
ing the Nellie Gill Players in an auto.
mobile, decorated by the colors, with DIR.
| Holden as chauffeur. a float from the
Patch studio, entirely in white, with Red
Gross decorations, driven by Mrs Felix
Stokes and Mrs. II. l., Patch In the
center of this was a raised seat, upon
| which the Goddess, in the person Of
Arene Rumrill, rode, with the word Wei
come over her head. Lewis Williams
also had his car decorated in a fine man
ner for the w r. c. ladies' The Herald
and News float had its press and other
working material all being operated by
| the employees in their gowns of newsps-
| pers and one boy in red costume, at
! the press. The Fern Rebekah lodge, with
| its finely decorated float, upon which
were the Odd Fellows, the widow and
orphan, Rebecca, at the we'll, and the
cross with the angel All were in white
and the float was in pink and green. the
colors OF the order. The Scotch High
landers also were in line and gave good
music whenever they were requested.
Many other autos were in line. all
decorated, and with their ehauffeurs
ready to take any who wished
The line went over the hin and back
| by South Pleasant street to the Cath
| Ollie church. when halt was made and
the soldiers in uniform faced about on
that street to the Catholic church, and
upon the Hill near the church were Red
Cross ladies grouped, with the band and
united choirs, when flag was raised,
Miss Sault having charge of the rope
which brought the flag into position
When il was in its place, at the request
| of Major Angel, three cheers were given
by the entire company. for the flag,
During the raising of the flag, the
| "Star Spansled Banner" was played by
the band and sung by the united choirs.
Miss Sauft had nurse and soldier near
by as she slowly pulled the flag to its
i position. This being completed, the line
of march was formed and the company
returned TO their place and upon reach
ing the square, dispersed and adjourned
for dinner At 1880 the company went
to the Wall. Alumni field. where an elo.
i quent address was given by Judge Stat
ford Of St. Johnsbury, who took for his
topic, "The Labor Questionable New
Riddle of the Sphinx The crowd was
so great that it was impossible to get
standing room where one could hear, and
many gave up the idea of going into
the grounds on account of this. A ball
game followed. There was a large crowd
present, the number being estimated
from $500 to 5000 people, and more fol
lowed in the evening.
| Waterbury won the game from More.
town by the score Of to 3, the purse
being 800.
The service men were given banquet
last night and the ball was rendered by
Salisbury Brothers Furniture company
in their big warehouse here. There were
two orehestras. The entire receipts Of
the. bali viii 60 to the Randolph branch
of the American Legion.
BURIAL AT WATERBURY.