The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-09
Occasion Graced by Pres
ence of Gov. Clement
and Party
PARADE IN HONOR
OF SERVICE MEN
Governor Pins Medals on 81 Returned
Soldiers-Ralph H Mann Arrives ia
Airplane and Drops Message in Small
Parachute.

Outshining any of its predecessors, the
annual Farmers day fair in Wilmington
came to a close last evening with a
banquet in Childs Tavern in homer of
the returned world war service men
and Gov. P. ". Clement and party of
Rutland. Covers were laid for about
80, which was the capacity of the hotel.
The occasion was a memorable one, and
the supper was followed by speaking BY
Governor Clement, Adjt Gen Herbert
/. Johnson, Col Walter Harvey of the
United States army, and Harvey T.
Goodell, secretary of civil and military
affairs. Other members in the governors
party were two of his daughters, Miss
Elizabeth Clement of Rutland and Mrs
Horace 5. Brown of Springfield (yt.),
and the latter's husband
The fair attracted crowd of 1900,
which admired the exhibits of stock and
the products of farm and garden. az well
as the women's handiwork 1t was
well rounded out fair, and the exhibit of
cattle especially was notable for q town
| the size of Wilmington.
| Between and o'clock in the after
noon a handsome and impressive parade
started, in which there were about 80
service men in uniform, good number
of decorated floats, largely of a patriotic
nature, and the bulk Of the livestock
shown at the fair. Gov. Clement and
party reviewed the parade, and dis.
play of patriotic colors along the line
of march added beauty to the scene.
| Shortly before 3 o'clock an airplane
CARRYING Lieut. Zana Lee of Boston ~
pilot and Ralph H. Mann, president of
| the Park Trust Co. of Worcester, Mass,
as a passenger. arrived over the town.
having come from Brattleboro. where
1 it stopped on its way from Boston to
take on a supply of oil and gasoline.
/, Mr. Mann is a former Wilmington boy
and took this means of bringing greet
= ings to his old home town.
/, After circling over the village several
minutes Mr.. Mann dropped a small para
chute bearing a letter to his lifelong
friend. Merton Barber, which EXTENDED
greetings and congratulations to the pee
pie of Wilmington. 1t was the first let
ter to reach Wilmington by airplane.
j The parachute was dropped over the
Forest & Stream club property, but the
wind carried it long distance, landing
it on the Martin Brown farm. The air
, plane did not stop in Wilmington. but
started back by way of Brattleboro,
: making few circuits over this village
, and then heading for Boston, reaching
the metropolis at 40 p. m:
| In the afternoon at 4.30 at a gatherins
: in Childs Memorial hall Governor Glen
ent pinned war service medals on the
breasts of 81 Wilmington men who were
in the service in the world war. The
medals are of bronze and bear the state
seal and spread eagle and are inscribed
"World War Veterans, Wilmington, VT
Memorial hall was crowded for this feat
ure, which was one of the most impres
sive of ALL
, In arranging for the events of the day
the Farmers Day association, of which
: Forrest Boyd is president. and the VII
mington club. of which Rev. Flint NJ
2 Bissell is president, co-operated.
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