The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-28
WELCOME WILL
BEGIN TOMORROW
Fire Alarm to Be Sounded
Hour Before Soldier
Boys Arrive
CANTEEN ON MAIN
STREET WEDNESDAY

by complimentary Banquet, Cabaret,
| Vaudeville and Other Features May
Be Half Holiday.
Plans for the towns welcome to all |
Brattleboro boys who have been in the |
government service are progressing |
well and arrangements for several fea |
| lures practically are completed The |
reception will begin tomorrow, when |
boys of tho Goth division are expected |
to arrive from Camp Devens, and will
continue until Thursday night at least,
Thursday being the day of the big fea-
tures for the enjoyment of the boys and
their invited guests. 1t is the plan of
the committee that another welcome
are in the service overseas or who have
not been discharged from service on
this side.
Tomorrow VIII be the first time any
considerable number of boys from this
section return IN a group, and as it is
not known at what hour they will ar
rive here 10 strokes of the fire alarm
viii be sounded one hour before their
Iarriyal. The Brattleboro Military band
viii march from the town hall to the
station, and Dennison Cowles, who is
chairman of the automobile committee.
VIII see that an automobile is provided
for each returning soldier and the mem
bers of his family who are at the sta
tion to meet him, and take them to
their homes Immediately, this being
the first opportunity some of the par
ents have had TO see their boys since
they returned from overseas. In case
they arrive in the evening all proprie-
tors of stores, offices and windows
fronting on Main street and all oecu-
pants of houses in town are asked to
illuminate them in order that the boys
may feel the warm welcome due them
after an absence of so many months.
Decorators from Springfield, Mass, will
arrive tomorrow to decorate the town
hall, Festival hall, the Auditorium and
the honor roll.
On Wednesday canteen viii be
opened in the store on Main street for
merly occupied by Carl s. Hopkins as a
florist shop, Just south of the Western
Union telegraph office. No observance
has been planned for that day, the boys
being allowed the time TO visit in their
homes and to rest.
All stores, factories and offices are
asked to close at l clock Thursday
afternoon. and every soldier, sailor
or other young man who has been in
any branch of the service is asked to
} meet at the armory at 2.45 clock, in
uniform. Ten strokes of the fire alarm
; win be sounded at 3 clock and at
( the same hour church and school bells
/ in West Brattleboro will be rung. At
$50 o'clock the school, church and fire
' department bells viii be sounded in the
4 east village and the parade will start
from the common at t 'elock sharp
e marching to the plaza and returning
: to the town hall. The Grand Army vet
erans will review the parade from in
: front of the town hall, where seats viii
be provided and space will be reserved
e for them An effort will be made tc
n stop traffic from Elliot street to Grove
street and there will be no parking OF
ears on Main street.
Among the organizations which hav,
signified their intention of taking par
in the parade are the following: Hol
2 stcin-Friesian association, Red Cross
W Woman S club, Camp Fire, Dunhan
al Bros Co., Boy Scouts, ST. Michael
1t Cadets, Holstcin- Friesan Register
Brattleboro lodge of Masons, Colum
ce bian lodge of Masons, Beauseant com
A mandery, Vermont Wheel club, Knight
a of Columbus, Grand Army, Wantasti
= quet lodge of Odd Fellows, Oasis Ell
m campment, Canton Palestine, Denni
j. Rebekah lodge, Sons of Veterans, Sedg
10 wick Woman S Relief corps, Daughter
- of the American Revolution, Daughter
NJ of 1872, Spanish War veterans, Patriot
e league, Pocahontas, Garment workers
"a the schools, Memorial hospital. Severe
- decorated automobiles also will appea
- in the parade.
ne A concert will be given from SON
point on Main street after the parad
and there will be speaking. During til
street celebration fast automobile dri'
I'D ing will be prohibited strictly.
er At 6 clock a complimentary bal
duet will be served to all Brattlebol
bows who have been in any branch
alb the service and the boys from some
M the nearby towns Each man will
on given one ticket admitting guest
ng, the balcony. Music at the banquet Wi
d. be furnished by Hicks's jazz band {
ac- Boston, which is said to be the be
,ut of its kind in New England, and i
en-, program will include instrumental S
uc- lections and vocal selections by eolort
1rk male quartet L. Hazel Childs. Bo
ge ton 5 best cabaret artist, also will a
rm pear at the banquet and there will
re- chorus singing with a song leader. A
lad ter the banquet the soldiers and sal
ers. ors, each of whom will be given tp
ter tickets for guests, will go to the Aud
der torium, where a vaudeville perforr
lance will be given after an address