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

| uuflnB tne winter.
Miss Mary Tracy Browneli has returned
| from an extended visit during the win
ter with her brother, sisters and other
relatives in New York and Philadelphia.
birthday surprise party was ten
dered Miss Lydia Potter. teacher of do
nestle science at the high school, Mon
day evening at the home of Miss Paul
Inc Davenport on Pearl street The
guests were Prin. and Mrs. N. ID. Blake.
Miss Paddock, Mrs. Orvis, Mrs. Hart
well, Miss Burnes of Hyde Park Mass,
Miss Drake of the teacher-training
class, the Misses Dorothy Sibley. Dor
othy Martin, Ruth Roberts, Ida Ma
comber, Doris Pike and winona Stone.
The dining room and table decorations
were pink and white. There was a
birthday cake with the appropriate
number of candles on it. Mr.. Blake
rendered several vocal selections and
a pleasant evening was enjoyed by all.
Miss Potter received many gifts.
WINOOSKI
! The people of this place turned out in
large numbers Saturday afternoon in
honor of the dedication of the honor roll
for our "Our Boys in the service The
! exercises began with a parade which
formed on West Canal street at 200 p. m.
under Marshals Harry Brigham, Erwin
Thomas and Robert Ryerson. The parade
was made up as follows: The village po-
flee under Chief c. A. Barber, village
and town officers led by President Albert
Dubuc. Sherman's band, G. d. Sherman,
leader, our Boys" who have been dis
| charged from the SERVICE commanded
by Captain Henry Homelster; the "Vic-
tory Loan" float; Modern Woodmen of
America drill team under Charles Laval
! ley; the public school children, led by
| Principal George r. Stackpole the fife
and drum corps of st. Josephs Orphan
age: the children of st. Louis convent;
| the Loyal Order of Moose and their float
| representing the work of the Red Cross
| the float from the spoolng department
of the wooden mill; and the disabled vet
Grams and the invited guests in automo-
| bes.
| The line of march was as follows: Up
Main to East Spring, East Spring to East
Allen, East Allen to Malletts Bay avenue,
Malletts Bay avenue to West Spring, West
Spring to Main, down Main to East Allen,
where it was dsbanded In front of the
large stand erected for the speakers. All
along the line of march the stores and
| houses were decorated with flags, bunting
and Victory Loan posters. The residences
man Hector Huard and Trustee Eugene
Richard were particularly well decorated
| Village President Albert Dubuc intro
duced Judge Henry Conlin, who was the
first speaker. Judge Conlin spoke of what
the honor roll stands for and why every
| body should be proud Of it.
| He also spoke of the service the boys
| from here rendered and also of the SUI
preme sacrifice that nine young men from
| here made. Prin. George r. Stackpole
was the next speaker. Principal Stack
pole spoke of how the people in the future
| generations would treasure the names OF
the boys on the honor roll. He also
said that any person who had any rela-
| tive whose name was on that tablet
should be proud to say that they had a
relative who fought or who was at least
ready to fight for just cause. He told
| how the children yet to be born would
be brought by their parents to see the
names Of their loyal ancestors. Mr..
| Stackpole then read the names Of all
the boys whose names were on the honor
roll. Mr.. Stackpole said that there We're
352 names on the tablet and that over
two thirds of these were volunteers.
Sergt. Edward Dupaw. member Of
the old Company G., who saw IS months
!
sion. was the next speaker. Sergeant
+ Dupaw spoke highly of the work of the
people of this village in the different
loans and war drives. He said while
they were in France the Winoosh boys
knew the people of this place were be-
| hind them. The honor roll, he said,
proved that Winooski was proud Of her
| heroes and when the rest of the boys
come home they will be proud to have
their names on that tablet
Capt. Henry Homeister. another men,
Der Of Company G. who saw service with
the 1O8rd Machine Gun Battalion, Com
pany c, told how the spirit Of the
American soldiers help to train an army
in such a short time that the other
allies were astounded. He said each
man thought his regiment the best in the
division. and their division the best In
| the American army. He urged the peo-
pie in the village to have that same
spirit and to make their village the
best in the country, by going "ovcr the
top in the Victory Loan.
Warren r. Austin of Burlington. who
spoke on the behalf of the Victory Loan
was the final speaker of the day. Mr.
Austin said that We have won the war
but We must loan our money to the
government, so that 1t will be able to
bring back the soldiers in the American
| Expedtionary Force who want to get
back as quickly as possible. and to send
over those who are to see that this coun-
try receives the idemnity that Germany
must pay. He said that this loan Is az
important as the other loans. and II we
do not subscribe to 1t we will not be
able to shake hands and look straight
into the eyes of the heroes when they
return and say that We have done our
duty.
1t was estimated that there were be.
tween 1000 and 5000 people in front OF
the Winooski block following the parade.
Burke L, Bigwood. graduate of the
University of Vermont, class of 1918
has accepted n position with the United
States Geological Survey. with head
quarters in Boston. His many friends
wish him success at this position.
Mrs. Harriet S. weston died suddenly
yesterday morning at her home on the
Weston hill. Mrs Weston was an aged
and much respected resident of this
place and will be missed by her hos,
of friends. She was the oldest member
of the Methodist Episcopal Church and
it's ardent supporter. She was the
widow of S. II. Weston, a prosperou,
citizen of this village, and is survived
by brother Albert Fairbanks of Wi
nooski, and two sisters Mrs. Hull OF
Burlington and Miss Julia Fairbanks
cf Winooski. The funeral will be helt
at the Methodist Church on Frida,
afternoon at two o'clock and the burla
VIII be in Green Mountain cemetery.