Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-01

fathers, brothers, sisters, aunts unclee,
cousins and the babies.
But let US turn our backs and pass over
the remainder of these few minutes of
heaven to the waiting ones.
PARADE FORMS
| Shortly before II o'clock, the parade
! formed Marshaled by Major II. Nelson
Jackson and headed by five policemen
from the local force the line of march
up Main street to Winoosli avenue. TO
Pearl street, to Church, to College, to St.
! Paul. to the Van Ness House, was carried
| out.
Following the advance guard of police
| men was the automobile OF Mayor !.
Holmes Jackson, with the mayor himself,
accompanied by members of the reception
committee Frederick H. Wells Edward
| Hanbridge and Thomas w. Gurney. Next
| came the automobiles of Frederick II.
Wells Max l.. Powell and Frank r.
| Wells carrying the members Of the
women's committee of reception, includ-
| ing Mrs. J. Holmes Jackson, Mrs. II.
| Nelson jackson, Mrs. NJ. y. Chittcndcn,
Mrs j. II. Middlebrook, Miss Rachel
| Frank, Mrs. Max l.. Powell, Mrs. E -.
Revere, Mrs. sherman X. Mollton, Mrs.
j. w. Goss, Mrs. W. }. Casey. Mrs.
| Eugene A. Luck Mrs. p. Ii. Stone and
Mrs. Marie II. Peppn.
In the automobile of Major II. Nelson
Jackson and George NJ Rescu which
came next in line, were Lieut.-Col. ~. s.
Leonhauser. commandant at the I-Di-
versty of Vermont. Major william Lyl5es.
Jr., and Lieutenant W l.. Grace of the
lO1st Ammunition Train. who accom-
panied the boys to Burlington in absence
of Colonel Keville, who was unable to
come, and three officers from Fort Ethan
Allen, Lieutenants ". y. Smith, :. H.
Pike and G.. r. Townsend.
THEN COME THE RDYS
! Ihe hahd OF the 'ihNeISll| ~ eI"o"'
mlltary oat'"Iloh was i'no"'" u! 'H'
nattaHon 'Sel' co'hPr'F'hA lNe reserve
oHlcerS ualIiinE coil9' -o' s"""N, "''-'I
lhe coi'ir'auu VI Ni"JoI ~ =, N."1 a..
Iheh came SHERMAN N'iA'"'E "'"", -"-
lowed by the boys 20 members ol the
Yankee DIVISION the greater lE'ii OF mem
from Burlington ana members o. lle
lolst Ammunition Iraih' rev 'e-Hs
added from other Np u men VINO were
passing. through the city on theIF way
to other points in the state Inc parade
was closed ny the 30! SCOUTS ABOUT u
score OF whom marched Naiahty penn"
the heroes or the OCCASION lHe"r max
floating proudly to tho breeze
1t is needless to say mat the "4 p' boys
; were the center OF attraction ~ every
, point or the line OF march they were met
, with tremendous applause and volumes
of noise, AT the corner Of WlnooSNi avenue
! and Main street, the fire department.
: with its engines and trucks, was sta
toned, and with all its 'track-cIearins
.ar~'e .pp,e '''a. t,,a - iu,, Ia,at
! 1t was at this same spot that num-
ber of school children circulated among
the "iD' boys and presented each with
, red and white carnat'on, when the boy"
Immediately fastened to their jackets
l The children of the schools were I'm evi-
dence throughout the line OF march, as
: stationed by the committee, and they did
: their part in making the parade sue
cess.
Church street was a bed'au or sound
and riot or color with It's gaNy
] decorated store fronts ana It's welcome
! home greetings. rags We're IN evidence
everywhere. ana All hulldlhgs along lhe
, line of march were attracuvely decorated
for the occasion All business establish
ments were closed during the greater
part of the Horning, and everybody was
on the street or where they could view
the parade All Kinds OF nolse-produc1ns
machines which could be handled by chill
dren and others were well scattered
) through the crowd,
o'y 'la'' Tarh was Jain'heu "nen inc
II On ,rd y,ourd M ~ tbo N.., nr.gs
House II v,os with difyt,,,-t,, nat tha
, diers ertoroa tho bo,ol