The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-05

The parade preceding the dedication of
the arch was clean cut, well balanced
display of military, naval, civic and fra
ternal interests, there being nearly 400
soldiers and sailors in the line of march.
Every man in uniform had the freedom
Of the city, so to speak, and was treated
with a most generous display of hospi
tality. Free dinners and suppers were
served to the men in the yestries of the
Baptist, Congregational and Universal
ist churches, and other courtesies were
extended which showed the service men
that Barre remembers"
Sporting events, including a baseball
game between Barre and Montpelier,
which was won by Barre by the score of
IA to I, were staged at the trotting park
and there crowd of nearly 10000 people
packed themselves into the enclosure,
lingering until late hour in the after
noon in the hope that the airplane would
come while they still occupied vantage
points for observation OF the landing
Band concerts at noon and at night by
the Barre City band with music by the
Randolph and Williamstown cornet
bands and the Barre pipe band during
the parade contributed materially to-
ward the musical side of the days pro-
gram, while late in the evening Gilbert
sons l4-pieee orchestra played for a
novel street dance in an area on North
Main street
Despite the huge size of the crowd,
there was little or no disorder at any
place in the city while the accidents
were kept down almost to none at all.
The Barre Red Cross chapter maintained
emergency tents at the City park and
the trotting park and there were few
cases to handle. There was one heat
prostration at the latter place and a
minor accident to a child during the
parade on Main street. Information bu.
reaus were also maintained for the pur-
pose of directing the large number of
visitors.
Practically No Disorder.
An augmented police force had its
work chiefly mapped out for it in keep
ing the crowds in restraint during the
parade and in acting as traffic policemen
the remainder of the time. Both tasks
were so we'll done that there was almost
no disorder or confusion at any time
during the day, the constant streams of
people and vehicles being kept in line
well.
Never have the hotels, restaurants,
bunch rooms, ice cream parlors, fruit
stores and drug stores been so stormed
with crowds of customers as they were
yesterday. In fact, one of the lunch
rooms closed out its entire supply of
eatables before the day had fairly start
ed, so great had been the rush of bust
ness on the might BEFORE" when the
high temperature and the anticipation
of the Forthcoming day kept the people
walking the pavements until late at
night. Every eating place in the city
did thriving business. The same may
be said of the stores which dealt in fire.
crackers and other Fourth of July ma
terials 1t was a general cleanup sale
in them, as well as in the eating places,
But a large part of the visitors came
prepared to furnish their own meals, and
nearly every shady spot held its coterie
of family members at the meal time.
The City park was one large home made
restaurant, there being as much relief
from the heat there as at any place.
Over 1000 Visiting Autos Parked.
How the people came to Barre for the
day was best told by survey of the
side streets, where every curb was
parking place for automobiles and horse.
drawn vehicles. At conservative esti-