Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-08-28

slstant, aided much in the excellent
production of the children under Miss
Carpenters direction.
AS the name implies, the victory
pageant Is a celebration of the victory of
the allies, and the five chief allied coun-
tries are represented about the altar of
peace. In the pageant parade, first enters
the victory parade, Liberty" "peace."
the palm bearers. and the scroll bearer
followed by "Victory" herself, who seats
herself upon the throne of the world,
with her retinue grouped about her
Then come the allied nations called
by Victory to receive their rewards of
the palm. When called, they appear and
dance before the throne, after which one
of their representatives kneels before .he
throne and receives the palm. This part
of the program was a very pretty sight,
the little children in their costumes made
of the colors of the national flag which
they represented. with the JOY of peace
and victory on their bright faces. all I'M
conscious Of the real significance which
their laughing eyes had in this particular
celebration, dancing gaily back and forth
across the stage.
First came Belgium. Represented by
five little girls dressed in the national
colors of that country: then italy, six
girls in national colors. with one of them
a flower girl, who did very graceful
little dance scattering flowers as she
went; then Brittania, nine little maids
carrying the red remnants of the British
Empire: then France, five small maidens
with red, white and blue toy balloons
and with the fieur-de-lis on their dresses;
and lastly America, seven little girls the
first one Carrying the American flag
which she draped about the figure of
victory.
All the costumes were prettily ar
ranged and the general effect was most
pleasing. When the girls had finished
their dances, IL boys appeared dressed
In red, white and blue tunics and caps
representing tho war camp community
service. After little drilling, they
did some clever stunts, forming O
pyramid. snake, and doing several
tumblng acts, which were loudly cheered
by the audience. Then all formed in
line. and Mr.. Ernst led the singing, in
which the audience Joined
There was much larger audience yes
terday morning than has appeared a,
any OF the other morning programs. and
It was most apprcciative Of the efforts
Of the children and complimentary in re-
gdfu u tNe training winch the young
sters had received.
Those who took part In the pageant
We're: Victory, Dorothy Armstrong
Liberty, Ethel Aseltine; Peace. Lucille
Bashaw: Palm Bearers Lucille Lasley
and Francis Petty; Scroll Bearer, Mary
Wardell; Belgium, Thelma Kidder Eliza
beth Miller, MALTA Putnam Grace VIII
liams and Martha Whitlocl Italy Doris
OSullivan. Reltha Richardson. Ethryl
Barker, Edith Barker, Marion Smith.
Dorothes, Dodge and Isabel Clark: Amer
lea, Virginia Bessey, Clara Kidder.
Geraldine Hilliard. Doris McKensie.
Nicola Mylkes. Rosamond Simmons and
Ruth Houghton; Brittania, Hilda Rich
ardson, Ruth lombard. Shirley Sanders.
Alliene McNall Myrtle Kirby Alice
Broadbent. Ruth Kirby Edith Mitiguy
and Alice Miller; France, Norma Free
man, Eleanor Weston, Helen Madden.
Esther Currie and Lois Bashaw
The boys who represented the war
camp community service were Percy
Pierce. Horton Pease, James Madden
John Lane, Leighton Sanders. Norman
Sparhawk, Roy Kirby. Russell Coburn.
Robert Cleveland, Robert Aiken and
Norman Myers.