The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-04-19
LUNENURG

Monday evening when an informal
reception was given TO those of the
boys in khaki who were at home. The
evening was in charge of Rev. G. w.
Douglas, Mrs. Eta Turner, president
of the local Red Cross chapter and
Mrs. Minnie Ball, president of How
ard w. r. c.. Seated on the platform
were Frederick E. King and Will J.
King of the 102nd Machine Gun Bat
TALON, William Franklin Bell of the
14th Engineers Railway, Martin X.
Pond and Delmar w. Pond of the
103td Infantry, all enlisted men, AL
bert Lewis of the 301st Inf, and
Harland r. Silsby of the 29th Co.,
Depot Brigade of Camp Devens and
Edward Carbee, veteran of the civil
war, and one of the three remaining
members of Howard Post G. A. II.
The first speaker of the evening was
Kyle r. Brown, who. eulogized the
private soldier, spoke of the loyalty
of Lunenburg people during the war,
saying the place of the true wei
come for our boys was not in Bos-
ton on parade but in the home town
where anxious hearts had waited for
this day, The Day, for our home
coming boys; extending a hearty
welcome and ending with "God bless
every one of YOU" Mrs. Julian Bell
sang keep Your Face to the Sun
shine and Behind You the Shadows
Will FALL" and Mrs. Kyle T. Brown
very effectively recited columbia the
Gem of the Ocean" with musical ac-
compartment by Mr.. Brown. Rev.
G. w. Douglas then spoke, saying
he was not here when these boys
went away but was very glad to be
here when they came home. There
was no need of great speeches for the
deeds of the boys spoke louder than
words could do of their loyalty but
their friends gathered there were glad
the boys were here and hoped they
were glad to be here too. Mr.. Doug
las gave several apt anecdotes which
caused much laughter and concluded
"But one thing | wish to say to you /;
you will each be the hero of some
! small boy who will look up to you
and try to pattern his life after you
be sure to live the clean, healthy life
you did while in service in every way
and make us all proud of our sol
k diers always" All the speakers were
frequently interrupted with applause
from the appreciative audience. Guy
c. Pigeon sang "God be with our
boys tonight, wherever they may be,
most appropriately for the boys who
are still across the water were in the
thoughts of all. Mr. Douglas then
| introduced Fred E. King, saying ii
was sometimes harder to face an
audience like this one than to face
the cannon, but Mr.. King was ready
as ever to do his bit and would speak
for the boys. Prolonged applause
greeted Mr.. King who told of his life
in the service from the time he and
his brother viii left for Fort Ethan
Allen, June ID, 1917, through the
transfers and drills at birmingham
and training camp in France, going
Ito tl1eT front riding in box carts
! marked "40 men or horses" with
little to eat and many discomforts on
to Sicheprey, Chemin de DANES,
Chateau Thierry, st. Mihiel and Yer
dun, till the signing of the armstice,
starting for home and the many de-
lays till he finally reached Lunenburg,
"The happiest day of my life," he
said Mr.. Kings slogan was eve put
up with it all and we're glad to give
our lives for our country" Mr..
Douglas called for "three times three"
cheers for the Lunenburg boys which
were given with "pep" and the pro-
gram closed with the singing of
America, Miss Anna Cole being the
accompanist of the evening Follow
ing the program the friends of the
boys gave them a royal welcome and
during this time Mr.. King demon
strated the carrying of a wounded
man from the field. H. K. Phelps
and A. J. Newman, violins, with Mrs
Flora Balch and w. w. Pond at the
piano furnished music for the prom
enade till the lights went out. The
evening will only be equalled by the
lIIlle WIleH eilI OuT UoyS COIle HOIHc
with honorable discharges.
A rally will be held in the town
hall on Friday evening beginning the
drive for the victory loan. Edmund
,, r. Morse of Hardwick will speak, al
so some of the local men and there
will be music during the evening.
There will be no bonds sold at this
meeting. Everybody is invited to
come and all will find interesting and
profitable information regarding this
last most necessary part of our war
work.
Pvts. Martin r. Pond and Delmer
w. Pond, who returned on the Ameri-
ca from Is months service in France
were at home on four days fur
Tough returning to Camp Devens on
Tuesday. They look for discharge
soon and their many friends will be
glad to have them home for good.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving J. Bowker and
daughter, Georgia, went last week to
New York City where Mrs. Bowker
and daughter will visit her sister,
Mrs. Cleona Hudson and family for
an indefinite time, Mr.. Bowker re-
turning in few days.