The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-04-25

The ranks that moved machine like4
around three sides of historic Boston
common and into the wide reaches OF
Commonwealth avenue did not seem to
be merely parading. In trench uniforms,
with bayonets fixed and set faces under
ugly steel helmets, they made a great
grim picture of Uncle Sam with his
sleeves rolled up.
At daylight special trains began un-
loading at the North and South stations,
and every electric car line brought its
thousands in eyer.increasing numbers as
the hour of the parade approached.
The first special train to reach the city
came into the South station at 5:40
bringing about 700 persons from New
Haven. An hour later the first of four
specials from Providence arrived, and
from that time on trains from New Bed
ford, Worcester, Springfield and from
Bridgeport, Waterbury and Wallingford,
Conn, drew in at frequent intervals, all
loaded to capacity.
Similar activity was apparent at the
North station. Early trains from Maine
and New Hampshire came in with many
extra cars attached and with an occa-
sonal special. While the visitors were
pouring into the city the movement of
the last of the Yankees from Camp Dew
ems also was under way. Half of the
$4,000 soldiers who had been at the can
tonment came yesterday, and to-day 10
more trainloads were brought in.
"court of Victory" Raised.
Everywhere along the line of march
the stars and stripes and the colors of
the allied nations snapped in the brisk
wind
At the entrance to Commonwealth av-
enue, along which the division marched,
and counter marched, was a "court of
victory" in the center of which stood a
winged victory" woman in shining
gold.
At the other end of the avenue the
troops in swinging for the counter march
were greeted by hundreds of Grand Army
veterans, who occupied a ''eourt of the
veterans" formed Of victory columns
and surrounded by 300 stands of massed
colors. Along both sides of the avenue
stretched mbroken lines of grandstands
buried deep beneath bunting, and from
these waved thousands of American. flags
in the hands of spectators.
Perhaps 100000 spectators found seats
in the grandstands, at windows and on
roofs and perhaps, five times that num-
ber did not Some 80 grandstands for
official use or private speculation strung
along for three and half miles were
supposed to provide for 10000 guests
or for those who paid from SO to $40
each for the privilege of sitting on two
inch plank.
New England Governors Gathered.
The parade route led through Beacon
street and past the State House, where
representatives of all the New England
states were assembled for the first off
cial greeting. Governor Coolidge had
stand at the main gateway under the
gilded dome and with him We're Cover
nors Clement of Vermont, Bartlett of
New Hampshire, Beeckman of Rhode Is
land, Milliken of Maine and Holcombe Of
Connecticut with staff attaches.
Another stand was occupied by satte Of.
ficials, and representatives Of the army
and navy, including Major Benedict
Crowell, acting secretary of war.
Along the west side of Commonwealth
avenue each of the New England states
had special stands filled with official and
unofficial parties.
Massachusetts mayors and other off
ciaIs and relatives and friends of the "Y.
D." occupied stands on the avenue from
Arlington to Dartmouth streets.
y Vermont Cheerers Present.
The Green mountain cheerers were To-
Gated between Dartmouth and Exeter.
Adiutant General H. T. Johnson, Mayor
Jackson of Burlington, and delegates
from Brattleboro, Springfield, Mortified
and Winooski were some of the Yer
monters on hand. Connecticuts delega-
tion occupied the stands from Gloucester
to Herford streets. State officials and
representatives. of many cities and towns
had come determined to give the Connec-
ticut boys rousing welcome and the