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

The following 10 Solu'ers arc '"o
original Company G. men who have mad
he honor of serving their country IN
3,rance: 1Otst Ammunition Train, 4th
Motor Co.. Capt. John l.. Stanley, Leo
Abair, Henry r. Bolio, Eugene Bril-
ion Henry Bush, Arthur Facto, Manuel
h. DeCosta. Edward Dorcy. Frank j.
Fitzgerald, Morris r. Goodrich, Roland
r. Laferriere, Arthur A. Lapp. Robert
b. Macarthur, Alexander ]. Meyers, Jer- i
pine Racine, Sarkis Rezian. James p.
sullivan, Charles A. Villemaire Herbert
!; Wood, Leonard |. Benway, Leland
IT, Batchelder. Samuel Bertrand. Frank
3issonette, Vincent Brousseau. william
t,rouillard, Fred Gotta. Leo NJ. Emery,
Xl;rnest j. Gadue. Frank GreenouGh,
Noel Guilette. Henry Hebert, Lawrence
Kirby, Edward Landry, Hildevert Lang
lois Pacific Lefebvre, Richard A. Le-
tnieux, James II. Lister. warren a.
Newton. Edmour q. Niduette, Patrick
D'Donnell, George o. Paro. Leon j.
'oirier. Egisto H. Ratti Paul A. Steinke,
Edward Galuska, Ernest c. Potvin, CORP.
Bernard H. Dunlevy, Cook August d.
Mongeon; Fifth Caisson Co. sheridan
Nugent; Sixth Caisson Co, Carl Choate,
Lawrence LaBclle. David Barron Ed
ward Lefebvre, Rolie Benway and Ed
ward Dupaw; Train Headquarters,
clark l.. Warner; ordnance department,
Corn Lawrence McGrath, Hugh Fin
nigan: 1o3rd L. S. Infantry, George
Mocha, Harvey Saunders Leo Debarge,
John Ryan (died), Wilfred WEIGH
tkilledD and Bingham LaBelle, all of
Go. D. Theodore Villemaire. Co c.;
Joseph ST. Johns, Co L.; Paul Crowley,
to. NJ: Arthur Luck, Co. F; Lieut. H. j.
lIomeister 103rd Machine Gun Battal-
ion; Alfred Robillette, bugler 103rd Ma
Co. A. 1O2nd Machine Gun Battalion;
bred Gannt, 18th Co, First Motor Me-
chanic Regiment. Signal Corps: Lieut..
Earl +. Moseley, Co. b. 166th u. s.
Infantry: Pvt. Frank McKenna, Caisson
TO. b, First Division: Ammunition Tr.,
James Hilleby, Co. b, cath BIN. Cana
dians, Il. Il. Forces; Corp. Henry
Hsrvey Saunders has received his dis
charge and has arrived in town. He
was member of Company ID, 103rd In
iantry. 26th Division. He enlisted in
Company G. and sailed for France Sep
TENDER q. 1917, from Hoboken, n. j.
While in France he saw actual service
most of the time and when the armis-
tce was signed he was with his conf
pany, which had received orders to adj
vance until II o'clock.
winooski was continually on the alert
lIOHI o.Vp p Ill Nlouuds cNShih6 " r'"o
u. m. yesterday morning on account of
the arrival Of the boys. But the final
answer to all telephoning was received
from Rutland at 2:3O a. IN. yesterday.
stating that the soldiers, former members
of the old Company G, would arrive in
Burlington at $50 a. m. Wednesday
morning. Four hundred people were on
hand to greet the boys as soon as they
stepped off the Boston train. The bust
ness men of the village offered their
automobiles to bring them from the
Union station to Winoosk, and the
American Wooden company donated the
use of it's trucks to the public. At $50
a. m. all the whistles Of the American
Wooden company and the Porter Screen
company were blown for couple OF
hours, the fire and church bells were
rung to announce the arrival of the
boys and to show the returning soldiers
that they were indeed the welcome
Heroes of the Day" They were served
with sandwiches and coffee, made by
some spirited young women who had
risen early in order to help greet the
boys AT SEQ n. m. a breakfast was
served. The following are the names OF
the men who belonged to the 101st AM
munition Train. and of many others,
who have been honoraby discharged
from the service in the last couple of
weeks: Capt. H. Homeister, Lieut.. Rob
ert Hardacre, Sergt. Alfred LedouX,
Hugh Finnigan and Mack McGrath,
James Sullivan. Eddie Lefebvre. Robert
Macarthur Edward Dorey, Frank Bis
sonettc. Augustus Mongeon. ROLAND
Laferrere, James Lester. John Kelly.
Eugene Brillon, George Vocha, Steve
Deberville. William Brouillard, Leo
IAtt &c.
Frank Ignaszewsk, George Perrault,
c. Warner, Edward Galuska, Hildebert
Langlos, Frank Greenough and Leonard
Benway They were all former members
of the old Company G and have to their
credit IS months of active service in
France Some have been wounded and
gassed, but now they are all enjoying
perfect health.
The town committee which took
charge about bringing the boys home
was composed of the following men
John OBrien, II. /. Stanhope, Charlie:
A. Barber, George Keefe. George Daley
Lester Cruise Village President Der
Dubuc and Eugene Richard. Thu
Woodmcn committee appointed to hell
receive the boys was composed of thu
following. Charles Lavalley, William
NJ Mcguire, Alfred Marquette ant
LOUIS ADalT. GdCn anu cNtiS Ciuo IL
the village has taken part and hclpe'
do it's best to give the returning boy
a good reception. There were mum
Der of soldiers from St. Adams AM
Enosburg Falls who were the guest
Of the citizens of Winooski yesterday
Last evening in Horizons hall "A mas
meeting was called in order to perfec
plans for a banquet and parade whic
will be given the Winooski boys Sat
urday evening. Village President Der
Dubuc called the meeting to order an
Joseph Couchon was nominated a
clerk. The committee which was ap
pointed Monday evening to make ar
ranGcments for the banquet made
report to the effect that all rcturnin
soldiers were to be given banque
at the New Sherwood in Burlingto
Saturday evening at eight o'clock. Thi
BANQUET will be free of charge to a
returned soldiers of Winooski and
limited amount of tickets will be sol
10 the people of the village. 1t
MANNED to make this one of the be:
and biggest banquets that has been hel
in this village or Burlington. Anyon
desiring tickets may procure them
anyone of the ticket committee or 6
Richards drug store. In order to gi,
wish to do in their behalf the var
Gus committees are planning to haN
parade as well as banquet an
all interested are urged to d
,heir best to join the parat