Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-10-07
MAKING PLANS FOR
ARM|S1|CE DAY
Burlington Post of American L.
giOn to Have Charge of Cele-
bratiOn on November IL
Parade, Address and Ball
Features Of Program

At the monthly meeting OF Burlington
Post. No. ,. American legion. Monday
evening, plans ~sre discussed for an
extensive celebration on Armistice Day,
In connection with the national celebrA-
ton for the distribution of Victory
Medals. An attempt will De made to
have the day made a State holiday this
year by the Governors proclamation. /.
this falls II will b rneGs a holiday 10
this city go far RS possible.
The program for the celebration IT
Armistice Day Will induce a hugo parade.
probably the larg-st that Burlington hes
seen In O nomber CT years. beginning at
il o'clock in tho morning. Besides tho
members Of Burlington Post, Invitations
have teen extended to overy post 10 tAa
county, TO tho troops az Fort Ethan Alien,
to the University battsliCn, 10 every ex-
service man IN this vicinity. whether
member of the legion or not 10 eli the
schools of this city, to the Foy Scouts
the @. A. r. and all other patriotic organ
izations In this city. 20 The Red Cross.
the Y. n. c. A.. the X. Of c.. tho Sal
walton Army, etc. to take part In The
parade.
A good number Of these have accepted
the invitation to help make This day one
of the red letter days IN the history Ct
!
now in command Al the Post pledgse
hearty cooperation so far as possible.
! 1t is probable that the Third Cavalry
will take part in the parade, but that
will he finally decided by tho now com
| mander, who will be here before Novem-
! Der H.
| Richmond Post has voted to join with
| Burlington Post in the celebration, and
will send good sized delegation. Winoo-
| ski Post also plans to cooperate. Other
posts in the county have not been heard
from, but will probably Join in the big
celebration in this city. No formal
action has been taken in regard to the
University battalion. but this organza-
ton has always been ready to Cooperate
In parades in the past, and it is expected
that it will do so on November II.
Superintendent NJ. D. Chittenden has
assured the commander of the Burling-
ton Post that the public school children
of this city will be ready to do their
part in making the day a success. Tho
Boy Scouts will join the parade in a
body.
1t is hoped that every patriotic organi-
zation in this city will have a delegation
in the parade The Sons of Veterans.
who have not been reached with an in
vtation as yet. are hereby requested to
enter the parade as body.
Through the Merchants association Of
the Chamber of Commerce. all the mer-
chants of this city and other business
men have been invited to put floats in
the parade.
Congressman Porter II. Dale of Island
Pond has been invited to give the patriotic
address of the day. but has not accepted
the invitation mp to this time.
Every ex-serviCe man in this city.
, whether a member of the American
Legion or not. is urged to get in on this
celebration and help make it success.
It Is hoped that no less than 1000 men
may he in line to receive their Victory
Medals on this big national day. A
large number have already applied for
their Victory Medals and many have
received them. 1t is the aim of Burning
ton Post to have the ex-servicc men Of
this city 100 per cent represented when
the medals are given out November II.
I Besides the parade and the address,
there will be a grand Armistice Day ball
| in the gymnasium of the University of
! Vermont on the evening of November II.
There will be special orchestra for this
event in charge of Harold Lessor.
Besides the discussion of the ARMS tice
: Day plans. Fred LANG. who went as a
: delegate to the national convention of tina
legion at Cleveland, gave a report of the
conventions Several applications for
membership were favorably voted upon.
1t was announced by Commander Paul
Kicker. presiding, that p. +. McAulife,
who recently returned from the knights
of Columbus trip to France, has pre-
< scented Burlington Post with a handsome
) photograph of one of the principal grave
yards In France. where a large number
of American dead are buried. This photo
graph will be trained and hung in the
legion rooms.
1t was voted that the American Legion
., baseball team have It's picture taken tbs
sar,l - pc hung In the legion rooms.
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