The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-06
dwelling of Marker and
Bronze Tablet in
Westminster
CROWD OF 1000
AT CELEBRATION
Big Parade, Program of Speaking and
Sports Among Attractions - Lieut..
Gov. Stone, John Barrett and Fred
erick II. Babbitt Speakers.

A crowd of unexpectedly large proper
tions gathered in Westminster yester-
dav to participate in the joint Old Home
dav and Fourth of July celebration and
memorial dedication, the program Tor
the occasion including sporting events,
speaking, the unveiline of granite
marker with bronze tablet bearing the
names of the 80 young men and women
who went from that town into the ser
vice of the government in the World
war. and dance in the town hall in the
evening.
Automobile parties began arriving be-
fore o'clock, although the first event
called for was the parade which was
not scheduled to start until 1890 o'clock,
and bF the time the first of the parade
came in sight from the direction OF
: Westminster station, whence it started,
automobiles, with now and then a car
riape between the cars, were parked on
either side of the long street as lar as
eould be seen in both directions, While
Others were parked in private yards ana
on side streets 1t was estimated that
more than 500 vehicles were within
range of the eve. Several estimates OF
the number of persons IN the gathering
lplaeed the total more than 3,O0O, whlie
the number of visitors who We're there
for some parts of the day were estl-
mated at more than 1000.
The parade was the first event OF the
celebration and was reviewed from
stand in front of the town hall building
the stand being occupied by George A
/ Dascomb, who was president OF the day
and some members of the various com
mittees The line passed down the street
out School street as far as the Dascomt
home. then south again on the main
istreet for some distance and returned to
the reviewing stand. where three rousing
cheers were given for Mr.. Dascomb.
Sporting events followed the parade
land occupied the time until dinner, and
1 other events were run off at intervals
lduring the afternoon.
Some time before the time for the
lafternoon program the long settees
which were placed in front of the former
Is. NJ Nutting property, We're filled by
Those wishing to be near the speakers
who included Lieut.. Gov Mason 5. Stone
lof Montpelier, John Barrett. director
general of the Pan American Union the
past IA years with headquarters in
Washington. d. c., and Frederick II
Babbitt of Bellows Falls.
While it is impractical to give a de-
tailed account of each vehicle in the pa
rade few of the features were the
mounted police, Grafton band, Boy
Scouts. patriotic float with Liberty il
the center, the government cannon
which was placed beside the marker
later. carriage of Ethan Allen date, q
. handsome float appropriately decorated
with corn and other farm products by
Boyden Grange, attractive floats
trimmed and occupied by boys of Kurr
xl Hattin Homes, school children, Unel,
Sam, spraying machine and tractor
whcih were the property of the Con
necticut Valley Orchard Co., an old-fash
ioned high wheel bicycle, handsome
9 float on the rear of which was arrange,
:, a beautiful reproduction of the Vernon
4 SEAL which is made up of more than 30
: different pieces of metal and which wa
: won by f. S. Fuller & Co. of Saxton
:. River, hardware dealer, in a contest
n float from the Maple Grove Grange, al
! attractive market garden display and tw
large auto trucks in one of which wer
= several calves, sheep ana chlldren, an
q in the other three cows. There also wer
Z lseveral automobiles with handsome dec
= orations of green and yellow, and pa
= ltriotic colors. The usual quota of clown
T. and horribles added the fun making qua
! tiles to the event.
\ Much of the credit for the success G
the parade is due to the untiring effort
of A. II. Ward, farmer at Kurn HATH
and several of the features of the even
were furnished by the Homes and tn
4 boys, who entered enthusiastically int
N the preparations.
IT, Thirteen events made up the progral
er