Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-19
CERTIFICATES FROM
FRENCH GOVERNMENT
Will Be Presented to Next of
Kin of Those. Who Died in
World War--Exercises at Ma
.jestic Next Sunday by Amer
lean Legion

In common with the other American
Legion Posts throughout the country.
numbering about LOO Burlington Post
NO. two will observe next SUNDAY. Feb.
rlary Y. Washington birthday with an
pfopriate exercises In connection with the
presentation. to the next OF kin of the
soldiers. sailors and marines who died In
the war, Of certificates given by III.
French government in recognition Of tho
services ana sacrifices of these men.
At a meeting OF the executive commit
lee or burlington Post. No. two held
last evening. arrangements were made
TO mold these exercises in Burlington Sun
DAY afternoon Mt three O'Clock AT the Ma
jestic theatre. The Rev. G.. +. Steples OF
the Unitarian Church will deliver the
memorial address. There will be specia,
music. which has not been completely ar
ranged and which will he announced later.
FROM the national headquarters OF the
american Legion comes the call for ev-
cry member OF the Legion who can pos
sibiy do so 10 attend these memorial serv-
ices. II is requested that uniforms be
worn wherever possible.
Ihese certificates. which will be pre-
scented next Sunday to the nearest rela-
ives or the IFS. 40 soldiers, sailors and ma
rInes VINO gave their lives in the service
'' q NUtlItT III france or
elsewhere. are beautifully engraved. They
snow a group figure on q cenotap oh. bear
ING the signature of the president of the
rre'i'h republic. Raymond Poincare, and
inc INSCRIPTION TO the memory OF
OF the United states of America. who died
Tor merry during the great war, the hon
age of France" At the ton of the ceriif-
irate Is n quotation from n poem bv Vie
'or Hugo. which. freely translated. reads
"The people hould come to pray A. the
graves OF those who died for their coun-
try"
The exercises which will lake place In
Connection with these presentations
Throughout, the country will be under the
direction of American Legion Posts bv
arrangement with the French government,
ana the war and navy depart ments. These
exercises Will include addresses by prom
ihehf cereNmen and other well-known
Americans. the singing of French and
American songs and the reading OF a mes
sage from Franklin D'Olier, national com
mnnder of the American Legion.
The American honor roll, TO W used
~ TINS connection, is composed OF lT 81
soldiers. $500 sailors and 3.e57 marines.
The list Of nearest relatives 10 whom the
terminates will be presented in this
Nl'lhltN has been received from the war
department by Paul Kicker, pos, com.
iuander or Burlington Post. No. . and
is as follows:
Mrs Mildred Shattuck. - North Union
street; Patrick Shrehan. n Bright street:
John A.. Hamilton, q, Buell. street: Mrs
Selma Petvin. 50 Spring street. Mary
Sndier. 81 Battery street; Mrs. Nora NJ.
Miller, ~ Pine street: Anna Curtis Mario,
~ russell street: charles W. FAR. C2s
~. raul street: Il. x. Hanna. 3O9 South
wizard street: Mrs. Eta NJ. Stratton, 81
SCUM wizard street; Or. Harmon A.
bu'H' ~ Colchester avenue: Addie Zeno.
l"'e North street: Peter j. Butler. A,
King street; Mrs. NJ. r. Sullivan. North
avenue: Mrs. G. q. Crane. So Bank street
Mary A.. Pheegor, 1871 North Winoosk,
avenue; Mrs Emma Gero. 4s Pitkin street.
~. II. Wheeler. - Dorset street, Soutb
Burlington. Mrs. q. Allard, 1893 South
prospect; Mrs. Glenna Dougherty. 81
North avenue; Nelson n. Riley. II Col
chester avenue; Mrs. Mary n. Bates.
bur!ihRton; Mrs. Eva Miller ~ Front
street; Mrs. Ella r Shortsleeves DOB
North Ciampiaiu street: John B. Mer-
chant. corner Pine street and LYMAN
avenue; Clara Mayer, l76 ST. Paul street:
Napoleon Dubie. Shelburne; Miss Mary
i.avall'e. 30 Cherry street; Mrs. Della
Goker. II Park street; Mrs. Lulu Hudson
i' North Champaign street: Mrs. Rose
BAR. Dorset street. South Burlington
'ustat Carlson. 90 Dorse, street. South
burlington; Mrs. Susie II. Landon. South
hero; Mrs. Emma Mary Downs. Sh el-
ourne; Mrs. Mary Richie. 30 Washiuston
street Mrs. Mary Cassidy. 1a North
avenue; E. s. Holcomb. 1913 Pearl street
Henry Bedsrd, Burlington: Mrs. william
Ploof, 80 Pearl street; f. G.. Tyler. 81
front street. Mrs. Mary l.. Bearer.
! 'lNmer street; Mrs. Emma MERCER. 50
Main street; Miss Kate Flannery $40 South
willard street 1.-TWO certificates to Miss
F~lannery); Miss Kate King, 4I6 st. Paul
street: Mrs. Matilda Douglas. % LOOMS
street. Mrs. Christiana Burns. Shelburne:
John Dewyear, South Hero: Noise Methe,
Y. +. ID. No. ?. South Burlington.