The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1920-08-28
ORLEANS THRONC
ENTERTAINED BY
YOUNG AVIATOR
"Bud" McCrea Does Flying
Stunts to Startle Centen-
NAL Crowd

fridays program opened in the
Orleans Opera hall at 10 O'Clock. The
hall was well filled and the audience
was very enthusiastic one. Although
the doors were open at $50 the crowd
was slow in arriving and as a result
it was after 1880 O'Clock before the
meeting was called to order by M
M. Taplin, chairman OF the commit
tee.
MI Taplin's Introductory address
was filed with good things about Or
leans and its congenial and pIogre5-
sive people. Mr., Tapln aid that all
OF the speeches to be made could be
cXplc5 cd in just one word, word
which is found strung across . huge
banner at every entrance 10 the VII
laGe. That word is WELCOME. il
means Just what it says, Nh Taplin
declared. Everybodv from every
where is welcome in Orleans to help
celebrate the big centennial.
Following elections from the band
M. Taplin called uron d. /. Jcn-
ings, pa tor of the First Methodist
church in Worcester, Mas, to OF
tei prayer.
Mr.. Taplin said that instead Of de-
| liveiing q long speech oiWclcome to
the people, he had decided it would
be a oreat deal better and more e.
fective to allow several different cit
izenr to otfcl a few remarks. Those
who spoke included Rev. c. ID. Pierce,
Dl. f. J. Bartlett of New Haven,
Conn, F.. f. Doe, O W Locke, c
S. skinner, Dr., j. f WRIGHT and II
! W. Buchanan.
The sports were held on the street
neal the park BEGINNING at 2 o'clock.
Following are TIC winners:
100 yard da5h-lst prize Earl
MONTAGUE, 2nd prize, Dana Carlson.
Ord Dan Boor
/ Distance race from WriPht's Liv-
ely stable to the bridge and return:
| 1et prize, Harry Rowell, 2nd, Muricl
Porter 3rd, Fred Counsel.
Bicycle Race--1st prize, A. Mar
shall, 2nd, Alton Porter, Bird, Rol-
and Guyettc.
Thrcc-legqel racc-lst prize, Al
ton Porter and Harry RoWell, End,
Donald Dickens and Earl Hard" 3rd,
/ Harold Gallup and Charles Hardy.
Sack race-1st prize, Robert Grant,
2nd. Fred Brown, 2rd, Maurice Roy
The Rescue Race and Potato Race
were called off on account CT limited
time but it was expected these races
would be held sometime todzy.
Early in the afternoon the buzZin"
OF q motol was heard in the ain and
sure enough it was Bud McCrca,
the famous Canadian aviator, who
was arriving in Orleans from Nor
( risville where he had performed
stunts at the Lamoile County fair.
/ McCrea was flyinr rather high when
he first sailed ovel the city and went
Though few antics, such rs the
loop the loop the pual dive and
tail spin, in order to thrill the lal"e
crowds gathered on the street. lie
later landed on the old areround
Park His machine is in such con-
dition that he refuses absolutely 10
take up any passengers. And then
again it is possible he viii not be
able to fly at all. 1t seems that q
gang OF boys clamorcd over his ma
chine FRIDAY afternoon and pierced
several hole in the wing, Ii is rot
known Just how serious the damage
is, but it is not oXpected 10 be very
serious,
The program Friday evening con
sisted of 4 Minstrel Show, the same
as was given last April under the
auspices OF the American Legion.
The show was given out OF doors on
n huge stare erected specially for tho
purpose and was preceded by band
concert by the Orleans Band,
The cast included four end men:
Dr. X, S. Webster, Guy Harris, 4.
O. Smith and Hazen Converse; Inter
locter, Harry Dickens; Chorus, c. V.
Wiley, c. c. Wiley, Bent Converse,
C. A. Harris, Ralph Harris, A. II.
SWEET, +. j, Kinney, G. S. DODGE, w.
B. Dean, O. y. Mathew, Ibra Win
i get, Fred Weston, Clayton Aiken,
Leo Hardy, A. O. Austin, II. A. Bean
4 and Paul X. French. Speciality by
A, H. SWEET and c. V. Willie; Car
tooni>t, A. d. Phillips. The orchestra
consisted OF Miss Sadie Lothrop. pia-
mist. Phillip Moulton, violinist, Har-
old Domino, cOrncti5t, Edwin Dudley,