The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-04-06
A. N. Beattie, War
Veteran, Wins the Car
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against the Germans at St. Mihiel
when he was in the bloody fighting
in the Mouse Argonne or when he
was aiding in checking the onrush Of
the Huns toward Paris ut Chate 1t
Thierly, he would not have been SUI.
priscd at all to have been sudden
~ hurled into eternity by an enemy
shell. But when he walked quietly
into the Office of the Merchants Ma
tional bank Tuesday morning and
was told that he was the owner of \
brand new Ford touring car he was
"somc surprised"
1t is not recorded Just what th,
eX-soldier, with one of the finest re-
cords of service of any of the "boy5''
who went out from st. Jhnsbury-
tWcnty-eight months with the famous
Fourth division that extended from
the first American drive at Mouse Ar
Gonne right through to the American
Army of Occupation in Germany
said when he received the announce
ment that he had won the car given
away at the American Legion ball.
But those who visited the teller's win
dow at the bank all day Tuesday saw
a happy smile overspreading the fca-
lures Of the eX-so.dier
MI. Beatty was not at the ball.
While nearly 1000 people iammed in
to the st. Johnsbury Armoly, waited
breathlessly while Frank Brooks read
the lucky number, Mr.. Beatty was AZ
home with his wife and youngster on
the Waterford road about three miles
from town. During the severe wealth
CT Mr.. Beatty had been driving back
and forth daily over the road. This
summer he will commute in his sturdy
little four cylinder Ford that was his
worthy assistant in all the big army
drives in the war zones.
The drawing took place immediate
ly after the concert. The system for
selecting the lucky one was Il model
for fairness. At first % numbers
were taken out of the huge box con-
tanning the stubs of all the tickets
sold. Then after these numbers had
been read, fifteen were selected from
the %. After reading the fifteen
final five were drawn.
Then from the final five one number,
1872 was the one drawn. This was M
Beatty's.
The drawing was very popula"
one. An expression hard throughout
the hall was "Well, so long as
could pot get it, | am very glad that
it was drawn by someone who can
make use of it, And Mr.. Beatty will
make good use of the car this sum
mer.
The big crowd at the ball assembled
early so as not to miss the fine
The hall was blaze of ma
tional colors. Two huge flags form
ed a canopy over the dance floor
From a central flag over the music
platform hung streamers of red,
wF,te and blue to all parts of the
hail. Around the wall were hung
1ags Of the Allies and shields of the
different branches of the service. AT
he end of the hall was a magnificent
shield of the American LEGION
work Of art made by Ebert Lynch |
If the Legion Post.
The concert opened with soprano |
solo by Miss Lillian Richards. She
ang in her usual sweet soprano voice
md for an encore gave the popular
selection Lonesome, That's All" !
Miss Madeline Randall, one of St. |
|ohnsburys prettiest and most talent
d solo dancers, gave two number
10Th Of which were very altistically
lone. Her Russian dance was de-
ided novelty.
Paul Sargent, leader of the popu-
ar Sargent Orchestra, gave a violin
olo which was greatly enjoyed.
crank O. French, who is always a
tar entertainer, gave several num-
'ers under the title of "The Latest
rom the Footlights." Mr.. French
an always be counted upon as an en-
ertainer of the highest order and he
vas at his best on this occasion.
1t was shortly after $50 when the
ig crowd swarmed onto the floor for
ancing. The music had all the char
cteristic Sargent Pep" and no finer
ance music had been heard in St
ohnsbuly in many a day. There
we're several rounds of the waltzes,
ox-trots and one-steps and it was af-
er one O'Clock before the dance end
d with the playing of the "Star
pangled Banner"
The tremendous success of the ball
effects great credit upon the Ameri
an Legion boys and upon that fine
rganization, the w. r. Knapp Post,
10. So. The dance committee was
Of Carlyle l.. Sargent,
hartman; Webb Batchelder and Ed
ard Hudson. The advertising was
ndcr the direction of Kenneth J.
ink and Ray Leonard, and the deco
ations, Major John W. Tinker Tho
omplete success of the entire affair
as due to the fact that everyone
'orked with the patriotic spirit for
that characterized Their
ork when hey dropped their routine
'ork and went out as soldiers, sail
rs and marines to, win the World
Var. With this spirit the boys of the
mcrican Legion deserve and viii