The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1921-02-26
American Legion Enter
tains at Its New Quarters
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camp. victims of typhoid fever. He
said that but for tie heroic work of
the late Captain Bonnette fewer OF
the men would have come back. He
was the backbone Of the regiment,
Mr.. Hazen said.
Mr.. Hazen related that in 1914 he
was in Sherbrooke Early that Fall, he
said several companies of Canadian
soldiers, marched down the main
street to the railroad station for en-
trainment to a camp in Western
Canada, many of whom never return
ed.
"Then in 1917, | remember the
night the bell rang announcing that
war had been declared against Ger
many and Austria and the boys soon
marched to the stat >, n to entrain for
Burlington, he said
1--WE owe a great debt to the boys
Of the American Legion, Mr.. Hazen
said. Il believe the time is coming
when we will be able to show our APP
probation of their deeds in a more
substantial way. ALTHOUGH your
rooms here now are 5ery fine hope
the time will come when you may
have fixed, permanent quarters. |
appreciate the invita,.on extended 10
me tonight and shall carry with me
memories Of this occasion"
Edward G.. ASselin, recalled how
he, with other local men, worked all
day filling out dra :, cards, how the
boys went away in 4 cheerful mood,
kept the smile all the time they were
fighting in France and appeared in
the same bright humor when they re-
turned and you Wear that same
smile tonight" he said
Nj, Asselin gay the information
that there was a sum CT money left
over from The "Wu.come Home" Gel
ebration and the directors OF the
Commercial Club had decided to lay
it away for a future celebration. H
added that if the boys ever needed
any money they could approach the
directors of the Commercial Club and
would surely get it,
Louis Smythe, in brief talk, told
the boys he wanted them TO feel to-
wards the people Of St. Johnsbury
that all they had to do was TO
press Us on the back and Wen
squeak" He declared he had a
strong feeling for the boys when they
went away and thought of them all
the time they were lover there" 81
said that if those bo'-s came back they
can have anything Of mine they want. |
And if you boys need anything call
on me and you will receive a generous
response
81 have got nothing but the best
wishes for you ALL he concluded.
keep up the companionShip you
formed in the service. 1t is a fine
thing. | know your moral backbone
has been stiffened TO considerable eX-
tent. | hope you have come back
better men. with a higher purpose
and the time is coming when you
will be the bulwark Of the nation" !
Commander Daniels read a very in
tercsting poem on dad, the moral
of which is to always think Of moth
er but don't forget dad" He said
he was glad to have the dads pres
ent and hoped they would come often.
The song entitled "Legionaires",
sung by Ray Pratt and his legionaires
went over big and the boys generous
~ responded to cncores. A beauti
full solo was given by Miss Lillian
Richards, entitled Dear Little Boy
of Nine, As an encore she sang
down the Trail to Home Sweet
Home" Mrs. Hazel Levasseur accom-
panied her on the piano.
The Misses Lola and Marjorie
French entertained in their usual
delightful manner. The former played
the piano and the latter the violin.
Encores were responded to. Miss
Marjorie French scored big hit in
her readings. "The Shon Girl" and
"The Little Boy in the Sleeper"
Mrs. Levasseur rendered two pleas
ing solos and was accompanied on
the piano by Miss Richards. The
Legion quartet gave several selec-
tons.
The nl'orron was closed by Har-
old'G. Powell, folTaer commander of
the post, who read the principals Of
the American Legion He said it was
the idea of the Le0ion to be mutually
helpful and be 100 per cent Ameri-
cans, and as such they could not