The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-12
OBSERVANCE OF
ARMISTICE DAY
Impressive Pageant-Cere-
monial in Memory of
Unknown Dead
COL. w. J. KEVILLE
GIVES ADDRESS
Commander of 1O1st Ammunition Train
Pays Tribute to NaIOr of Vermont
BOYS - Armistice Dance in Evening
Closes Observance. .-... .

Boys - ArmiStice Dance in Evening
Closes Observance. ..
One of the most impressive memorial
services held in the Auditorium in recent
years was the pageant ceremonial to the
unknown dead conducted yesterday after
noon by Brattleboro post, American Le-
gion, under the direction Of Frederic X.
Brown of Community Service. at the pub
lie meeting in the Auditorium in observ-
ance of Armistice day. The speaker of
the afternoon was Lieut. Col William J.
Kerille. who was in command Of the 101st
AmmunitioIs Train Of the American Ex-
peditionary forces in the World war.
Representatives of the various patriotic
! organizations and others took part in the
program. .
/ The Auditorium was well filed with
those who sought to pay homage to the
unknown dead the audience including
8dpIpgatioaS from the Grand Army. the
I American Iegion Sons of Veterans. Span
I ish War Veterans, Woman Relief corps,
Woman's auxiliary of the Legion, Daugh-
3 tprs of the American Revolution and
Daughters of 1912.
The unknown dead was Symbolized in
the ceremonial by a memorial flag the first
3
/ this country. 1t was of red bunting four
by six feet in size, bearing a gold star be
low and to the right of the center. while
above and to the left of the center was a
single spray of blue forget-me-nots on a
green stem. The flag was designed by T.
X. Brown and was made by Mrs Cola {.
. Morse. president Of the NomanS $ aux
iliary II the Legion. IT Will be given
TO the Legion by the auxiliary.
+ Shows orchestra rendered several 81
lectious beginning at = o'clock. the hour
set for the opening of the program. and
the curtain was raised revealing Peace
the central figure of the pageant setting
Mrs. William J. Kaine took the part OF
Peace and ives seated on a throne. SiS
kindergarten girls. supposedly the bear
ers Of the memorial flag. sat on the
throne. at her feet. Miss Dorothy Gobie
dressed in Red Cross canteen worwer's
costume and Miss Dorothy Miller
dressed i'm Red Cross nurses costume
were her aides
l.. II. Miller rendered a vocal solo and
the audience sang one verse of There
a Long, Long Trail. Rev. james I
Rand and Rev. Fl. u. Wood, and represen
tativos Of the various patriotic organiza
tiOuS and nations were then escorted Il
their places on the platform BY the aides
Peace spoke words 0f welcome and an
nounced the name of the delegation to b,
presented, the aides stepping 10 the wing,
for each delegation as the name was an
nounced.
They included the Grand Army of tn,
: Republic the Spanish American war anC
World war veterans, who carried thu
Legion and American flags; the Frencl
% and Belgian flags. each carried by a young
woman dressed in white. a British flag
an Italian young woman dressed in tn,
colCrS of that nation. As each group O1
individual entered Shows orchestra playe,
strains of n selection particularly appro
pirate to that group or individual
After the audience sang one verse o
Keep the Home Fires Burning. the repre-
SentativcS of the Daughters Of the Ameri
can Revolution, the Daughters of 1872
the WOman's Relief corps the Legior
auxiliary, were received in turn. Ap
piause greeted each group or individual
The most impressive part of the cere
mony was the welcome to the gold star
mothers, the audience rising rs one per
son when they stepped from behind tn,
wings. The gold star" mothers wer
Mrs. Michael Lynch of Elliot street an,
Mrs. VI. J. Moran Others were invited
but did not feel that they could partici
. pate.
| \ tribute and prayer to the unknown
- dead was then. offered by Rev. Fathe
p Rand of st. NichaeTs Roman CathoIi
/ church. the orchestra played Traumerei
and Mr.. Miller sang. Col. Ernest w Glib
son, colonel Of the 172d infantry ant
commander of Brattleboro post, American
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