The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-03
BIG CELEBRATION
HERE LABOR DAY
Parade to Start Monday at
1O-NO Let-Up Until
Next Morning
BRATTLEBORO AND
GREENFIELD BANDS

Horse Races and Athletic Events, Mid
way. Society Circus and Lunch on Fair
Grounds-Band Concert and Mardi
Gras on Main Street.
All roads will lead to Brattleboro
Monday, Labor Day, when a big celebra-
ton will take place under the auspices
Of BrattIcbQro post of the American Ie-
gion. The plans arc practically com
pletcd and there is every evidence that
a good time is to be provided for old and
young. with something doing every min
ute from 10 o'clock in the morning to
O clock the following morning. 1t will
be Legion day, and the Legion members
hope that the proceeds will be large
enough so that a substantial amount can
he turned toward fitting up the Legion
, rooms in the proposed community build
ing. They appreciate the generosity of
the townspeople in making the building
possible, but the rooms will be turned
over to them devoid of furnishings.
The events on Main street, including
the morning parade. the band concert
late in the afternoon. the hardi Gras
and CREASED pig chase in the evening,
Will be free to the public, but the usual
CidISt IDE 8alItlNolJf 10 Inc dI1tN 1diE
grounds will be made, and it is there
I that the sporting events Of the day will
/ take place.
y Street parade. which will be "a
| thing of beauty viii open the days
festivities leaving the common at 10
o'clock and going to the fair grounds by
I way of Linden, Main and Canal streets.
1t Will include the Greenfield and Brat
/ tleboro bands, Company I, Vermont Ma
( tiOnal Guard, numerous floats and auto
mobiles. and the participants in a So
: ciCty circus to be given on the fair
grounds 1t is hoped that residents along
/ the line of march will display flags.
| The judging of floats and awarding of
prizes Will take place at 1880, after the
parade has passed around the race track.
| At II O'Clock a baseball game is sched-
uled to take place on the fair ground dia-
mond between the Brattleboro Athletics
1 and the All-Stars, made up of members
of the Brattleb0ro league.
] Lunch viii be served on the grounds
| at noon by the Woman's auxiliary of
! BrattlebCro post of The American Legion.
! Visitors also viii find many booths where
( they can find things to eat.
{ Horse racing IS set for 1880 o'clock.
and about - horses have been entered.
Roger Rourke and other we'll known
/ turfmen viii be on hand. Prizes aggre-
/ eating 500 are offered.
! Many athletic events have been ar
ranged. TO be run off between the heats
: of the races. so nobody VIII have to look
around for something to amuse himself.
! There will be something doing also en-
1 the midway from 1 to go o'clock, and
( the two bands making 60 pieces. viii
! help keep everybody full of pep. The So
/ ciety circus also Is bound to attract at
/ tcntion.
! From 80 to ESQ a band concert will
/ be given from the Brooks House balcony.
which VIII be 4 suitable setting for the
! evening performance.
| The AIardi Gras begins at o'clock
and continues until 3, and during this
time there viii be no traffic on Main
! street. north of Elliot street, by order
/ Of The village commissioners. Everybody
! viii be free TO indulge in the throwing of
confetti and to carry on as he likes 50
/ long rs he keeps within reasonable
4 bounds. The Legion boys have laid in
a big stock Of confetti to be sold. and as
! this is to be distinctively Legion day
/ they feel that the patronage along this
! line should come to them. The creased
4 pig chase which is to be a feature of the
| evenings festivities Is expected to fur
/ nish much amusement.
! The Princess and I.atchis moving pic
! ture theatres are to nut on special pro
/ ductionS both afternoon and evening.
| From 9 until / o'clock there viii be
! dancing in Festival hall, Shows 10-piece
/ orchestra furnishing music, and during
/ the dance the 1922 Buick automobile viii
/ be given away.
! Fifty licenses have been printed for
persons wishing TO carry passengers TO
/ and from the Valley fair grounds The
! Legion Post also has issued an S0-page
I official program and score card combined
which viii be sold for the benefit of the
/ post.
/ 1t is not too late to enter automobiles
for the parade. and it is the hope of the
celebration management that many more
/ may be entered.