The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-08
MONTPELIER

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The organization Of the National
Life Athletic association was com
pleted Monday afternoon in the office
Of the superintendent Of agencies when
the following trustees were elected: y.
p Brigham, John c. Cattanach, Cliff
ton N. Heatcn, Charles Robbie, Floyd II.
Hayford, Miss Ruth Ledden, Mrs. Kate
Lowe. w. w. Russell and Mrs. Charles
Birtel. BY the board Of trustees the
! following officers were elected although
Shey might have been elected from the
membership; Clerk, Mr.. Cattanach;
auditor, II D. Holmes. The president,
vice president and treasurer viii be
elected at meeting that will take
place Tuesday. Preceding the election,
the acceptance of the bylaws occurred
and the fiscal year will be the calen-
dar year while the annual meeting
viii occur on the third Friday of jan
uary, following the third Tuesday in
| the same month.
L. p. Brigham Of the superintendent
Of agencies office in the National Life
Insurance company left to-day for Chi
cago. where this week he attends the
Association of Life Agency Officers
meeting.
With every cx-service man in the
city in line and 20 floats put on by or
CARNATIONS Of many different kinds,
the Montpelier Armistice day parade
promises to be the biggest affair of
the kind ever witnessed here. Mont
pelier post. No. 3 Of the American
Legion will be in charge, but the
townspeople are entering in to such
an extent as to make it community
celebration. The, have contributed
freely to the necessary funds and seem
to be out to observe the day properly.
Every store in the city will be closed
in accordance with the state and ma
tional proclumatipns setting the day
aside as legal holiday, says 7. J..
Jerome, who is chairman of the post
committee on this matter. A number
OF merchants plan to put on floats. The
schools will close fer the day, and the
children are expected to take part in
the parade.
Colonel Fred B. Thomas, who was
yesterday appointed commissioners OF
taxes BY Governor Hartness, will act
as marshal of the parade. His aids
win be Frederick b Shepard, Delbert
w. Gross, Leonard Lawliss and Joseph
Abair. The latter is chairman Of the
parade committee. Michael j. Conan,
chairman Of the post committee on
observation Of Armistice day. will also
be mounted. The parade will be head
ed by the Montpelier band. Four head
liners from Keith's vaudeville will
stage nm hours entertainment in the
city hall previous to the Armistice day
ball to be given by post No. 8. Fran
ces Aldrieh is the star OF the quartet
She win be assisted by girl dancer,
pianist, and teno- soloist. The CON
cert will begin at 3 o'clock and will
last until ., when CAROLS orchestra
OF Barre, with 10 pieces, will begin the
program Of the Armistice day ball.
Marshal Foch has been given an off
cial as well al formai invitation to vis-
it Vermont and plans are being worked
out to have him come TO Montpelier,
II Is understood. This is the first time
that so notable person from France
has visited Vermont, If the plans can
be made. Stree the time when Marquis
LAFAYETTE visited the city and stopped
over night in the Pavilion hotel, which
stood on the site where the present
building rests. There il bronze tab
let on the wall Of the building setting
forth these facts. Those who are ar
ranging the plans propose, II they can
put them across, TO have Marshal Foch
90 over the same route that Lafayette
used coming to Vermont from Connect
icut to Montpelier and leaving the
state by Burlington.
Miss Adeline Hsmlin, who has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. George Upper,
has gone to her home in Burlington.
Clyde Robinson. who was sentenced
last summer to the state prison for |
statutory rape, was in Montpelier one
night recently, according to informa-
ton received by the police, but no Off |
cial notice had been received here OF
his departure from the institution, al
though other state officials have re-
ceived notice OF it Tn, officers, when
they learned that Robinson was out,
searched for him, but did not locate |
him. II is understood he escaped while |
returning from dentists Office.