New Britain herald., 1925-04-20
This Is One Spectacular Part of the Lezinston-ConCOrd Battle Anniversary
 Program
VICE-PRESIDENT DRIVES
 OVER HISTORIC ROUTE


 150th Observance of Firing O
 Shot Heard Round the World
 Spectacular Is the Staging of thu
 Clash at the Old Bridge at Con
 cord. Between. Militiamen. ant
 Grenadiers.
 Concorn, Mass, April 2N.-Th' booming of salute of 150 gun early today signalized the beginning of spectacular celebration of th' 15Oth anniversary of the battles 0 Concorn and Lexington. Althougl preliminary observances were helt in Boston and many Middlese. county towns on Sunday, the actua anniversary date, the main event were reserved for today.
 Go Over Famous Route
 When the tooth anniversary 0 the opening of the Revolution wa. observed here President Grant wa the guest of honor. Today Presi dent Coolidge was unable to attend but Vice President Charles G. Dave had arranged to visit Concord, Lex ington and other towns whic1 figured in stirring scenes of 1775 The vice-president planned to rid in an automobile, accompanied b. general John J. Pershing, over tn route followed on Horseback by hi ancestor, William Dawes, Jr, iron Boston through Brookline an, Cambridge 10 Lexington.
 Took Different Roads
 The two riders, Dawes and Pat Revere. went over different road, warning the inhabitants of the ap proach of the British troops. Fror Lexington they rode together int Lincoln, where Revere was capture by British outpost and Dave escaped by turning back, while tn alarm was carried to Concord b Dr. Samuel Prescott who had ac companied them from Lexington an evaded the soldiers by leaping stonewall and riding through swamp.
 Will Greet Riders Fice-President Dawes had ar ranged to greet at Lexington shortl after noon two horseback rider from Boston impersonating Reyer and Dawes. After reviewing military parade in that town in tn early afternoon he was to procee to Concord with General Pershin 10 attend literary commemorativ exercises In the state armory at o'clock.
 Battle of Concord
 Perhaps the most impressive nar or the program arranged for Con cord was a reproduction this fore noon of the fight at the Old Nortl Bridge over the Concord river Members of the 101st Engineers Massachusetts National Guard, par in the blue and buff colonial uni form and part garbed as Britisl grenadlers, were detailed to shoy how the minutemen and militi marched down to the bridge an, drove back the British regulars.
 Big Military Parade
 After this pageant came an ex tensive military parade througl Concord streets and past the battle ground. Major General Clarence R Edwards, who commanded the Tan kee division in France. was th chief marshal. Dwight F. Davis assistant secretary Of war, member of the SesQuicentennial commission appointed by President Coolidge Governor Fuller and other nOtables including the governors of man, states, were assigned places In a re viewing stand in front of the publi library. Members of the Britisl Military and Naval Veteran asso citation were given q position in th long line of regular and Nationa 1 Guard troops, military and fratcrna organizations Among the man bands was the famous Marine bant from Washington. In the last divi sion were claboratcly decoratet floats depicting revolutionary incl dents.
 Other Events of Day
 Band concerts and athletic event filled in the rest of the day at Con cord. with the late afternoon exer cises in the armory, at which F Loring Young, former speaker of th, state house of representatives wa chosen as the orator and Perc! Mackaye as the poet for the occa sion. Tonight there will be fireworks and an anniversary bail.
 At Lexington in addition 10 tht afternoon parade there was an earll morning parade of school childrer and boy and girl scouts After th, parade Governor Fuller had promis ed 10 address the throng from { stand on the Lexington green. tn, site of the first skirmish with tht British. Lexington, too. had its con certs, athletics and ball.
 For the thousands who poured in 10 the two towns elaborate traffic ar engagements were made. At Concord there were numerous first aid sta. tions, rest rooms and information booths.
 Lexington will have a further celebration in June. At that finn, there will he an elaborate open ail pageant constructed about the event, which accompanied the beginning O
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