New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-08-17
THE DAYS FESTIVITIES.
WHO COMPOSED TIE PROCEssIoN-rnR CROWDS
SPEECHES, AND SCENES OF THE DAY.

SPEECHES, AND SCENES OF THE DAY.
BENNINGTON, VT, Aug 16.-The scene in
the neigborhood Of the village last night and this morn
n suggested the spectacle presented by the outskirts on
Chicago the day after the great fire. Hastily constructed
temporary structures for the accommodation Of
strangers appeared on every hand Farmers with their
families who had driven In from considerable distance
camped out IN the fields many cases, and the camp
fires OF the troops and private parties JIG up the land
scape At night a considerable distance Guests wero
auartered among the hospdble farmers Of the region
for miles around. Many found lodgings in barns and
woodsheds.
President Hayes Secretaries Eyerts and NcCrary. Ator
neyGeueral Dcvens PostmasterGenera Key and Bnrch-
ard Hayes Mrs Hayes and Miss Foote passed the night
at the Rev. DIR. Tbbers villa about four miles from tho
village OF Bennington. an eminence which commands
a broad and magnificent prospect embracing SPUR OF
the Green Mountain and the hills around. After
breakfast Gov. Fairbanks arrived In barouche drawn
by four horses which was followed by other carriages
for the accommodation Of the members OF the Cabinet
About O'Clock the President and party were driven
To Bennington Centre, at which point the First vermont
Regiment Col T. S Peck commanding, was drawn up 70
receive the President and escort him to the position as
signed him in the procession.
A PROCESSION or STATES.
Todays procession excited more enthuGasm than
that of Yesterday II larger aud the presence OF tho
President impaired special interest The procession
started about halfpast nine, the column being formed
according TO the following programme;
Platoon Of Police.
A b. Valentine, chief Marshal.
Assistants C S iaa Kss.6ary Of MSsaase,i
Chief Marshas Major r. A. = Morgan, Chio u STAR;
Major :. n. Brown, J. ). Martin, O. H. Ia~ton Cha. u.
Dewey Barber Chase. j. H. Bschcdcr NJ Is. Morgan, A.
* Baldwin. Col. II u. Clark Col A. O. watson, a. Hay.
den paw G. r. sanfOrc DIN scOtS james White q. *.
Abbey Capt IA. L. shields n. b. Kent. PARK Valentine.
George NJ smith Col Doubling. AdJut Zen. H. q.
Root r. T.. Roberts Orrn A. DAVIS. Vim. D. Hawkes.. q.
Ia Forbes H. r. lfOr, ". A. Root Col A. a. Frank.
lin, J. ". Beebe, = = sibey. 80
Ransom Guard Band.
EfratR ay II.
commanding. with scannon captured Iom ne Brttsh IN
the battle Remington August l6 T11, N charge Il
Fullers Battery NatlonA Guard. VI Vermont
Guards Band
Park Guards OF Bennington Company X. First Regiment
National Guard OF Nermonib Capt y. .. wilcox cum
msudng escorting.
Horace Tabanks aud Commander In chief;
adler General James 4 Peck. Aiiutant and
speotor-Cc BrigadierGeneral Levi -. kingsley,
Quartcrmss@r General Bngaer General Joel III. Lucia
Judge AdyocaicGeneral Henry c. Newell Surgeon 0ea-
Estey, Col Alvin c. Hubbe. Col A. w. astings Cot
William ". Grant Col W. u. Nessey, Col. william VI ellis.
Col Roswell Farnhan, Cob A. B Jewett Col ". y. Dill.
hngham, Col Frod. H. smith A L. RANKIN. socretAy
Civil aud Military Afaira
H. J. Phelps CHAIRMAN Centennial
| aud President VI the Day.
soldiers detailed from the Roupo
Tho President The President Il
the United and the following members " tho CabL
WIN NJ Evarts Secretary OF state Charles Doyenss
Attorney caerJ George W McCrary. secretary Of wRi
| bayid ~ Key, Postmaster General
| rlRsr DIVISION
Col W. O. vsAasy AazsAA. commanding STAT MAJ. Z =.