Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1886-01-15
BURLINGTON's CARNIVAL.
How the Enterprise is Encouraged by
Montreal Clubs-Our Committees
ReceptiOn There.

OF the delegation from the executive
committee of the Coasting club, consisting
of Mayor Woodbury., W. b. McKillip and
w. H. Lane, Jr., who went to Montreal,
the two last named have returned, the
Mayor having gone to Ottawa on private
business Messrs. Mckillip and Lane re-
port pleasant and profitable trip and
speak in the highest terms of the hand
some treatment which they received at the
hands of prominent citizens of that city.
Upon their arrival there they were met
by Mr.. A. G.. Stonegraves, Canadian pas
senger agent of the Central Vermont rail
road, who escorted them to the Windsor
Hotel, where they had lengthy confer
ence with Mr.. Robert ID. McGlbbon, the
originator of the first carnival in Montreal,
who kindly gave them II great many tx.
cellent suggestions and rendered
them every assistance in his power
| They also had Il conference with
Mr.. George lies, manager of the Windsor
! Hotel, who took special pains to aid them
in obtaining all desired information On
Wednesday morning, by appointment, the
committee met in Mr. McGibbon'S Office
in the Standard building, st. James street,
where they had consultation with Mr.
James White, president OF the Montreal
! Snowshoe club, and Mr.. Hugh Graham,
proprietor of the Montreal Star, both of
whom made valuable suggestions and
promised to give the carnival in this city
all the assistance in their power.
In the afternoon they visited the club
house of the Montreal Amateur Athletic
association, where they were entertained
in hospitable manner. While there
Mayor Woodbury., in behalf of the execu-
tive committee of the Burlington Coastng
club, invited the Montreal Snow Shoe
club to give concert in this city one even
ing during the carnival week, the pro
gramme to include their winter songs
which have become extremely popular
from the admirable way in which they
have been rendered by the club. Mr.
White, president of the club, responded in
their behalf, accepting the invitation and
promising to give us an entertainment
which we are assured will be IA royal one
In the evening by invitation the com
mittee visited the new and elegant club
house of the Montreal Snow-Shoe club
which is situated back of the mountain
Here they were received in the same
pleasant manner which characterized their
reception wherever they went and they
were duly infatuated into the mysteries OF
the club including the grand bounce OF
the peculiar sensations of which the vic
TINS speak in terms of the greatest adj
mlration. This club is one of the most
prominent social organizations in the city
its membership numbering over 200, and
they were untlring in their efforts TO MAKE
the call or their visitors pleasant one
They also express themselves as greatly
indebted to the courtesy of Mr.. Thomas
l.. Polon, president of the Montreal
Hockey club.
The Montreal people commended the
programme of sports prepared tor our car
nival and say that while we will have M
ice palace our list of contests will contain
several feature novel to them. There i:
therefore no rivalry between the two cite:
in the matter of carnivals and the sport,
at each place will receive the hearty sup
port of the other. As the time draws OF
for the final a. rangementS for the carni
val the prospect grows more fiatterln-
that it viii be an unqualified success.