Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-04-05
VERMONT AND THE CENTENNIAL


VIII Take in the Celebration.
Quartclmastcr-Ctcn William II. Gil
more has returned from New York, where
he received every attention from the cen
tenniai commissioners and completed ar
rangeMants for the entertainment of the
National Guard of Vermont and for the
commissioner. and the governors staff; and
if these are carried out according to the uu-
derstood programme the representatives of
this state cannot but eelrcpaid for their time.
care and trouble Through the attention
and foresight Of COL Robert j. Kimball
the governor and all mounted officers will
he suitably and finely mounted, he having
secured superior saddle horses for all of
them. The governor, lieutenant governor
and commissioners will be invited to Join
the party that leaves New York Monday
morning, April 29th in steamer which
proceeds to Elizabethport, \. j.. to meet
President Harrison, and will then 20 with
him to witness the naval review. thence to
foot of Wall street and march to the Equit-
able building and attend the reception to be
held in the apartments of the Lawyers
club The governor, lieutenant governor
and commissioners are also invited to the
grand military ball to be given at the Met
ropoltan Opera house that evening.
On Tuesday morning April 30 the govern
or's party, are invited to be present at ser
vices to be held at St Paul's church and the
sub treasury after which the lieut. governor
and commissioners will proceed to seats re-
served for them ON the grand stand opposite
the Filth avenue hotel where President Har-
risOn reviews the parade. Gov. Dillingham;
and staff will join the Vermont troops at
their place in the line These will arrive
on the morning of the Both on the steamer
City OF Lawrence at foot of Desbrosses street
North river, and will march to their position
in the column Although no official orders
are yet issued, it is generally under
stood that Mai Gen. Schofield, L. :. A.
chief smal 5hal, expects to form line on
east side of 9th avenue below the street
also through Waverly Place and Broadway;
the regulars on the right, marines and navy
next, then the original l3 States then Yer
mont (the first child Of the old 13) and the
rest of the States. President Harrison will
pass up this line. thus giving every march
ing man an opportunity to see him. After the
president has taken his position on the re
viewing stand, the troops will wheel into
column and march past. saluting the presi
dent, then moving through 9th avenue TO
Central park whore the parade will be
dismissed. The same evening there viii
be a grand display OF fire works from sev-
efai par"S ana eHpecialIy AT Nadlsoh square
ana gran" banquet at the Me'fopoil'ah
opera noUse
va euil's'iay' Nay L. the 8rano civic
Pafa"e VIII occur, hlarchlh9 over thes same
route ana VIII De reviewed IRON the same
slahd ny lAe president governors,
commissioners etc II Is sad
that upward OF fO,oVo men
VIII march on eacn day an" that 1t VIII
take some llNe or SIX hours Ior each column
10 pass iresideht Harrison; the military
anu haNa, ulS!).ays viii be the %landeSt al
1alfs ol the KIND since the hnal review OF
lhe ohloh armies before President Lincoln
at the close OF the rebellion IN IS0'' The
troops from the several states VIII be III llne
shape as they are CONSTANT y dr1iln5 AMI
are putting themselves III the best possible
coA'ntloh.
We, understand that Governor Dll-
hnSlam mas been requested 20 de-
tan mounted officer to serve ON
the s'aA ol Ciilci Marshal General
Fcholie", th'S Is a h-h compliment 20 our