The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-05-08

an eloquent sermon in the historic st. Paul's
church, where President Harrison occupied
the pew in which Washington sat one hun
dred years ago. The literary exercises at
the sub-treasury building consisted of a
prayer by DR.. Storrs OF BROOKLYN. a noem
contributed by ]. G.. Whittier an Grafton
by Chauncey M. Depew and a short address
by President Harrison. The principal fea-
ture OF the day was the military parade, in
which there were over fifty thousand men
in line. The column moved from the head of
Wall street in the following order Platoon
OF police in advance of Chief Marshal Gen
eral John M. Schofeld and 100 aides-de-
camp; West Point cadets, numbering 400
the United states regular troops 900 ma
rines the National Guard from TWENTY-FIVE
states, and the Grand Army OF the Republic
Inc magnificent parade was received with
wild enthusiasm along the entire route
President Harrison Governor Hill and
Mayor Grant reviewed the troops from
t9e stand in Madison square. Displays
OF fireworks, aggregating in value S11 900,
were made at several places in the
evening. The banquet at the Metropolitan
opera-house was attended by eight hundred
distinguished guests Mayor Grant pre-
sided, and speeches were made by Gov
ernor Hill ex-President Cleveland. Gov
ernor Lee of Virginia, Chief Justice Fuller,
President Harrison, ex-President HAYES.
General Sherman, President Eliot of Har-
ward, James Russell Lowell and Senator
ENdIbS' Iut DdHtIutb was the most
markabe one ever held in America, or per-
haps in the world, in roint Of arrangement
and execution of detail The chief steward
seated at a central point, directed every
movement of the army of subordinates bv
means of electricity. At touch of his bell
every roast was carved, every cork drawn
every course served ultaneously, thus
avoiding any confusion of courses or wines
and insuring the perfect accuracy of every
movement on the part of the assistants
The cost OF the banquet is said to have been
S35, 600.
The closing event of the centennial was
the superb civic, commercial and industrial
parade, in which eighty thousand men par
| ticipated. The immensely of this mammoth
pageant may be judged from the fact that it
| required nearly six hours for the process
sion to pass given point. The procession
was made up as follows; Detail of police
escorting Chief Marshal General Butter
| field detachment of veterans surrounding
tableau representing the reading of the
| Declaration of Independence seven hun
dred students from New York city colleges
escorting tableau of Washington and his
! generals the Lafayette Guard Knights of
Temperance, knights of Pythas and other
similar organizations Sons of Veterans, one
! thousand in number, guarding tableau rep
resenting New York, Massachusetts, Della
ware, Maryland and Pennsylvania Gale
DOMAIN Club, Seventy-ninth New York
Highland Regiment, and Centennial Sharp
shooters veteran firemen; 1900 workmen
plying their various trades: military and
| civic organizations of various nationalities
including monster delegation of German
citizens, numbering 5000: a series Of floats
containing superb allegorical tableaux
! graphically representing important histor-
ical events and illustrating the industrial
progress of the country during its first CEN
tury of national life; the two final divi-
sions, composed of 10000 ish-Americans
| Odd Fellows, hose companies and other
societies. Drum and fife corps separated
each detachment from the other, and a band
headed each subdivision, so that the music
was continuous and inspiring, both for the
marchers and spectators.
Vermont was well represented by the
" Green Mountain Boys 3" in the military
parade of Tuesday. Says the New York
| Tribune: Governor Dillingham; of Ver-
mont, whose refined face, flowing cloak and
housekeeping horse won him much ap-
plause led column of well-tanned we'll
drilled troops, each man with piece of ever
green in his helmet" The Vermont troops,
including the First Regiment, the First Sep
arate Battalion and the Fuller Battery, with
the Montpelier military band of forty pieces,
moved in the procession Immediately after
the Rhode Island troops. Governor Dilling-
ham headed the column. The governor and
the National Guard were received along the
entire line of march with marked applause
and the waving of myriads of handkerchefs
which greeting Governor Dillingham; grace
fully acknowledged. AT Union and Mad.
ison squares the public reception amounted
to an ovation. The troops marched COM
pany front, double rank, up Broadway and
Fifth avenue, and each command kept a
splendid line. The Fuller Battery attracted
much attention, headed by Colonel Levi
X. Fuller, and was one of the best in the
parade. Governor Dillingham; was pre-
sented several handsome bouquets along
the line of march. After reaching Central
Park and breaking ranks the Vermont
troops were taken down town on the ele-
waited railroad to their boat, under an ar
rangement made by OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Gilmore. They remained during Wednes-
day to witness the grand civic parade,
leaving for home at six o'clock in the after
noon.
Tuesday evening the governor and staff,
Lieutenant-govern6r Woodbury., Secretary
of War Proctor, Treasurer Dubois and
Colonel Smalley attended, on invitation of
the manager, the Twenty-third street theatre
and occupied box which was handsomely
decorated in honor of the Vermont guests