Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-08-06
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The Bennlngton CeIebratlon.

The celebration at the dedication OF the
Bennington monument, August 10, prom
ises to be the biggest thing of the kind
that the State ever saw. An attendance
of so 900 to 5000 people is looked for. The
commission managing the affair on be-
half OF the State consists OF Gov. Carroll
S. Page. Lieut.. Gov. II. A. Fletcher, State
Treasurer Henry f.. Field, Secretary of
State c. W.lBrownell, Jr., and Hon. Hosea
Mann, speaker OF the House. They are
assisted Dy a committee of 80 Bennington
men, The organizations are to camp on
the grounds Of the Soldiers home; among
them will be the twelve companies OF the
Vermont National Guard, the West Point
cadets, Cushing's Battery OF Light Artil-
lery OF Newport, X. l., the Old Guard OF
New York, the Putnam Phalanx OF Hart
ford. the Tibbetts Veteran Corps, the Troy
Citizens Corps, Burleigh Corps OF White
hall. Amoskeag Veterans of Manchester,
n. Ii. three companies of the New Hamp-
shire militia, the Knights Templar, the
Patriarchs Militant, the Knights OF Py-
thias, the Grand Army, the Sons OF the
American Revolution, the Vermont asso-
citation and the Vermont Veteran associa-
ton OF Boston and the Sons of Vermont
of Chicago and other cities. The state OF
Massachusetts will be represented by Gov.
Russell and staff, the State officers and 20
members of the legislature. Governor
Tuttle and staff and the State officers OF
New Hampshire and tae governors OF
other New England States will also be
present.
The parade will be the finest and most
imposing ever seen in this State. The
procession will be in three divisions. 1t
will move at 9 o'clock, passing up Main
street to Bennington Center, where the
monument is located.
The literary exercises at the monument
will be substantially as follows intro
ductory remarks by the president OF the
day. Judge Wheelock g. Neazey, United
States interstate commissioner; prayer
Rev. Charles Parkhurst, editor lions Her
aid. Boston; address OF welcome, GOV.
Carroll S. Page of Vermont; address and
formal transfer of the monument to the
State OF Vermont by Ex-Governor Pres
colt OF New Hampshire, president OF the
association; acceptance on behalf OF the
state by Gov. Page; music; centennial
oration, Hon. Edward j. Phelps OF Bur-
linQton; remarks by President Harrison;
music; benediction.
At the conclusion OF the exercises at the
monument the banquet will take place on
the Soldiers home grounds. The post
praDdial exercises will follow, with re-
snonses to toasts by President Harrison,
members OF the cabinet, the governors OF
the different states. The President will
hold a reception at the Soldiers home al
ter the exercises at the banquet tent.
The literary exercises will take place at
a grand stand built at the south front OF
the monument. The banquet tent viii be
pitched on the Soldiers home grounds,
and 5000 covers will be laid including 1000
reserved for invited guests.
The Stare's invited guests number fully
100. including President Harrison, Vice
President Morton, members of the cabl-
net, Speaker Reed, the governors Of all
the states and distinguished sons OF Ner-
mont living in other States and residing
at -Middlebury Registe-.