The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-10
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MONUMENT AND CENTENNIAL.
Meeting Of the State COMMITTEES and CitI-
Eens' Committee OF Fnty Yesterday
Notes of Preparation and Orders Gen.
orally.
The morning train from the north yes
ter brought Gov Carroll S. Page, H. NJ.
Mcfarland, secretary civil and military
affairs, Col. ]. j. Estey of Brattleboro,
Gen. T. S. Peck of Burlington, and Gen.
Gilmore of Fairlee; Speaker Hosea
Mann, Jr., of Wilmington came in later.
He and Gov. Page were the only men,
bers of tile State committee present.
Before o O'Clock the Board of Trade
rooms began to fill, and when Gov. Page
shortly after called the joint meeting
of the two committees to order the chair
men Of the various local committees Of
the Citizens Committee Uf 90, WvIU
nearly all present, with a goodly repre-
sentation of members of the committee
and interested citizens.
The first matter brought up was the
fprice of banquet tickets. Some sugges-
tions had been made as TO raising the
| figure for the financial advantage there
by gained. This was finally settled by
affirming the decision made at the last
committee meeting, which was to fix the
price at one dollar. As has been pre-
yiously noted this is not to be specially
high-class affair for the benefit of few
invited ones, but will be open to anyone
who cares to pay the price. Tickets are
to be placed on sale at once in various
parts of the State under charge of relia-
BILE men, so that the purchase of tickets
can be convenient. 1t was voted that
1000 tickets above the number sold pre-
vious to the 10th be reserved for emer-
gency on the day itself
Carriages to the number of 100 have
been secured already, but probably % at
least in addition win be necessary. The
committee will make the necessary ar
rangements for what is needed, there
will be no failure in proper transportation
for the invited guests.
The Committee of Reception repirted
suggestions. 1t becomes evident that
there will be none too many rooms avail
able for invited guests, and that the
committee will be kept extremely busy
providing therefor. They advised the
purchase of from 800 to 500 cots, to be
distributed at the houses wherever per-
son would give up regular accommoda-
tons for the benefit of invited guests,
thereby obviating the unpleasant alter
native of sleeping on the floor. The re- |
mainder of these cots would be placed in |
the tents to accommodate such of the |
invited guests as shall prefer to "camp"
during the celebration. The suggestions |
were taken into consideration by the |
State Committee. 1t is expected that
most of the military companies present
Will provide their own accommodations, |
and also for their guests.
Whether there should be fireworks and |
whether they should occur the night be-
fore or on the evening of the celebration, |
occasioned quite lengthy debate. 1t |
was finally agreed, as is wise, that al |
though the money spent on a display is |
somewhat lavish expenditure, yet it is |
not only a recognized department of a
celebration, but is also very fitting,
especially as a wind-up. The matter was
finally referred to the State Committee
and will be by them considered and re-
ported.
The Central Vermont road has notofied
the committee that it will be impossible
10 bring the visitors in from the more
distant points in time for the opening of
the programme unless the hour should |
be later than a. m. Accordingly, the
order of exercises will be made one hour
later throughout, commencing at 10 a. m.
And even then the running of trains
must be expedited in order to bring the
large number of people from the farther
northern parts of the State.
Gen. Greenleaf and Gen. L. S. Peck
have in charge the order of march and
general programme of the march. The
Vermont Association of Underwriters
will be added to the number of invited
bodies.
The following order has been issued;
STATE OF VERMONT,
ADJUTANT AND INSPECTOR GEN
AIS OFFICE.
BURLINGTON, VT, July 4th, '91.
General Orders, No. 0.
Permission is hereby granted for mill
tary organizations of other States and
the Dominion Of Canada TO pass through
the State of Vermont, armed and equip
ped, en- route to, and returning from, the
Vermont Centennial and dedication of
the Bennington Battle Monument which
occurs at Bennington, VT, on the 10th
of August, 1891.
BY Command of His Excellency,
CARROLL S. PAGE,
Governor and Commander-in-Chief.
THEODORE S. PECK,
Adpt and Insp'r Gen'l.
Official: M. ID. GREENE,
Asst Adj't G6n'l.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Grand Commander Haskins of the
Knights Templars has called a confer
ence ~ Rutland tonight of the eminent
commanders of the STATE to complete ar
for the parade of August
10th.
The Knights Templars of the State are
to come in special train of parlOr cars,
to be superbly decorated and known as
the tx. t." train. The Amoskeag Vet
Grams train, the Patriarchs Militant and
possibly others are all TO be tracked
in colony in Hunts Upper Grove.
The Governor is 10 meet the members
of the general committee on the State
Press excursion and will present before
them the various subjects for considera-
ton. 1t would have expediated matters
had they been in attendance as they
should have been.
Probably another committee meeting
must be held before the great day.
We should not give up the fire works.
Let us put our own hands to the pillow as
a town If we must. However it would
do no harm if some of our out-of-town
committee men would put in an oar.
The town will be fairly overwhelmed
in bunting. Public buildings, churches
and schooLhouses will be beautifully
draped. Great preparations are being
made by both people and committees.
In the procession will be two guns
by Gen. Stark from the British
at the battle of Bennington. They will
be manned by men in Continental uni
form. The Vermont Society of the Sons
of the Revolution will march in the pro-
cession in Continental uniforms, carrying
the colors of the society. One is the flag
adopted in IT'S. Another is the flag
adopted in 1895, which was the first flag
in Vermont
vermoBts Fire Ladies'.
The second annual convention of the
Vermont Firemen's Association, held at
Rutland July Fourth, was well attended.
Although the rain was almost constant