The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-03-05
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION.
An Enthusiastic Meeting Committees
Appointed and the Bali set in Motion.


: Appointed and the Bali set in Motion.
BOARD OF TRADE Rooms,
!, BENNINGTON, VT, Feb. 2S, 81.
. AT meeting called by the citizens o
Bennington for the purpose of perfect
a ing permanent organization in thu
interest of our great celebration anC
dedication of the Bennington BATTLE
> Monument, August 10Th, 1891, the fol
lowing business was transacted:
!. On motion of Judge Thomas
White, j. V. Carney was unanimously
! elected president and n. NJ. Puffer, sec.
, rotary.
2. Motion by A. B. Valentine that a
nominating committee of seven be
appointed at this meeting to report
names for a permanent committee of
citizens of the town of Bennington to be
ratified at our next meeti G. Carried.
The following named gentleman were
constituted such COMMITTEES: l.. f.
Abbott, chairman; II. S. Bingham. A.
b. Valentine, H. T. Cushman, Alfred
Robinson, /. E. Gibson and E. L. Bates
There being no further business the
meeting adjourned to Monday evening,
March I'd, at 7.3O o'clock in their rooms.
N NJ. PUFFER, Secretary.
The adjourned meeting of the citizens
of Bennington was called to ORDER March
I'd, by the president, the Hon. j. V.
Carney.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
The committee, who were appointed
at our last regular meeting to nominate
general committee of citizens, whose
duty it shall be to look after the details
in preparing for the celebration the
week of August 10th, 1891, made the fol-
lowing report, through its chairman,
Col. l.. +. Abbott, and on motion of j
L. Shurtleff, the report was accepted
and adopted with power to add such
names as in their judgment was deemed
advisable in the furtherance of their
duty.
REPORT or COMMITTEE.
Your committee to whom was referred
the matter of the nomination of com
mittee to represent the Town of Ben |
nington, in the arrangements for the
dedication of the Bennington Battle |
Monument and the celebration of the
hundredth anniversary of the admission
of Vermont into the Union, would re-
spectfully report that they have cOnsid-
cred the matter and submit the following
names to be confirmed, or otherwise, at
this meeting.
The committee was in doubt as to the
of submitting the names of
few citizens, or of few persons as an
executive committee to have charge Of
the whole matter, or the suggestion of
the large number now submitted, repre-
senting all parts of the town, all parties
and all interests or the breaking up of
this large committee by us, into num-
Der of small committees, for the manage
ment of the details of entertainment,
decoration, transportation, etc., etc.
They finally decided to submit the names
as before, leaving it with this large gen
eral committee to appoint from their
such subcommittee as cir
may require:
John V. Carney, Henry T. Cushman,
John Robinson. j. Ed. Walbridge, II. T.
Cushman, I'd, j. S. Holden, L. L. Bates,
F. NJ. Tiffany, Alfred Robinson, c. II.
Darling, c. W. Thatcher, w. b. Sheldon,
E. S. Chandler, John S. Lyman, II. L.
Norton, A. j. Cooper, Ed. d. yelling,
F. S. Pratt, e. J. Hall, II. c. Lindloff,
E. L. Norton, E. d. Moore, l. L. Gibson,
w. J. Meacham, II. NJ. Houghton, Geo.
). Robinson, A. j. Dewey, c. G. X. Jen
lings, L. 5. Rogers, b. G. Jenney, r. B.
II. j. Potter, Jr., Z. w. Brad
'ord, NJ. r. Hamlen, f. S. Harris. A. S.
NJ. Chisholm, N. NJ. Puffer, C. H. Mason,
R. j. Cotfey, Thomas White, E. b.
Daley, A. p. Childs, E. d. Bennett, A. I
<. Richie, Charles A. Pierce, r. o.
Goldsmith. E. L. Sibley, II. S. Bingham,
J. II. Livingston, Henry d. Fillmore.
II. T. CUsHMAN. I'd, 7.
Secretary of committee.
On motion, made by Major r. J. Cof- A.,
ey, the secretary of this meeting was
to inform His Excelency,
Carroll S. Page, Governor of Vermont, Z,
If the proceedings of this meeting.
Motion by Major A. B. Valentine that {
when this meeting adjourn it adjourn
ubject 10 the call of the president and
secretary. Adopted.
Short speeches were in order and !
eceivcd with marked degree of
There being no further business !
notion by J. I. Shurtleff to adjourn
vas carried. !
n. NJ. PUFFER, Secretary.
On adjournment of citizens meeting, i
he general committee was organized by ]
he election of Hon. John V. Carney,
PRESIDENT, and Hon. Ed. l.. Bates, Secre-
airy.
On motion of N. NJ. Puffer, the presi- :
lent was instructed to map out the du- !
les of the various subcommittee need >
d, and if thought advisable to confer
With the governor in relation thereto
nd report at a subsequent meeting.
The meeting then adjourned subject to
he call of its president and secretary.