St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-06
THE BENNINGTON CENTENNIAL

The preparations for the centennial
celebration are practically completed.
The occasion promises to be the
most notable one of the kind In the
history of the Green Mountain state,
and it is estimated that from &C, 900
to rs, 900 people will be present. The
official centennial programme IS now
in course of publication and it will
be a handsome and attractive pamph-
let OF 80 pages and an edition OF 49,
900 will be issued. Bennington IS
making extensive arrangements for
the event and decorations are going
up In various sections. A tr1umphal
arch is being erected at the 1ntersec-
ton of North and Main streets and
grand reviewing stand has been
erected on West Main street.
The procession will surpass any
thing OF the kind yet seen IN Yer
mont and General Greenleaf estimates
that it will require an hour tor 1t to
reach the monument. 1t will con-
sist of three grand divisions, these
being made up of Vermont national
guards, members OF the Grand Army,
Amoskeag veterans of Manchester,
N. H., platoons of police, U. S. cadets
from West Point, Fullers battery,
uniformed secret societies, etc, etc.
The procession will move al CLOCK,
passing up Main street to Bennington
Centre, where the monument is locat
ed.
The literary exercises will take
place on platform on the south side
of the monument and the programme
will be substantially as follows: In
troductory remarks by the president
Of the day, Judge Wheelock q. Veazey.
United States Interstate commission
er; prayer, Rev. Charles Parkhurst,
editor lions Herald, Boston; adj
dress of welcome, Gov. Carroll S.
Page of Vermont; address and formal
transfer Of the monument to the
state of Vermont by ex-Gov. B. F.
Prescott of New Hampshire, pres
ident of the associa ton; acceptance
on behalf of the state by Gov. Page;
music; centennial grafton, Hon. Ed
ward ]. Phelps of Burlington; re-
marks 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-prandial exer-
cises will follow, with responses to
toasts by President Harrison, men,
bers of the cabinet, the governors of
different states and other distin
guished guests. The president will
hold a reception at the Soldiers
Home after the exercises at the ban
quet tent.
A reception committee has been ap-
pointed by Gov. Page, consisting Of
SO prominent citizens of the state, to
receive and entertain the guests from
abroad This committee includes
Senators Edmunds and Morrill,, Con-
gressmen Grout and Powers, Ex
Cows. Stewart, Farnham, Pingree,
Orrnsbee and Dillingham; and other
representative men.
President Harrison will arrive in
Bennington early in the evening.
While there he will be the guest of
Gen Mccullough He will be in Ben
nington during the day Of the cele-
bration, August 10, leaving that
evening for Mount McGregor. With
him will be Mrs Harrison, Secretary
Halford, Attorney-Gen. Miller and
wife, Secretary Foster and Miss Eos
ter, Secretary Rusk and wife, and
possibly Secretary Tracy. 1t has
been limited that President Harrison
might go from there to Bar Harbor
to visit Secretary Blaine.