St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-08-20
THE PRESIDENTS VISIT.
Details of the Reception to President
Harrison.

days of our local history. 1t will be
the first time that any president of
the United States has visited St.
Johnsbury and this town proposes
to do the proper thing on this great
OCCASION No doubt there are a
number of boys in this vicinity who
will grow up to be presidents of this
great and glorious country, but just
now we are more interested in the
present than in the proba abilities of
an unknown future.
The matter of arranging the de-
tails of the presidents visit has been
left with the Board of Trade and
that body is arranging for most
elaborate affair. At special meet
ing of the Board on Friday evening
committees of our leading citizens
were appointed to arrange the de-
tails Here are the committees:
Reception. Franklin Fairbanks,
Fireworks. T. c. Spencer.
Decorations. T. c. Fletcher, c. 7.
Walter, c. H. Horton.
Illuminations. o. S. Abbott, Geo.
H. Cross.
Police Cyrus Sargent, w. H.
Preston.
Parade and Salutes. Horace K.
Ide, E. F. Griswold, George w.
Bonett, w. H. Sargent.
Entertainment. N. P. Bowman, E.
L. Hovev, Elisha May, c. A. Calder
wood.
Finance. John c. Clark, w. S.
Boynton, H. w. Allen, c. M. Spencer,
Avery D. Pike, A. c. Randall, w. P.
Stafford, E. E. Sargent, NJ Mont
gomery, F. G. Bundy.
transportation. E. H. Blossom,
L. K. Hazen.
Invitation. c. T. Walter, c. NJ.
Spencer, O. S. Abbott
At this meeting Col. Franklin Fair
banks said he had met Secretary
Proctor at Newport that day and
that the latter told him that the
presidential party would arrive here
on the mail train, at 4.27 p. m. A
procession would form at the depot
| on the arrival of the train and es-
cort the party around the principal
streets and then to Underclyffe. Af-
ter dinner President Harrison will be
driven to the Athenaum and at
about s o'clock address the people,
standing either on the Athen9um
steps or the balcony. He would
then go inside and reception would
be given him. The party leaves St.
Iohnsbury Thursday morning at
$50 a. m. on a special train. The
train Wednesday night will stop at
Wells River, McIndoes and Barnet.
On motion of L. D. Hazen it was
voted to invite Gov. Page and staff,
the lieutenant governor and the con-
gressional delegation to attend the
reception.
The final half hour of the evening
was spent in discussing the legality
of the town voting money to enter
tain the president. The matter was
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vestigate.
AS the presidential train stops at
the depot a national salute of 21
guns will be fired by Major 6. w.
Bonett from the old Catholic ceme-
terry grounds. The distinguished
visitors will then pass through the
depot to the carriages waiting for
them, when the procession will be-
gin. First will be a platoon of police,
then the st. Johnsbury band, Masons,
Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias,
St. Jean Baptiste society, St. Johns
bury Guards, Frost Camp Sons of
Veterans, and Chamberlin Post, G.
A. R., the latter acting as special
escort, since President Harrison is a
fellow comrade.
The route of the procession will be
up Eastern avenue to Main street,
up Main to Mt. Pleasant, up Mt.
Pleasant to Summer, down Summer
to Central, down Central to Cliff and
thence to Underclyf1e where the party
will remain over night. No teams
will be allowed west of the depot
while the guests are arriving and
ropes will extend from the south end
of the depot to the south end of
Railroad Park to prevent promis
cuous driving back and forth.
The committee on illuminations
will string Chinese lanterns upon the
following streets: Railroad street
from Portland to Eastern avenue
Eastern avenue; Main street from
Church to Western avenue; Church
street to Underclyffe; Central street.