Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1892-10-14
COLUMBUS DAY
It's Celebration in BrattleborO Next
Friday

Friday
nv the schools and CItiLens--ENcrcises
at the High school Building and AT
the Town UalI--the Parade.
The celebration of Columbus Day in
Brattleboro, on Friday of next week, will
be in two parts, consisting of the school
celebration at the High school building i'm
the morning, and of the citizens cele-
bration, with procession, and exercises in
the town hall, in the afternoon.
The school Celebration.
All the schools, including the pupils of
the several primaries, of the outlying dis
trict schools, and of st. Joseph's, will as
semblc at 9 o'clock in the High school
building in rooms to be assigned. In ac-
cOrdance with the official national program
a detail of Grand Army veterans will ar
rive at the entrance of the High school
grounds at $3.50 and will be met by a color
guard of pupils who will escort them to
the building and present them to Principal
Horne At a signal from Mr. Horne who
will act as master of ceremonies, the sever
al teachers will conduct their pupils out
upon the grounds, where a hollow square
will be formed about the flag staff, with
the veterans and color-guard in the centre
The exercises proposed for the occasion
will then begin and will be carried out in
accordance with the following program
Reading of the Presidents proclamation and the
Governor proclamation by Principal Horne.
Raising of the flag by the veterans
Salute to the flag 10y the pupils
America sung 10y pupils and audience
Acknowledgement Of God prayer Rev }. II.
Rabbit
Song Of Columbus Day. pupils and audience
The Columbus pay address The Meaning Of the
-Four Centuries. Anthony Schwenk
The Columbus Day ode. Columbia Banner.
Alice Willard
From this point the exercises will con-
sist Of declarations, recitations and songs
by pupils representing the several schools.
in accordance with a program which has
been arranged. and which will be printed
in detail for distribution among the audi
ence The program will conclude with the
singing of the Battle Hymn of the Re
public by the pupils of the High school.
the audience joining in the chorus. follow
ed by the benediction. pronounced by Rev.
A. II. Webb.
The Citizens Celebration,
The procession will form punctually at
! 80 p. NJ. with right resting on the town
hall, extending up Main and Asylum
streets. c. A. Miles will be chief marshall.
Aides: Maj g. H. Bond. W II. Minor.
F. J. Bailey, II. K. Lawrence. L. A.
Starkey. Henry II. Crosby, Walter :.
Pratt, Chas II. Clark
ORDER OF PROCESSION.
Chief Marshall and Aides
First Regiment Band
ESt-y Guard
Fuller Battery
Grand Army
NautastJuet Lodge. % a..
Quonektacat Tri0e ]. NJ
schools
The school division will form with right
resting on the steps of the High school
building.
Brattleboro High school
Parochial school of - Joseph
Glenwood seminary
Suburban schools
Grammar and Intermediate schools
Primary schools
The line of march will bee down Main
street To Canal. up Canal TO Brge. through
Brge to Elliot through Elliot 10 Main.
through Main TO the town hall. where the
procession will bee dismissed. ], is earn
esty requested that each organization be
promptly in position at half-past one.
The exercises in the town hall will begin
as soon a possible after the return of the
procession. iroudblN about 2.IV. Hon. l.
d. Harris will be president OF the day.
PROGRAM on TOWN HALL ENEECI~E~.
American overture Catlin
First Regiment band
Prayer
Rev G.. % Day
Music-S,ar spauglrd banner.
Audience and choir
Address Columbus
Rev F. j Parry
\ Columbian lyric.
Mr. G-u A Hines
Music-llail O. the nation
Choir and band
Address-The public school
Rev. + /. Phalen
Fantasia for Coruet- Battle cry of freedom
Liberati
Mr., Sewall Morse.
Address Patriotism
Hon II II Wheeler
MusiC-America.
Congregation
BenedictiOn.
Rev A. II Webb
1t is hoped that there will be a general
decoration OF public buildings and private
dwellings along the line of march.