Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-20
MCKINLEY AT CHESTER,
$4,000 to $4,000 People Saw
the President


Troops.
All roads led to Chester last Friday, and
To- 900 to 10000 people gathered in that
town to witness the festivities of Cover
nors day at the encampment of the Yer
mont National Guard, including a review
of the troops by President Mckinley and
his party. over % excursion trains ran
over the Rutland railroad, bringing people
direct to the grounds over 100 tickets
to Chester were sold at the Bellows Falls
station alone. Many militia men from
other states were present. The keene, y.
H., military bicycle battalion rode to camp,
a distance of "a miles, and the Chellis Ri
tles OF Claremont, n H., headed by Capt
j. G.. Timson were present.
The President and his party came that
morning from Proctor where they had
been the guests of Senator Proctor The
train was drawn by Dr. W. Seward Webb's
combination observation car and locomo-
tive. The other cars were a regular day
coach; the Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew's
private car, in which were the President,
vice president, and secretary of war, and
their wives. DR.. Webb's private car, Ellis
mere and w. X. Vanderbilts private
car, cider Hon. Percival w Clement,
mayor OF Rutland, and president of the
Rutland railroad had charge of the party.
The Presidents party was not so large
as was expected, and the members OF it
were: President and Mrs. Mckinley, Vice
President and Mrs Hobart and Master Ho-
bart, Secretary of War Ager and Mrs.
Alger, ex-Gov. Urban II. Woodbury., DR..
W. Seward Webb Senator and Mrs. Red
field Proctor, and Fletcher Proctor. All
these received, and the venerable Senator
Justin ;. Morrill, also greeted the guests.
Among the especially in yted guests were:
Mayor 7. W. Clement, wife, and daughter,
| Gen. W. !. W. Ripley of Rutland, State
Treasurer H. f. Field OF Burlington, Gen.
! j. O.. Mccullough, and few others.
/ The presidential party were met by de-
tachment OF cavalry under command of
| Gen. Guy O. Henry OF the United States
army Col. NJ. NJ. Parker OF Washington,
1 d. c., and Col Geo W. Doty of Morris
/ Vile, OF the governors staff, received the
| President as the special representative Of
/ the governor, They accompanied the
/ party 10 carriages, ana under the cavalry
/ escort, proceeded to South street, thence
! through Main street, cuuutermarching 10
/ the residence OF Judge Hugh Henry.
/ where a large number Of invited guests
J were gathered to meet the President and
4 party.
/ a pleasant feature Of the Main street
/ parade was the presentation, near the
/ home of Mrs. Fullerton, OF miniature bar
| rels, decorated with gold and silver, filled
with Nermont's daintiest product, spruce
/ gum To the barrels were attached with
/ tri-colored ribbons beautiful bouquets OF
/ carnations and roses with appropriate
notices These unique tokens OF welcome
were passed into the carriages by the hands
/ OF l. handsome young girls gowned in
/ white, as follows: Misses Susie Hadley,
Ellen WheelocS, Julia Greenleaf, Annie
/ Chandler. Flora kimbal, Florence Duns-
more, Helen Wiley, Helen Davis, Marion
Keep and Emma Henry, Ruth W. Childs
/ and Ruth Hunt, the latter two OF Brattle-
boro.
The barrel a spruce gum given to the
! President bore this motto: The land of
/ Stark and Warner welcomes you;" that to
| Senator Proctor: Nuggets from our own
/ hlondike;' that to Secretary Alger:
! Peace hath her victories no less renowned
than war that to Mrs. Mckinley The
| descendants OF Molly Stark welcome you 10
| their hearts and homes
Judge Henry led the way, and the Pres
ident and Mrs Mckinley followed and
Mrs. Henry greeted them Oh the porch
/ The rest OF the party followed and III a
few minutes the guests were stationed in
the parlor and the 40 or 80 invited guests
were speedily presented by name, Col. j,
L. Pollard and Mr.. Henry introducing
them.
After the reception light refreshments
were served and few minutes after
O'Clock the carriages were taken for the
beautiful drive 10 Camp Gov Grout, the
/ cavalry standing at present while the car
riages were filled Judge Henry rode with
/ the President and his wife, Col. Pollard
with Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart, DR., Webb with
Gen. and Mrs. Alger.
/ Gen. Estey had formed his brigade at the
camp ground. Two hundred veterans of
the war for the Union, formed under the
command OF Gen. Chas +. Branch, NJ d.,
and led by eX-(Iovs. Ormsbee and Pingree
with Capt. George Flagg of the Second
Vermont Volunteers, "a brigade, 18th army
corps, marched TO a position assigned TO
them inside OF the square just left OF the
platform occupied by the President With
the veterans were also some % veterans of
! the National Guard of Massachusetts and
! New Hampshire. Around the reviewing
stand We're Co.'s Dale, c. f. Clark, FLEET
cher, Chandler, Hatch, Haskell and War
den of the governors staff, who were de-
tailed as guard of honor TO the presiden-
tial party. Gov. GrOut soon appeared
mounted accompanied by his staff and
proceeded with that part of the review
which covered the program excepting the
march past. About 2:S0 Gen. Henry
scout arrived, announcing the approach of
the escort OF the Presidents party, and
soon they appeared riding into camp, es-
corted by troop of the Sd Cavalry. Pass
ing through the lines of Capt. Hardies and
Capt. Ripley's troops and hating at the re-
viewing platform, upon the steps of which
his eXcellency Gov. Grout stood with Adjt.
Gen. Peck awaiting the arrival of the pres
idential party. The staff, mounted, were
at the left of the platform. Vice Presi-
dent Hobart, Gen. X. A. Alger, secretary
OF war, and Senators Morrill, and Proctor
occupied the reviewing stand with Gov.
Grout, while DR.. W. S. Webb with Mrs.
Mckinley, Mrs. Hobart, Mrs. Proctor and
Others occupied the carriages which were
parked on the right of the reviewing stand.
During this time the bands of the Third
United States Cavalry and the Vermont
Guard were playing Hail to the Chief
and the Presidents march, and the First
Light Battery fired presidential salute of
p guns. The Vermont National Guard
then began the march past, and if ever the
Vermonters marched with the steadiness
of veterans and with the elan of veteran
troops they did Friday while defling before
the beloved President of the United States.
At the close of the review the veterans and
| the VISITING offinare haadad NV Col Rranob