Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-08-11
Formulating Plans
FOR COMPANY Els FIELD
DAY.
The Committee Met Last
Evening.

Nearly all the members of the differ
, ent subcommittee who have in charc
the different branches Of entertainment
and management for the great benefi
Field Day, to be held September 7th
met in the Armory Hall and club rooms
last evening to organize, and the result
proved very satisfactory,
At each meeting an increasing en-
thusiasm has been shown to such an ex
tent that it is now an assured fact that
should the the weather be fair on tha
day, this affair will be one of the grand
est things that ever took place in this
city.
Everyone is taking hold of the affair
with a right good will :, and they are
bound TO meet with success
1t must be borne in mind, however,
by the public at large, that the comms-
tee are not to be left to work out this
undertaking alone, but every man.
woman and child in Barre should inter
est themselves in the project and lend a
hand to do honor to the boys of Com
pany +, and there is no doubt but that
they will do so.
The committees in organizing last
evening each gathered their forces in
various curners of the Armory and pro-
cceded to elect their respective chair
men, as follows:
Committee on Solicitation-Fred b.
Mudgctt.
Games and Races-Gcorge German.
Decoration and Firew works-Ludwiy
Levin.
! Printing, Advertising and Transpor-
tation-H. A. Rugg
Refreshments-W. c. Quinlen; C. Il.
Thwing, Treasurer; and Frank L.Slnall
Secretary.
Music and Parade--Alex] L ruee N. j.
Roberts, Secretary.
These chairmen are to constitute O
general committee of which Mayor Cor
don is the chairman, and to this body is
left the supervision of the whole and to
them are to be left all matters not other
wise provided for.
Each committee discussed the manner
in which they should begin their work
and formulated Il very clear idea as to
what would be the principle features of
the day and the preparation therefor.
The committee on Solicitation, after
discussing several items as to what they
would do, voted to invite the churches
and the ladies societies to elect dele
gates and meet in Armory Hall next
Tuesday with this committee, who will
bring this matter before them. 1t is
calculated to have each one of these de-
legatcs interest the members of their or
ganizations in the good work
At this meeting will be discussed as
one of the topics the matter of soliciting
amongst the merchants for canned
goods, ETC., which can be used either rs
prizes or refreshments.
The Committee on Decorations decid
ed to solicit amongst the different mer-
chants of the city and ascertain how
many of them would desire to have their
places of business suitably decorated
for the occasion and have a decorator
come here to do the work, each merchant
paying for the work he has done.
The Committee on Games and Races
as a preliminary blocked out the fol-
towing list of sports that will take place,
others will doubtless be added; Base
ball game, foot ball game, hose race,
tug of war, 100 yards dash, slow horse
race, place kick, doughnut race, hop,
step and jump, hand ball Italia, slow
bicycle race.
The Refreshmcnt Committee formed
their plans to erect booths and made
the other preliminary arrangements for
the eatable department.
The Committee on Music and Parade
are making elaborate preparations for
the greatest parade ever seen in Barre,
consisting of almost everything that
can be imagined. Their secretary, Mr..
Roberts, was instructed to correspond
with every band in the state, and it is
probable that several of the best bands
in the state will be present
The Committee on Advertising and
! TRANSFORMATION can not DO much of
course until the other committees have
decided more fully as to what the
1 whole program is to be, but it was
thought advisable to advertise the affair
in all the towns along the railroads in
the state and to try to get special excur-
sion rates from the railroads and in the
meantime keep the public informed OF
the progress of the project through the
newspapers. =,
The general committee will meet in
Armory Hall Friday night at 7 o'clock
TO discuss their various reports and the
subcommittee will meet in the Armory
Monday evening. Meantime they will
proceed to carry out their plans already
made as fast as possible.