Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1899-10-16

peller military Dand OF 80 pieces with
the Vermont National Guard. Other
bands and organizations were the
Lyndonville band of 26 pieces, Dept.
of Vermont G. A. r. military order of
the Loyal Legion, St. Albans Brigade
band of 80 pieces, veterans of the
civil war and Spanish war, VT. Div.
Sons of Veterans, Brattleboro Military
band of 25 pieces, Grand Commandery
of Vermont and subordinate COM
manderies Knights Templar, Orange
County band Of 45 pieces, Grand
Lodge of Vermont and subordinate
Lodges of Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, First Regiment Patriarchs
Militant, Department of Vermont, ST.
Johnsbury band of 25 pieces, Grand
Lodge Knights of Pythias, Rutland
cornet band of 25 pieces, Catholic
Order of Foresters, State Court of
Vermont, Sherman's Military band Of
3Opieces, University of Vermont, Stu
dents Battalion, Fair Haven Military
band 25 pieces, Vermont Academy
corps of cadets, Montpelier High
School battalion, Vergennes city band
25 pieces, public and parochial school
children. The citizens division as
given by the official program was as
follows: Marshfeld band with organ
izations of Washington Co., Bristol
band with orders of Addison Co.,
Bennington band with orders Of Ben
nington Co., Hardwick band with or
CARNATIONS of Caledonia Co., Essex
Junction band with people Of Chitten-
den Co., Citizens Cornet band of Or
we'll with Essex Co. orders, West
Berkshire band with representative
orders of Franklin Co., Swanton band
and orders from Grand Isle Co.,
Stowe band and representatives of
Lamoille Co., Barton band and orders
from Orleans Co., Hartford band and
people from Orange Co., PawIet band
with Rutland Co. people Arlingtown
band with representative from wind
ham county; and the Weston band
with citizens from Windsor county.
The procession was about one half
mile in length and took about thirty
minutes for it to pass given point.
It marched through the principal
streets of the city and then returned
to the state house yard, where it was
reviewed by Admiral Dewey
While on the reviewing stand the
souvenir medal was presented the
Admiral by Gov. Smith in behalf of
the people Of Vermont. In accepting
the Admiral spoke as follows: "Gov.
Smith I want to thank you in behalf
Of the people Of Vermont and I also
wish to express here my thanks to
them individually for this beautiful
gift. There is no function to which I
have looked forward to with more
pleasure during the long months of
my absence than this one which was
to bring me to my old home and my
own people. With pleasure [ accept
this token and shall always cherish it
as one of my most precious possess
ions BECAUSE, it comes from the people
of Vermont. After the presentation
of the medal the st. Albans glee club
sang a piece entitled, Welcome
Home" After the review the parade
passed out in front of the yard and then
disbanded. The whole length Of
the line of march had been packed
with people all trying to catch a glimpse
of the hero of Manila. It was estimat-
ed that there were nearly fifty thous-
L, o5E IL,
was greeted with rousing cheers wher
ever he appeared.
The display Of fireworks in the
evening was on the same grand scale
as the entertainments of the day. The
streets were decorated with Chinese
lanterns, the windows in every house
and business block were ablaze with
Chinese lanterns, candles and other
lights. The Pavilion hotel was we'll
decorated with incandescent lamps in
different colors, with the words. |
welcome Dewey" in front. But |
above all else Of the kind was the |
made on the state house
and about the grounds, the display i
here being worth the trip from any |
part of the state to see. Electric !
lights had been placed in profusion
over all parts of the Capitol building |
from above the head of the Statue |
of Pomona to the great portals of the |
where stands the statue of |
Col. Ethan Allen. The y. S. flag was
framed with colored lights, while
large portrait of the hero of the day
was surrounded and lighted in the