St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-08-19
OLD HOrlE WEEK FESTIVITIES.
The Vermont Association of Boston
Captures the Town.

The Vermont Association of Boston
Captures the Town.
The Vermont Association of Boston
were our special guests on Monday and
Tuesday and judging by appearances
thoroughly enjoyed their visit. They
came direct from Boston in special
train of five Pullman cars and reached
here just after o'clock Monday after
noon. They were met at Wells River by
reception committee from St. Johns
bury consisting of Frank Fl. Brooks,
William S. Boynton, Charles T. Walter,
c. c. Follensby, Col. Charles W. Ruiter,
Arthur F. Stone and delegation from
Newport. Gov. Mccullough, Lieut.-Gov.
Stanton, Judge E. L. Bates, and Quarter
master General Gilmore joined the party
at Wells River.
Carriages were in waiting at the st.
Johnsbury depot to take the party
around town, while the owners of auto
mobiles very kindly brought out their
machines and took guests as far as their
accommodations would allow. The st.
Johnsbury band were playing on the ar
rival OF the train and also gave con-
cert in the Court House square in the
evening. Following is the official list OF
the Boston party:
| Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar F. Allen. George
| P. Anderson, Hon. Ira A. Abbott, Walter
K. Bigelow, Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney L.
Burr, MIR. and Mrs. Freeman M. Bill,
Miss Marion Bill, Dr.. Walter S. Burt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry H. Benson, Miss
Ruth Bill, Mr.. and Mrs. William l..
Baker, Samuel M. Barnes, Fl. R. Burning
ton, Mrs. Alice Bowker, Curtis HI.
Burt. Mrs. H. c. Batchelder, Col,
Albert Clarke. Mrs. Clarke, Roland E.
Chafey, Miss Abby M. Chamberlain, Mr..
and Mrs. William Craig, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Coolidge, Mrs. E. A. CLANCY,
Miss Lilyon B. Coffin, Mrs. Walter
Clapp, Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Cook, Mrs.
Mary Walton Dewey, Miss Grace M.
butcher, Ernest F. Dow, William B..
Denison, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dunham,
John K. Dustin, Misses Florence and
Helen Duston, Mrs. N. l. Elms, William
A. Forbes, Mrs. Thomas Fiske, James N.
Frye, Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Frost, c..
L. French, James M. Gleason, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter M. Grant, DR.. and Mrs.
Frank A. Hodgdon, Miss Christine F.
Hodgdon, DR.. Charles M. Hutchinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Huntoon, Mr..
and Mrs. Vernon w. Halbert, Miss
Mabel c. Hartwell, Mrs. A. c. Hastings,
| Portus c. Hancock, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles W. Howard. Miss Blanche How
ard, Charles w. Howard, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. Uriah Knapp, Miss Jessie R. Knapp,
George M. Lane, Mr.. and Mrs. Arba N.
Lincoln, Arthur B. Monteith, J. Almer Nc
Nall, Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram A. Miller, Allen
Miller, Mrs. Leonard B. Nichols, William
| Mutt, the Misses Mutt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses S. Page, Mrs. Edward S. Page,
| Edgar Potter, Hon. and Mrs. George o..
Proctor, George B. Reed, DR.. and Mrs, Will
bur A. Reynolds. Mrs. Frank P. Rhoades,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Robinson, George
Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. N. L. Sheldon,
Charles 1. Senter, Mrs. A. L. Senter,
Miss S. L. Senter, Mr.. and Mrs. O. B.
Shepley, Joseph F. Scott, Albert L. Sill
yer, Jr., Elmer E. Silver, Mrs. K. M.
Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Tuck.
Miss Marion S. Tuck, Mrs. Charles
Upton, George Upton, Miss Beatrice M.
Wetmore, Miss Emma K. West, Miss
Jenny c. Watts, Daniel A. White.
At 6 o'clock the Museum was thrown
open and reception was rendered the
visitors, which was also largely attend
ed by the home people. Music was fur
nished at the Museum by the St. Johns
bury Orchestra and the following acted
as the reception committee: Frank HI.
Brooks, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur F. Stone,
Col and Mrs. John c. Clark. Mr. and
| Mrs, P. F. Hazen, MIR. and Mrs. James
Richie, Prof. and Mrs. Henry Fairbanks,
Senator and Mrs. T. X. Stiles, Mr. and
Mrs. E. T. Ide. A delightful hour was
spent in a social way after which
adjournment was taken to the Armory
which was deliberately decorated for the
occasion.
The Banquet.
It was distinctively an occasion oi
Vermonters, for Vermonters and by Yer.
monters. The Green Mountain state was
talked about, praised, reminisced over,
and generally extoled as to its natural
attractions and the makeup of its citi-
zens, to an extent that would crafty the
pride of the most enthusiastic native,
"whether he was born here or not" But
this sort OF thing was only to be expect
ed when so many of the wandering sons
and runaway daughters OF the state had
come back for briet visit "home," and
had sat down to table with so large a
number Of the "stay-at-homes."
| About 800 persons were seated at five
long tables running lengthwise of the
Armory hall and shorter one arranged
on the platform, where were the guests
of honor and the members OF the local
association committee. The hall was
elaborately trimmed with flags and
bunting, while directly over the plat
form appeared banner showing the
Vermont coat.o farms, and at one side o
the stage hung another banner including
within an ornamental circle, the words
"The Day We Celebrate" The st. Johns
bury Orchestra discoursed entertaining
strains Of music during the feast, and re
ceived from time to time convincing evi
dence of the companys enjoyment o
that part of the program. Altogether
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