Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-09-26
VERMONT AT JAMESTOWN
Green Mountain States Son s and
Virginians Celebrate.
Exercises mt the Auditorium and |.
nriIlinnt Reception Were pnrt of
the Days Prosram-Ora-
lions Eloquent.


ton was most successfully celebrated
according to Virginia papers just re-
ceivcd. The Richmond and Norfolk
ually press devote considerable space to
reports of the event. which they char
acterize as noteworthy one in the his
tory OF the exposition. The Virginia Pilot
of Norfolk pronounces 'the Green Noun
tain state Day big success" and says
the Vermonters captured the exposi-
ton and acquitted themselves we'll" The
Richmond Despatch says "the Vermont
Day celebration was one of the best Of
similar events yet observed by any of
the other States" Secretary G. r. Shep-
perd Of the exposition rs quoted as say
Ing that the auditorium contained the
third largest audience on Vermont Day
that It has on any previous State day
Fully 700 persons were present at the
exercises
The Norfolk Landmark of September
~ contained the following report of Yer
mont Day:
With appropriate ceremonies. the
Green Mountain Boys" celebrated Yer
mont Day at the Tcr-Centennial yester-
day and the representatives of tho New
England state and thcaOld Dominion ex-
changed greetings and felicitated upon
the friendship OF the cwo common
wcaths, which began when both were
nothing but American colonies.
The visitors were cordially welcomed
to the exposition and TO tho state by
President Tucker of the exposition, and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ElYson, Of the
State. and their sentiments of good feel
ing were responded TO eloQucntly by
Governor Proctor. OF Vermont. The ora
ton of TIL day was delivered by the
Hon. Joseph a. DcBoer one of the most
scholarly and distinguished citizens OF
the Green Mountain State.
AT $3.50 In the morning the visiting
party, which numbered e;nlost ono hum
dred, arrived at the exposition grounds
from Newport News. and was met by
Secretary shepherd and Vice President
Alvan II Martin, OF tho Exposition
company, who escorted the guests to the
Vermont building Here Governor Proc
tor was called upon by Lieutenant Gov
ernor Ellyson. representing Governor
Swanson. who was unable to be present.
At 1890 Governor Proctor officially
called upon Lieut,-Gov. Eilyson at the
Virginia building, and was warmly well
coined Mt the State building of tho Old
DomiU'on. ',ncsc ceremonies occupied the
time of the visitors until the hour set
for the exercises to begin in the audito-
rum.
Lieut. Gov Trouty Of Vermont, pre-
sided during tie exercises and presented
President Tucker. after the Mexican Ma
tonal band had rendered the opening Sc
lection. The apartment was comforta bly,
.i-,t To,
in the large auditorium than have attend
ed many OF the State day celebrations Of
the past few weeks.
Mr. Tucker was exceedingly cordial in
greeting and welcoming to the great
Jamestown exposition the representatives
OF Vermont. He said the State was small
In area. but that she was large in many
other ways just as important
Mr. Tucker then expressed his apprecia-
ton and that Of not only the entire man
agcment of the exposition, but of all Vir-
ginla for the generous participation of
the Green Mountain State in the exposi-
ton. concentrating the first permanent
English settler IT on this continent. The
President then expressed his own appre-
citation for the exceptionally courteous
and n0spitahle treatment accorded tn,
representatives, OF the company, when
they were in Vermont's capital seeking
an appropriation for this PARTICIPATION.
ELLfSON PAYS TRIBUTE TO SEQ
FIELD.
Lieut. Gov. Ellyson followed Mr.. Tuck
er He told a beautiful story of Yer
mont's great Civil War soldier General
Sco6eId and y, HE cb,,-,,-,, IN -. .,oo,
mont n, Tho Observation-Disclosures ,.,,.ha.
that vbo, b.s ,ro.ha,. ,.,, ,oa,, ,a.,
in nor last sloen ha had cav, e., I-a,.,r,',
for granite 10 ,rorL har ,ra,,o
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was yrotef,,, Tow tho o,-,or.uri, 90 81,
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nont He sa,d that no s+,., o,,,,, -,
ceiy. q wor,oor ,,,a,,,o,,,. - Ir,,.,-,..Ia ,,
Whom Governor prootor VIZ &, ~,
nor,,,, ON, bos ,to ''
mon u.a, ,,r.,o,,.oa - ~
roso no ,rea, st., 49,,
u,es ,ha onr,a,,. mn
eloouort g., tts ra.,,,o, '. .. ~. .'e was
ye,c,,a =, w. ..,',... .,. Wv "' VI
nos,,,o, a., -, ~. tp s''..''''e' Vi 'He OK
-
IA hloliC.
ne e"'u 'hat "hlie vermont was not
''so :" area OF IN material wealth, she
, s p"' 'o'c "."'e ana nor whole his
wa" VIC VI 'eNo'ioh 10 principle and
''ioe " .He pest pfecepts or gov
e.Hi"eht. he declared that the opportu-
10y ~ ,ep'ese''eu al the various eN-
POSITIONS oi Ihe past had not been taken
LITh AyA l.