The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-11-28
HUGE PROSPERITY BALL
Windsor Machine Company Entertain
ed $500 at Gala Event

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Windsor. Nov. 27-The prosperity
ball given by the Windsor Machine
company Thursday night was attend
ed by $500 and in the early evening
500 couples We're dancing on The ca
pacious floor This grand event I'm
the social life of Windsor was I'm celc.
bration OF an addition to- the machine
cOmpany's plant of a building, 80 boy
! 90 feet I'm dimensions and the return
of prosperity. The building had been
specially decorated the color scheme
being red. white and blue with arches
and festOous Of tricolOrcd streamers
IN an old Roman effect. the design of
Charles Blake. over 2Oo electric
lights were furnished by the companys
own plant, these also being In red.
white and blue the effect being fine,
especially In the moonlight walizes.
There were two hundred Japanese
lanterns hung about the hall and In
| the windows, the latter being draped
with white curtains
over the musicians balcony were
| the words prosperity ball in large
| letters and on the balcony reserved
| for the officials and distinguished
| guests were the words Windsor Ma
| chine Co" Six large flags represent
ing the United States. Great Britain
Germany. France. Italy and japan the
countries with which the company
does business. were draped about The
musicians balcony and hundreds OF
small American flags were placed
about the room
The music was furnished by the
Windsor orchestra OF IT, pieces which
gave an excellent concert from eight
until nine o'clock and furnished music
for the dancing which followed. The
march was led by the Hon Charles a.
| Moore. president of the company al
so president of Manning. Maxwell q
Moore OF New York Maxwell Evarts
vice president of the company. was
also present and took an active part
In the evenings performance.
During the evening refreshments
were served. the caterers being Far
mer and Marcott. The guests were
received at the door by General Fore
man Max u. Mower and the ladies IN
the Office up stairs by Miss c. +. Guilt
van, the companys secretary ah0
stenographer
The reception committee consisted
Of Foreman Justin c. Smith, Mr. anc
Mrs G. r. Hazcn. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. q
Grldley. Mr.. and Mrs S r Bryant 5
A. McCHnton. 4. l.. Sunderson, Misses
Alice NJ. Cone and Edward j Mover
and the floor was In charge oi Supl
r. l.. Cone assisted by Manager q. q
Grldley. +. H. Chester, a. J.. Sander
son. y. s. Jones. Leonard Lacey, w. =
White. h. q. Moroy and Fred Mayo.
p Windsor has long been famous io
the Rnc machinery turned out by NJ
. excellent mechanics. and it bids iai
TO continue under the liberal policy @
, the present company The first turre
e lathps ever made were manulac'u'v y.
here I'M 1858 from designs OF Henry u
! stone. "A noted maChinist To MS Gay
. Justin c. Smith. q foreman IN one 90
y the rooms has been in the buslhvs
d for s6 wears and has worked IN thi
town All that time. a record lhaJ WI
no hard 10 equal There are o'he
worl,men who have worked mere l'"'
, "a to so years ,......,.. er,
mnde gums for the English government
q years ago. and later manufactured
g n,e for the United States during IN
h Roheilion. This arm was followed b
s Iamsou. Goodnow a Yale. the As'O
b nov Manufacturing company. lone.
J. Tamsou g Co. and finally the WIN
} sor Machine company