Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-06-03
Will Leave Washington the Aft
ernoon of July 3 for the
Champlain Valley.
AT TlCONDEROGA JULY s
Governor Hughes and New York
Legislature VIII Accompany Press
idcntiaI Party from Albany,
Visiting Plnttsburgh and
Coming Here July g.

A joint meeting OF the Vermont and
New York state tercentenary commits
sions was held Monday at the Van
Ness House. when the itinerary of Pres
ident Tafts visit to the two States was
made public. In the morning many of
the two commissions We're entertained on
W. c. Wttherhce's yacht and they also
made a visit to the college gymnasium.
where the New York Legislature will
cine at noon on Thursday, presidential
day.
The following from the New York COM
mission were present: Chairman W. II.
ltuarp. Treasurer w. c. Withcrbee,
: cretary H. w. Hill, l.. G. 1.afountain.
l. A. Foley. ]. II. Booth and A. r.
Smith. an assistant to the commission.
VI the Vermont commission present were
GOV. G. II. Frouty, l., NJ. Hays. W. II.
crockett. II. w. Bailey, G. T. Jarvis, F.
q. i3eaupre and w. j. Van Patten.
Gov. Prouty reported on his recent
sit to Washington relative to the en-
tcytainment of Present Taft and party
ard foreign guests 1t Is planned to haye
personalities appointed from the stats
# Governog Prouty and Governor
hughes to so to Washington and usher
,ho presidential party and guests to
Inc Champaign valley.
president and Mrs Taft will leave
ashingtcn at $50 o'clock on Saturday
i-ly 2. and will be accompan by AM
,- ssador Bryce ard wifs and Amhassa-
der Jussernnd The party will also he
accompanied by attaches of military and
raval affairs and charge d'affaires. After
visiting Norwich. Conn. the party will
2 In on he following
cay morning Of tercenterary week and
will leave Immediately by special trair
for Ticonderoga. accompanied by Cover.
nor Hughes and staff and the New York
Legislature. At Ticonderoga the party
will be met by the Vernon: commission.
Or Tuesdar evening the entire party
will arrive in Plattsburgt. where they
will be Joined by the Canadian guests.
The Vermont commission will be enter
tanned on Wednesday. the big Platts-
hurgh day. at tho Hotel Champlain, and
will also be guests at the banquet to he
Eclo there in the evening. They will re-
turn to Burlington the same evening.
On Thursday. Burlington's big day.
President Taft and party and foreign
guests Governor Hughes and party and
the New York Legislature will arrive
United states infantry and a platoon of
machine guns will also arrive the same
morning from Plattsburgh. The detailed
program for this day will be given lat
or.
AS many Of the Vermont commission
as possible will so to Crown Point on
Monday of tercentenary week to take part
in the exercises TO be held there The
commission will then attend the celebra-
ton on Tuesday NJ Ticonderoga, arriving
in Burlington Tuesday evening.
Rooms have been reserved for the Yer
mont commission at the Van Ness House
FOR the entire week.
The question Of the monument loca-
ton was thoroughly discussed by the
members of the two commissions. but
the final decision will be reached at the
next Joint meeting. TO be held in Platts-
hurCh on Saturday.
On Friday W. c. W!therbee Of Port
Henry. y. v, treasurer of the New
York state commission. will take the
Vermont commission for a sail in his
yacht when various parts of the south
end of the lake will he visited TO inspect
some sites advanced as proper locations.