St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-06-16


will leave Washington, July 5 in charge
of Mr.. Phillips, assistant Secretary OF
State, having on board Ambassador JUS
serand, Vice President Sherman, Speaker
Cannon and several cabinet officers.
Ambassador Bryce will be at Bar Har
Dor and will come overin special train.
The Canadian delegation will leave
Ottawa early in the week and in the
party will be Postmaster General Le-
nieux, the special representative Of
Premier Laurier. Lieut.-Gov. Pelletier
and Premier Gouin of the Province of
Quebec. Col John G. Foster, our consul
general at Ottawa, will escort the Can
adam delegation to the celebration.
Swanton and Vergennes hold their Gel
ebration on Saturday. The festivities at
Swanton will include a parade on both
land and water, unwilling the monument
marking the site OF the first permanent
church building in Vermont, river
parade and parade of floats represent
ing town history, and historical address
es. Among the distinguished guests to
be present will be Gov. Prouty and
Lieut.-Gov. Meade, Senator Page, Con-
gressmen Foster and Plumley and M.
Lemieux.
Vergennes will have band of Algon-
quin Indians, parade with floats and
pageants, ball game, band concert and
other attractions. The orator of the
day will be Hon. John Barrett, now at
the head of the Bureau of American Re-
publics and in the evening there will be a
banquet with postprandial exercises.
Everything connected with the ceebra-
ton here will be free, the money having |
been raised by the school children.
The city of Burlington is erecting a
grand stand at the edge of the lake to
accommodate 5000 people, where all can
see the Indian pageants that will be
given on the lake Thursday afternoon
and evening. Seats in the first section,
either for afternoon or evening, will be
sold at $3.50 and in the second section
Tor $1.00. These seats may now be
ordered of Charles E. Allen, Burlington,
provided the money is sent with the
order.
The Vermont commission has had the
arrangement of the celebration at Bur
ington, July 8, and Isle La Motto, July
3, and our readers will be especially in
terested in the official program for those
two days.
BURLINGTON, JULY 8.
10 a. m. Presidential party and Am
Dassadorial and official guests escorted
rom wharf to City Hall Park by
Vermont National Guard, Col. J. Gray
Estey commanding.
1870. Literary exercises in City Hall
Park, Gov. G. H. Prouty presiding.
Prayer, Right Rev. Arthur c. A. Hall,
D. D., Protestant Episcopal Bishop of
he Diocese of Vermont.
Welcome to Vermont, Gov. G. H.
Prouty.
Welcome to Burlington, Hon. James E.
Burke, Mayor.
Remarks, Gov. Charles E. Hughes of
New York.
Address, Right Hon. James Bryce,
British Ambassador.
Remarks, Hon. Rudolph Lemieux,
Postmaster General of Canada.
Poem, Bliss Carman.
Remarks, Hon. William H. Taft Pres
ident of the United States.
1900. Review of parade by President |
Taft and Governors Hughes and Prouty.
l p. m. Governors Luncheon to Pres
idential party and Ambassadorial and
official guests at the Ethan Allen Club.
2.30. Indian Pageants at water
front.
to 6. Reception to the President at |
Club,
go Banquet at University Gym
nasium with postprandial features.
$50. Indian Pageants at water
front.
1890. Illuminated boat parade,
starting at Lake Champlain Yacht Club |
House.
ISLE LA MoTTE, July 9.
s a. m. Presidential, Ambassadorial |
and Official party leave Burlington via
steamer Ticonderoga, joined by New
York State Commission and guests at |
Plattsburg en- route.
1890. Solemn high mass sung by |
Most Reverend L. N. Begin, D. D., Bishop |
of Quebec, and Right Reverend Thomas
N. Burke, Bishop of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Albany, N. Y.
1l.45. Literary Exercises, Gov G.
H. Prouty presiding.
Prayer, Rev. John M. Thomas, D. D.,
President of Middlebury College.
Welcome, Gov. G. H. Prouty.
Welcome to Isle La Motto, A. S. Hall,
chairman Board of Selectmen.
Remarks, Gov, Charles E. Hughes of
New York.
Poem. Prof. John Erskine of Amherst
College.
Address, Hon. Wendell p. Stafford,
Justice of the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
Chorus ST. Adams Choral Union
Benediction, Rev. John M. Thomas,
D. d.
100. Luncheon
2.30. Dedication of boulder in men,
DRY of Col Seth Warner and Capt, Re-
member Baker by the Patriotic Women
of Vermont.
$50. Indian Pageants on the Lake.
PRESS COMMENT.
A "TOotfest" Proposed.
The Rrattlehoro Refornar which &c