The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-06-19
BURLINGTON PLANS
Special Features Of the Tercentenary
Celebration in That City

Burlington, June 1S.-The official
program for Burlingtons Champlain
tercentenary celebration will be is
sued today by the publicity committee.
II gives much information respecting
the celebration, its inception, plans
of the state commission and the pro-
gram in detail for Burlington.
The C. II. Roster company of New
York will do the work of decoration.
This firm decorated Washington for
the Inauguration of u, Kinley, Eoose-
welt aud Taft, adornsng streets as a
whole, arcning thoro'gnfa.os from
building u building, negr-.ting none.
At nigrt $4,000 electric liga.s install
ed by a Newark. n. J., cUlnTary Will
fash along he pripciYfl streets and
lead the way to where tle decorative
effects viii eliminate IN a central
point at City hall park.
There will be mammoth patriotic
industrial and fraternal parades air
ship ascensions, baseball and lacrosse
games band concerts at all hours by
the leading musical organizations of
Vermont. New York and Canada sail
and power boat races for 81 500 in
prizes; and throughout the week Col,
Feraris trained animal and celebra-
tion shows the most successful feature
of the jamestown exposition will ex-
hibt on the show grounds.
At the armory cor ner of Main and
Pine streets the Greater Vermont In
dustrial exhibit will be open through
out the week.
Three evenings Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday a marvellous display
of Paines fireworks, including a large
number of set pieces will be shown
at the lake front. No less than $500
worth of these fire creations have
been bought and one set piece alone
cost $500.
Thursday afternoon and evening,
Armstrong; Algonquin Indians from
upper Canada will present Hiawatha
on the floating stage before the grand
stand at the foot of College street.
Members of the sporting committee
are confident, in fact tde final arrange
ments are nearly completed, whereby
a great Mara HIN race with Johnny
Hayes the Marathon hero at the Olmy-
pic races at London, England, and
other famous runners will be contes-
tants.
There will be trotting races in
which the fastest horses in New Eng
land will compete held each day at
tde track of the Burlington IRVING
club
1t is also hoped II arrange a big
hill, climbing contest for automobiles
Friday in which ma hi es ON all
over the state viii compete.
President Taft viii deliver n ad-
dress in City hall park. The preside1,,
tial escort will be composed of the 5tn
Barracks, Col. C. D. Cowles command
ing; Vermont veterans OF the Civil
war and visiting comrades; the list
are confident In fact the final arrange
VT. Infantry, Col J. Gray Estey. com
the 18th cavalry, u S. A.,
William ID. Beach, oman ling Arm
strong's algonquin Indians from upper
Canada; Knights Templar; Deputy
Grand Commander Frank d. Dewey at
the head of 60 beplumed Masons; the
governor generals foot guards from
Otta wa, Canada. 500 men. Lieut. Col.
d. r. Street com nandir G.
For he afternoon and evening at
fractions Thursday the state has pro-
videl Indian pageants to be given on
a floating stage at the water front and
the matinee performance will be wit
messed by the president
At six in the evening a banquet will
hc IthutAtu L ltSlutHl idll at Ine u u
iversity of Vermont gymnasium.
Among the guests will be Ambassa-
dor Bryce, Elbu Root, Governor
Hughes and others.
Following the rec -mmen al ms of
Governor Prouty is proclaiming Sun
day, July 4, as Champlain Sunday spe-
cial religious services will be held in
the Catholic and Protestant churches
Of Burlington. Leading divines have
accepted invitations to ofIiciate at the
morning services and join local cler
gymen in an open air meeting at City
Hall park in the afternoon.
Monday, July >. will be marked by
an independence day celebration.
Tuesday, July G, will be devoted to
French societies in the morning par
ade and in the afternoon a reception
to the visiting organizations in the citv
nall and to an all day regatta open to
the world under tho auenioos 90 A.