St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-07-14


Cady of New York. as the impatient au
dience never allowed him to finish bu
clapped him down after as many stanza
|, as they could stand. NJ. Jusserant
: made hit by declaring that ChamplaiI
saw both sides of the lake at the SAM
time and liked them both, while later HI
declared that the spirit and all that was
best in Champlain lived in President
. Taft. Ambassador Bryce spoke twice
, during the day and Gov. Hughes referred
to the many speeches he was making uE
and down the lake and said he was glad
Champlain did not stop at any more
places.
Plattsburg's big day closed with big
banquet at Hotel Champlain which be-
gan at 9p. m. and ended at 2.30 the
next morning. The Vermont contingent
could not stay to the speechmaking and
came back to Burlington after the
feasting. The same distinguished speak
ers participated in the postprandial ex-
eacises, the most elaborate speech being
made by Mr.. Lemieux, who was escorted
from Ottawa by our Vermont consul
general there, Hon. John G. Foster.
| bURLINGTON'S BIG DAY.
The Queen City had five little days and
one big day last week and Thursday
was their big day. All the other days
the takirs barked to almost empty
streets, the caterers in their big tents fed
about 80 when they had expected 500
and the crowd stayed at home. The Bur
lington people made great plans for the
week and deserve great credit for their
achievements. Flags and bunting were
omnipresent and at night the streets
| were ablaze with electric lights. The
fireworks at the breakwater attracted
great crowds and whether you saw them
from the big grandstand or the beautiful
sun parlor of the Van Ness House they
were magnificent. Those who saw the
floats and parades earlier in the week
are enthusiastic over the enterprise of the
participants.
The crowd began to arrive early on
the extra and regular trains and before
noon estimated $4,000 people in the
city. One of the other commissioners
doubted this estimate, but | was graft
he'd Saturday night to have Chief Wood
OF the Boston detective bureau tell me
there were $4,000 people in Burlington
that day. The President was an hour
late in arriving from Plattsburg and
was met at the Champlain Yacht Club |
dock by the local committee, the Yer
mont commission, President Buckham,
Gen: y. o. Howard and other distin-
guished residents of the Queen City. The
presidential party was escorted to City
hall park by the Vermont National
Guard and Immediately upon their ar
rival the speechmaking began. Gov.
Prouty welcomed the distinguished
guests to the state and Mayor Burke
welcomed them to the city. Addresses
were then made by Gov. Hughes, the
two Ambassadors, Mr.. Lemeux and the
President. The poet of the occasion was
Bliss Carmen of Boston, one of our best
known poets. Mr.. Bryce had the princi-
pal speech on this occasion and dwelt
upon the results of such celebration
and what it signifed for the future glory
OF the Lake Champlain valley. The
President was in his happiest vein, refer
ring with great pride to his three genera
[lons OF Vermont ancestry and the pleas
1re 1T always gave him to meet Yer
nonters. The parade quickly followed
The speechmaking, the President going
% the lower side of the park to review
he procession. In the first division
we're many veterans of the civil war,
marching by regiments, followed by the
spanish war veterans and the Vermont |
National Guard. The Canadian regi- {
nent IN their red coats, with their off.
ers in big bear skin hats, attracted the
most attention and were wildly cheered. {
The cavalry from Fort Ethan Allen
made flne appearance and the Knights c
Lemplar communicates from all over the i
tate never looked finer. At the rear
we're the st. Johnsbury tribe of the Red
1en, clad in continental uniform and +
leaded by drum corps composed of t
hree generations. st. Johnsbury was S
veil represented in this parade, furnish e
n1g a company in the National Guards, I
he st. ohnsbury Band and many mem c
ers OF Palestine Commandery, Knights t
emplar, and the tribe of Red Men. Fol a
owing the parade came the Governors S
1ncheon to the President and 100 other t
uests at the Ethan Allen Club. This t
vas one OF the most delightful functions a
the week and served in a faultless ft
tanner by professional caterer. b
Inc indian pageant at the breakwater a
ttracted a great crowd, the presidential 2,
arty occupying front seats and sur t,
bundled by secret service men and the g
ttaches OF the embassies. This was
'peated IN the evening to another large G
,oWd that did not attend the banquet. .
by o'clock hundredsDf people were
ssembllng at the University gymnasium So
mere banquet u was served to 800 &C
eople, the largest number ever enter F.
lined at one time in the state The
vlnnaslum was decorated with the flags 81
three nations and the gallery and run
ng track was filled with visitors eager
hear the speeches. St. Johnsbury was sa
ell represented on this occasion, more ia
ckets having been sold to parties in tn
lis town than to any other place IN the Sc
ate outside OF Burlington, with Lyn- st
)nVlile a close second. Here Gov. sa
routy presided, and as at every other If
lbllc junction of the week, maintained m
e dignity OF his official position and
t speed his remarks with many pleas t.
ltrles' Here the President was the first
eaker and he began by congratulating "a
e committee in admitting ladies to the y"
'nquet' a privilege that was denied !
EN- at the banquet the evening before FL
lie president made the great speech of OPP
e entire trip on this occasion, touching Pc
ION many questions OF local interest
id also OF much wider interest. He Pa
timed briefly the policy towards the TIL
lid South and the relations that Ouoh+ =