The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1910-08-25

sight that has met the eyes of Mont
pelier people for some time. At every
hand comments are being heard on
the beauty and originality shown in
the make up of the decorations. The
parade was far ahead of anything ex-
| pected and clearly displayed the in-
terest that the various owners of the
| cars, which numbered about $50, had
taken in the event and the time spent
in getting the machines in readiness
Although the Journal has given the
various events much publicity, it was
never dreamed that such a magnif-
cent spectacle was to be presented.
| Without a doubt If the real nature
of the result could have been known
thousands more people would have
been here to witness It, AS a matt ar
of fact it is the general opinion that
even the committees in charge of the
arrangements, who were in closer
touch with the matter than any one
else, did not anticipate any such
sight
An Imposing Parade,
1t would be an utter impossibility
for one to write a description of the
parade that would come any where
near giving correct impression, and
to those who failed to see the parade
it can only be said that they missed
one of the most beautiful sights of
their lives and those who witnessed
it need no reminder of the beauty dis
played for it cannot possibly have
been erased from their memory SO
soon.
Long before it was time for the
start of the parade several thousands
of people gathered on the streets
along the entire route and each car
came in for its share of applause as
it passed
We Sure Had Car.
The parade started from Berlin
street at o'clock and was headed |
by M. H. Farrars car. which carried
Chief of Police Durkee and Officers
McAvoy and Connolly. followed by
car carrying the marshal, Arthur G. !
Eaton, after which drove Col W. W. |
Brown, president of the A. c. ", with |
Mayor Dawley. The autoists were
divided into divisions. Montpelier. |
Barre, and Interstate. The press car |
of the Journal, which had given the |
event the most publicity of any pa
per, brought up the rear and was
given considerable applause all along
the line. Tile car used by the Journal !
men is owned by Col. H. E. Parker, /
of Bradford, who gave the paper the /
use of the car for the occasion. 1t was
driven by his son, Lee Parker.
There were 10 Ford cars in the par
ade, five of them being decorated
George H. Morrill, of st. Johnsbury
carried in his car Secretary Ballard If
the A. C. V. with the club banner
made especially for the event. and !
Misses Hardart of Philadelphia.
All the local cars were decorated
by the owners or members of their
families. A rumor was aAoat that
Boston decorator came to this city !
and decorated several cars but such
was not the case.
The decorated cars in the parade
outside the city or Barre were: Fl. M. !,
Smith of Lyndonville, George Walls |
of Waitsfield, H. NJ Farnham of East :
Montpelier, John Rich of Swanton,
f. s. Joslyn of Waitsfeld, o. NJ. Jones
of Warren and o. III. Rixford of East
Highgate, and C. C. Kenyon and G. A.
Tilden of Roxbury.
Local Cars Entered.
The following local auto owners
entered their cars in the parade: f.
e. Lowe, Benjamin Sumner, Mrs.
Mary Lang, C. D. Wheelock, =. d.
Taft, l.. A. Newcomb, Marshall T.
Wood, A. H. Temple, A. D. Harris,
Timothy E. Callahan, William Smith,
Fred Blanchard, Frank H. Hall, James
Boutwell,, ]. G. Brown, two cars; A.
F. Lanier, DR.. x. L. Cleaves, c. L,
Chandler, George Pitkin Charles Bus
we'll, Richard Standish, S. S. Ballard
R. A. Peck, two cars; w. e. Jackson.
Barre Cars Entered.
The Barre cars entered in the de-
corated parade were owned by w. B.
Smith and C. C. Kenyon. Immediately
after the parade the judges who were
selected to award the trophy cups
went to Loomis street and the cars
were run there for inspection, after
which the judges went to the Pavil-
ion to decide who were to have the
prizes
The Prizes Awarded.
The cups were awarded as follows;
Grand sweepstake cup, solid silver,