Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-25
Five Thousand People Journeyed
to Montpelier to See the
Cars Arrive.
GOVERNOR AWARDS PRIZES
One Hundred and Twenty Five
Cars Participated in Decor
ated Parade - Tourists
Had a Big Time.

montpelier. Aug. 22--Whcn the Au-
tofhohile Club of Vermont and the
montpelier board of trade began maxi
Ing arrangements three weeks ago FOR
the reception OF the Munsey tourists
when they should roach Non+no,,or
hardly anyone anticipated that the day
would be so successful and so elnbor-
atoly celebrated as IT has been. Fully
FIVE thousand people from ont of town
lined the main streets of the city over
which the tourists and tho paradc
rnssod md moro than 500 automobiles
many Of them belonging To- members
of the Automobile Club Of Vermont.
we're hacked on both sides Of Main and
state streets and later assisted in the
parade
Tho visiting tourists were moro than
pleased with their reception They
declared they had seen nothing like il
since they left PHILADELPHIA and many
OF them Joined tho parade give" this
afternoon In their honor. Tho Auto
mobile club Of Vermont and It's capt
tai city could have done no more Of
fectivc advertising than was done to-
day. The streets Of the city through
which the tourists and the parade
pa ssod were ola borately decorated and
this afternoon nearly all business was
SUSPENDED The banks and Insurance
offices and many ~ the storcs were
closed and a half holiday was eniovoi.
PARADE AND PR1zE WINNERS.
The tourists checked In this morning
| IN &c cars and were qunrtered at the Pa
wilton hotel for lunch. Tho Montpelier
| Military band gave an all day concert
! from the Pavilion stand and in several
! instances wore obliged to respond to per-
eistent cncores. The parade this afternoon
was participated in by - cars. most Of
which were decorated. While a ma iority
of these cars We're from Rarre aud Mont
| pelier. fifty or more were from other
| places in tho State. The parade passed
| over the principal streets OF the city and
after the Judges had made their decision
| the successful ones we're banked In front
Of the Pavilion hotel when the prizes We're
awarded by Gov. Geo. II. Prouty. The
| Judges of this decorated parade We're
| Governor Prouty. Guy w. Bailey of rs
sex and Joseph A. De Boer Of Montpelier.
who took the place of +. u. Proctor of
! Proctor who was unable to be present
| The prizes We're bronze and silver cups
presented by the Montpelier board Of
| trade and the Automobile club of Vermont
| except the sweepstakes cup offered by w.
| w. Brown Of Springfield. which went
| TO J. NJ. Boutwell, OF Montpelier Mr.
| Boutwell, was also awarded first prize In
| the Montpelier division and Marshall L.
| Wood second prize. In the Barre division
| Charles y. Kenyon received first prize
| and w. u, Smith. second T. NJ. Smith Of
Iyndonvtle was awarded first prize for
| the best decorated car outside of Mont
| pcli"r and Barre and O. H. Richford OF
| flishgate second
| CUPS FOR UNDECORATED CARS.
Five cups were also awarded for the
| best FIVE cars from any town outside of
Montpelier. The conditions Of this con-
test were that the Judges should not con-
! slider the class and cost of cars that the
| cars should not ne decorated and the
Judges should be guided wholly by the
cleanliness, appointment and general APP
pearance Of all the five cars. These prizes
went to the Cadillac team from Barre
The owners of the cars We're c. w Steele,
| A. H. Burt. S. d Allen, benjamin East
| man and Gale Bennett
The tourists cars, which bore the marks
OF service. were Of great interest both to
Montpelier people and to the visitors
Among the noted drivers were Louis
S'rang. who has been in many famous
endurance runs, j. w. Dill, who has
taken part in many contests. and T. l..
lt"hach, who was conspicuous In the 1857
iidden tour. The cars assigned 20 the
press and the photograp pliers were also
objects of unondrg interest. Shortly
after the parade the tourists checked out
Tor Burlington, expecting to arrive there
in time for supper