The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-10-10
BIG CELEBRATION
PLANS WELL
UNDER WAY
First Observance OF Columbus
Day in Vermont
MORNING STREET PARADE
Sports, Sparrlng Match and Ball
Game at Morgan Park In tho
Afternoon
MORNING STREET PARADE

knights OF Columbus, VIII succeed
in their endeavor to establish a pre-
cedent in observing Columbus day in !
this town seems to be borne out by
glimpse of the interesting and elabo-
rate arrangements that have now |
been completed for the celebration |
next Thursday. A meeting Of the |
Columbus day committee was held |
last evening, when the plans were
| discussed and final arrangements !
made.
In addition to the events that were
announced in The Banner a short |
while ago it is thought that Con
gresham d. ]. Foster will be pres
in Knights of Columbus circles
throughout the state, have been Sc
| cured for addresses on that day, as
well as several from other states.
The Hooslck Falls council has en-
Enthusiastically entered into the local
celebration, and a large number OF
the members of that council are ex
pected 10 be present. In fact. Ii Is
thought that the delegation will
include nearly every member of the
council Many visitors and Knights
from nearly all the nearby councils
will be in Bennington during the
celebration.
Not the least of the several fea.
lures that will mark the celebration
in this town is the baseball game
between teams representing the local
council. Knights of Columbus. and
an aggregation that will endeavor TO
win honors for the Hoosick Falls
council A purse OF $l75 has been
offered and this. together with the
we'll known spirit OF rivalry that
exists between the local council and
| the Knights OF the Empire state VII
lage. will without doubt insure on
interesting and fast game. Michael
Schwab and Edward Cummings OF
the Bennington Council were in Hoo
sick Falls Sunday and as result
the following team has been selected
to appear for the local council:
Cheek of Albany, catcher; Joe Wood
of the Boston Americans and Nc
Cory OF Albany. pitchers Mccain.
nell Of Albany. first base; Mcdonald
of the Boston Nationals, second
base, Gillespie OF Providence, third
base; Tamsett OF Albany. short stop;
Kay of Albany. right field; Duffy Of
Troy. center field; and Hartley of Al.
bany, left field.
II The following team will represent
Hoosick Falls council: Berger of
Toronto catcher: Wolfgang OF the
St Louis Americans and Donnely
OF the Boston Nationals, pitchers;
Bunyan of Bridgeport, first base.
Bannon OF New Haven. second base
Harry Noyes OF Hartford. third base
Shorty of New Haven, short stop
Carroll OF Troy. right field; Gillespie
OF Providence, center field; Genest OF
the Chicago White Sox. left field.
| This will be the first opportunity
that has been offered for many Ban.
ningtonians to see such a collection
OF men who occupy big place IN
Baseballdom. The game will b.
played on the Morgan Park diamond
and will be called at 2 o'clock.
| Most OF the civic and fraternal or
CARNATIONS will take part In TIE
parade, which will start at 10 o.
clock. Many of the prominent meu
of the village and most of the clergy
men viii participate. automobiles
having been provided for the guests
Of honor.
The organizations which will par
ticipate and the formation OF tbs
parade are as follows:
First Division.
Police.
Chief Marshall and 2 aides.
Bennington City Band.
Grand Army OF the Republic
Sons OF Veterans.
Hoosick Falls Knights OF Colum
bus
Foresters OF America.
Father Mathew Temperance ant
Benevolence society.
II Second Division.
North Bennington Band.
Bennington Council knights o
Columbus.
Fraternal Order of Eagles.
Catholic Order OF Foresters.
Bennington Fire Department.
Automobiles with guests OF honor
The line will form on North stree
and will then proceed up Cage stree
to Stafford; over Stafford to Union. I,
South. to Pleasant. via North. al
Pleasant to Main. down Main Il
Depot, over Depot TO River stree
and up that street TO North. wher
| the line will dlsband.
After the ball game In the after
noon the field events will take place
also on Morgan park Both councils
the Bennington and that OF Hooslcl
Falls, are represented by CAREFUL,
selected athletes and the contest
will without doubt be we'll contested
Several purses are offered for tn
various events A six round sparrinI
match between kid" Henry OF Troy
the worlds middlewelght champion
and George Atwood OF Boston. VIII
recently fought with Sam Langforc
will round out well arranged car,
| of sports
The observance will close with
concert and dance which will be bel,
In Academy hall In the evening
Reynolds orchestra furnishing IN
W music Tomorrow evening a dane
= will be held In the same hall, 70