The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-08-08
HoosIck FALLS CELEBRATION
Exercises Scheduled for Old Home
Week, Aug. 17.21.

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Hoosick Falls, Aug. with Old
Home Week but two weeks ahead
the members of the association find
plenty OF work arranging the varl
GUS details of the celebration. The
celebration will be begun at midnight
Wednesday by the ringing of bells
and booming Of cannon.
Thursday forenoon there will be a
parade OF local organizations and
school children over n short line OF
march. In the afternoon everybody
will gather at the armory, where the
home Corners will be given a cordial
welcome to the old town, and a re-
ception and reunion will be held. The
following program has been arrang-
ed for this occasion:
l Overture Cusson's Orchestra
2 Address of Welcome
Village President w b. Putnam
3 Singing-"Auld Lang Syne"
Audience
4 Historical Address
James A. Beckett
5 Selection Orchestra
6 Address
Rev. Richmond Fisk of Aver, Mass,
Singing-"Home Sweet Home"
Audience
s "reminiscences
Supervisor w. c. Jones
3 lmpromptu Speeches
Sons and Daughters Of Old Hoosick
10 Selection Orchestra
III Singing-"America" Audience
~ Reception and reunion of former
Residents
In the evening there will be band
concerts at various parts of the vii
lage and a general visiting among the
returned wanderers. A feature OF the
evening will be the signing of the Old
Home register at the Municipal Build
ing, and il is the earnest desire of the
association that every former resi-
dent visiting the old town will regis
ter.
Friday forenoon will be devoted to
a parade of farmers teams, and the
arrangements for this event have
been placed in the hands of the To-
cal Grange, which gives assurance
that this important feature of the
celebration will be successful in
every detail
President Louis Haussler is in
charge OF the baby parade which is
planned for Friday forenoon at
eleven o'clock IL will be a short
parade up and down Main street, and
should prove to be attractive and In
terestlng. Mr.. Haussler offers 800
in prizes, divided as follows: First
prize, $50; second, $50; third, 800
to be awarded by an impartial Com
mittee of judges to the successful
competitors. Mr.. Haussler urges
that entries be sent in at once. and
will be glad to give necessary infor-
nation to those desiring to partici'
pate in the parade. The competition
is open TO any baby in the town.
The athletic sports at the driving
park Friday afternoon, August 1S
will be under direction of Walter
Robson, who is so well posted upon
everything that goes to make up q
successful meet that IT only remains
to say, at this time in connection
with the event, that a large list OF
entries has been secured and promis
ed, and that some prominent athletes
will take part in the sports.
The Old Home Week ball in the arm
DRY In the evening will bring together
many OF our former people who viii
find another opportunity OF meeting
old friends and renewing acQuaint
ances.
Saturday. August 18th. Firemen'
day, will be the big day OF Old Home
Week. A parade of the local depart
ment and visiting iiremen in the fore
noon will be feature we'll worth wit
messing and our village will be
thronged with visitors. In the after
noon there will be a fremen's tourn
ament, with engine contests and hose
races. on Main street. for which
large number of entries have been re
ceived Among the engine compan
les competing will be the Rough ant
Ready and Union companies OF Greer
wich: Union of Salem; J. ]. Grays o.
Cambridge; Pacific of Manchester
and Veteran Fire company of Nortl
Adams Several other companies
have the invitation under considera
ton and will probably decide tC
come. Among the hose companies
expected are the Durkees of Ft
Edward: Alerts OF Adams, Gales Of
Williamstown and teams from Bur
lington, Vt; Turner'S Falls, Mass
The Miller Hose company of this vii
lage. which is to compete in the hose
race, Is showing up in good form in
the nightly practice runs on Main
street, and will probably show up tc
good advantage in the great race.
Saturday evening a grand display
of fireworks will take place near the
grounds of the Country Club, which
will bring the celebration to fitting
close.