The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-24
Greenfield Tap and Die Work
erS at Island Park
Saturday
LOCAL CITIZENS
PLANNING WELCOME
FIRST Regiment Band and Others Will
Meet Them at Station-Visitors Will
March Through Main Street-Min-
strels and Athletics.

Those who are anxious to see that
900 employees of the Greenfield Tan &
Dle company who are to pay their
second visit to Island park Saturday
are properly welcomed have hired the
First Regiment band and ask all who
can to meet at the town hall building
at SO that morning to march to the
railroad station and fittingly welcome
the visitors, who are coming on a spe-
elal train due to reach here at $40
clock. They also ask that merchants
and others on Main street decorate
with flags. The line of march will be
from the station up Main street and
| back to MILESTONE bridge where the
local escort Will drop out,
The employees of the tap and die
company comprise those of the Wells
Brothers company, the Wiley & Rus
sell company and the Smart company,
and this is their second annual field
day, the first having been held also at
Island park.
Elaborate arrangements have been
made for their entertainment with ath-
letlc events, a baseball game between
Wells Brothers company and the Wiley
Russell company, a minstrel show
and band music. A free lunch will be
served to all at noon and the Green
held Military band will furnish music
during the entire day IS outing.
| Frank .. Wells VIII be the homo
frary grand marshal, but the actual du-
ties of marshal will rightly fall on his
right hand man, Frederick H. Pavne.
The employees will report to their re-
! speetive factories prior to O'Clock
and after ringing up viii form in line
of march and proceed to the head of
Main street. The procession will pro
ceed down Main street to the Boston &
Maine station eight abreast with the
grand marshal leading, followed by the
Greenfield Military band, the ladies',
the minstrel troup, the old guard and
the employees by departments. The
train for Brattleboro will leave at
7.45 and upon arriving here the line
of march will be gain resumed and
the men will not fall out until they
have reached the park and photo
graphs of the entire company have
been taken. These will include NOV
ing pictures which have been arranged
for by the concern.
Prizes will be awarded for the win
ners of the athletic events and ban
ner will be given to the factory that
scores the largest number of points in
airy exists between the baseball teams
from the Wells Brothers company and
the Wiley & Russell company and
fast and rather close game is expected.
Harry q. Schouler viii umpire this
contest and r. H. Hoyt will be the of
fetal scorer. The teams win line up
as follows:
Lightnings-Pike eff, Walsh 3b, Bull
man capt, 2b, Grogan 1b, Wagner rf,
Troker If, Harris SIS, Fiset c, Catheart D,
Little Giants-McClure cf, S. Graves
3b, Ellis 2b, Poirer 10, Neveu IF, A.
Graves If, Steinhope IS, Sargent C.
Emery p, capt.
The committee of arrangements for
the entire affair is F. II. Payne, chair
man; J. T. Seller, f. E. Hawkes., F..
W. Strecker, l.. IL. Houghton, H. E.
Harris, W. A. Martin, r. s. Bascom,
Franklin Judge, G. E. Smart, l.. NJ.
Lamb, p. 7. Irwin and F.. W. Gates.
secretary.