The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-07-26
Island Park Rendezvous for
Big Crowd of Employees
from Greenfield
LOCAL CITIZENS
EXTEND WELCOME
whey & Russell Shop Won Banner for
Largest Score in Sporting Events
Ball Game Now in Progress = One
Person Hurt on Railroad.

Largest Score in Sporting Events
Ball Game Now in Progress = One
Person Hurt on Railroad.
Seven hundred and twenty-six en-
pioyes OF the Greenfield Tap q Die cor
poratIon, comprising three concerns.
the Nelis Brothers company, Wiley &
nusseil 4 Mfg. company and the A. j..
smart Mig. company, reached Brattle-
poro TINS morning at $40 O'Clock.
promptly on time, for their second an
hual field day at Island park. The day
mas been spent at the park with a
lengthy program of athletic events in
the forenoon hours, a dinner in the
recreation rooms at noon, free to all
employees of the concerns, a minstrel
show by talent of the corporation at |
o clock, the festivities concluding with
a ball game between the 'Lightnings''
and the Little Giants,'' teams from
different plants of the concern. The
Brattleboro team and opponents have
not this year presented a game in
which there was so much excitement
as was manifest during the opening
innings of the contest this afternoon.
Just as the special train drew into
the station the First Regiment band
| of Brattleboro, with its full compile
ment of men, marched across the cross
ing heading a representative column
of more than 30 BrattIeboro profession
| al and business men who had turned
out to fittingly welcome the invaders
from another state who had held one
field day at Island park and who this
year, without debate, selected the To-
cation for their second annual and
larger event.
Moving picture photographers were
in position at the station and as the
heavily loaded train turned out its
load of holiday seekers, the cranks
were turned I - moving pictures tax
en- of the guests of the day The line
was promptly formed with the First
Regiment band and BrattIeboro escort
preceding the Greenfield visitors.
Immediately behind the escort came
the banner bearers, who bore respee-
lively the national colors and banner
of blue incribed in white letters
. Greenfield Tap and Die Corporation,
2d Annual Field Day, July 26, 1913,
Little Giants, Lightnings, Smarts, Is
land Park, Brattleboro, VT
Then followed a bevy of the fair
sex, every one gowned in white from
shoes TO hats, each carrying Japan
csc parasol and all bearing banners
inscribed with the name of one of the
three concerns There were As in the
first coterie. Immediately behind them
marched mascot and behind him eight
other girls, also dressed in white ana
carrying parasols. Then followed sc
men, including the members of the
two ball teams, all in uniforms.
long procession were the men who
marched behind the banner inscribed:
"Little Giants and Lightnings Forever.
Old Guard Over Ten Years of True
and Loyal Service.'' In this division
there were most of those who are in
Guided in that honored membership
and they marched with heads up and
feet in time to the rafting music Of
the First Regiment band.
AS the procession moved across the
grade crossing the West River Train
insisted upon .butting in,'' with the
reult that there was a break in the
line, but the head waited at Whet-
stone bridge Later the regular MORN
ing train north held up the rear end
of the procession, and as the head knew
nothing of this there was a big break
as the line marched up the street, but
when it returned from the common
the line was intact.
Moving picture operators were sta
toned on either side of Main street
at the corner of Elliot and the line
was photographed and pictured its en-
tire length. The pictures are TO be
shown in Greenfield Monday and Tues
day and at Island park in Brattleboro
Thursday, Friday and Saturday eve-
nings.
Marching back each participant in
the parade was presented a spray Of
sweet peas at the grade crossing, the
present being from E. L. Hildreth and
grown on his farm on Ames hill, and
they were duly appreciated.
As the line marched back down Main
, street repeated cheers were given for
Brattleboro by the marching throng,
/ who apparently appreciated what the
town had done for them in the way
, of a welcome and what some of its
citizens had done in the matter of
having ready for use such an ideal
) spot as Island park for a big outing.
, The river was dotted with boats
from the time the party arrived at
the Island, and many enjoyed the OPP
f portunity of swim, some diving from
the bridge and others entering the
+ water from the Bigleow wharf and
from the Island Park landing.