The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-07-02
HOW BENNINGTON
WILL CELEBRATE
THE FOURTH
Full Program for the Local
Exercises
SPORTS AT THE PLAYGROUND
Fireworks Scheme Will Be the Most
Elaborate Produced Here in
Years

CldDOTdtc fTOQuCeu f1efe IN
Years
The complete programme for the
Fourth of July celebration in Benning
ton, is given below. Kindly preserve
this schedule and bring ii with you to
use as programme.
200. Flag raising-H T.. Holllster,
presiding.
2.l5. Track events
Boys 100 yard dash.
Under 80 pounds heat
Under 115 pounds heat.
over lis pounds heat.
Girls 80 yard dash, heats, finals.
Boys 220 yard dash. heats.
Boys broad jump.
Girls basketball relay
DO Its VS.. Midgets.
Daisies vs.. Has Beens..
Finals.
Girls potato race, heats, finals.
Boys high jump.
Girls baseball throw.
Boys three-legged race.
Girls ere er race, . heats.
Boys obs acle race
Boys running relav.
Tug of war for al len.
400. Baseball game. Evening Ban
ner VS.. Huckleberry Juniors.
Nolleyball tournament
Midgets VS.. Daisies.
Do Its VS.. Has Beens.
Finals.
Stories and games for younger chill
dren.
The officials are as follows: Start
ers, H. Sears. NJ. Pratt; clerks. T. Ha
ley, 7. Perkins; judges, S. b. Parker
Willard Lighthall. Charles Barnes
Mrs. Haley, Mrs. Nichols, Mrs. Burke:
announcers. +. j. Hall, NJ. Vossle' q,
reporter, c. ]. Kinsley; yolleyball ref
erees, NJ. Pratt, +. Lyons: baseball
umpire, NJ. Burlington; scorer c. ]
kinsley: games. Sallie Fields; sto
les, Elenior Sibley.
a handsome banner will be given Il
the girls team winning the highest
number Of points. First place counts
five points, second place three points
third place one point. Individual
badges will be given to everyone win
ming first on second place in each ot
the events.
730-band concert.
March-"The Stars and Stripes For
ever Souss
Waltz-"Golden Sunset" Hal
Selection--"War Songs of the Boys in
Blue"
Characteristic
March-"Gen. Mixup, U. S. A."
Aller
Two-steps "Mandalay," This Is tn,
Life" Berlir
Observation-Disclosures of the Nortl
and South, Solomon
National March-"Daughters of Amel
lea" Lasuf,
Announcements. Z. HOLSTER, pres
ident of the village.
The tSar Spangled Banner
$50. Historical moving pictures
Indian sports and pastimes. Whel
Uncle Sam was young. The inaugur;
ton of President Wilson.
9.15. Fireworks
Opening salute of tonite and lydit,
shells and rockets to announce begin
ming of display.
Grand illumination of silver an,
crimson.
Bombardmen of tri-colored romans
and ruby candles.
Flight of balloons. Six large bal
looms simultaneously released for
race.
Display Of golden fountains, hoi
nets nests, and flying dragons.
Discharge of rockets with primrose
violet. scarlet and liquid fir trailers.
Flight of geysers, columns OF fan
tastic circles of fire.
Display of triangles. rosettes vert
cal and radiator wheels.
Fusilade of wizard candles.
battery of electric shower mine
and aerial fountains.
Display of floral fountains. electri
volcanoes, etc.
Flight of rockets, large six an
eight pound fancy exhibition pieces
Emerald illumination. consisting {
green torches. lawn and campaig
fire distributed about the grounds.
Balloon ascension OF one or nor
: large fireworks balloons.
Pillars of fame and prismati
whirlWinds.
Display Of japanese jugglers an