The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-15
PROGRAM is COMPLETED
For the Entertainment of New England
Cemetery Superintendents.

Tomorrow and the day following,
Barre entertans the New England AS
sociation of Cemetery Superintendents..
Early in the morning the advance guard
| of the 100 or more superintendents VIII
begin to pour into the city from all cor
ners of New England. The first detach-
ment is expected to arrive on the early
Central Vermont train and two Pullman
will be attached to the Green Mountain
express for the accommodation OF %
more who are to arrive at 8 o'clock. AT
meeting of the general committee, rep
resenting the Barre Board of Trade, the
Granite Manufacturers, the Quarry Own
ers', and the Merchants associations this
evening at s o'clock the finishing touches
to the program of entertainment will be
put on. -.
A large banner, suitably inscribed, will
be strung across Depot square tonight
and in the morning as the visitors pull
into the station they will be greeted by
the Barre Citizens band and commit
tee from the local organizations. Break
fast will be served in one of the church
vestries on city square and at D o'clock
the superintendents, with their wives
and other guests, will board the cars in
the Barre railroad yard for a sight-see-
ing trip around Milestone hill. Practl-
cally all of the larger deposits will have
been visited by the time the automobiles
arrive to transport the guests to Will
Jamestown gulf for lunch. 1t will be
late in the afternoon before the return
to this city is made. As for the timer
ary of the excursion, the route and
stops made on that wellremembered
"Barre day" in 1913 will be followed
with the exclusion of the trip to North
field.
Plans made for the big banquet to be
given in honor of the superintendent at
Rowland hall Tuesday evening eontem
plate one of the most laborate affairs
ever held under the auspices of any semi
civic organization. The Barre Womans
club will cater for the banquet and an
attractive afterdinner program has been
arranged. II. j. NJ. Jones of Jones Bros
will preside and the speakers are to in
clude members of the superintendents' as
sociation. the merchants. the Board of
Trade. the quarry owners and the man
ufacturers. as well as professional men.
There will be orchestral music and vo-
cal selections.
WEDNESDAY program II W iHcluuS
trips through the cutting plants in this
city side excursions to Montpelier and
the cemeteries here. People of Barre
have responded generously to the plan
Of having everyone assist in making the
visitors feel at home Many have opened
their homes bv making available rooms
for the reception OF the superintendents
and their wives. In this connection it
may be stated that householders expect.
ing guests during the two days will
know whether their rooms are to be
used early Tuesday afternoon In other
words. the local committee will know by
that time Just how many peonle are to
be accommodated by the middle of the
forenoon and rooms not taken up by
afternoon viii not be used at all. The
rooms of the Vincitia club and the cour-
tesies of the club have been extended the
visitors during their stay in Barre.
Those who have failed to secure tickets
for tomorrow evenings banquet may
get them by applying to f. o. Kent at
the E. L. Smith Co.'S offices or to F. D.
Ladd.