The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-10-01
DIlLIN CHAM AND
PROUTY TOSPEAK
At ARLINGTON
Senatorial Candidates Will Be
al County Picnic
SPEAK FROM ONE PLATFORM
Elaborate Program Tor Outdoor
osthering-contest for silver
Cup

Editor OF the Banner: Rcmemoer
that "Wednesday. Oct. 7th. is 10 be
the red letter day OF Bennington
county's social calender, the day OF ths
much talked Of county picnic. that
those who attend will remember 1t as
the day that gave them the maximum
amount OF fun for the minimum
amount OF effort Better than
county fair; more fun than a circus.
Every one invited, come bring your
lunch. meet all your old neighboTs
and friends. they will be there.
Notice some OF the special features
any one OF which Is worth twice the
effort Of attending
An up to date dancing pavilion
with a smooth floor, the best OF
music and your fayorite dances and
music.
hholA " Ahf AahiNho pennington
City Band, who will DO there all day
in full force.
Speeches by Worthy Brother, w.
y. Cady. master of the Vermont State
-ange, by Hon. Charles a. Prouty
who through his connection with the
interstate commerce commission is
one of the best known men in the
United States, and by Hon. VIM. p.
D.nngham, United States senator
from Vermont equally well known
for his work in the nation. Men viii
10 miles to hear these famous men
talk from the same platform.
Just as If the Bennington City
Band was not enough music. the Ben
nington County Vermont Improve.
ment association has hired at big
expense one of the famous choirs of
the country, who to hear in the big
towns would cost alone several
times as much as it will to get to
Arlington. "Ye Old Folks Choir
will be there and sing the songs you
used to hear in childhood as well as
those you hear today, in fact they
will give you musical treat seldom
afforded the larger towns. Do not
miss them for to do so will be to miss
hearing your favorite song, sung by
real artists.
Besides these and the features prev
iously mentioned in this paper, there
viii be the usual athletic events
both amusing and exciting.
a dinner that will go right to the
spot as no indoor dinner can.
Awarding OF beautiful silver low
ing cup, the generous gift of Brother
James b. Wilbur of Battenkill Vale,
Grange, to the Grange who according
to size has the largest attendance
from their territory.
Each grange will be expected to
see that some one is appointed from
their grange, to see that the names of
all they wish to enter as their dele.
CATION are taken and properly regis
tered, and as all living in the
oranges territory count whether
grangers or not, those attending from
a grange district will kindly give
their names to member Of the local
grange either on the grounds or at
grange head quarters A good deal
of the registering work can be done
on the way to the grounds
There will be special trains which
Will arrive at Arlington at about go
Il. m, leave Arlington at about D.
m. Reduced rates.
1t is now up to us to show the men
who have so generously backed the
Bennington County Nermont I'm
provement association as well as the
officers of the association. that their
efforts have been appreciated, and
that we are as much alive 10 the ad
vantages, both social and fancial
that have already been derived from
their work, as well as that which
will be derived in the future as any
of the western states, for all theil
talk about the east being deal
1t is now up to the different
oranges and especially every grang
Ell to prove that his or her grange is
the banner grange in the county
when it comes right down tn hustl
ing and real work, by seeing TO 4
personally that his or her town ha:
the most people there and thai
theirs is the grange that capture:
the silver loving cup.
Fraternally yours,
George F. Lawrence.
Master of Battenkill Valley Grange
No. 339.