The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-07-06
HELD FINE PARADE
IN SPITE OF RAIN
At NO. VILLAGE
Beautiful Floats and PrettlIy Dec
GRATED Automobiles in Line
TWO BANDS FURNISHED MUSIC
Bad Weather Kept Out Many Floats
and Automobiles That Had
Been Entered.

Because of the rain Monday morn
ing the village of North Bennington
was compelled this year to content
| itself with a Fourth of July celebra-
tion that was characterized by quail
ity, not quantity. The quality that
has marked the previous celebrations
in recent Years was all there but the
rain kept many floats aud decorated
automobiles out Of the parade. But
only have been the most brilliant af-
fair of its kind held in this vicinity
in years but it would have been the
top-notCher in proportions.
Some of the members Of the comit-
tee, after the first heavy shower early
in the forenoon, we're in favor of
postponing the parade until after din
ner but the majority were of the
opinion that the attendance later in
the day would not he so large and it
was decided to carry out the pro
gram. Even while the parade was
forming there was drizzling rain but
it ceased while the circuit Of the vii
lage was being made.
Outside of the large cities, where
facilities are more extensive, it would
be difficult to gather a prettier collec-
ton of floats and decorated automo.
bles. There were striking ideas in
every one and all evidenced artistic
taste. 1t was unfortunate that the
weather went wrong but the commit
tees and all who took part are EMIT
led to no small amount of credit for
the hard, painstaking work that they
put into the celebration
The parade formed on Hawks av-
enue and twice made the circuit over
the main street of the village. The
parade was led by the North Benning
ton band which was followed by
floats entered under these titles:
congregational Cradle Roll; Break
the News of Mother" Red Cross;
Loyal Order OF Moose: True Patriot
ism" Pocahontas and John Smith,
The Camp" North and South Unit
ed THE Old Army Chest Land
ing of the Pilgrims" North Benning-
ton Baptist Sunday school; "lnde-
pendence Bell"
The second division was made up
of commercial floats entered by G. c.
Cioca, John Thompson. The Wal
bridge Store, H. c. White company,
J. r. Griffith, A. S. Payne, Grand
View Creamery by c. A. Ross & Son.
IL. I. Cushman company, c. ii.
Houghton and \. S. Hathaway.
The third division was led by the
Bennington city band followed by
company of young men and young
women ON horse back and the North
bennington fire company.
The last division consisted of the
llorribles, The Trail of the Lone,
some Pine Stage Countryfed Cut
les" "rhe Village Zoo, pity the
Foolish"
The decorated automobiles made
the circuit OF the village ahead of the
parade.
The judges, consisting of Isaac 7.
Walker, II. G. Banks, DR., +. s. Pratt
of Bennington, assisted by c. NJ.
Houghton of North Bennington made
the following rewards:
Organization foats-First, Land.
ing of the Pilgrims" second "Congre
gational Cradle ROLL third, Poca.
hontas and John Smith
Commercial First Grand
View Dairy; second, The Walbridge
Store; third c. II. Cushman com
pans.
Honblos First, "Trail of the
Lonesome Pine Stage second, vii
lage Zoo" third. "Countrylled Cut
les
Miscellaneous-Fir Miss Dorothy
Houghton, Indian maiden; second,
Kenneth Dunham, decorated car
riage; third. Harry Harrington. dec
GRATED bycicle.
Automobiles S. j. Tacey;
second, A S. Payne; third, George
Elwell
The address at the school grounds
by Rev. Mr. Heller of Souht Shafts.
bury came Immediately after the par
ado.
Other exercises at the school
grounds consisted of brief remarks
by II. r. Cushman, singing by Miss
Lena Bazino and the reading of the
Declaration of Independence by Ed
ward Donnelly
Because of the muddy condition of