The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-08-03
BIG PARAE.E TONIGHT
Line Will Form at o'cIock-Post-
master Harris Chief Marshal.

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master Harris Chief Marshal.
All out for the Chautauqua Parade!
Seven Joyous Days will begin with
bang that will be heard all over
town tonight. Get into the joyous
mood right at the start. Bring out
your car and join the procession
which will form in and about Putnam
House square this evening at o.
clock. If you have not yet handed in
your name, phone Secretary H. G.
Banks at the Y. NJ G. A. or to Chief
Marshal Emory S. Harris. The whole
town is going to enter into a sendoff
for Chautauqua. The committee
may not have been able to reach you
with personal invitation. This is
your summons for entering upon
royal good time.
Postmaster Emory s. Harris has
consented to act as Chief Marshal for
the parade. The City band will be-
on hand to render concert while the
parade is forming and to march at
the head on the route to the Cliautau-
qua tent. The youngsters of the
town will appear in forces-fully 300
boys and girls are expected TO be i'll
line The Campfire Girls Will march
in their costumes, as will the Boy
Scouts The Y. M. G. A. Is arranging
for novel exhibit to their brawny
product. There will be squad of
horsemen and bicycle squad of
boys. Finally there will be splen-
did turnout of automobiles. At the
time of going to press fully forty au-
tomobiles had been entered. 1t is ex-
pected that between fifty and sixty
will actually enter the line.
Last evening the Chatauqua Guar
antors passed resolution of appreci-
alton TO the City band for their kind
offer of service for the parade. Supt
Dr. A. f.. Turner, of the Chantsuqua
announced that he would be glad to
entertain the City band as, his gaests
on next Friday evening When the
great Victor band will present its eve
ming concert.
The parade viii commences to get
together tonight at about $50 and it
is especially urged that the children
who expect to take part be on hand
promptly at that hour. All parades
will be admitted to this evenings ses
sion without charge. President Will
liam II. Nichols OF the Chautauqua
Guarantors announced that provis |
ion had been made among the mer-
chants to burn red fire along Main |
street while the parade is in pro |
gress. A very pretty sight is thus as
sured to all who can arrange to be on |
hand at the center of the town this |
evening about 7.30.
Following is the list of automobile |
owners who expected TO be in line |
this evening, at the time OF going to |
press. If your name is not here come |
anyhow. The names received up to |
noon toay are: Mrs. VIM. Il. Hawks,
G. l.. Adams, Il. A. Davenport James
G. Colgate, Bennington Garage, DIR. |
Dow, Putnam House Garage. II. T.
Cushman, DR.. II. S. Goodall, Ed, Han
ley. Mrs. Thomas Hoyt, Hans Kclsen,
8 cars; Hawkins Bros, cars; Geo.
B. yelling, Mrs. Wells. Guy Morris,
Fred Stickles, George Eldred, Mrs. c.
Il. Patterson, Seymour Van SAINT
voord, b. A. Quinlan, f. S. Howard,
II. Wills, William H. Myers, r. Il.
Long, d. 3, Keeler, f. Thompson,
Dr. f. s. Pratt, w. II. Nichols, w. FL.
Berry, II. N. Williams, Ii. Joseph, p,
G. Cornell, p. B, Jennings, 4, II. Win
SLOW, w. A. Root, Sayre Mcleod,
Mrs. w. j. NIeagher. ~ Noyeck, A. S.
Payne, l.. A. Graves. i. D, Moore,
Miss Surdam, f. S. Braley, C. l.. Hol-
den, Wm. II. Cone, w NJ. Marshall, l.
r Gibson.