The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-30
Forty Autos Carrying Near
ly 200 People Went Last
Evening to Marshfield
WERE RECEIVED
MOST HOSPITALITY
First of the SIRE Board Of
Trades eSAcquaintance
ToU ,s$Very Pleasant

Forty automobiles carrying l9l persons
made the run from Barre to Marshfield
and return last evening in the first of
the organized better acquaintance" tours
projected by the Barre Board of Trade
for the summer, and, to say that all the
people enjoyed the occasion would be
IputtinS the statement mildly, At Marsh
field they mingled with about an equal
number of Marshfeld people and all we're
served banquet by the ladies of the
Village Improvement society of that viii
lage in the Knights of Pythias hall An
orchestra and the Citizens band were
carried along and, in addition, series
OF Barre views were thrown on the
screen in an alfresco entertainment. The
32mile spin under suitable conditions
was also reckoned as not one of the
least pleasing features of the evenings
program. Taken altogether, the run
was marked success
The Barre party gathered at the city
park and left the city shortly after 6
o'clock, having first been given printed
instructions for the rule of the road"
for the time being. Each car was decked
Iont with banners announcing that it was
the Barre Board Of Trade" that was on
the road, thus serving to identity the
crowd for the people who gathered along
the line OF progress, through East Mont
n nd inEa al .fi1 A,s..
outbound was made without incident
save dash OF our daily rain in the faces
OF the motorists, not heavy enough how
ever, to cGuse any Inconvenience
Arriving at Marshfed, the guests
passed under street arch bearing the
word Welcome and were made to feel
at home at once The 40 machines drew
up before the X. of p hall, the passen-
gers alighted and the cars were driven
to the common, where they were parked
in thick order, facing the screen which
had been attached to a store building and
on which the pictures were later to be
thrown.
After a little of the dust of travel had
been removed, the Barre people mingled
with the home folk together with a few
from other towns, and marched into the
banquet hall, where tables spread their
snowy expanse clear from front to rear.
1t seemed there surely was room enough
for a regiment, but when the combined
advance OF the two communities had
'rossed the threshold it was evident that
very foot of room would be utilized.
And il was. About $50 persons were
served at supper and an excellent sup
,er il was, too, consisting Of many kinds
II salads cold meats rolls. bread and
,utter, pickles. coffee, cake and ice cream
and all YOU could eat of every kind.
large number of walters futtered
bout. attending to the wants of the
ungry people after there had been in
ocation BY Rev. G. II. Chaplin Of the
larshied congregational church. While
upper wac being served, CAROLS orches-
ra played almost continuously because
I the many encores demanded
Postmaster a. T Davis of Aarsh6eld
apped for order and called upon H. y.
IcCrillis, president of the village cE-
oration, to express in words what al
'ady had been evident in the actions of
ne Marshiield peopie- that the visitors
ere welcome This Mr.. McCrillis did in
few words while standing beneath an
rch which bore the word welcome"
le arch forming the centerpiece OF the
'corations of the hall which consisted
ainly of the national colors Mr. Nc
rillis' words were wen received and
rived to put the two communities, as
iere represented, on most friendly
rms.
j. Ward Carver of Barre himself a
arshfleld product and one Of many
hich that town had relinquished to
are as a later speaker narrated. spONe
behalf Of the Barre Board OF Trade,
ling Of the cordial relations between
e two communities His remarks we're
lowed by a most felicitous talk from
rs. C. r. Chaplin for the Village I'm
ovcmeut society of Marshfield. which
d prepared and served the supper and
lde other arrangements for the enter
nment OF the Barre party. Mrs. Cha
a sprinkled apt stories and pleasing
ccdotes through her remarks and also
iched upon more serious matters which
lfront the two communities. while she
@ made passing allusiou to the growth
Barre and declared that if that city,
luld expand itself very largely Marsh
q itself might not be averse to coming
hin the designation of the Greater
RE"
it the close Of Mrs. Chapins remarks,
ssident W. g. REYNOLDS Of the Barre
ird Of Trade announced that his crowd
: brought along a set Of views and a
IA. IN addition to the orchestra which
aady had been heard and that the
vs. would b. shown az the common
that the band would plaY al the
be- place. Therefore. the $50 people
q ont Of the hall aud with Others
rched IL the common There for a
id of sbout an hour they were re-
"a with music by the band and enter
red with lantern slides depicting
hes bout Rsrc the views being new
Barre people a. well AZ 20 Msrshfeld,
inc been especially prepared for these
-s The darkness 81 some 81 the mega
s had a tendency o. make some Of
pictures Obscure. but in the main
y were good aud Furnished consider.
entertainment
DE- picture rhile Chiefly devoted 70