The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-05
FOURTH OF JULY IS
CELEBRA TED IN
SPITE OF rain
North Bennington Scored its An
nuaI Success
AN ATTENDANCE OF 1000
Parades, Sports, Ball Games and Nov
ing Pictures Were Features of
Observance.

The threatening weather in no way
dampened the ardor of the people Of
North Bennington in their effort to
celebrate the Fourth. Two parades
and speeches in the morning, track
events and a ball game in the after
noon, and parade and fireworks in
the evening made up the days program
Although the rainy weather had its ef-
feet upon the attendance all the events
were carried out smoothly and re-
flected great credit upon the commit
tees which planned their fulillment
The first event Of the morning was
the awarding of the prizes for the best
exterior house decorations. SO many
of the citizens had their houses dec
Grated in such tasteful and pleasing
manner that it was with difficulty that
the judges chose the two best. The
first prize, which was large Ameri-
can flag, was awarded to X. A. Jones
and the second prize, smaller flag,
was given TO Rev. j. S. Clark. Two
other houses that especially attracted
attention were those of II. A. White
and c. W. White.
The parade of decorated automobiles
started promptly at $50 and cars were
entered by the following: Elmer John
son, DR.. J. b. Woodruff Nelson l..
Payne, Mrs. John Brisbane. II. c. Sim
mons, George Elwell, Kenneth Dun
ham, Raymond QuinIan. Edward White
and II. A. Davis. The prizes were
awarded TO Elmer Johnson whose car
represented an armored motor car, II.
c. Simmons, and Raymond Quinlan.
Following the auto parade was the
parade of floats and carriages. The
floats were unusually well gotten up
this year and many novel ideas were
successfully presented. The names and
occupants Of floats were as follows: -
Preparedness. entered by F. b. Jen-
nings. Bernard Kelley, Kenneth Wor-
thington George Stevens. Edwin Aus
| tin, Frederick Green; Growing of
Peace" Barbara Rich, Mary Meagher
Richard Mccarthy, Charles Austin,
Thomas Fitzsimomns; Liberty Belr'
entered by Oliver Morehouse, Henry
II. Darling and Edward Terry; ''Liber.
| ty" entered by George Green, Miss
| Leola Spencer and Amelia Green
Lend a Hand" entered by Miss Edith
Harris, Misses Lillian Chandler, May
| Kent, Fannie Rice Carrie Hard, Flor
ence Hill, Marila Howard and Ger
| trude Mattison Prohibition States
| Misses Lillian Mattison, Ruth Percy
| Oce Leffngwell. Olive Philkins, Ethel
Foster, Edrie Hall. Florence Harrlng
ton. Anna Walden Evelyn Payne. Res
sic Landphier, Helen Fruitrich, Heller
| lockwood. Hazel Brown. Martha
Wright, Florence Scrivens, Marion
Phillips, Mildred Hathaway, Louise
Durham. Prutia Weir. Rosalind White
Clarice White. Marion White, anC
Marjorie White; "The Flag" entered
by the committee; Junior Pathind
ers" entered by the Baptist church
Mildred Parker, Vera Mattison, Grac,
Tinkham, Martha Weeks, Grace Hatha
way. Helen Mattison, Lylah Harwood
Helen Worthington, Carrie McGraw
Grace Brown, Ethel Beagle and Rutl
Bromley; Babes in Toyland" entered
by the CONGREGATIONAL Sunday school
| Sylvester Babson, Esther Clark, Flea
nor Cushman, Janet White. Roger Bid
die, Damon Biddle. Winirred Clark
Robert Babson and Thelma Gaul.
The last float was followed by Ellio
Worthington as bugler and Raymond
Mattison. Charles Hall, Adelber
Evans, Elizabeth Cushman, Lawrenc
Hall, Hall Cushman, Leola Woodhul
Helen Cushman and Vera Mattiso
carrying a large American flag.
| As part of the parade were ca,
riages entered by the following: &C.
Ross Mrs. b. 4. Henry. Miss Agne
Horton and Mrs. William Steven,
Harold Barber, Mrs. Alice Coon, an
William Stevens. Horsemen In tn
. parade were George b. yelling, Bros
Scrivens and Daniel Barber Th
Misses Elizabeth Huling and Jane Ilo
of Bennington, preceded by Frank |
e Vail as trumpeter carried on hors
$ back large banner reminding n
spectators of the play Julius CaesG
v which is to be given here early
s August
t The prizes 70 rthe carriages wei
e awarded to Mrs B. T. Henry. Miss Agnt
e Horton and Mrs. William Stevens. an
b Robert Coy The prizes for floats wei
" awarded to the Junior PathGnders g
h tered by the Baptist church. The Els
n entered by the w. c. r. U. and Liber
e entered by George Green. The priz,
d for the miscellaneous features we
to Miss Hullng and Miss Holt and