The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-07-05
Bennington City Band

Bennington City Band
G. A. R. and soldiers from Vermont
Home
Catholic Order of Foresters and
drum corps, Spirit of '76"
Drill team of Modern Woodman of
America and log cabin float
American Foresters and forest float
Il. S. Buss and Indians
Methodist herhood-represen
ing Bishop Asbury in colonial cos
tune
Women's League for National De
Tense carrying large American flag
Camp Ayalon:-- float and Red
Cross float, riding squad, girls march
ing squad .t..ta r
Mrs, Ell. Hunter auto float, Spirit
OF '6l' io6caia
Second Division
Green Mountain guards headed by
decorated float
Third Division--Auto Floats
Lafayette and French Soldier"
Lester Nichols and Harry Wills
Barker for Punch and Judy, Arthur
Elliott
Barker for Madame X, Thomas j.
Healy
Vermont Colonial Danes. Mrs. E.
w. Bradford
Colonial Maids, Miss Ethel Daven-
ports Camp Fire girls
May Fair War Relief, Mrs. NJ NJ
Schumacher
May Fair War Relief, Mrs. John
Harper
May Fair War Relief, Mrs. A. j.
Holden
May Fair War Relief, Mrs. Guy b.
Johnson
Junior May Fair War Relief, Guy b.
Johnson.
Daughters of American Revolution,
Mrs. Jennie Holden.
National League Of Women's Sery-
ice. Mrs. I, r. Turner.
America First" Rev T. F. Turner
Odd Fellows. decorated float.
st. John the Baptist, decorated
cars and two Red Cross cars.
Canning float, Public Welfare asso-
citation.
o. e. s., Forecast of Future
Grange, decorated float
Village officials.
Fourth Division-Wsson Floats
Columbus at the court of Isabella, ="
Daughters of Isabella.
"Pochantas, Powhatan and John
Smith," float by Maud Harris's camp.
fire girls.
Liberty Surrounded by Allied Ma
tions," Mrs. A. j. Holden
Evolution of American Flag" Mar
tha Dewey's Campfire girls.
Thirteen Colonies" Martha Pratts.
John Alden and Priscilla" Markee
| McAdoo and Miriam Stakeholder
Cotton Pickers," Miss Jollivette,
boys and girls.
Emblem OF the Order" st. Jean
| de Baptiste society ''"
| Votes for Women" Woman's Equal
| Suffrage league.
Votes for Women John c. Ryan,
The Orchards.
Farm Yard" Bennington County
improvement association.
Spirit of 1917" Fortnightly club.
Western Immigrants" Mrs.
Swann's campfire girls.
Red Cross float, Mrs +. W. Brad
ford.
Indian Maid" (pony) Francis Hol
den.
pilgrims" A. ]. Holden.
Madame X and family" Mrs. Har
riet Bradford, Miss Nellie Moore, Dor
othy Patchin, Berard Hawks and Nor
ris Levin.
"Gipsy Girl" Bessie Levin on pony
| The parade and picnic was in charge
of the following committees;
Executive, George NJ Hawks, chair
man, John j. Hayes, John p. .Mulligan
Parade, Mrs. George NJ. Hawks
chairman, Fred c. Martin t. w. VIII
llams. p. J. Prendergast. William ii
Wills, William =, Hogan, John Ryan
H. II. Nelson, Mrs. Il. w. Bradford
Mrs Guy b. Johnson, Mrs A. ]. Ho
den, Miss Marcia Carpenter, Miss AZ
nes Il. Whipple and II. s. Buss.
Publicity: Philip T. II. picrson, chail
man, William ]. Lonergan. Miss Jear
> nette Perkins, Miss Agnes r. Whippl'
Attractions: Mrs. Arthur Ellio
chairman, William ]. Lohergan, Mis-
= Jeanette Perkins, Dean l. Martin
John ]. Hayes, Mrs. William II. Will'
Collins NJ. Graves.
' Refreshments: Miss Harriet Twitcl
+ ell. chairman, Mrs. Roy NJ. Paddocl
: Mrs. r. II. Southall. Mrs. G. II. RAJ
T. som, Mrs. Joseph Dean, Byron Pett
boney Dean I. Martin. Thomas
Toomey James rooney.
, Grounds: admission and privilege
!. John 7. Morrlssey, chairman. w.
Peart. NJ. G. Townsend, Burt l.. Walt
Guy $. Harbour. Roderick Stewar
Denver Potts.
Mounted horsemen: William
Hawks. chairman. Miss Mary MAJ
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