The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-07-02
PROGRAM FOR
FOURTH OF JULY
CELEBRATION
Great Parade Will Be Special
Feature.
ADDRESSES AND SINGING
Afternoon Exercises in Hunts Grove
Include Races, Base Ball, Dancing
and Music.

Inc plans TOT tne community Ctlc-
bration OF July Attn for this year OF
1918 are on larger and more eIabor-
ate scale than ever before. A com
petent committee is revoting its ell
srgies toward making the entire pro-
gram, which lasts from ten in the
morning until six in the evening, q
snappy one.
The parade in the morning will
form on Pleasant and Union streets,
and start on its line of march prompt.
ly at ten. VIM. r. Hogan, from his
stand at the Walbridge corner, will
constitute bureau OF information to
direct floats, etc, as TO their position
in the line. The parade will be divid-
ed into three sections headed respect
lively by the Bennington City Band,
the Independent Order OF Odd fellows
Band, and the Fife and Drum Corps
of the Catholic order OF Foresters.
Judging from the number of applica-
tions already made for positions In
the line, every organization and nearly
every individual able to drive or bor-
row car or dray, will be represented
in the parade. 1t would appear that
II these annual celebrations continue
to grow in popularity, the entire town
will eventually be marching In the
parades, and Bennington will be for
ced to adyertize for outlookers.
The 80 I'll ulistic floats represent
( ing such themes as The Goddess OF
Liberty" Mourning Belgium" The
1 Greatest Mother in the World" and
4 the long line of appropriately decor
ated carriages and drays will make
the parade beautiful moving page
ant. The following organizations
have already signited their intention
of being represented in the process
sion: Bennington County Improve
{ ment Association, Bennington Board
of Trade, knights OF Columbus, Kings
Daughters, the Methodist Brother
hood, the Fortnightly. Catholic Wo.
mems Service League, Daughters OF
Isabella, Daughters Of American Re-
volution, Village Improvement Society.
The Home Guards, Bennington Fire
Department, Boy Scouts, The Wo-
mans Relief Corps, the G. A. r..
Campfire groups, Bennington Grange,
Soldiers Home. st. John the Baptist
Association.
Among the merchants to be repre-
} sented are A. Drysdale & Son, J. A.
Evans, W. l.. Gogay, A. II. Winslow.
: Nichols & Warren, b. Shimlintzky, Il.
La Fortune, J. Levin, E. "A. Booth, Z,
/ Jenson, c. II. Burt A. X. Won Dette.
/ s. A.. Burt, ]. o. Burt, II. M. Tuttle
Co, H. w. Myers K Son, b. A. Quin-
Ian.
; Decorated or undecorated cars OF
/. Thomas Theberge, a. ID. Hurley, l.. G.
. Holton. d. Keller. b. A. Quinlan, w.
. Il. Putnam, j. H. Cole, Miss Martha
! Dewey, II. s. Goodall, ]. W. Hurlburt.
> have already been assigned positions.
, and among the farms surrounding
, bennington. The Orchards, The Fill
more Farms. The Monument Farm
ana S. L. Harwood will send decorat.
e drays.
At the adjournment of the parade.
participants and onlookers will form
patriotic gathering at the Putnam
House corner to listen to short speech
q es delivered from the balcony Of the
p ho.el by Father Cahill and the Rev.
, Geo s. Mills, and TO join in Commun-
lty singing of national songs. The
two bands will accompany the sing
S ing
h At two O'clock in Hunts upper
/. grove the afternoon program will be-
e gin. Entertainment will be provided
e for all ages. There will be 100 yd.
l. and 75 yd. dashes for the boys, crab
g race, saok-race, eggrace, three-legged
!. race etc, and the winners OF these
a respective races will become contest
ants in the chase for the Patriotic
Pig. Anyone who allows this creased
quadruped to slip through his fingers
is making a grave and expensive mis-
take. The lucky person who catch
es aud holds on To the prize wins the
pig for his own, and whether he keeps
r. It for his family or sends II overseas
to the boys In the trenches, that pig
will be valuable asset during the
Y temporary food shortage.
Free dancing on specially con
'd structed platform, the gypsy fortune
TELLER, base ball game, the sale o
lice-cream, sandwiches and soft drinks
ne anA continuous music are also among
'ue afternoon attractions. Everbod!
i is invited to spend the entire after
t., noon on the picinc grounds.