The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1918-11-18
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CLARE NTH RED
NF1RE IBheHf'
Industrial Parade Promises to
Be a Screamer
WHOLE TOWN ENTHUsEs
Interest Has Been Increasing and Gel
ebratIon Should be One Of Big
gest Events OF Year.

If the whistles blow at O'Clock
this evening the parade will start at
sis.
If you don't hear the whistles you
may know that the parade has been
postponed because OF unfayorabie
weather. Nothing but rain can stop
1t and it is going to be one OF the
biggest affairs OF its kind ever held
in Bennington.
Interest in the parade has been
growing steadily over Sunday. II is
to be the first industrial demonstra-
tion held in Bennington and the opera
tives at each and every plant In town
are determined 10 make a record fos
future years. sgis ass1a
There is considerable good-natured
rivalry among the employees at the
different factories and some highly
original features are being developed.
Some of the costumes and the ban.
ners that have been prepared will
surely be given rounds of applause as
they 20 down the line.
In the line this evening Will march
the people who have been the big fac.
tor in the success Of every war work
drive In Bennington. Their contri-
buttons, many OF them small to ba
sure. have been big help In boosting
Bennington "over the top" on everv
call for funds. This is their parade.
Those of us who are not privileged
to walk in it should be on the side
lines TO furnish the enthusiasm.
II the weather only comes through
with the proper brand this old town
is going to see demonstration the
like of which has not been pulled off
here in years There is going to be
so much red fire ON Main street that
any man who has been "over there"
will think he's right back on the
front ~ ~ IA
One OF the features that Is going
TO make the parade howling success
is the interest that Is being shown
by the women operatives. Some who
are on the inside say that II the
men were showing as pep" that the
line Of march would have to be ex.
tended TO the old red bridge.
Then, too. there is the grand finale
at the Black Cat Athletic field. form.
erly known as Morgan park. The
Black Cat Athletic association has
arranged for demonstrf tion at the
field that is TO include big bonfire,
display OF fireworks and short speech.
es on the United War Work drives
The drive for the fund has been ex.
tended to Wednesday night but 1t is
expected that Bennington will have
secured the town quota during the
next As hours. Contributions and
pledges have been coming In since
Saturday. ~
Tonight's parade is to be parade
Of wa kers and walkers only. No
horse-drawn vehicle or motor Is to ap-
near in the line. The hour OF start.
ing is sis sharp and all organisations
must be at their respective meeting
places not later than s o'clock. The
following assignments have been
made =
On Main street at the junction with
Stafford street-village police, Ben.
nington City Band. Company A, first
Vermont Volunteer militia, Cata-
mount Manufacturing company, II. +.
Bradford Company, Inc, Bottum q
Torrance company, II. w. Myers q
Son, inc. Bennington Wax Paper
company, Foresters Drum corps.
Holden. Leonard company. u.
On Stafford street.-The George
lockwood company, Bennington
Paper Box company. Olin Scott es.
tate. Charles Cooper estate. II. G,
White company. Building trades.
Stark Paper company, Bennington
Hosiery company. ,1.-
On Pleasant street-Black Cat
Textiles company st. y.
On Union street,. o. o. +. band.
II. T. Cushman company, Merchants
and Clerks, Bennington Scale com
nany, f. L. Sibley Manufacturing
company. New England Telephone
and Telegraph company, Fillmore
Farms. The Orchards, f. 2, Waist
company. A. S. Payne company, II
VI. Tuttle company, Putnam Machine
Works.
Places will be assigned TO any or
ganlzations that desire to take par
IN the parade. ..4- a--r-~ {,
, Members of the committees thai
r have p'anned the parade make the re
1nost that order be maintained dur
ing the parade. r>.,
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