Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1920-09-01
Perfect Weather Contributes to
Three Days Outdoor Pro-
gram, which Moves With
out Hitch.
CROWDS GATHER FOR
EVERY PART OF PROGRAM
Event Closes with Notable His
tOrical Address by Prof. E.
ID. Collins of Middlebury
College.

! The big celebration to commemo-
rate the one hundredth anniversary
+ OF the first settlements and industrial
improvements that have grown in+n
me present progressive village of
/ Orleans have become history. The
event from first to last: was a bril-
liant success. The various commit
tees entered into their work with en-
thuslasm and with a firm resolve that
no part of the program should fail.
me weather could not have been Sc
Iected to better advantage. The CO.
! operation of the business men was
perfect without exception and every
man, woman and child in the com
munlty contributed their full part. It
was another demonstration of the ex-
ceptlonaI community spirit that char
acterizes the village.
One feature that added greatly to
the success of the enterprise was an
attractive program invitation that
was very carefully prepared and dis
trlbuted by the invitation committee
OF which Mrs. Jennie L. Gross was
the efficient chairman. Another fea-
ture of the celebration was one that
will contribute to its permanent value
was the Illuminating, historical book
let, prepared with painstaking accur-
acy by the historical committee Civ
ing the foundation facts of the early
settlements and the growth of the
principle industries and organizations
of the village. The community is
greatly indebted to o. w. Locke,
chairman of the committee. for de-
voting so much time and interest 10
this work.
The merchants gave particular at
tention to their display windows,
some of which were very artistic and
several of them contained antiques
and curiOs that were Of historical IN
terest.
A uniform system of decorations
consisting of handicapped u. S. flags
in profusiOn upon public buildings and
business blocks with street festoOns
and cross-street streamers Of bunt-
ing and flags Of all nations, together
with a variety of draperies and dec
orations on many of the private resi-
dences, gave to the village the added
charm of gala dress and indicated
that everything was in readiness to
receive friends and neighbors and a
hearty welcome TO strangers to our
Old Home Weekend Centennial cele-
bration.
The public entertainment began
with a double band concert Of the
Barton and Orleans bands followed by
a rollicking street carnival of ser
pantines, confetti and a great variety
of clowns, gypsies, hobOes, Mexicans,
chinks, rubes. Spanish girls, COW boys
and cow girls, red devils and jockies,
etc., in clever make-ups and spectacu-
lar and ridiculous costumes. The
crowd was conservatively estimated
to be about 1000. At $50 the young
people thronged the K. P. and Opera
halls and concluded the jollifcation
with a carnival dance.
Friday morning the celebration GER
emonies were formally opened at the
Opera house with music by the band
and a prayer offered by B. L. Jen-
nings, pastor of the First Methodist
church in Worcester, Mass; brief
speeches of greetings were given by
NJ ". Taplin, c. D. Pierce, z. E. Doe.
c. S. Skinner, o. w. Locke, H. W.
Buchanan and DR.. J. F. Wright Of
this village and by DR.. Z. ]. Bartlett |
Of New Haven, Conn. The key note !
was good cheer to all and a hearty /
welcome TO Orleans and the Centen- |
NAL festivities.
At 40 p. m. the crowd gathered |
along Main street and at Railroad |
park to witness some Of the athletic |
events. During a brief concert by |
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