The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-08-02
MERCHANTS PLAN |
GALA AF TERNO0N
At HEDGES LAKE.
NOT LIMITED TO MEMBERS
Business Men and Their Employ
es All Expected to Join
with the Joyous Throng 4

Plans are practically complete for
the first annual outing OF Bennington
Merchants to take place Thursday af.
ternoon and evening at Hedges Lake.
N. Y, and the number who have al
ready signified their intention OF at
tending shows that this will be prob
ably the biggest get-together OF local
merchants and employees on record.
The outing Is being arranged under
the auspices of the Bennington Mer-
chants association, but is in no way
confined to the members Of the associ
alton. Invitations were sent out to
all merchants, the banks, barber
f.hops and insurance agents, so far as
the committee were able to compile
list, but it is of course possible that
some may have been omitted ard any
who were unintentionally omitted
should feel themselves part OF this
big event. Some merchants may have
been absent from town and the en-
ployees thus not informed OF the
plans. In any case all are invited.
whether employer or employee and
should plan to 60.
Committees are attempting to ar
range transportation for all VINO go
and so far have met with fairly good
success, although a number more
cars are needed to take some not yet
provided for. All who have cars and
are planning to go and have not been
solicited are requested to notify l.. II.
Nichols Of the transportation commit.
tee how many extra persons they can
accommodate. Likewise all who wish
transportation should also send In
their names as soon as possible.
Cars will form In line on South
street and be ready to leave at 2
O'Clock and will keep reasonably near
together so as to be able to pass
through Hoosick Falls and Cambridge
in close formation. Banner and tags
will be provided at the start and the
natives between Bennington and the
lake will sure know what is passing.
Each person Will provide his own
lunch and coffee will be served on the
grounds. .c. ks M
At the lake good program OF field
and water sports has been arranged
including a ball game between The
ladies and men which with the line
up already started promises to be
hum-dinger of contest The COM
plete program of sports is as follows:
In the Lake
Swimming race. umbrella race,
candle race, row boat race, tub race,
balloon race.
Field Sports
Tug of War, merchants vs. employ
ees, potato race, centipede race, news.
paper race, Paul Revere, sack race,
watermelon contest, rabbit in the
hole, all up relay, baseball game,
lunch at $50.
In the evening their will be dane
ing. A good orchestra has been pro-
yided and Mr. Bottum's new pavilion
beside the lake is ideal for the pur-
pose. The arrangements at the lake
include the use of the boats as we'll az
the pavilion and grounds so that
there will be good variety of recre-
ation.'
Let every merchant plan to go TO
Hedges lake Thursday and make this
big day for Bennington merchants
and their employees, The following
committees have been making the ar
rangements; c. u. Estes, general
chairman; L. H. Nichols, Charles
Fienberg, publicity and transporta.
tion; S. Solomon. j. l.. Griswold,
Howard Estes and Abe Noveck. pro-
gram.