Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1877-01-19

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CHICAGO, Jan. IL. 1877.
To the Editor OF the Free Pres, and Times.
About sixty gentlemen met last evening
in the club rooms of the Sherman House
for the purpose of forming social organi
zation, to be known as the Vermont Asso.
citation. Mr.. Lewis Meacham called the
meeting to order, and stated that on Jan
usry II, Iii. the Green Mountain State
declared itself Independent of King George
ILL.,, the State OF New York, and all other
potentates, powers. or princes whatever. Ii
had occurred to several Vermonters 10
Chicago, that some means should be adopt
ed whereby they could be brought together
in social manncr.
ar. John n. Hills alluded to the similar
society in Boston, known as the "Sons Of
Vermont" to which John q. SAKE sent his
famous toast:
"vermont, famous for four things-men women,
maple sugar, and horses"
THE first are strong, the last are heet,
The second and third are uncomDonly sweet,
And all are remarkably HARD TO beat"
The meeting organized with Mr.. Gurdon
S. Hubbard as chairman and Mr.. F. b Will
liams secretary.
A committee Of five on constitution and
bylaws was appointed by the meeting con-
sisting OF John N. Hills. F. B. Williams,
c. W. Pratt. d. X. Pearsons, l.. L. Coburn.
One Of the gentlemen present offered the
meeting poem on Vermont. written in
1912. and the secretary was instructed to
read it. While this was being done a regis
ter of those present was taken, each man
putting down his name and birthplace in
Vermont.
Among the names so registered and men
toned in connection with the association,
are those of Gurdon S. Hubbard. Windsor:
II. A. Elkins, Vershire; Rev. A. H. Stowell,
Cornwall; Ii. e. Irish. Colchester; F. NJ.
Gale, Barre; W. 6. Wood. Hydepark; A.
B. Case. Fairfield; Ii. W. Story, Milton; W.
W. Iugraham, Essex; W +. noadley, Chit
tenden; ii. C. Wilcox. Middlebury; o. A.
Peck. Cornwall; W. F. circuit. Rutland;
G. E. Plumbe, Middlebury College; E. Z.
Adams. Chester; Ii. Miller. johnson; d. X.
Pesrsons. Woodstock; o. E. Park, New
fame; j. W. Nichols, Randolph l.. l..
Ccburn. Montpelier; j. NJ. Thacher. Bur-
lingtoD; h. l.. Perkins, Stockb:idge; Ii. p.
Kellogg, Benson; Daniel Aiken. Benson; Z.
A. Tinker. Chelsea; c. A. Orvis, Manches-
ter; David WOrthingt0n, Northfeld; W. z.
Stesrns, Woodstock; n. IL. Barnes, Spring
field John N. Hills. Arlington K. Ii.
Fleming. Burlington; ii. Ii. Talcott. Will
llston; Franklin Derison, Royalton Nor
man Robinson. Chelsea A. Z. Wicker.
W. d. Goodnow, Lyndon L. Meacham.
g. NJ Clark, Westminster West; D. Ran
son. Woodstock: z. W. Pratt, Brattloboro;
J. E. G. Scott, Vernon; Luke Ransom,
W ocdstock; A. j, Cutler, Montpelier;
Homer N. Hibbard, Bethel; George W.
Batchelder. bennington; Lewis Dyer.
Edwin Durham. Midd!etown;
John f. Daggett. Charlotte; NJ. ). Dean,
Pittsford; Daniel W. Mum, Orange County;
l.. II. Bi-bee. Derby; A. A. Sprague Kan
dolph; Mark Skinner, Manchester; Cory don
Beckwith. St. Adams; John MattOck,
PeechsLl, Charles V. Dyer. Clarendon: S.
b. Cobb, Montpelier; Z. b Sherman.
Chester; Robert Roberts. Burlington; Ed
mund Andrews, Putney, j. p. Atwood,
Monktop; q. p. Randall, Braintree: ). b.
Gookins, Rupert; Norman willisms, Wood
stock: J. Adams Allen, Middlebury: Will
bur +. Storey; Salisbury; Hiram Wheeler.
New Haven; E. J. Warner. Middlebury;
W. NJ. Hoyt. New Haven, and many others.
The Committee slresdy appointed was
made also q committee Of arrangements
| he next meeting was appointed tor Wed
,esday evening the 18th, the one-hun-
lredth anniversary Of the date when Yer
mont declared her independence
Mr.. Gurdon 5. Hubbard is one OF our
Eealthiest citizens hero. lie Is the oldest
ssiasnt OF Chicago living. lie came here in
500, and established a trading station in this
tate long before this town was anything.
lis son. Gurdon Jr.. wa ;be first white
hid born here. Several hundred Yer
nonters have already signiied their luton
ioG Of joining the association, and big
neeting i. expected on Wednesday evening.
Yours. IN ii.