Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-02-20
SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF VERMONT



Daughters of Vermont, held ut the Pal
mt1 House on Jan. 30. The programme
and menu are printed on extra heavy
tinted card board, with II fine steel engrav-
ing of Il mountain and lake scene. The
list of officers of the association is printed
as follows: President, John y. Hills;
vice-presidents, Norman Bridge, f., p.
Sherman, Albert ID. lIagar; secretary,
Franklin Dennison; treasurer, II: H.
Nash, executive committee, Norman VIII
liamS, VIM. II, Gleason, A. Is. Case, f.. e..
Keith, \. y. Waterman. \ reception
committee of twenty-five members had
special charge of the banquet. We re
print from the Chicago inter- OCc0n of
Jan. 30 II full account of the occasion:
Thousand of miles away from their ma
tive state, the SOUS and daughters of Yer
mont have here in Illinois established IA
social organization, the sole aim and oh
jeCt of which is to keep alive their love for
the land that sheltered them in early days
the old Green Mountain state, enduring Us
the rOck-ribbed mountains of Vermont; 50
they aim to cement the friendship for one
anUther-these people who have come out
into the new Northwest to join in with
Others from all parts Oi the country III IN
fuslng spirit energy, and enterprise into
the Western country, and leaving their
children to take up the work where they
mont gave their eighth annual banquet
at the Palmer House last evening. some
one hundred and fifty sat down to the
banquet table about . o'clock, and short
" aiterwald the banquet was out of
the way, and the entertainment brgau.
T.. q. Keith said it was incumbent upon
him to give IN account Of his stewardship
and introduce the new president. The
sons and daughters of Vermont have
prospcrrd and continued their affection
for their native State. Cudcr the new
president the association would continue
its prosperity. John II. Hills, the presi-
dent OF the association, expressed his
doubts of the wisdom OF the association III
looking around for II president to abandon
the men who were mountains in the assu-
citation and take mp the lesser hills
Laughter. The quartette then rendered
in an admirable manner stirring som,
entitled "NeW England and her Gplultc
Hills T. j. Mctiallcy recited a poem
called "Ticonderoga.
Letters of regret We're sent from the
Hon. r. :. Williamson, Thomas j.
Winds, j. II. Worcester, H. l., Ray, Cor
don :. Hubbard, f.. J. Phelps, Norman G.
Perkins. Goycrnur-clrct Oglcshy, .. l.y
man, Mr.. NIlbOurnc, the Hon. George
Hunt, Charles Blanchard, y. c. Bartlett.
The qutUirtlc then sung III an effective
way, Use GWiuc Back to Alabama"
The Rev. Arthur Little of the New Eng
land CONGREGATIONAL church, delivered the
odIr,s. IT,. said Tint I'M faU- tbiu,r.
",yakanod tn"In,r ,,''' n,D,"orin. ~ II.
MINI tGI' Ihn tbr ma,nn If ' Vrrn"f WbIis
NOR hnri' in HAT It.tu ~. ,,..,s Wary. r,.ir
If We Md h,d t,, Ie.r.' ,,.nIiaii"
Kim the h"vs nf 'V"r,nomt JuriY,,
tLu 'L,tn ,,.,r ,!,I b .,,,,ir'I ~, Etnto
for sending to the front such NOBLE boys.
Vermont il had been said. was not
only full of rugged mountains and rocks,
anu Il goOu state To cmlTratc from, put ne
hnlti NG-i t.ir. tA TN-,. in
ur,le,'u II was 10y 2'a'f ~ I've III, ,, ~
knew their dutv If was - GOOD Stat, to
build up noble manhood and wunanhoOd.
1t had every advantage to those who thus
asplreu Vernon erlloil' was NOT SO proNlllca Lii
,nnrni n,1eltimm IT,, ttu,, .,nh 49,
Foot and Cullnmer. were enough to give
lasting honor to any Commonwealth.
} those assembled did well TO meet ana re-
W. w. 'lic TI''ilu Uiu SUI w
rs men cnmId he cor tnTethar Who had
| ever breathed her native air. Bishop Nc
I.aren made the closing speech. He said
ne was DORM III New Ofk, Dul dtcf litNl