The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-07-17
TIE VERMONT EDITORS.

NAO0AeNoAS W NhSAA R1NAANNAoAH
THE VERMONT EDITORS.
From the Boston press dispatches we
condense the Editors outing of 1891"
The poem occupies nearly column
of space and is in the Rev. A. j. Hough's
best vein. The press reports say:
1.-THE party left Vermont Friday morn
ing, special cars for their use having
been attached to the mail trains
of the Central Vermont road over the
Central & Rutland divisions. The party
rendezvoused at Bellows Falls, where a
lunch was served them by the Hon. A.
N. Swain, formerly of the Bellows Falls
Times, and his estimable wife. After
doing full credit to the hospitality of the
host and hostess, the excursionists
boarded their special cars again and
steamed into Boston about o'clock.
Headquarters were established at the
American House, where the annual ban
quet was held at 1850, The banquet was
followed by choice literary and musical
entertainment, given under the direction
of Mrs. Martha Dana Shepard, the we'll
known pianist, the artists being the APP
pleton ladies' quartette, Minnie Nal
shall reader and John Dana Shepard,
ltuOIs lIt nao OH OASNA-
lent one and it was beautifully rem
dered.
At the conclusion of the musical en-
tertainment, entertaining post prandial
exercises were held under the presiding
of Colonel Albert Clarke, secretary of
the Home Market Club, who served as
toast master. Toasts were responded to
by Secretary of War Proctor, the Hon.
A. w. Beard, collector of the port of
Boston; Governor C, S. Page of Yer
mont, Chief Justice w. A. Field and
Judge E. b. Sherman of the Supreme
Court of Massachusetts,, State Treasurer
George A. Marden of Massachusetts, and
others. An original poem on Vermont
was read by the Rev. A. j. Hough of
Montpelier. The banquet with its great
variety of entertainment was one of the
most successful in the history of the
association"
Sunday number of the party listened
to BostOn's famous pulpit orators, en-
joyed concerts, etc., and on Monday en-
barked for the seashOre. The others fol-
lowed the programme as laid down.
The report continues: 1.-THE visitors
from the Green Mountain State include
the leading journalists and many dis
= tinguished citizens. The party also in
cludes many ladies. The Vermonters on
Saturday evening visited the White
Squadron on invitation of Secretary of
War Proctor, who had previously made
arrangements with the Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy and Admiral Walker
for visit to the flagship Newark. The
party, after breakfasting at the American
House Saturday, were driven to Rowe's
wharf, the members embarked OIL laun-
ches for the cruiser, which was thor
oughly inspected. At -u.39--a. M, the
editors took-a special train for Plymouth
-fFeRf the Kneeland street station of the
Old Colony Railroad. Arriving at Ply
mouth the party repaired to Odd Feb
lows Hall, where adinner was served by
Landlord II. D. Maynard of the Samoset
House. Selectman w. S. Davis of Ply
mouth, in brief address, welcomed the
Clarke .felicitously responded. After
dinner the party visited the various his
toric attractions, and at o'clock
boarded the special train for Nantasket
Beach. On arriving there press head
quarters were established at the Hotel
Nantasket. There the visiting Vermont
ers remained over Sunday.
The annual business meeting of the
association was held at the hotel parlors
Saturday evening. President l.. o.
Greene presided. The following editors
were elected to membership as the first
business: j. l.. Southwick and w. b.
Howe of the Burlington Free Press;
George P. Beard of the Vermont Farm
err; r. NJ. Chandler Of the st Johnsbury
Republican,; A. w. Emerson of the Bel
lows Falls Times; F. i. Greene of the st.
Adams Messenger; L. G. Crane of the
Ludlow Tribune and II. G. Dewing of
the st. Adams Messenger. Hon. A. N.
Swain of Bellows Falls was made an
honorary member. Messrs. l.. p. Thayer
of the Randolph Herald, j. L. South
wick of the Burlington Free Press and
@. I. Walter of the St. Johnsbury Re
publican were appointed Committee
on Nominations. Sunday was pleasantly
passed by the visitors on the spacious
piazzas of the hotel and in strolling on
the beach. The party left Nantasket
Beach Monday morning for Boston and
arrived in the city at o o'clock. About
one-half of the party left for home on
the 'Green Mountain Flyer" leaving
the Fitchburg depot at 1870 a. m.
''Some 100 members of the party re-
manned in the city and are stopping at
the American House. Those remaining
in the city visited the newspaper offices
and other points of interest during the
day. In the evening the party were the
guests of Governor Carroll S. Page at
the Museum and witnessed 'Niobe.'
Gan adjourned business meeting of
the Vermont Press Association was held
on the Nantasket Beach steamer Mon
day morning. The Committee on Nomi- |
nations presented the following list of |
officers for the ensuing year, which re-
port was adopted: President, r. j. Hum |
phrey OF the Poultney Journal; Vice |
Presidents, Warren Gibbs of the st. |
Adams Messenger, c. H. Davenport of
the BrattleborO Reformer, +. w. Stiles
of the Springfield Reporter; Secretary, |
Arthur F. Stone of the st. Johnsbury |
Cdledonidn; Treasurer, l.. II. Lewis of |
the Hyde Park Neios and Citizen; Execu-
tive Committee, II. L. Parker of the
Bradford Opinion, Chas. T. Waller of
the st. Johnsbury Republican, f. N.
Whitney of the Burlington Clipper. |
Delegates to the next National Editorial
Convention: Col Luther o. Greene of
the Woodstock STANDARD and Lewis p.
Thayer of the Randolph Herald. Reslu-
tions to the memory of the late Hon. Z.
p. Walton of Montpelier and Mr.. Charles
N. Stone of the st. Johnsbury Cdledonian
were adopted. A series Of resolutions
expressing the thanks Of the members
for courtesies received from the various
railroad companies, hotel proprietOrs, to
the artists who gave the musical enter
at the banquet and TO Secre-
tary of War Proctor, Gov. Page and
others whose hospitality the party had
enjoyed, were passed. The members of
the Executive Committee, who made
the arrangements for the excursion also
received the thanks of the association"
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