The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1891-03-05
VERMONT MEN.

1t is sometimes said that Brooklyn has
more New Englapders than Boston, and
the Brooklyn sons of one New England
State propose to organize themselves
into q society. A meeting was held
Thursday evening, February 20, at +. H.
Chambers music store, 800 Fulton street,
for the purpose of organizing an Asso-
citation of Sons of Vermont similar to the
Chicago. Boston, Washington, PrOyi-
dence and Worcester Societies, The
meeting was called hurriedly because the
promoters wished to celebrate the Tooth
Anniversary of the admission of Yer
mont to the Union on March 4, and there
was only time to reach few of the con-
siderable Vermont colony in the city.
The attendance was large, however, and
there was so much enthusiasm for the
Society that it was resolved to celebrate
the centennial of Vermont's admission
with Vermont dinner at the Union
League club on March 4. A committee
was appointed to make arrangements
for the dinner, Distinguished Yer
monters will be invited as speakers and
business meeting will be held before
the banquet to adopt a constitution and
bylaws, to receive members and to elect
an executive committee.
The Society was first proposed few
nights ago, when several Brooklyn Yer
monters happened to be at the house of
Robert j. Kimball, 346 Clinton avenue,
and the following circular was issued to
those YermonteTs in the city whose
names were known to the committee:
BROOKLYN, Feb. "a, 1891.
Alta recent informal meeting of native
VermOnters 1t was suggested that an
organization of the Sons of Vermont be
formed by natives of that State resident
in Brooklyn, similar to the Vermont
Societies existing in several other cities.
1t was also suggested that the 4th of
March next, being the Tooth Anniversary
of the admittance of Vermont to the
Union, is an appropriate time to take
some action. The Undersigned were
appointed a committee to call q meeting
for that purpose.
Therefore, you are invited to attend a
meeting, and to invite such other Yer
monters as you may know, at Mr., +, II,
Chandlers music store, 800 Fulton street,
on Thursday evening next, at o'clock,
for conference on this subject. Respect
fully yours,
Robert d. Benedict, Albert b. Chan.
dler. Charles A. Tinker, Frank II.
Chandler, s. II. Steele, Robert J. Kim
ball.
About 20 men responded to the invita-
ton. A. II. Steele, a New York lawyer,
living on Greene avenue, was made
chairman and explained the object of the
meeting. r. j. Kimball OF Clinton
avenue, Broad street banker, was made
secretary. Among those present were
H. r. Steele, n. T. Sprague, president of
the Sprague bank; Albert b. Chandler,
Charles A. Tinker, superintendent of the
Western Union telegraph company; b.
II. Dewey, NJ. A, Dewey, T. S. Blinn, X.
|. Pearson, w, II. Cotton, John J. Allen,
United States supervisor of election; T.
b. johnson, A. X. johnson, Rev. T. B,
Frost of the Washington avenue Metho-
dist church, James Brady, G. L. White
and l.. Barnes.
After the desirability OF permanent
Association and dinner on March 4th had
been agreed upon, the following COM
mittee was appointed to complete the
arrangements: N. T. Sprague, Robert
J. Kimball, Charles A. Tinker and Albert
b. Chandler.
Among the Vermonters living in the
city who were not present, but who will
join the Association, are Judge Benedict
of the United States Court. .. Lincoln
Benedict, clerk of the United States
Court; Samuel +. Prentiss. lawyer;
Charles HOyt of Pierepoint street: George
and Albert Follett of st. Marks avenue,
Henry Z. Hutchinson, president Of the
Brooklyn bank; John II. Flagg of LET
ferts place, w. C. Low, United States
District Attorney; Jesse Johnson and J.
A. Barrett of Lafayette avenue. The
idea of the organizers of the Association
is to include in its membership all the
Sons of Vermont in the city. constituting
that phrase literally, and all such are
requested to serd their names and
addresses to Chandler's music store
Brooklyn Eagle.