Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1895-08-08
THE SPEECHES.
Some witty Remarks by Members of the
League and Othors.

some Witty Remarks by Members of the
League and Others.
with such galaxy of men accustomed |
to after dinner speaking. something good |
was expected in the post-prandial eNcr- |
cises The speeches We're all of very
informal character. largely humorous and
the several speakers told stories at one
another's expense and then got back at
each other with some keen thrusts. Being
in a lighter vein, they were speeches
which lose much of their pointedness when
put into cold, hard type.
Rapping for order, POSTMASTER Wilds
said: This banquet has been conducted
entirely on fishing lines. The search for
"A presiding officer has been of this charac-
ter From an unsuccessful search for a
large fish the officials have come down to
one of the small fry. This place is historic
you will find from those who follow me-
1t is accessible from all points of the
globe. | commend to the governor this
lesson Feed any who are disposed to
make trouble This island is capable of
supporting all members of this league
The officers are to be congratulated on the
success of this gathering. No other place
could have been selected where so many
eminent men would congregate as has
been the case here to-day. In this distin
gushed galaxy of stars it is a difficult
matter to ind one that shines brighter
than another but it is fitting to call up the
governor first.
Gov. Woodbury. said in part:
shall not attempt to tell fish stories al
though ! ought to be able to do so. My
ancestor John Woodbury. of Salem. was
the first man to be elected to Office in this
country and no one by that name was
ever since known to refuse an Office. There
are no candidates for office at this table
because it is sometimes said aristocrats
only sit at the head table ana no aristo-
Gratis can ever hold office in Vermont. The
office seekers are at all other tables. We
have reason to congratulate ourselves on
this gathering. We are happy and are
/ furthering the interests of this league
which is doing much in the way of attract
ing summer visitors to Vermont | hope
tho interest of the league will continue un
til we have State that will attract peo-
pie from all parts of the world.
Ex-senator Edmunds was called up as
a distinguished lawyer, and eminent
statesman and an immortal fisherman.
The senator said in part: / wish we could
! stay here a week and catch fish. | am
afraid that my friends's, the Charman's
failure to catch fish is because he has de-
voted himself more to that other branch of
the business to which he has referred.
Fishing brings us into intimate relation
ship with our mother nature and there
fore it is good to spend some time in that
pursuit. | am glad that this league was
formed anu II mas peeh pressure 10 me
to be a MEMBER
senator IIottor was caIlc1 up 10 zen
Ihe greatest hSh story on RECORD, me sen,
ator got even with Chairman Wids and
said that the seemingly large fish which
were SuSPeho'd arouId me tcilt were puI
,ii'l"o"s aS cuinpaIcu WIN lhoSc ne 'd,
"tell !" ',e nap!t Oh HdtcI'hs III Neri"ohl
"'o"NS an ms ne. re ti.ousnt ma, Wv,
WORK OF tHlS lcaE uo was Oh an e"uca'ioi'aI
nature. II "ouid make Inc Ia" uhdsr'
sloo" III an parts OF 'he STATE '"uS ""u'
Ihk trea'S 10 our PROSPERITY;
'ohsreSSI''an Nroul was CdHeu up aS
man VINO ma" no e'uodr rdSsiient III teii,
ing 'he ruin zen, "Iout Sdiu ne "af,eG
10 come because 1t IA" pGeh p,orllseo
mat there would pc no speaking because
ne wanted 10 see now 'he members OF me
league would act "heh SURROUNDED oS
plenty OF water ana hiaIly because ne
: wanted 10 sll at 'he iect OF THESE oistih
Eulshed statesmen ah1 hshermen aho
: learn no" TO HSn'
Noils reSSiia'I pmelS Sa'u ."at tiie SiA
inch law Grove him out of the fshinf
business. re did not come over mere tt
tell any nsh stories nut 10 see 'ne soo'
people OF 'rahu isie COUNTY "noih Nv
pralsed very hiehlv' Saying that they re
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