St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1897-10-22
vERr1ONT PARTY IN TENNESSEE.
The caIedonlan Representatives. Story.

Editor CALIFORNIAN:
At the beginning OF the first day Of this
week was in st. Johnsbury and feeling
none too warm in heavy suit of winter
clothes and a medium weight overcoat.
The overcoat is now a burden and the
winter suit Of clothes somewhat oppres-
sive. There is difference of some de-
grees between Vermont and Virginia
weather. To use the words of our well.
known townsman, George Grow OF vari-
ETY. store fame, | am now basking in the
sun OF the sunny south out OF the reach
OF ccles and zero weather.
Ispent Monday at Mortified, the home
OF D. L. Moody's school for young ladies.
1t is pretty place and well adapted for
the location Of such an institution. The
school buildings consist of Stone hall,
where the Rotations are held the Skin
ner gymnasium, one Of the best equipped
school gymnasiums in the country, Mar
quand and East halls, dormitories, the
big auditorium building, a hospital and
several smaller dormitories. The grounds
comprise large number of acres, nicely
laid out with several broad avenues.
The roads are mostly Of crushed stone.
In one place is small body Of water, the
gift OF John Wanamaker and called Wan
amaker lake, where the young ladies
spend some of their leisure time rowing.
Several tennis courts give the students
an opportunity of enjoying this sport.
Over $50 girls are in school there and
they have all the advantages needed for
irst-class education, including instruc-
ton in domestic work. Each girl is as
signed some particular work which she
performs for a certain length of time each
day and then change is made, she TAX
ing the work some other girl has been
doing and vice versa. An hour each day
is spent in this manner. Each girl takes
care OF her own room. Very few domes-
tic servants have to be employed about
the institution. took dinner in the
same room with 150,grls, the majority
oil whom are as bright and intelligent, il
not more so, than the average girl. They
were after an education and were evil
IDENTIFY improving their time. The wait
ing was done by several OF the girls at
each table. They know their places and
are on the alert to properly perform theil
duties. Everything was done in sys
tematic manner and in proper style
Each table is presided over by a teacher
and opposite her is a digui6ed senior
The teachers are all well-qualifed fol-
their positions and have the true inter
ests Of the girls at heart. On the othe
hand the girls all appear exceedingly font
of their teachers and Tor Mr.. Moody the,
all have deep affection.
l left Mortified at four o'clock Mon
day afternoon and at 10 O'Clock was OF
steamer bound for New York. TIL
steamer was the Rhode Island" owne'
by the Norwich and New York Trans
portation Co., beautiful new boat finel.
equipped. Reached New York at
O'Clock Tuesday morning and spent tn
day in East Orange, N. j., suburb
about IL miles away.
Wednesday morning at s O'Clock
Joined the Vermont party at the Pennsy
vania depot in Jersey City and is mir
utes later our special train began it
journey southwark. The trip is the tou
of His Excellency, the Governor OF Vel
mont, Josiah Grout of Derby, to Nasl
vile, accompanied by his staff an
friends. They will assist in the obserN
ance of Vermont day at the Nashvil
Exposition Monday on the invitation {
the Governor of Tennessee. There are &
in the party as follows: Gov. Josa
Grout and Mrs. Grout of Derby; Mis-
:, Grout of East St. .Johnsbury; Miss Add
Low Grout OF Newport; Miss Stubs
Texas; Lieut.. Gov. N. W. Fisk and Mr.
Fisk, Isle La Motto; Hon. c. ". Brown
ell, secretary of state, Major S. P. Joe
lyn, U. S. A., and Mrs. Jocelyn, Hon. {
a G. Benedict and Mrs. Benedict, Burlins
+ ton; Gen. w. H. Gilmore, quarter-maste
e general, and Mrs. Gilmore, Fairlee; Mr.
q E. L. Bates, Bennington; Col. Charles
: Nelson, l. R. P, and Miss Miriam Ne
E son, Montgomery; Col. George W. Dot!
it Mrs. Doty and Miss Doty, Morrisvillt
&c COL John c. Clark and Mrs. Clark, NJ
a and Mrs. William c. Tyler, ]. w. Saul
,e secretary of civil and military affair
e Tohn B. Chase, st. Johnsbury; Col. c.
p Clark and Mrs. Clark, Mr.. and Mr.
!. John B. Pickett, Bradford; Col. John
" Fletcher, Middebury; Col. c. A. Moo
is and Mrs. Moore, Hon. N. G. William
is commissioner, and Mrs. Williams, Be
&c lows Falls; Col. Erastus Baldwin ar
r. Mrs. Baldwin, Major H. H. Lee, surgeo
l and Mrs. Lee, Wells River; Col. H.
DC Haskell, Derby Line; Col. {. A. Convers
re Philadelphia, Pa; Gen. ]. ]. Este
he brigade commander, Mrs. Estey and 81
IT. Estev, Brattleboro; Hon. J. w. Woodti
en- commissioner, and Mrs. Woodfn, Ho
~ ~ George T. Chaffee and Mrs Chaffee, 5.
be Wilson and Mrs. Wilson, Rutland; Ho
X Al n Allan commissioner. and Mrs. ALE