Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-03-29
A GREAT SUCCESS
Banquet Of the Barre Granite
Manufacturers Association
GOOD SPEECHES AND MUSIC
Made the Seventh Gathering
a most enjoyable one.
Especial to the TELEGRAM J

Montpelier, March 29.-The seventh
annual banquet of the Barre Grant
Manufacturers association which wa
held at the Pavilion last night, wa
the most successful in every way 0
all the enjoyable banquets held by
this association.
The members from Barre arrived
on a special train, kindly furnished
by E. H. Fitzhugh, general manager
of the Central Vermont, at O'Clock
The banquet commenced promptly
at $50, and after the members of the
association and invited guestshad done
full justice to the excellent spread
prepared, the speaking commenced
James Mckay the president. made
few happy remarks, briefly rev lew
ing the successes of the past year, the
outlook for the future, and lntroduc-
ed II. ]. M. Jones as the toastmaster
of the evening. Those who have
heard him on similar occasions do not
need to be told that the selection was
most happy one. He was at his
best.
Letters of regret were read from
Col. F. Z. Smith, Charles Dewey of
Montpelier; E. B. Wilson, A. +. Sort
we'll, Charles Clement, Boston: E. H..
Fitzhugh,' John Pullen, st. Albans:
Townshend & Townshend, New York:
f. L. Smith, Barre: A. NJ. Hunt,
Quincy, Mass, and Albert Tuttle.
The first speaker was Mayor Brown
Of this city, who welcomed the asso-
citation to the city in graceful speech
which was heartily applauded.
Mayor Harvey Hersey was the next
speaker and he told of the marvellous
developement of the granite industry
and the growth of this city, Barre,
etc. He told good story on r. A..
Hoar esq. which brought down the
house. He thoroughly believed in,
and enjoyed the sociability and relax
alton that comes from such gather
ings as this.
Eugene Sullivan of Barre was in
troduced as the practical artist cutter
and manufacturer and the champion
bear trainer and wrestler. Mr.. Sulli-
van was at his best and made a char
acteristic speech that was one of the
most effective of the evening. He
was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause.
Thomas Mercer of Barre then fav-
ored the audience with asong "Stormy
was the Night" and was obliged to
respond to an encore.
John w. Gordon was introduced as
the man who left the granite business
to 60 into law and politics and water.
He responded with good speech and
several good stories.
George III. Wilder gave an instru.
mental solo on the flute and, in re-
sponse to an encore, gave a piano and
flute solo, a most difficult feat.
Hon. f. A. Rowland was introduced
as bashful Montpelier lawyer, who
was no speaker but was put on be-
cause he was secretary of state. He
got back at "Deacon Jones" in his
usual happy manner, and made very
witty speech, seasoned with much
sound advice at the close.
A song by Charles F. Lowe of Mont
pelier followed. He was obliged to
respond to hearty encore.
r. A. Hoar, ESQ, was introduced
as the man who did not like to sign
his name to anything or have it
printed in the newspapers. He spoke
briefly and to the point and told some
good stories, one on Mayor Hersey
that brought down the house.
A trombone solo by f. w. Bissette
of St. Albans that followed was finely
rendered and heartily applauded.
E. A. Mutt Of the Daily Journal
spoke for the newspaper men of Barre
and Montpelier, both congratulating
the association on the settlement of
the strike, etc., and assuring the
members of the desire of all these
papers to aid in every way possible the
development of the great industry.
The song by John Angus of Barre
that followed was the musical hit of
4,,o .ro,,;rn ,ud Notwithstanding the