Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1902-04-11
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
BOARD OF TRADE BANQUET.
President Clement Of Rutland Rail-
road Guest Of Honor and a Speaker
on TRANSPORTATION Problems.


President Clement Of Rutland Rail-
road Guest Of Honor and Speaker
on Transportation Problems.
The banquet of the board Of trade
Tuesday evening was very enjoyable
and successful affair from every point
of view. The dual object of the ban
auet social and business meeting
of the board and the hearty greeting
of the new managers of Hotel Wind
ham formerly Towns hoteD was very
fully attained. Practically every mem
her of the board as we'll as a few
guests were present and the capacity
of the large dining room taxed to the
utmost. AS guests of the board, Hon.
P. w. Clement of Rutland Editor
Green of the Rutland Herald. and one
or two other prominent Rutland citi-
zens were present, having come down
on a special train in President Glenn
ent's private car. Grand Isle. A delay
in opening the banquet occurred. the
marty not being seated until after nine,
but the time was very pleasantly spent
in social conversation in the office,
corridors and parlors of the hotel.
When seated, the entire party was
pleasantly occupied until after one
O'Clock. The dinner was served in
twelve courses. and in many ways was
the finest public dinner ever served in
this village. The immediate charge OF
the dining room was under Manager
Shepherd and the service was all that
could be asked for.
1t was about IL o'clock when j. G.
Day. as president of the board, raped
the gathering to order and in a few
well-chosen words congratulated the
members upon the successful organiza-
ton OF the board and the good work
already under way. but particularly
congratulated the citizens Of the vii
lage upon again having a hotel first
class in every respect. and warmly
welcomed it's new management
AS Mr.. Clement had been obliged to
leave a few minutes after ten, his ad-
dress on the transportation problems
of the day had been sandwiched in
between two courses of the banquet.
Mr.. Day introduced as POSTMASTER of
the evening Vice President H. D.
Ryder. who in turn called up other
speakers. He called on Chairman
George H. Babbitt of the committee of
the board in regard to the new sta
ton. for his report on the work OF
that committee. His report showed
much work done by his committee
though as yet with little actual result
except promises. Chairman F. G..
Pierce of the committee reported that
his committee had organized and was
ready for business, although little
progress had been made. DR.. o. NJ.
George of the committee on village
improvement had no report except Of
he n 6n r-a -fr &c
members to make suggestions for fu-
ture actions. George L. Bowtell of
the committee on membership report
ed the organization of the board lit
tie over a year ago with a charter
membership of 113. He said that no
new meeting of the board had been
held since, at which new members
could be received. but that their were
So applications for membership now in
the hands of the committee, and he
hoped to bring the number of members
Of the board up to 200 before the year
was over. DR.. F. H. O'Connor in re-
Spouse to some sentiment, spoke in a
happy vein. urging the members of the
club TO greater action and speaking of
the advantages to be gained TO the vii
lage by the united action of so large
a body of representative business men.
c. w. Osgood. pleasantly introduced
as one Of the older business men of
the village and one very closely iden-
titled with the business. social and re-
ligious life of the village for about
80 years, was called upon to respond
to the toast Vermont" His witty re-
marks and excellent stories caused
almost continual laughter. He then
carried those present along with him
to the realm of the weightier affairs
of life. The evening was one greatly
enjoyed by every person present and
will do much toward the active life of
this well-equipped and influential or
ganiZation.