St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-08-19

being filled with that digestion. .promot-
ing sociability without which any occa-
sion OF the kind is failure.
The Menu.
Bouillon Croutons
Olives Sailed Peanuts
Beet Pickles
Young Vermont Turkey Currant Jelly
Green Peas
Riced Potatoes Dressed Cucumbers
Cold Sliced Tongue
Celery, String Beans, Nut Salad
Eggs la Finnoise ,ady Finger Rolls
Old Fashioned Twisted Doughnuts
Vanity of Vanity
Sultana Roll, Sterling Sauce
Fancy Cakes
French Coffee
Bananas Apples Pears Peaches
When the coffee cups had been emptied,
Toastmaster Stone raped the pilgrims
and their entertainers to order and the
-prandial exercises got into full
swing.
The toastmaster spoke few words OF
cordial welcome to our visitors and en-
phasized the significance of their coming,
quoting bit to the effect that Every
man loves his native state, whether he
was born there or not" He then intro
duced His Excellency, Hon. J. 6. McCul-
Tough, who, in the name of the state,
gave greeting to the Vermont Associa-
tion of Boston. He thought the Boston
contingent was about as numerous at
this gathering as the St. Johnsbury peo-
pie. He said all we had in state, county
or town, belonged for the time being to
the Massachusetts Vermonters, and ex-
pressed the hope that their visit would
be full OF pleasure to them as it was to
the rest of us, and that they would carry
away with them additional pleasant
memories of the Green Mountain state.
Rev. DR.. Edward T. Fairbanks spoke in
behalf of the people of st. Johnsbury and
was very hearty in his welcome. He
called the pilgrims attention to the fact
that they could not have found st. Johns
bury anywhere else but just here-that
there was no other town of that name or
location. He INDUCED in several inter-
esting historical "reminiscences maintain
ed that the town had come honestly by
its name, and that, from the very nature
and character of it's founders the place
should abound in patriotic spirit. He
emphasized the dryness of this dry shire
of a dry county, and warned the visitors
to be careful of their health and not al
low it to get into such shape as to need
certain alleged medication" of which
not drop could be obtained hereabouts
so far as he knew.
Lieut.-Gov. Stanton was called out
and spoke felicitously, welcoming the
Vermonters "home again." Was glad to
welcome them to st. Johnsbury, which
he had always regarded as a typical
town, standing for those things which,
il adhered to by the people of the entire
state, would enhance its best welfare.
Col. Albert Clarke, acting president Of
the Vermont Association, said its men,
bers having got into rundown condi-
ton bv reason of the hard work and the
rocky state of the stock market, had run
up to Vermont to "brace up" and had
come to two "dry" towns to do the
bracing. He thanked Gov. Mccullough
and the other speakers for the kind
words Of greeting; expressed the enjoy
ment of the Vermonters on this trip
through the east part of the state; re-
called quite a number of local and state
episodes of many years ago; paid tribute
to St. Johnsbury's enterprise, thrift and
industry; spoke OF the signal achieve
ments of not few of her citizens in posi-
tions of public trust and responsibility;
touched upon the splendid results of edu-
cational work in this vicinity, and had
many other nice things to say about the
people of Vermont, among whom and in
whose behalf, let us add, Col. Clarke him.
self had labored for many years most ap-
preciably.
DR.. c. F. O. Tinker spoke briefly by
way of greeting, as one who had come
to Vermont from Massachusetts some
eighteen years ago and had grown to
love the state and her institutions al
most as much as native" could He
was glad to welcome these our visitors,
invited them to "eat, drink and be
merry" and hoped their motto would
always be Vermont first. Vermont last,
and Vermont all the time"
ce-President Gleason said he and his
associates in the pilgrimage had been en-
joving greatly this trip, and their cup of
pleasure was full to the brim. They had
accepted the invitation with alacrity.
The association is made up of lovers of
| the Green Mountain state, and they are
unit in wishing for the commonwealth
future crowded with all possible success
and prosperity.
P. F. Hazen spoke with special refer
ence to the records made by Vermonters
at home and abroad and the impossible
ity OF going anywhere within the con-
fines of civilization without finding men
and women from our loved state prom
inent in almost every walk of life and ex-
erting wholesome influence. He closed
with an apt quotation from Mrs. Julia
c. r. Dorr, whom he characterized as the
poet laureate of Vermont.
James F. Scott, a prominent member OF
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