Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1905-06-16

| held by the society IN this state came
to brilliant close.
Returning to the convention hall from
dinner on Wednesday afternoon the dele
gates settled to the work of electing
officers of the state court, delegates and
alternates to the International Conven-
ton which will occur in Boston, Mass,
on the second Tuesday of the coming
August
While there was a small army to select
these important officers from only the
most harmonious feeling existed and the
successful ones were the recipients of the
congratulations of their less fortunate
brothers.
No stronger tribute could be paid the
officers of the state court than that of
practically re-electing the entire board
as follows: State Chief Ranger. John
Calvin, Brattleboro; State Vice-Chief
Ranger, Louis Alapa, Winooski; State
Secretary, Thomas A. Austin, Brattle-
boro; State Treasurer, Frank W. Sault,
Essex Junction. State Court Directors,
Thomas H. Farrell, Island Pond; ]. H.
Talbot, Northfeld; George A. Goyett,
Middlebury; John McGrath, Milton; Rev.
D. E. Coffey, Bristol.
The delegates to the International Con-
vention were chosen as follows: George
T. Kidder, Middlebury; Rev. l.. A.
Vezina, Shoreham; Fred Demars, st.
Adams; George H. Blair, Ogdensburg,
N. Y. Their alternates were: 7. j.
Murphy, Orwell; j. Fl. Tennien, Pitts
ford; j. E. Mason, Island Pond; A. f.
Goyette, Essex Junction; G. DeNonville,
Richford.
1t was voted to hold the next biennial
convention in Bennington on the second
Tuesday in June, 1907. With the installa
ton of the newly elected state officers,
by state spiritual director, Rev. j. d.
Shannon of Middlebury, the convention
adjourned. All records for attendance
of delegates and visitors were broken
during the convention just closed and
every court in the Vermont jurisdiction
was represented.
A meeting of the state court officers
followed the adjournment at which it
was decided to hold the semi-annual
state court meeting at Richmond on the
second Tuesday of August next. The
convention hall was then given over
to meeting of the Vermont League of
the Federation of American Catholic
societies. During the meeting the work
ings and aim of the American Fedora
ton were explained by Rev. L. A:
vezina of Shoreham, T. A. Austin of
Brattleboro and John Calvin of the
latter place. The two gentlemen from
Brattleboro have attended national con-
ventions of the Federation and told of
such visits. The date of holding the
next state meeting of the Vermont
league was left in the hands of the
executive committee. The election Of
officers for the Vermont league resulted
as follows President, Rev. L. A. Vezina,
Shoreham; vice president, Thomas H.
Farrell Island Pond; secretary, D. S.
Carey, Brattleboro; treasurer, G. A.
Goyett, Middlebury; executive COM
mittee, G. A. Goyett, Middlebury; F.
L. Graves, Winooski; T. A. Austin,
Brattleboro; H. P. O'Neil, White River
Junction; John MCGEE, Milton; F. T.
Landry, St. Johnsbury.
This was the second meeting of the
Vermont league and the interest shown
during the discussion of its affairs be-
tokens still greater activity during the
coming year.
A concert by the Middebury band
during the evening lulled to sleep the
delegates remaining after the departure
of the late trains and thus ended the
seventh biennial convention of the Yer
mont jurisdiction of the Catholic Order
of Foresters.