Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-06
MAPLE SUGAR BANQUET
vERMONTERS ENTERTAIN DIS
TINGUIsHED GUESTS LAST NIGHT.
Secretary of Treasury, Interstate Com
merce Commissioner and Others
Present-The Speeches.

The sons and daughters of the Green
Mountain state and their legions of friends
were present in force last night at the Ma
tional Rifles Hall, where the annual maple
sugar party of the Vermont State Associa-
ton was given. Among the distinguished
guests of the organization were Secretary
of the Treasury Leslie NJ. Shaw and Mr.
Charles A. Prouty, interstate commerce
commissioner. The presiding officer and
toastmas+er was Mr.. Hosea B. Moulton,
president of the Vermont association.
Graceful cedar trees, which form an i'm
portant feature of the emblem of Yer
mont, stood at the corners of the long
tables, and there was orchestral music
and dancing both before and after sup
per. On the tables We're huge blocks of
ice placed at intervals, to the wonder of
the uninitiated When plates of warm
liquid maple sugar had been placed on the
tables. 1t was discovered that the proper
thing to do was to cool and harden the
sugar by placing 1t on the Ice.
Secretary Shaw was the first speaker
His subject was Vermont in the Field of
Letters" He made an address that scin-
tillated with humor and wit. He spoke of
his admiration of John G. SAKE, as YER
mont poet, and more particularly as a
punster. and recited one of the poems OF
that author entitled King of Midas" This
was followed by the recitation of THE
Briefess Barrister," by Hood, also Yer
monter.
1.-THE Vermont Lawyer was responded to
by Mr.. Charles A. Prouty, who declared
that the law is the most desirable of pro-
LESSONS, and that Vermont is the best
place to practice it. In order that it might
be seen that he was true in this belief
said Commissioner Prouty he would an
nounce that he would return shortly to
Vermont to re-enter the practice of law
He stated that he had seen 1t reported that
President Roosevelt intended to reorganize
the interstate commerce commission be-
cause 1t is composed Of small men.
Mr.. Prouty's Response.
Mr. Prouty declared that he did not mind
being decapitated, but that he did object
to its being put upon that ground, and illus
trated his meaning with little story Of the
murderer who told the judge that he pre-
ferred to be hanged. rather than be made
out fool
Assistant Attorney General Charles H.
Robb spoke Vermont Ladies" saying
that he was glad there are no new women
in Vermont, and praising the women of
that state as excellent mothers and wives:
A poem, when the Sap Begins to Rum"
was recited by Mr.. Fred c. OConnell.
The ladies who served the tables were
the Misses Florence King, Ralston, Lena
Woodruff. Alta Rousseau, Flora Johnson,
Bessie Ide Bessie Brown, Edna l.. Turn
burk, Ottone Erickson, Martha Blanchard,
Marion Withall, Eugenia Withal, Olive
Reyes, Lulu Farnham, Margaret Wallace,
Helen w. Davis, Rosa Stratton, Sara Skin
per, Kate Fletcher, Smith, Edith NJ. Scott,
E. H. Brown, Annie Scott and Lillian Scott
and Mesdames Mabel r. PIERCE and Henry
Graham.
Seated about the tables were the follow
ing guests and officers of the association
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Moulton, Mr.. Leslie NJ
Shaw. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Darling.
Judge and Mrs. Stafford and son, Judge
and Mrs. Barnard, Judge and Mrs Prouty,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Robb, Mr. and
Mrs. Henry A. Willard, Mr. and Mrs Fred
Van Dyne, Mr.. and Mrs George G. Hazel
ton and sister, Maj. E. R. Campbell Rev
James H. Bradford Rev. and Mrs. Henry
George R. Wales. Miss Grace Ross, DIR, and
Mrs: Barton w. Evermann and Miss Emma
A. Woodbury..