The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-10-29
Comes From Massachusetts
To Oppose Female Suffrage
is NOW IN MONTPELIER
Mrs. A. ]. George Of Brookline, Mass,
Will Ask for Hearing Before
Senate Judiciary Committee
Plans Of the Week.

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That there will be strong fight
against the enactment Of a women's
suffrage law by the Vermont legisla-
ture the bill having already passed the
House, i shown by the arrival in Mont
pelier last night of Mrs. A. j. George
Of Brookiine, Mass, who comes under
the auspices Of the Massachusetts as
sOclation, which u opposed to the fur
ther extension to women Of the right
OF voting. Mrs. George is wife OF Prof
George Of the department Of English III
Clark university, Worcester. Mass, and
she has established considerable Of
reputation as nn opponent Of women's
suffrage
The bill granting municipal suffrage
to women passed the House last Thurs
day and Is now before the Senate ju-
dietary committee, Of which Senator
Taylor of Hardwick Is chairman The
other members Of the committee are
Chase Of Nottingham, Chase Of Guild
hall, Paul of West Fairlee Howland
Of Barre City. Collins Of North Ferris
burgh and Redfeld of Hubbardton Mrs.
George, in the name Of the association
that she represents, viii ask for
hearing before the committee before re-
port Is made to the Senate
This evening in representatives hall
the joint committee on temperance win
give a public hearing on the bills now
in the hands Of this committee which
provide for a change in the method Of
the choice Of license commissioners.
On Tuesday the House viii take up
as special order the resolution intro
duced last week BY Mr. McCuCen Of Yer
gennes, providing for taking the prelim-
mary steps toward a proper celebration
in 1909 Of the discovery Of Lake Cham
plain.
On Tuesday evening in representative
hall. President Tucker and Secretary
Sheppard Of the Jamestown exposition
will speak In representatives hall, and
viii endeayor 70 interest the legislature
IN this exposition 50 that it win make
an appropriation to enable Vermont tn
be suitably represented down there next
summer.
ON Wednesday the State homeopathic
society and the State 6steopathic so
cicty viii hold annual conventions in
Montpelier The sth Vermont Regimen
tai association will hold its annual re.
union and banquet in Grand Army hall,
the legislature Of 1000 will hold its re
union and banquet and the annual ban
quet Of the Fish and Game league viii
be held at Armofy hall.
On Thursday. November /. the annual
meeting Of the Fish and Game league
win be held in the parIors Of The Pa
yilion. The animal meeting Of the yer-
mont Officers Reunion society will be-
held in the coat room at the State House
ia the afternoon of that dav, and IN
the evening at representatives hall Gen.
W. T. Draper of Hopedale Mass. viii
deliver an address before this society.
Following this address an informal re-
eeption viii be given to Brigadier Gen
orai j. 4. Grant in the reception room
adjoining the executive chamber The
annual banquet. at which General Grant
will speak. and which the ladies viii
attend viii be held al the Pavilion ho-
tel, following the reception
ON Thursday afternoon the cadets
from Norwich university win give an
exhibition driil on the State House
grounds. after which they win be re.
viewed by Governor Proctor
On Friday evening. November .. comes
the election of officers Of the Vermont
National Guard. TO succeed those who
are retired BY the law enacted bv che
present Legislature.
Plans are on foot for an official rccog
milton Of the Vermont association of
Boston. at the time of It's visit 10 Mont
pelier, November s and 9. The members
of this association are coming several
hundred strong TO visit the legislature
and to attend the anniversary exercises
of the Vermont Historical society ia be
held in representatives hall on Friday
evening, November % when Judge Wen
dell P Stafford Of Washington y. G.,
will deliver an address ou ~Thaddeus
Stevens and other interesting exer-
cises will BE- held Just what form this
official recognition Of the Vsrmonters
from Boston viii take win be deter-
mined later