St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-09-19
CONCORD.
Di.,ric, w. r.. @. Meeting

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W. R. c. was held with Woodbury.
Corps, No. 5, at Odd Fellows hall Fri
day. Delegations from St. Johusbury
Lunenburg and Lyndon vile were present
aud with the members of the home corp.
made convention OF II members. II
the absence of the president, Mrs. Clare
Chaplin, the senior vice president, Mrs
Maude May, called the meeting to order
and gave the following address of vel
come:
Members of district, No. / and sister:
of the Relief Corps:
AS a member OF Woodbury. W. R. c.,
bid you welc ome to this the annual con
vention OF District No. /. When we re
ceived the invitation to entertain you
this year, it seemed more than we were
equal to, with our small membership
and still smaller hail. but, as time went
on, barrier alter barrier was removed
until today we find ourselves bidding
you welcome to the first W. r. c. con.
Vention ever held in Concord, and l as
sure you it has been with genuine
pleasure that we have prepared Tor and
anticipated your coming / believe il a
vote OF the corps in the district had been
taken as where to have held this conven.
ton they would have voted unanimously
to have gone to St. Johnsbury to meet
with Chamberlin corps, and why not.
They have entertained us for so many
years, that we all love to go there and
as entertainers they have reached that
state of perfection that comes not only
naturally, but partly from these years
of practice and experience, and they dis
pense their hospitality with an ease and
grace that would be difficult for us to
acquire in so short time. AS this is our
maiden effort our first attempt, we
ask you to be to our faults little blind
and to our failures very kind We have
not the beautiful town to welcome you
to that you might have found elsewhere,
though we that live here love it for its
associations and to US it is picturesque,
nestled in among the green hills, and we
know that it shelters homes as loyal and
hearts as true as can be found in any
town and we are glad to welcome you to
Concord. We trust that the friendships
and associations that were formed at
the first district convention, will be not
only strengthened but cemented in the
bonds Of fraternity by this meeting with
us today and again in behalf of Wood
bury W. R, c. | bid you welcome, wei.
come thrice welcome"
Mrs. Nellie P. Bonett of Chamberlin
corps responded for the district as fol-
lows:
Mrs. President and sisters OF Wood
bury corps No. 5;
In responding to this cordial heartfelt
greeting, know voice the sentiment OF
the district here represented, in saying
thank you with my best bow, and tell
ing you how pleased we are in having
the privilege OF visiting your pretty vii.
lage, which has been visited by fl Jod and
fire with more or less disastrous results,
but never before by the district meeting
OF the Woman's Relief corps. We trust
that our visit will prove to be help, in
stead Of an injury as was the case 10 the
calamitous result of the elements. Per
haps our meeting here today will tend to
arouse to new efforts some who have
lost enthusiasm and bring back into
activity those who will be of valuable
assist ance. 1t surely brings us into
neighborly touch with each other and
strengthens the bond OF fraternity. II
the greeting and response appeal to you
as family affair, let it be Synonymous
of what our relatives should be as sister
members OF the same order, working to-
gether for the same cause. Again I
thank the members OF Woodbury. corps
for this pleasant greeting"
Chamberlin corps OF st. Johnsbury did
the installation service in a very credit
able manner. Woodbury. corps served a
chicken pie dinner at noon, after which
Howard corps of Lunenburg exemplifed
the ritual work in a manner beyond
criticism. The meeting adjourned at 4
O'Clock. 1t was considered a very
pleasant and profitable session.
The lecture course for the winter will
be made up Of the following attractions
Oct. 81, The Ariel Ladies Quartet Of
Boston. Nov %, Peter MacQueen
author of Campaigning in the Phil
pines" This will be an illustrated lecture
Jan 2, S. NJ Spedon, artistic enter
tainer. Jan. %, Brignati, the Magician
Feb. 20, Frederick Truman, in roper
toire of Dickens works. The tickets will
soon be placed on sale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Chapman hav,
returned from their recent trip to Dan
vile. M
Raymond Smith has been quite i'll ant
unable to attend to his school duties a
st. Johnsbury Academy.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pratt are visitin
relatives in Walpole, N. H.
Mrs. Mabel Carpenter and daughte
Edith of st. Johnsbury were guests a
Miner Carpenters last week.
The Magazine club held its annus
meeting last Thursday and reelected Mr.
Maude May secretary for the year.
Miss 1vanelo Sampson has returne
from Bartlett and is assisting in II
store OF Edwin Gray.
James Virtue has purchased of Ere
Rogers, his automobile.
Mrs. Clara Chaplin. who has been qui
i'll, is much improved.