St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-24

public spirited man in the Queen City.
The bill has been favorably reported and
comes up as a special order early this
week.
MONDAYS BUSINESS.
At the short session Monday afternoon
two important measures were intro.
duced into the House. Mr.. Senter OF
Montpelier introduced joint resolution
calling for an official investigation of the
diseased meat scandal and the same was
made a special order for Tuesday after
| noon.
Among the bills introduced was one
by Mr. Grafton of Burlington to increase
the salary of members of the general
assembly, the president of the senate and
| speaker of the house to receive $40 day
and ten cents a mile each way to and
from their homes. while the members are
toreceive So a day and the same mileage.
FLoTsAM AND JETsAM.
Representative Kicker of Groton got
up before breakfast Monday morning
and shot deer on his farm. He brought
the carcass here in the afternoon and
will soon serve dinner at the Mont
pelier house to some of his friends.
The Vermont Legislative Association
of 1900 will hold its annual meeting on
the afternoon and evening ofO 81.
The annual banquet of the Vermont
Fish and Game League will also be held
on the same evening.
LADIES' WEEK.
The Montpelier ladies are heartily
cooperating with the wives of the
Governor and Lieutenant-G Governor to
make this week social success. Yester-
day afternoon Mrs. E. H. Deavitt, wife
of the state treasurer, gave reception
to the ladies at her Elm street home,
and on Friday afternoon Mrs. w. A.
Lord receives at her home on Sabin
street Last evening Mrs. Proctor and
Mrs. Prouty gave a reception in the
executive chamber, the members of the
Governors staff in uniform acting as
ushers. This afternoon Mrs. Proctor
and Mrs Prouty entertain the visiting
and resident ladies at a tea at the pavil-
ion. But the event of the week will be
the inaugural ball given by Governor
and Mrs Proctor in Armory Hall Thurs
day evening. The Governors staff will
serve on the reception committee at this
function and a large number of invita-
tons have been sent out.
THE COLONIAL DANES.
The Vermont Society of Colonial
Danes held their annual meeting Thurs
day afternoon at which it took the first
steps toward providing suitable mar
ker for the grave of John Robinson, one
of the Pilgrim fathers who lies buried in
St. Peters at Leyden, Holland. Mrs. F.
Stewart Stranahan of st. Adams was
elected president and Mrs. E. c. Smith of
st. Adams the first member of the board
of management.
A public session was held in the even
ing in Representatives Hall and the
room was fairly well filled. Gov. Proc
tor happily introduced Mrs. Wallace c.
Clement of Rutland, the president of the
society. She followed with a graceful
introduction of Miss Mary E. Wooley,
president of Mt. Holyoke College. Her
address was greatly enjoyed and was a
highly finished literary production and
full Of thoughtful suggestions. 1t was
an appeal for educated women to give
themselves to social service, quite in har-
mony with the spirit of the age which is
making altruists instead of egoists of
| the educated class. At the close of her
address she received for half an hour, the
ladies and visitors being presented to her
! by Gov. Proctor.