St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-06-05
VERMONT NEWS.
W. w. H. M. o. Annual.

@aG,sonary union OF vermont, neld IN
MlS' Congregational church at Bellows
the =. We Wednesday,. officers were elected
Fa EsIlows: President, Mrs. Rebecca P.
aas,iU orTk of St. Johnsbury; honorary
Fa un;dent Mrs. J. E. Swifts of Wood
PlleoT.vice presidents, Mrs. E. G. Osgood of
S So}1ows Falls; recording secretary, Mrs
P PenU Thomas of Essex Junction; cores
hN a"T secretary, Mrs. w. ]. Van Pat
Ptsn Of Burlington; secretary OF young
u rsn work, Miss Mary Drew of
Waterbury; secretary of junior work,
Wa Wa Robert Mackinnon of St. Johns
t w., treasurer, Mrs. Ellen L. Ware of
pp%rattleboro; auditor, Rev. H. R. Miles
Of Brattleboro. -,
Wee W N. Matthews of Middlebury;
D n,u, Mrs. w. B. Sheldon of Ben
h;nrton Caledonia, Mrs. 6. H. Cross of
e. Sti 1obnsbury; Chittenden, Mrs. L. H.
Sbsnman of Jericho Center; Essex, Mrs.
" 1. Carpenter of CRANKY; Franklin
and Grand Isle, Mrs. H. c. Allen of st.
aIbans. Lamoille, Mrs. H. c. Howard
r"lfIeffersonville; Orange, Mrs. J.. M. Com
stock of Chelsea; Orleans, Mrs. Mary L.
Wheeler of Irasburgh; Rutland, Miss
Eleanor L. Manley of Pittsford Union,
Mrs G. H. Gorham of Bellows Falls;
Washington, Mrs. c. D. Edgerton of
North6eld; Windham, Mrs. A. E. Parks
ofTownshend Windsor, Mrs. Levi Wild
ofRoyalton.
At the opening of the convention Mrs.
josephine Arms of Bellows Falls gave the
address of welcome. The report of the
recording secretary, Mrs. Evan Thomas
ofEssex Junction showed great gains in
membership. The treasurer, Mrs. c. H.
thompson reported that Sc, 600 has been
received from the unions of the state and
nearly all of it has been disbursed among
fine different branches of the organiza-
tion. A thank offering of over ST 900
was raised in addition to this sum.
Tuesday evening reception was given
to the delegates and visitors at the home
ofMrs. c. w. Osgood. Mrs. Rebecca
Fairbanks, state president, and other
officers and prominent visitors received.
Librarians at Manchester.
The annual meeting of the Vermont
State Library association was held at
Manchester, Wednesday i'll the parlors
ofthe Congregational church, under the
auspices of the Mark Skinner library.
More than 20 librarians from all parts
Of the state were present.
Miss Frances NJ. Pierce of Ludlow,
vice-president of the organization, acted
as chairman in the absence of President
Edward M. Goddard of Montpelier.
Hon. A. L. Graves of Manchester, a
trustee of the library, gave the address
ofwelcome. The following officers were
then elected: President, Miss Frances
n. Pierce, Ludlow; vice-president, Miss
Clara NJ. Chamberlain, Manchester
secretary and treasurer, Miss Edith
Clarke, Burlington; second vice-presi-
dents, William Ellis of Mortified, Red
field Proctor, Jr., of Proctor, Miss Mary
F. Stakeholder OF Brattleboro, Miss
Elizabeth Rogers Of Swanton, Mrs. K
W. Barney of Springfield and Mrs. Mary
E. Macomber of Montpelier.
The round table" followed the bust
ness meeting. This was under the direc
ton of the Vermont board of library
commissioners, appointed by Governor
Proctor. They are Edward M. Goddard
chairman, Montpelier; Mrs. w. p. Smith
St. Tohnsbury; Mrs. M. H. Buckham
Burlington Mrs. c. M. Winslow, Bran
don; and Miss Frances Hobert, Cam
bridge, secretary.
Hon. David K. Simonds of Manchester
presided over the evening session, whicl
which was well attended by the genera
public. He gave briet sketch OF tn
history of this town, relating chiefly t
its different libraries, the first of whic
was started in the 18th century, 500
after its settlement. He also touche
upon the influence which the settlers ha
upon the character of their descendants
Mr.. Simonds introduced DR.. Jane
H. Garfield, librarian of Columbia Un
versity and a native of Manchester, VIII
gave the address of the evening. II
took for his subject, THE Place an
Value of the Free Library"
Battleship Flag.
The flag of the state of Vermont whic
the Daughters of the American Revolt
ton will present to the battleship We
mont has been completed and placed 9
exhibition. The flag is OF heavy, Sill
four and one-half feet wide and six feet
length. 1t is designed for interior deco
alton and not for waving in the bree
and, therefore, is mounted on heavy bl'
silk. The cost of the flag, which w;
made in Philadelphia, was $110 and II
money for its purchase was contribute
by the 20 chapters of the D. A. X.
Vermont. The gift will be a supplemet
to the silver service given by the W
mont legislature and will be presented
the same time as the silver service.
woman's Suffrage Convention.
The annual convention of the Vermo
Woman's Suffrage association will
held in Burlington, June 13 and Ia
W. c. T. U. Temple. Among the spseakf
will be Rev. Anna H. Shaw, president
the National American Woman's Suttra
association, Henry B. Blackwell OF b
ton and others. Representative II.
Shaw of Marlboro, and Representa-
F. H. Dewart ofSt. Adams, who WORK
for the woman's suffrage bill at the Il
session of the legislature, are also expe
ed to speak. Mayor w. J. Bigelow
address the convention on the OPEN
day and will extend welcome in beh
OF the city. Rev. c. ]. Staples '
extend greetings in behalf of the churc
OF the city.
More School Districts.
Edward S. Watson, principal OF
Pittsheld, N. H., high school has b
appointed superintendent OF a group
50 schools in the towns OF Newp,t
Coventry and Irash11roh with q sal