The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
PmttIebOro Local
LIONIAL DANES
IN BRATTLEBORO
e,eieiy Held It's Annual
an Brooks House Wed.
omsors Elected for
Ensuing Year.

,,,day oAeofs h'o''0a i0'
Ensuing Year,
A annual meeting of the Co
~ mu, .f Vermont was held in
iB.l pJs.' liaasc parlOrs, there being
ho.o n.i 70 ption Tuesday even
'Aly'T business meeting Wednes'
'Au On Monday out'of'town
n ny. brgan 20 arrive at the Brooks
a@" T S,s evening found the
v h,iranily lighted, and taste
r'f' U,rrstsJ with United States
d' Vng Than 50 members and
.1g ,re,ent and were received
y Wv stewart Stranahan, presi'
NE ,be other officers of the so,
'I T,s Ralph Pettee and Alfred
% favored the company
lA'nF .S songs and Leitsinger's or
,HO t',nrri..ed music throughout
n'a tu, ,berbets, cakes and cof'
3ya''s sryaI and an unusually
Sy,' .orial evening was spent.
,'I IN d clock Wednesday Mrs.
y chilled the meeting to order
nam lao5.ome new gavel presented
sogistv by Mrs. John Meyers
G TS,s 'Sf D. C. The special
"a," ,5e wood from which 1t is
y Indicated by one of its en-
"a u silver plates which reads re1
Fa ~ rr;rate Constitution, 1877. =
: ,bo r@1I call, reports of the last
q ", and of the work and cores,
E sa.so of the year were read by
il'H Iorrie A, Valentine, recording
., o, and Miss Mary F. Cooke,
idsl! ,,ing secretary. Miss Mary
Tl,tIe,s report as treasurer show
NV" .o,isty well managed financial
w N.Y. s c. f. R. Jenne, registrar, re,
n, I' steady growth in numbers ano
~ s.,,nvo@ing outlook for the soeie'
'T more ARE members in many ar
.-s states and the circle IS con
, n. widening. The present mem
sbip is about 25O' ,.,.or;or
n, Il. Leavenworth, historian
A il,,5 t. the loss of four members by
Y, i''1 Mrs. Clement, Mrs. Barrett ct
~ Kipeaid and Mrs. Wood I'M
two having been officers MIS- '
r, '"' @ clement, president OF TIM
'.,y PASSED away at her nome IL
."3i iZov. %. 1906, only about
"A otter the last previous annua
\. .,irg She had always worked ear
m ,G-5 5or the society, had never peei
~, from its meetings while sh
\ and was dearly beloved by al
Y members, Mrs. Leavenworth rea'
mamorial of Mrs. Clement writer
,a -r, Of the society and signed D,
Ya' a sketch of her life am
\ written by the historian, and
@ N W IA her memory by Mrs. jun
p porr. Greetings and letters Q
r n were read from members /
tavay homes. .oroa
,-n soIo The bylaws were amend
mastering the custody OF the ~ -
NJ v' zeal from the secretary to IN
ssIar bo;ro mr.,
,,sj Miss Anna G. Park OF Bennint
tba bopored founder of the 81
~ made a brief but spicy addreS
M was received with enthusiasm
mart Of the officers hold over, pa
n elected at this session. The III
md Of officers for the ensuing ye1
a. follows: Mrs. F. Stewart sra
1 of st. Adams, president; NJ
[rre A. Valentine of Bennlngtol
\ vice president and chairman :;
[uj of managers; Mrs. Percival
.nent of Rutland, second wee pre- y,
ND Mrs, Albert Tuttle of Fair ia
third vice president; Mrs. Y. [.
Nth Of shoreham, fourth vice pres
m; Mrs. Marcus D. Green OF :
ans, recording secretary; MRS.
Ms Smith of st. Adams, CORE
sSo Of Brattieboro, registrar; MI
[ar N. futile of Poultney, trea
N. members of the board of ma
ganent Miss Mary F. Cooke ,o
|slesIey. Mass, Mrs. John l.. Aig
Saxtons River and Mrs. a,
,rin of Montpelier; Mrs: A.
|savenworth of Castleton, historia u
others from out of town were N
ID Mrs. D. w. Ensign and Mrs. a.
I. Parker. Cambridge, Mass; MI
". Clark, Orwell; Mrs. =. 90
uth, Shoreham; Mrs. A. H. h r.,
rvorth, Castleton; Mrs. Albert ~ !.
Mrs. NJ patterson and Mrs. Geor
HI, Fair Haven; Mrs. M. M. Iut.
autney; Mrs. A. w. Ferris, Mo Mo
dr; Miss May F. Cook, Welle Isl
lass; Mrs., T. G. Church, Valley RAJ
Y; Mrs. T. NJ. Odds, Bennl4gto
Lss i. W. Clement and Mrs. u.
Anent. Rutland; Mrs, S. E. Plngl'
hford; Mrs. E. R. Kendall, f[o
Elce, R. l.; Mrs. Katherine huoO'
elniDgton. aors
The meeting as a whole was Va, j, cons Is
bed a success. The next VIII DC III
Montpelier in October, l9oo'
The beautiful tribute written
rs, Julia c. R. Dorr in tenoer ii'
b Of her friend, Mrs. Wallace
CEMENT recalled her many lovat
alites and much of the valua
|ak she had done, and especlany.
one life in which she was moS' J.;
ved. She said: "When -
s the great bell of st. Paul,s "
ben resident is slain the WI
FNll mourns. When a great man
atS it is meet that we should +"
bib bowed heads to contemplate
fatness. When a noble Won
l8es upward, shall we not rea !
q nobility, thereby gaming
EVps -