The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-12-17
Lieutenant Governor Gave
Banquet Last Night
TOO EARLY WAS REPLY
Permanent Organization Of the Senate
Effected With Mead Elected Presi-
dent--A Gathering Full Of
Courtesy to Ladies.

A gentle little boomlet for governor
was set in motion for Lieutenant Gov
ernor John A. Mead Of Rutland at .
banquet in the Pavilion Hotel, given by
that gentleman TO the members of the
Senate, last night. IL was only gentle
booInlet, TO be sure, but nevertheless
sufficiently strong to attract the notice
Of DIR. Mead, and TO demand a 'retort
courteous" in the nature of mild pro.
testation that the time was early, or,
as Ex-Governor Bell would say, 1T is
hardly corn planting time yet"
Senator Downey of the west side, y
or, more accurately. Addison county, was
the man responsible for the flutter, and
he did il in the following toast:
May you live long, may your family
live long and prosper, and may you
march at the head of the line in the
governors ball in 1870" in proposing
a toast to the host OF the evening.
Lieutenant Governor Mead responded
that it was a long time to 1910 and
that they should not cross any bridges
until they came into view.
The banquet was one OF the finest
served for long time, and the best
Of good feeling existed between the
senators, who drank toasts to President
Roosevelt and to William Jennings Bry-
| an 1.-THE latter at tho suggestion OF
Senator Kennedy, to the congenial pre-
siding officer Of the Senate, to Governor
Prouty, who was present, TO Senator
Flagg, who was called home by illness,
and was unable TO be present, to the
House Of Representatives, to the press,
TO Mrs Prouty and Mrs. Mead and
other ladies present.
The Senate Of 1905 Is now an organ.
lied body. II was suggested after the
dinner, for which as resolution of thanks
was offered by Senator Fairbanks and
unanimously adopted that the body
proceed to organization. Senator Finn,
whose dulcet outbursts OF laughter and
ready flow of wit added much to the
enjoyment Of the affair, waa made chair
man and committee Of three was APP
pointed 10 draw up slate OF nomina
tions. These officers were elected pres.
ident, DR.. Mead; vice president, Senator
r. w. Gibsoni treasurer, f. NJ Cory;
secretary, j. L. Lewis; executive com
mittee, Senators Scott, sherwin and
Kennedy; chaplain, Rev. L. I. Fair
banks.
Senator Finn called attention to the
royal manner in which the members of
the Senate had been welcomed and en-
tertained by. Senator and Mrs r. NJ
Cory during the present session, and
he paid a pretty tribute to the hospi
tality Of Mrs. Cory and moved that
she be made an honorary member Of the
organization. The motion was carried
amid hearty applause. Then other men,
not to be outdone in courtesy, proposed |
other ladies for the same honor.
Upon motion Of Senator Scott the I
Misses 0ryis, who had come into the |
banquet han with Mrs. Mead, were made |
honorary members of the organization,
aud toasted; and upon motion of Sena. I
tor Cory, Mrs. G. W. Bailey and Mrs |
]. L. Lewis, who were present also, were
placed on the rolls of the organization /
Although there were no set speeches, /
everybody seemed ready TO say some
thing. DIR. Mead told of the work of |
the Senate, which he termed a well
rounded body Of men, including members
of all professions and businesses, and T
referred to their work in high terms,
Governor Prouty, who had also been
made an honorary member OF the organ
ization upon motion of Senator Butler,
made short speech in which he said
that all organizations OF a legislative
order are inclined to the belief that
theirs is the best, but he said the record
was the thing to be referred to with
pride, and he told them that what they
did during the next few days would show
the record, for nothing up to the present
time OF Importance had been done. They
were there to Iegislate for their state
and to carry out in legislation the ideas
Of the new Vermont TO which they had
just drunk toast. II must be pro-
gressive legislation and their whole ef-
forts should be turned TO making good
and carrying out their promises to the
party.
The banquet was not like a lot Of
others with set speeches, but was char
acterized by freedom and spirit of gem
eral good fellowship. The members
were entertained splendidly by III. j,
Hopkins as reader and the Whittier or
1hestra, which, under the direction of
H. Whittier, furnished program of
music which Is seldom equaled Mr..
Hopkins was at his best and showed
great versatility in the rendition Of the
well selected program, including ''L'Hab-
tant," by Drlmmond "since That Anna )
Held Came Here by Day, Johnnie's
First Moose" by Drummond, and other
selections. A eornet solo, Swiss Polka"
BY Karl Forsell was greatlv enjoyed by
III. Among the selections rendered by
lhe orchestra were an overture, Ray
nond, Cavatina. by Raft, selections from
he Merry Widow and Tone Pictures
# the North and South.
The banquet put up by Proprietor
deaphy is seldom equaled. It was an
'ight-course affair and was splendidly
erved. The menus were handsome af- !
airs and contained the names Of all the i.
enators with little verse with each. J
a good -natured Jolly" This {
me went with Senator Gibson's; G
President pro-tem--and candidate for
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