The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-11-12
And Many Other State Of
ficials Last Night
CITY FARMERS THE HOSTS
An Evening of Jollity from the Soup Put
on by Kim Morse Down to the
Last Handshake-The
Speakers.

Hang sorrow. Care will kill cat,
and, therefore, let's be merry" was,
indeed, a fitting motto chosen by the
Barre City Farmers club for their fourth
annual banquet held last evening in the
knights of Pythias hall In the Blanchard
block, for certainly care could not have
been further away from the thoughts of
the merry city farmers and their hon.
ored guests than it was last evening
from eight o'clock until past midnight,
during which time there was not a dull
moment and the entire company threw
themselves into the spirit of the occa-
| sion.
The annual banquets of the City Farm
ers' club have already made mark for
themselves as being the best event OF
the kind that is held in the city
throughout the year, and this one was
no exception to the rule, and, in fact,
will go down as the most enjoyable and
most successful in every particular of
any of the former banquets.
The honored guests OF the evening
were Governor George II. Prouty, Lieu
tenant Governor John A. Meade, Thomas
G. Cheney, speaker of the House, former
state treasurer John Bacon, now repre-
sentative from Hartford, Representative
A. NJ. Fletcher of Cavendish, Senator
Walter Scott Of Brandon, and several
others members OF the House. most of
whom were called on to speak during the
exercises which followed the banquet.
The X. of P. hall being opposite the
rooms of the Vincitia club, the spacious
parlors of the club were thrown open
and used as an assembling room, where
each one had pinned onto his coat with
a gold pin a white souvenir badge, on
which were the following lines of Hol-
man F. Day;
1--WE wear patches up to our house,
Honest patches, though, and neat;
But we'd rather wear the patches,
Than to slinch on what we eat"
Gilbertson's orchestra played in the
parlors and in the hall during the ban
quet. As soon as the company had all
assembled, they marched into the BAN
quet hall, 100 in number, and took their
seats at the five tables arranged across
the hall. where they were served with
banquet that did full justice to the
unquestionable reputation of caterer K.
w. Morse and of the club.
The menu was served with neatness
and dispatch by an efficient corps Of
mattresses.
The Fun Begins
After the good things had been eaten
erd the cigars passed, President Donald
Smith arose and in few words intro
duced the toastmaster of the evening.
1t is Characteristic of the Farmers club
to make no mistakes, and they certainly
make no mistake in introducing Farmer
A. W. Allen as the master Of ceremonies,
for he was right at home in the place
and his remarks and apt introductions
of the speakers were a source of much
pleasantly that was very enjoyable.
Farmer Allen said that this was the
fourth time that he had had the pleasure
of seeing the members of the City Farm
ers' club shed thsir overalls, brush the
hay seed from their hair and some of
them even shine their shoes, and laying
aside all their troubles on the farm, come
out for an evenings enjoyment of this
kind.
And continuing, he said that he had
yet to see so fine a gathering of genus
homo as he was then looking upon. The
time limit for the speeches, he said,
would bs Just the length Of time that
it would take a good mixer to milk a
COW. No subjects had been assigned
for most of the speakers, but the toast
master had no difficulty in choosing one
for them that helped Immensely in put.
ting the speakers at their ease.
Greeting from First President.
The first speaker called upon was
S. ID. Allen. the first president
Of the club, who said that in behalf of
The old farmers club he extended all
hearty greeting. David Harum, he said,
that a dog should always
lavs certain amount OF Heas to keep
i'm from brooding over being dog"
ind, likewise, the farmers should have
certain amount of fun to keep them from
lrooding over being farmers. He said
hat the Farmers club did not presume
o give advice, and they would not say
With Tom Lawson, Buy Gas" but If
hey should venture to give hint they
NOu&O pug kOSu AdAA you
viii get good deal of natural gas out
4 it.
Barre's Forage Plant.
The next speaker was G. Herbert Pape,
vho, the toastmaster said, would speak
IN, What forage plant can best be
'lsnted on our quarry lsnd7" There
nay, perhaps, have been time when
he quarry lands were good grazing pas
ures, said the speaker, but a better kind
4 crop was found that was the means
y which this city has became what it
) to-day. We are Justly proud of our
ity, which we have seen grow from a
mall country village to the third largest
ity in the state, and / venture tc sayt
hat In a few years more we win be
he largest city in the state, for we are
ound to stand and grow, as we are
cunded on a rock.
Principal o. X. Hollister Of Goddard,
he toastmaster said, win next speak on
The PIE plant and It's influence ON edu-
alton" this peculiar subject being as
icnsd to him because Of bis reputation
Or pie made early IN Hfe. Dr.. Hollister
add that he was somewhat surprised
Aat the pie reputation had stayed with