The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-03-13
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
GENEROUS CONTRIBUTORS
To ths ch4mplnis Memorial Rund--Ths
cemmisEsa Reports RsossPs
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Blfliagtoa. NarsA l2-Coutrihaiions
10 tbe memorial fund q the Lake Cham
Fiain tfreersehaEy continue % arrive and
mnfh interest i mAniissied 10 the otie.
hraiion in al sections q tie country.
TIE following letter received BY Treas
urer Fish few days Aeo viii be Of
interest 70 al readers
Bellows Pals. Vt, Feb Is, 1909.
Hon, Prank 4 Fish.
Treasurer ChAuplain IerccuienAry
Commission 81 NeTmouts
Dear Mr.. FISH
TIE question q the tercertenAry
celebration a the discovery az Lake
Champlain appeals % al Yermonfers and
among them . whom this worthy under
taking Is 81 much importance i tie
Knights 81 Columbus. ID pleases me
greatly % inform you that a. an Ia.
formal meeting OF many Of the state
u.i3cefs Of this organization, which also
.nclnaed officers from other Jurisdictions
and ether prominent knights, the cues
tion q the celebration nov being planned
occupied much time and Thought BE-
lieve / may say 20 you that no Other
organization has q greater iterest In tins
celebration than the knights % Colum-
bus and We in no way feel that We
should hide our light under a bushel,
but that ne should syidence our interest
in this enterprise.
L viii no doubt please you and the
members 81 the Vermont commission 70
state that al this meeting heid in Bur
Ilngson the evening 81 February p We
decided to contribute 20 your permanent
memorial fund the sum Of one hundred
dollars lslo000l.
trust ycu viii accept this in the
same good grace in which Il u sent and
from this time on can assure Won tlAt
you win have Us with you in spirit and
action.
II is further the desire Of the Yer.
mont Knights OF Clumbus that they
take conspicuous part in aiding and abet-
ting the tereentenary celebration in any
way they possibly can.
We hope that during the week Of the
Il win be possible TO have
visiting knights from al sections Of the
country in large numbers, and working
for this purpose ! may assure YOU that Il
is q possibility that thousands OF our
brethren viii attend
II We can IN any way aid you in your
program or otherwise We are at the COM
mand Of your commission.
Very truly yours,
J. T. Ridden,
State Deputy Vermont X. OF c.
The following contributions 10 the me.
mortal fund has been received;
George C. Brainard, 22s Henry st.,
Brooklyn, \. y. ...-....-..s 500
Y. II. wilkins. 90 West ST.. New
York City .......... 1000 |
4. X. Twitehell, go Broadway,
New York City ............. 500
Anna L. Lawrence, Reisterstown,
n. 4. s..-.......-.-...... LOO
$, ]. Aikisr, NJ D., 6 Summer ST.,
Brooklyn, n y. ...,... 100
John H. Converse, 500 \. Broad
ST, Philadelphia, Pa......... 10000 |
DO Boston. Mas. : -, $500
". Grant Faneher, Lawrence,
Mass. .s*...,. $500 -.-...-.-. o.pu /
nhilander Deming, IL Hay st,
Albany, y, Y. -........... zoo 4
leland A. Whitney, IL Sever Sta.
Charleston, Mass. .... 100 I
sbarles II. Bailey, EOS Lincoln St.,
W. Boston, Mas. ........ 1000 i
4. II. TiIton, w. Newton. Mass. 100 \
Toe WI Jackson. Barre, VT. ~, 100
slihu h. Taft, Burlington, W.T.. soc
lr. II. IL Swift, Pittsford, VT. loo
3yron A. Beal, Equitable Life
Bldg. New York City ......, 1000
dary W. Maeomber, 81 East New
ton ST.. Boston. Mass. ...... 100
,harles A. Catlin, lSs Hope ST.,
Providence, r. !. ....,,+....., 500
Dr., George r. Anderson, Brattle
boro, vt. 300
Jason S. Stone, Montpelier, VT. 500
George w Brown, EOS Lincoln ST.,
Boston, Mass. ............ 1000
q f. Woodhouse, The Plaza Ho-
tel. New York City ....4,., $500
Irs. Maurice Dickinson, Broom
all. Delaware ,.t............ 200 |
Y. Fl Washburn. Crawford, y. J. 200
lr. John A. Mead Rutland, VT. 1000
lieut.. Howard r.. Smalley, 220
Cav, u. s. A., Fort DesMoines 200
it, II. Jordan. Portland, Me. Loo
gorge T. Huntoon, Is Gorham
ST., Lowell, Mass. l....+.. 500 I,
'haries A. Converse, 300 N, Broad H
st., Philadelphia, Pa. ...,.. 1000
frs. Harry r. Alger, Coldwater,
Mich. .........s......... 100
,dwin Adams, Grand Isle, Mt loo !;
|. T. Ridden, State Dept. vt. i,
X. OF c. . 10000
Contributions should be forwarded to
rank L. Fish, treasurer, Nergennes, Vt. i