The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-11
Q. 5. ALUMNI OFFICERS.
Miss Blanche ]. Tilaen Preadent--A
Successful Barquet Held

The officers Of the Goddard Alumni
association as elected yesterday after.
noon are as follows: president, Mss
Blanche ] Tilaen. ~: vice presidents
n. w. Scott, 03, Barre, Mrs Annie Gale
'as, Williamstown, Miss Blanche Il
Spaulding, el, Barrcs secretary and
treasurer. Miss Julia A. Holland, %
Montpelier; assistant Miss Emma J.
Foster, '94 Montpelier; executive com.
mittee, Mrs Lizzie Robinson. IA, Barre
Fred w. Burnham, on. Barre, b. W.
Hooker, 's7, Barre; resolution commit
tee, 0rlantto I. Martin, 02. Plainfeld
Mrs. Mahel II. Camp. '97 Barre. Mrs
Fhez III Boyce, '02, Montpelier; alumni
tru3ees, Orlando L. Martin, a2, Plain.
|neld, Mrs. Jennie Templeton Dix, 80,
barre.
ii The arasmiation voied to donate SOS
10 The inigefsalist society Of this city
70 aid De society IN the payment Of
It's street assessment debt to tie city.
Miss Marion l. Miller OF Chicago Of
the CLASS Of 1891 presented to the semi.
nary a handsome water-eolor painting
of her own work, which was hung in
the parlors at the close Of the meeting.
Miss Miller is an illustrator aud design
er Of repnte in Chicago The scene Of
the painting is seaside fishing at the
village docks.
Alumni day, contrary to the general
expectation on account Of commencement
week coming so early this year, was
the most enjoyable and largest attended
for several years The alumni dinner,
which followed the exercises, was un.
usually well attended, the capacity OF
the diniHg-hail being oyertaxed with
alumni and visitors. A delightful dinner
was served and this was followed by
exceptionally pleasing post pTandial ex
ercises.
Principal O. X Hollister was toast.
master The Hon. Charles IL Darling.
the new president Of the school. was the
first speaker, and made his initial ad-
dress as the head Of the Institution
lie expressed himself as being very
much pleased with The condition of the
school and Of its prospects, and among
other things for the good Of the institu-
ton, he said he hoped to see a new
dormitory erected in the near future.
He urged the Importance and need Of
the alumni keeping up its interest in
the school The Rev j. j. Lewis. a
friend and important helper Of the school
in it, early days, spoke very interest
inglN
The next three speakers represented
the three ten-year classes whose reun-
ions came this year Miss Blanche j
9llden spoke for the class Of 40, and
she also issued the invitation to the
graduating class to join the alumni as.
sociation, to which invitation Miss
Katherine Graves, president Of tie class,
responded in graceful speech. The
Rev. Charles IF Wells spoke for the
cass Of so, and Mrs T. G. Webster
OF Burlington responded in rhymed verse
for the class Of o. The last speaker
was the Rev. Edward C. Downey, pas.
tor Of the Universalist church Of this
city.
Among the former graduates present,
besides the large number from the inn
mediate vicinity Of Barre, were Mrs. Ed
son NJ. Peck Of Bristol, Conn, Mrs. ID.
X Bisbee Of Moretown, Dr. Charles Gale
Of Rutland, John Morrison of Cambridge,
Mass, Miss Maude Kendall Of Clare
mont, N It., Stanley G. Wilson Of Chel-
sea, Mrs Ne e Blake Of Meredith. N IF,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles T. Pierce Of Hard
wick, Miss Emily Calef Of Washington,
Mrs. w. o. Hutchinson Of Washington,
Mrs. W. A. Parker of Westmoreland,
N. III, Ernest J Hewitt Of South Royal
ton, Miss Nina Vincent of Randolph
jerome Berry Of Richmond
The chapel where the alumni exercises
were held was very prottily decorated
with profusion Of flags Of former
classes and school banners, the work be-
ing done for the association through the
Kindness Of the members OF the sub
junior class.
Goddard Events.
Closing reception at school this even
ing