The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-28
OF Vermont Log Rollers OF
Modern WOOdmen
REELECTED AT RUTLAND
Where the Log Rollers Met Saturday.
Parade, Banquet and Speeches Pre-
cede Sports-Winners in the
Latter Events.

Rutland, June 2s.--Amed with ths
trusty implements Of their calling, hun
dreds of members Of the Vermont loa
rolling association made up from the
different camps Of the Modern Wood
men Of America gathered in Rutland
Saturday for their annual meeting and
were given a royal welcome on their
FIRST visit here as body. Every camp
in the state was veil represented and
relatives and friends who came to join
in the festivities brought the attend
ance at the events up to about 1000
persons.
The program included band concerts
by the Rutland city band and the Proc
tor band, parade after dinner, speech.
Is and athletics contests and base
ball game at the fair grounds and the
closing bali this evening.
At the business session Saturday af-
ternoon the following officers were re-
elected: james X. Pirie Of Granite
willie pres, DR.. ]. +. Wilson Of Fairhav-
en- vice pres, Clarence II Dye 81 Rut-
land sec and Z. w. Wright oil Richmond
treas. Although invitations were re-
ceiYed from Barre and Montpelier, II
was voted by large majority to hold
the next annual convention in Rutland.
The parade started at o'clock with
nearly 400 in line. Il was led BY Mar
shal G. 4. Metzger and his aides, I. b.
Brigham and B. It'd. SticlSeny, followed
by a platoon OF police. Next came the
Rutland city band aopd the Daught-
ers Of Woodcraft Of Burlington were
given the place Of honor in the ranks
There was a big delegation OF ''log roll
lers" following q wagon decorated with
the national col0rs and carrying the en-
blematie logs Of the order.
The Proctor band headed the second
division and was followed by good siz.
ed delegations from the camps at Hart
ford, Wells, Fairhaven, Burlington,
poultney. West Pawlet, West Rupert,
Orwell, SheIburne, Montpelier, Wood
stock. St. Adams and Whitehall, Salem
and Granville, \. Y.
One slight accident occurred in the pa
rade, the horse Of b. II. Stickney, an
aid 10 the marshal, stumbled near the
fair ground, throwing Mr.. Stickney and
falling upon him. He was severely
bruised in the right side and was re-
moved to his home.
at the fair grounds, Mayor Garpent-
En- made the address Of welcome Ben
iamin Gates of Montpelier, the speaker
If the day, talked on the principles of
dwelling particularly on
he fact that although the organization
4 the largest in the world Of its kind,
having 100000 members, it Is con.
iucted at the least exlense per capita.
he also stated that should a call tot
lrms be necessary again IN this country
he Wo0dmen's teams would furnish
% 900 or 10000 well drilled men.
West Rupert defeated Granville n. Y.
to ], in the BASEBALL game which was
asst and interesting.
The competitive drill for the Pirie
MP was won BY Alpha camp of Bur
ington. which was victorious last year.
The athletic contests were interesting.
The summary;
Quarter mile run Won by Carpenter
Il Fair Maven; second, White, Of Bur
inrton. Time 1912.
Pipe race-Won By Hendee Of Pitts
ord; second, White Of Burlington.
Hop, step and iump--NNon by Car
,enter Of Fair Haven: second MeFar
en- Of Fair Haven Distance aft, SIS
n.
Running high jump Carpenter and
foung tied for first place; second, Fish
i Castleton Hight 5 f..
One half mile run~-Won bv Carpen
er Of Fair Haven; second, Young Of
AIR Haven. Time 1904.