Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-04-01

COlufnb a, ana TINS was MS 1lrSt APP
pearance In New York ms a guest OF
the Brooklyn vermonters. He spoke
to the toast, The making Of Vermont
and lie made clean cut and eloquent
presentation of his case and won it,
as. by his eloquence he won his first
case in the Vermont courts years ago,
when, as struggling young lawyer.
he secured the acquittal of man
charged with the crime OF murder.
COL HARVEY SPEAKS.
Another favorte son who occupied n
seat at tho guests table was Col Geo.
| Harvey Of New York and Peacham.
| Vt
| Col. Harvey IS the editor OF the Harper
| publications and a frequent but good
| after-dinncr taker 1t was his debut
among his old-timc neighhors. now resi-
dents OF tho same city with him. but
the colonel said he felt perfectly ut
| home among them, although some time
| had elapsed since he LEFT Peacham for
the great metropolis to seek his fortune.
And he did not look a bit fustered
when he failed 10 recall a face and a
name that he had never seen or heard
| before.
Col. Harvey responded to the toast.
| ''City and Country" and he said many
| fattering things about Vermont and
those who had left the green OF :he
! country for the gold OF the city and
| those loyal souls who were still holding
the old state down on the map and
making envinbe history up among the
| Green mountains.
OTHER GUESTS PRESENT.
Among other guests present were
| Mrs Julia c. Z. Dorr. the poetess Of
| Rutland VT whose verses have been an
! insniration to many native Nermonters:
the Hon. Nelson II. Fisk. ex-Gov. John
G. Mccullough of Vermont. but now a
RI sident Of New York. and James Nc
Keen president of the Maine society Of
New York.
L. s. Senators Dillingham; and Page
end Congressman Plumley and Foster
were also expected 10 be present. but
found at the last moment that they
could not get away from "Uncle Joe"
! Cannon and the new tariff bill in Wash
| incton.
| George r. Miner OF New York and
Randolph. VI, the president OF the So
| Getty, presided at the dinner and filled
tho roll OF POSTMASTER with originality
!
| lis introductory remarks that It was
rather too had that they had nothing
hotter than spring water with which to
| d'ink the toasts, but no one seemed to
mind even when he suggested that he
wasn't putting NJ an apology. II wasn't
| lis fault that Vermont had been n pro-
hlbition State for about u wears or that
native Nermonters. the world over, were
famed for their fine discrimination and
? bstenlious habits
RECEPTION BEFORE DINNER
A reception preceded the dinner. It
began ut $50. Those in tie receiving
line We're President AMI Mrs. George E.
Miner. Gov. George n. Pyouty. Judge
! and Mrs Wendell Phillips Stafford. Col
and Mrs George Harvey, Mrs. Julia c.
x. Dorr and Hon. Nelson II. Fisk.
Everybody got hearty handshake
al! the way down the line. Dinner was
served at 7:3o. 1t was not exactly the
kind Of a dinner that mother used 20
! serve There was too much of it, too
| many courses, to 60 through to wiring
up recollsct!ons OF TN" oll-home dinner.
bit somehow tho f-expatriated Yer
monters did not appear &c be worried.
| hey at least had ret Aimed the same old
| relish and appetite Of youth and there
was no grumbling because they were
expected to eat through the entire 10
| courses.
| VERMONT PICTURES ON MENU.
The menu was rather pictorial in
| character as well. Nearly the whole OF
| the front cover was taken up with n
| half tone picture OF the old stone school
house In Randolph. Vt, whore Col. A. Il.
and Frank H. Chandler, two Of the old
| est members Of the brooklyn society.
| attended school as boys. It was used
| in honor of these two brothers, and
also as surprise to them, and the
surprise was SUCCESS. On the back
| cover. taking up the entire page. was y
! raised map of Lake Champlain and
Champlain valley. showing all the
| towns :" New York state and Vermont
| bordering on tho lake. 1t contained
| also the dates Of all the events to be
| held next summer IN connection with
the Lake Champlain celebration. 1t was
an unusual feature. we'll and accurately
! done, The second page contained
poem by Robert y. Benedict Of Bur-
| lington. VT, who was first president OF
| the society, entitled FLOATING"
The Rev. Lewis 4. Reed of the Flatbush
Congregational Church, asked the bless
ing. Mr.. Reed is not a native Of YER
mont, but Mrs. Reed was born in Bur-
| lnGton. That let him in Music was
| furnished by string orchestra while
tho dinner was In progress, but be-
tween courses and afterwards, songs of
Vermont We're sung. some Of which were
as old as the States constitution, but
every one seemed TO he familiar with
them and there was 10 hitch in the music
end of the program.
The toast "To the President OF the
nited States" which was given by
President Miner at the beginning Of the
after dinner exercises. and which was
drunk in plain water. produced whole
lot of enthusiasm Vermonters claim
President Taft as native Of Vermont
end his birthplace was Townshcnd. Al
any rate whether II is 50 or not. he got
rouslng cheer when the toast was pro-
posed, and everybody said how nice 1t
would have been If "ncighbor" Taft
could have been there.
The officers OF the society are: George
Z. Miner, president; Charles +. Mathew
| son, vice. president Herbert IL Twitch-
en secretary Franklin IL Chandler.
treasurer; Hiram r, Steele, chairman
Cmri f. Hibbard Walter II, Jaycov
Franklin W. Hooper Elijah r. Kennedy,