St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-10-06
HOSPITAL BENEFIT A SUCCESS.
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Smith. Miss Desrochers. Miss Curran,
Miss Weber, all nurses; Miss Josephine
Peck, Miss Edwina M. Blodgett, Miss
Gertrude Caldbeck, Miss Mary Sargent,
and these girls from the ninth grade,
Phoebe Scott, Alice Nichols, Della Walk
err, Hazel Walker, Maude Gardner, Eva
Howe, Laura Stanley, Laura Suitor,
| Mildred Bailey, Ruby Frederick, Irma
Clair, Ethel Perrowne, Elsie Richardson,
Harriet Weeks, and Pauline Wallace.
The Speech Making.
The post-prandial exercises on the
grand stand were no less enjoyable than
the dinner and nearly everyone remained
to hear them. After a selection by the
band. ,Arther F. Stone, introduced the
various speakers. The first was Lieut..
Gov. Mead of Rutland who spoke very
gracefully of the two scale towns his
own and St. Tohnsbury, saying that
there are really only two systems of
lever scales manufactured in this
country. The rest are limitations of the
two invented in Vermont, and made at
Rutland and St. Johnsbury. He praised
the institutions of the state, the church
es, schools and hospitals, but added
that greater than these is the spirit Of
the native Vermonter which makes such
institutions possible.
Hon. Frederick 6. Fleetwood of Nor
risville, who is native of st. Johnsbury,
paid tribute to the town of his birth and
the townspeople and was warmly wei
coined by the company which included
many of his old friends. His assigned
subject, why Pm in the Race" was
humorously treated and caused much
merriment. His talk was largely about
the average man and he spoke particular
ly of the quality of sympathy which is
so characteristic of the average American.
A Silent Toast.
The POSTMASTER then said; "An in
vited guest and speaker at this banquet
was here Friday night and the next
night was called to his reward. In
memory of Caledonia county citizen
whom all delighted to honor | ask you
to rise to the following toast: Hon.
Charles J. Bell: brave soldier dis
tinguished Governor; a christian gentle
man." All rose and stood in silence, the
gentlemen with heads bare.
The Hospital Announcement.
Frank H. Brooks, president of Bright
look Hospital, was the next speaker,
making a strong, earnest plea for the
support of all in carrying on the work of
the institution. He spoke ofthe courage
of the founders in making beginning
with nothing behind them, and of the
history of the present building. One
woman having faith that a hospital
could be erected here, deposited $1.0O in
the Passumpsic Savings bank, and that
small sum was the nucleus of the present
Brightlook. When the building was COM
pleted there remained debt of $4,000
to be paid. $500 of that amount has
already been paid leaving $500 debt.
Mr.. Brooks announced that a per-
son has offered to give $4,000, when
the other So, 500 is raised and the direct
ors hope to be able soon to raise
the necessary sum.
Hon. c. w. Gates of Franklin, state
highway commissioner, made an earnest
plea for better roads. He said that the
improvement has to be gradual, especial
ly the development of public sentimentin
favor of better roads. There has been
great improvement in laws and there
must be even greater in the immediate
future if Vermont hopes to develop as
rapidly as other states. He urged
strong highway plank in the next plat
form, adding that nothing would help
US as a state more than this one i'm
provement.
Congressman D. J. Foster of Burling-
ton was unable to be present and DR.. ].
N Mccormack of Kentucky entertained
| with some amusing stories and anec-
| dotes. He is an easy speaker and has
the proverbial southern charm which at
tracted everyone. His praise for the
Vermont scenery which he compared
favorably with that of Switzerland was
appreciated. In closing he urged more
laws and provisions for the protection
of human health.
The last speaker of the afternoon was
W. J. Bigelow, editor of the CALIFORNIAN.
His subject was 1.-The Press and the
Physician" but on account of the hour
and the cold he spoke but briefly, saying
that he enjoyed the spirit shown by the
citizens of the town to the institution
and urged all to take hold and manifest
live, effective interest in the hospital.
Letters Of Regret.
Letters of regret were received from
Olin Merrill, c. S. Emery, Sen. c. S.
Page, Col. Z. M. Mansur, Rep. Frank
Plumley, and D. J. Foster and others, at
their inability to be present.
Montpelier, VT, Sept. %, 1909.
DR.. ]. M. Allen.
St, Johnsbury, w.
Dear Doctor Allen:
have both your COM
munications. have waited, unable to
answer because of Court Conditions
hoping | might be able to respond, but |
now Rnow that a case | am in will
prevent it absolutely.
enclose slight token of my apprecia-
ton of the noble work being done in
this effort connected with the hospital
and express my sincere regret that can
not be with you.
remain,
Yours very truly,
Frank Plumley.
Morrisville, VT, Sept. IS, 90.
j. M. Allen, M. d.,
st. Johnsbury, Vt.
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