Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-26
GOVERNOR A SPEAKER
Wilmington Old Home Week Closed
in Blaze of Enthusiasm
Friday Was Professional Day and Distin-
aushed Visitors Were Present Towns
Many Useful Memorials.

Friday Was Professional Day and Distin-
aulshed Visitors Were Present Towns
Many Useful Memorials.
Friday witnessed the closing exercises
in connection with Old Home week fes-
tiviues in Wilmington, the day being de-
voted to the professional men and hon
ored by Governor G. II. Prouty and sew
eral other distinguished visitors. The
morning, like the others during the week,
was given to a delightful musical pro-
gram by the Sheburne Falls Military
band in Memorial hall, to which large
audience gave enthusiastic applause. Gov
ernor Prouty with Judge f.. l.. Water
man, Judge Il. w. Gibson and w. D.
Smith, arrived early in an automobile
from Brattleboro and at once the pro-
gram was begun Hon. o. +. Butterfeld
presided at the meeting and introduced
the first speaker, Rev. Adolph Aubert, VINO
spoke for the ministers, and he was fol-
lowed by Col j. II. Goulding, who gave a
short dissertation upon the history of the
Wilmington savings bank, the career OF
which has been one of signal prosperity
Miss NJ. X. Dunn of New York city re
cited two selections, receiving the plau-
dts of the audience as did DR. 5. f. Dunn
of Wilmington, who spoke in behalt OF
the physicians of the town. DR.. Paul
Butterfield of New York followed with an
interesting speech upon the two prevail
ing plaques, tuberculosis and cancer, de-
claring that it was within the power of
all to assist the physicians in stamping
out these perils. He said that pure air
and water were the consumptive's hope
and that the hill towns offered the heal
ing elixir for the unfortunate consump-
tive. Cancer, although seemingly more
difficult to handle, in his opinion, would
be successfully COPIED with some day
through developing the scientific expert
ments
Governor Prouty was warmly received.
He spoke upon several of the more i'm
portant issues which interest Nermonters.
He was happy in his illusions to the pub
lie spirit and thrift of Wilmington as
evinced in this delightful reunion and en-
tertainment of its native-born sons and
daughters. He referred to the effort tc
keep the boys and girls on the farm and
within the confines of the state and said
that this could be done only through the
adoption Of broader and better methods
in our school system and in the various
things appealing to the young. He be-
leved that there should be an improve
ment in the public schools and that II
was incumbent upon us to employ gOoC
teachers at reasonable salaries. 1t is id,
to think that a girl 16 years old to whom
we pay IS a week a. a teacher has the
experience or training to teach such a!
an older teacher, costing more money, has
We should remember that 1t takes
least four years for a teacher to perfec
herself. He commended the norma
schools of the state as Offering satisfac
tory advantages and alluded to the in
dustrial school at Nergennes as having
improved its methods of industrial teach
ing until now the boys and girls ar
taught many practical and useful voca
tions.
The governor expressed little sympath
for the scheme for trunk lines througI
the state preferring, as he said to bull
our highways gradually and well with
out resorting to the eXpedent of bond
ing the state. He believes in good road
everywhere and thinks it is one of tn
states best assets. but this can be &C
complished without a great debt and b
paying as we go His idea is to keep
good road commissioner when once Sc
cured, divorcing this office entirely fror
political pull or prestige. good roa
commissioner is invaluable to the need
in Vermont. One of the most impressiv
problems the people of Vermont have t
contend with is the question Of our mi
grafton. Fully 40 per cent of nativ
born sons and daughters emigrate an
become residents of other states.
Judge f. w. Gibson of Brattebor
spoke fOrcefully upon the life and char
acter of Windham county's several prom
inent lawyers and judges, several
whose likenesses are hung on the wall
in Memorial hall, including eight judge
and a number of well known lawyers
He told many pleasing stories and wa
followed by Rev. Flint NJ. Bissell, paste
of the Universalst church of Whining
ton, who declared that it was the cOuntr
towns that were sending out the best
citizenship and that while it was lament
able than 40 per cent went outside tn
state it could not he helped and there wa
no remedy by which it could be entrel
checked. Judge f. l.. Waterman, as
former resident of Wilmington, relate
several funny episodes of which he wa
an eye witness. He paid a pleasing trl
ute to the ability Of the late Judge o. ]
Shafter Hon. S. p Flagg, Judge ]. y
Tyler, Charles y. Davenport and other
who made up the strength and charactt
Of Wilmingtons citizenship in years gor
by
An informal reception was tendere
Governor Prouty. the audience being pre-
scented by Rollin s. Chlds, and mus
concluded the program
A feature Of the mornings exercises VIZ
the organization of Wilmington's M
mortal association for the purpose of pc
petuating the spirit and loyalty of II
sons and daughters of old WilmingtC
and having for its purpose the celebrs
ton of Old Home week in 1920. The'
officers were chosen by a unanimous vo
of the meeting: President, Martin !
Brown of Wilmington; vice presiden
Charles d. Spencer of Shelburne Fall
Mass; secretary, Chandler NJ. Russell
Wilmington; treasurer Don o. Butte
field of Wilmington executive cOmmi
tee. Charles A. winchester of New Hol
city, William N. Dickinson of Willisto
N. D., Arthur II. Stearns of Brookly