The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-04-21
Banquet Given by the Board
Of Trade Last Night
WAS ATTENDED BY ESQ MEN
Henry Timmis of Montreal Board Of
Trade and President DeBOer Of
Montpelier Board Among
the Speakers.

The Barre board Of trade elected its
officers for the ensuing year and held
its annual banquet last night, Homer q.
Iadd Of tho r y. Ladd company being
honored with reelection as president.
The business session was held at the
boards rooms in the Agerill block at
o'clock. Besides President Ladd, these
officers were elected: Vice president,
William Barclay; treasurer H. g. Wood
ruG; secretary and clerk, James + Hig-
gins; auditor, o. J. l. Matthews; direct.
ors for four years, D. NJ. Miles and r p.
Langley.
The report Of the treasurer showed
the receipts for the year To have been
s625, and the expenditures were S423-09,
leaving a balance on hand at the end
Of the year Of S20l.9l There are l46
paid-up members Of the board
Noodmen's hall, where the tables were
set for the banquet, was filed shortly
after eight O'Clock, there being about
$50 hanqueters present. The hsll was
decorated in an attractive manner With
bunting and crepe paper, and the tables
themselves presented q fine appearance.
The menu was served BY w. II. Snow Of
the City hotel, and considering the disad-
vantage Of putting on a large banquet
under the limited accommodations at the
hall, it was done very well indeed. A
score Of Young ladies acted as wait
resses.
The menu consisted Of the following:
Grape fruit
Chicken haiibut Saratoga chips
Iced olives Dressed lettuce Sweet pickles
Iced radishes Dressed celery
Roast sirloin Of beef
Roast Vermont turkey Cranberry Jelly
German salad, cream dressing
Parker house rolls
Creamed potatoes Hubbard squash
Strawberry ice cream Assorted cake
Bananas Oranges Apples Figs
Assorted nuts
Crackers Roquefort cheese
Coffee Cigars
During the serving Of the banquet Gil
berts0n's orchestra FURNISHED music.
The speakers were seated al a head
table ID front of tho orchestra platforms
After grace had been said by Or. j w
Barnett Of the Congregational church.
President Homer c. Ladd of the board Of
trade opened the postprandial speaking
with & hearty welcoming address, in
which be mentioned the large attendance
and said that it spoke for the spirit Of
harmony.
President Iadd then introduced s. Hol-
lister jackson as the toastmaster OF the
evening, and the later presented Presi-
dent G. s. Andrews of tile Merchants as
soeiafion. which association was really
the beginning Of the board Of trade
Mr. Andrews told Of the good
work done by the Merchants ASSOCIATION
in the past nine years.
Guest from Montreal.
Then came the greetings Of the Mont-
real board Of trade as extended BY Henry
Timnis. who spoke enthusiastically of
his home organization. after telling of
the pleasure which lie had experienced in
being shown about Barre and its granite
industry. He said that when a Canadian
citizen steps over the line into the States
he does not feel as II he were entering
q strange country, for, said the speaker,
we are bound together by a common
language, BY a common ancestry, by a
common aspiration, By common ideals;
and there ought to be nothing but the
most neighborly and kindly feeling be-
tween the people Of the two countries.
bTr. Timnis outlined some Of the work
done. and being done, by the Montreal
board of trade He mentioned the con-
struction Of a dyke. which has protected
the lower part Of the city. He said the
works against local, or spe-
eial, legislation for any paTt Of Canada;
II II endeavoring to do away with eone
aesfi0n in street ear traffic. and it ins
sists On having some say where the sub
way lines shall run; 1t stands for home
rule in purely local concerns; II haa
d0ne much t0 assist in developing the
street railway system Of Canada.
In concluding Mr.. Timmis said the
Barre board of trade can be Of great
value in shaping the ideals Of the com.
munitv, and It should be interested is
the diffusion of education Of opportunity
md of wealth, and with special privileges
10 none.
President DeBoer.
Although he was inclined to resent the
sYou. are devil at every
thing. etc. which was placed alongside
his name on The program, President 10.
.eph A. Denoer Of the Montpelier board
1f trade when called on declared ha
would do bis best to live it down when
he returned to Montpelier President
DeBoer proved. ss usual that re is un-
usual as an after.dinner speaker, and be
out Ills hearers in good humor at the
tart ard then hammered home some
telling advice
BE said that one mistake Of many
j reaaizations Of this sort is that they
eek after TOO Big things in too little
sime. He thought the Barre board of
.rade. the Montpelier board Of trade, OF
my board Of trade in cities Of this class,
instead Of continually looking for new
Industries. might well improve from ths
inside. growing from the inside il might
,e called He deprecated the rohbing
'eter. to -pay-Paul scheme Of inducing in
Iustries to leave one town 10 go to an
lbher town in the same section. He said
ie did not believe in Montpelier's TRYING
. rob Waterbury Of some Of It's indus
rial life. or vice versa. He said that
he Improvement Of tie individual was
,art Of the work 81 a board Of trade
nd the uplifting Of the individual, ha