The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-10-27
GROWING EVENT
OF LADIES WEEK
TONIGHT
Governors Ball at MOntpelier's
New City Hall
LICENSE COMMISSIONERS
Bill for Their Election at Annual
Town Meeting introduced by
Representative Stone
COMMISSIONERS

Montpelier, Oct. 27.-Tonight will
witness the browning event of ladies'
week when the governors ball, prob
ably the most elaborate of any SINH
lar function ever given here, will be
held in the city hail. which handsome
new structure will be formally open
ed and dedicated. The affair opens
at O'Clock and the brilliant assem-
blage with hundreds of beautiful
gowns the glitter and gold of the
governors staff and the officers from
Fort Ethan Allen with the splendid
decorations throughout the building
win make an event long to be rem
embered.
Yesterday afternoon a brilliant re-
ception was given at the Pavilion by
the wives of the governor and lieu
tenant governor when hundreds OF
the wives and daughters of members
and of society people prominent
throughout the state attended. Those
who assisted the governors wives in
receiving were Mrs. Frank h. Howe
of Bennington, wife of the speaker,
Mrs. =. w. Bailey OF Essex, wife Of
the secretary of state and Mrs. r. II.
Deayitt of Montpelier, wife OF the
state treasurer.
A special bill reopening the hunt
ing season at once on all game ex-
cepting deer was rushed through the
House late yesterday and will go in
to effect today.
Fifteen bills came in this morning,
among which were those affecting the
license law by Mr.. Stone of Walling-
ford which provide for the election
of three license commissioners at the
annual meeting who can be removed
at any time for cause by the select
men.
A bill by Mr.. McCuen of Vergennes
providing for the granting Of licenses,
one for each 1000 or large fraction
thereof according to the last census
in towns so voting. This does not
affect licenses of the fifth class.
Another capital punishment bill
was presented by Mr. Amey OF Brigh
ton, making the penalty for murder
in the first degree Imprisonment fol
life unless the jury add to the yer
dict with capital punishment" The
second degree also to be for life OF
such term as the court may fix.
Mr.. Stone Of Wallingford wants L
incorporate the Clarendon Power Co
and Mr.. Martin Of Hartland has a bill
providing for no redress for damage,
done by deer on posted land.
A bill restricting marriage was In
PRODUCED by Mr.. Miller of Bethel
whereby majority of the board Of
health of any town or city may Ger
tify In writing TO the town clerk tha
1t is their opinion that any person re
siding therein is physically or men
tally unfit for matrimony Persons
refused licenses may apply to tn,
court OF the district for a re-hearing
The House yesterday ordered
third reading on the bill allowing
plurality election of Representatives
to the General Assembly on the thir,
ballot.
At 2:15 Mr.. Peck Of Burlington
moved that the House call up II. 6.
an act granting municipal suffrage
to women, and resolve itself into
committee of whole to consider II
The motion was agreed to and the
chair surrendered the gave to MI
Peck who read the bill.
Annette Parmalee of Enosburgl
opened her address to the committee
by saying that II her address was to,
long they could stop her and sh
would deliver the rest to the mex
General Assembly. She said Their,
were four boxes that ruled the worlC
: the cartridge box, jury box, ballot bo
and bread box. She would talk fror
the authority of the bread box. Thi
bill was the same as those that ha
! been before them for % years bu
you know she said, "the men ar
slow in their deliberations" Som
( asked why they had property quail
locations in the bill. The reason 70
! II was that some men had said tina
! such one was the only measur
which could be passed. She went o
to tell how the first women VIII
: worked for living were scoffed a
! She reminded her hearers that won
! en- as well as men elected Georg
4 Washington the first president. Tn
= men had taken from them the
rights.
q Women and hedgehogs did not al
: pear to be getting a square deal.
I A little life was injected into n
!, otherwise quiet routine session of III
!, House yesterday forenoon when I
as, requiring the election of stat
highway commissioner in the sam
method as employed In the electio
OF other state officers, came up I'm th
third reading. This bill was kille
r. last week and drought back TO III
y Monday.
Mr.. Stone of Walllngford polute
g out some OF the defects OF the bill
l. which he took pains 10 say was nj
l. an administrative measure.
B. After remarks were made by NJ
battell OF Middlebury and Mr.. PI
u fridge OF Leicester the bill was sci
u back to the committee on highwa,
and bridges on motion OF MIR. Mech,
y OF Vergennes for further consider
H. ton.
Mr.. Calderwood OF St Johnsbu
y. introduced joint resolution refs
~ ring TO the proposed amendment
D., federal constitution In regard to
=. income tax: to committees on fods
al relations from the two House