The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-06-16
c. o. F. CONVENTION
Edmond Lafranehlse Of Bennington
Elected a Director.

Rouses Point, n. Y, June b.
The biennial convention of the Yer.
mont Jurisdiction Catholic Order Of
Foresters, closed here late yesterday
afternoon with the election OF the fol
lowing officers;
State spiritual director, Rev. 7. NJ,
Aubin of Swanton.
Chief ranger, j L. Bachand Of st.
Johnsbury
Vice chief ranger, n. e. Lecuyer Of
ST Adams
Secretary, William II Drlscoll of
st Adams.
Treasurer, Frank w sault of St.
Adams
Directors, julius Simalas of Bur
lington, Frank Sabowrin Of Newport,
Rev j. b. Pouliot of Essex Junction,
Edmond La Franchise of Bennington,
John L. Burns of Mortified.
Delegates TO international conven-
ton at Cleveland in August Louis
Alpa of Winoosk, Rev. i. A. Vezina
of Vergennes Henry Premier of Mont
pelier, Thomas A. Sabourin OF Rouses
Point, Il. B. Corley of Burlington.
Aternates, George Kidder of Mid
dlebury, Rev. Joseph A. Cole of Mont
gomery Center, p j. Farrell Of Swan
ton, Charles Il. McKenna of Montpel-
Ter, Theodore Benoit of Ogdensburg
The next biennial convention will
be held at Vergennes.
The banquet served Wednesday
evening at the new Windsor was eX-
cellent and was largely attended, not
only by the delegates and local For
esters. but by residents of this
place. Rev L. A. Vezina acted as
POSTMASTER and several responses
were given Yesterday morning at
o'clock there was a requiem mass
| for the dead members, the celebrant
being Rev. J. B. Poulliot The ser
mon, in French, was preached by
Rev FIR Aubin.
Later the convention convened for
the business session the matters be-
ing confined to reports OF committees
and other routine work
The following are the committees
appointed:
Credentials. ]. Z. McGrath of
Milton. ~ Z. L'Ecuyer Of St Adams,
| j. L. Burns of Mortified, e. w. Sault
of ST Adams. Jules Simays of Bur
lington. Rev. T. NJ. Aubin of Swanton,
! A. r. GOyette OF Essex Junction
Finance, ~ +. LEcuyer of St Al
| bans, Frank Sabourin of Newport, +.
G. O'Neil OF White River Junction,
c. E. LEcuyer of Swanton. E. B.
Corley of Burlington, Theodore Beno-
it of Ogdensburg
Bylaws, Dr. ]. o. Bachand of st.
Johnsbury, +. T. Thiabault Of ST. Al
| bans. Rev ]. A. Cote of Montgomery
Center. T. A. Sabourin of Rouses
Point, ]. +. Murphy of Barre, NJ. w.
| Ryan of Mortified, A. r. Decasts OF
| Malone
Appeals, Rev n J. Archambault Of
Shoreham, A. j. Aubin Of Lyndon
Vile, c. J. Lefebvre of Island Pond,
II. b. Haus of Brattleboro, Louis
Raymond of Highgate. F. Vasseur of
Rutland Edmond LaFranchise OF
Bennington.
Resolutions, Rev r NJ Aubin of
Swanton, F. + Allard OF Winooski.
| r. J. Burnham OF Waterbury, w. II.
Girard of Burlington, J. T Leddy of
| Underhill Center
Petitions. Rev. l. A. Vezina of Yer
gennes. T. j Gobie of Woodstock,
Frank Charland of Richmond, H. H.
Nemey Of Graniteville. J + Delphia
of Brandon, T J. Martele of Barton,
Joseph St. German OF Richford
State OF the order. William Powers
Of St Adams J. +. Conway OF Orwell.
G. E. Ladue of Milton, Daniel Green
ough of Pttsford, d. p. Conway of
ST Johnsbury, Charles f. McKenna
OF Montpelier. Rev j B E. Poulliot
of Essex Junction
This was the first time in its his
tory that a convention of the Yer
mont jurisdiction had been he'd in
the state of New York. the courts Of
this state being attached to the Yer
mont jurisdiction. All the state
court officers, with one exception
were present, and every court was
represented, making this one of the
largest conventions ever held by the
Jurisdiction