The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-01-26
COMMITTEE ORGANIZES
And Talks Over Plans for Raising Funds
for Memorial.

for Memorial.
The second meeting OF the soldiers
monument committees, elected by the
different organizations throughout the
city, was held last evening in the city
court room. and they elected a perma-
nent organization to carry on the work
OF raising the funds for the project G. S.
Andrews. chairman OF the nominating
committee elected at the FIRST meeting OF
the committees, made his report and rec
commended the following list OF officers
and committees to comprise the perrra
nent organization: Secretary. James
Mackay; treasurer, G. NJ Wiley; com
mittee on plans and specifications, s.
Hollster Jackson John r. Corskie. John
Magnaghi, William Mcdonald; commit.
tee on location, John W. Gordon. S. d.
Allen, James S. Adie; committee for
soliciting funds, the chairmen of the
different monument committees; execu-
tive committee, the chairmen Of the com
mittees and the secretary and treasurer.
shis report was accepted and the Off
GERS and committees, as named, were
elected This meeting then adjourned,
and a meeting was Immediately called
OF the soliciting committee, and c, S.
Andrews was elected chairman of the
committee and Mayor Muteh vice chair
man.
A lengthy discussion was then held by
the members OF the committee on ways
and means OF going about the work OF
raising the funds, and there was much
optimism in the remarks that the project
would be carried out. There are nearly
forty members of the soliciting commit
tee who have charge of the raising of
funds, and it was suggested that there
be frequent meetings Of the committee
has decided what methods ii will adopt
to procure the funds. TO give the mem
bers time to think over the question and
to report back to their organizations. il
was voted not TO hold another meeting
to be called by the chairman.
The Names of the Solicitors.
The members OF the soliciting commit
tee are as follows: Granite Manufac-
turers association, e. A. Bugbee, Quar-
ry Owners association, George B. Milne
Retail Merchants association. NJ ST.
Rounds: board OF trade. Homer c. Ladd
First Baptist church, William Mcdonald;
Universalist church, Homer Fits; Meth
odist church, William II. oliver, granite
cutters union, Thomas Nichols; polish
ers' union, George Murray; toolsharp-
eners' union James Mcdonald. Jumpers
and boxers union, a. f. Nichols; earpen-
ters and ioiners' union, A. B. Coffin:
clerks union, c. s. Wallace; teamsters'
union, +. n Prescott; painters union, |
A. NJ Stafford laundry workers union,
John Emslie: Central Labor union. John
II. Sadlier; Italian Citizens club, b. !
Granite lodge, i. and A, NJ, !
w. w. Russell; Sons Of st. George. John
H. Bishop; Ancient Order of Hibernians, |
William Dineen; FOresters of America, |
William Taylor; New England Order of |
p NJ Cutler; Knights Of |
Columbus, T. J. Owens; Red Men, Wal. |
ter Morgan; Hiawatha lodge. /. 0. o. f.. |
Frank w. Jackson; Royal Arcanum,
Homer Fits; Eagles, Robert ]. Duncan;
Knights OF Pythias, c, NJ Wiley; Cath
olic Order of Foresters, Patrick kernon;
Order of Foresters, Frank |
Caslani; Woodmen, John Rowley; Clan
Gordon, Condors, Alex. Ironside; Church |
Of the Good Shepherd. w. Shields; Ma
tional bank, A. P. Abbott: Spanish.
American war veterans, DR.. ]. W. Jack.
son.