The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-04-24
VERMONT SUGAR "EAl"
IN WASHINGTON, D. c.
Nearly 500 People Sat Down to Fine
Feast and Enjoyed Interesting
Speeches.

Washington, D. c., April "a Nearly
500 Vermonters, near Vermonters and
other maple sugar enthusiasts enjoyed
the annual sugar party Of the Vermont
Association of Washington at the large
National Rifles armory on Friday even
ing The festivities started with
song to Vermont, written by Helen NJ:
Winslow, and sung to the tune OF
America, and then everybody pulled up
to the tables and formally ceased while
inroads were made on the abundance
of the product that has made Yer
mont famous
There were doughnuts, rolls, sage
cheese, pickles and other side issues
which are not construed in Vermont as
authorizations of sugar fest and the
way things disappeared was marvel
President d. s Fletcher OF the
association acted as toastmaster and
among the speakers were Senator Car
roll S Page and Hon Cuno Rudolph,
chairman of the board of commissioners
of the District of Columbia They
sung the praises of the state in a de-
lightful way as did a well known local
clergyman whose home was in Maine
and another gentleman from Nebraska
whose claim to Vermtnt came through
his ancestors After the speech-mak-
ING the remainder of the evening was
spent in dancing
Much credit for the success OF the
evenings entertainment was due to
President Fletcher and Nicholas j. Me-
Cuen of Vergennes, whose services as
chairman of the general committee nave
become so valuable H. I Otter
dinger, well known cigar man IN
Washington, who is treasurer of the
association, also did large amount OF
work as he does each year. Major
Fred w Childs, formerly of Brattle-
boro, acted as marshal and the other
committee chairmen were Judge Il. r..
Moulton, Fred O. Knight, Mrs NJ
A Miles. Miss Mabel X Pierce, Miss
Grace Ross and w w Husband.
Among the guests Of the association
were Mrs s s Ballard and Mrs
Prouty Of Montpelier, who were in
Washington attending the convention Of
the d. A. r,
Frederick A. Spencer, connected with
| the reportorial staff of the Montpelier
Journal for some years, is now a news
paper man in Washington covering the
police courts for the Washington
Times Mr.. Spencer since leaving
Montpelier has been employed on papers
at Northampton, Holyoke and Wor-
eester, Mass
Mr.. and Mrs Matt B Jones If Bos-
ton have been visitors in Washington
for few days Mr. Jones was a
Naitsfeld boy and is now chief coun-
/ sci for the New England Telephone
company. Mr. Jones is the author of
a history of his native town and is
considered to have one Of the best
/ libraries on Vermont in existence.
Miss Julia Peck, formerly of Mont
pelier, daughter Of the hte r Il.
Peck of that city, made a short visit
in this city last week
\ Vermont's representatives on that
Il Boston American baseball team look
pretty imposing while in action Ray
Collins, the former University of Yer.
mont southpaw, has taken ON fesl
in the past year and looks like a giant
He pitched against Washngton's tai
1000 Walter johnson few days age
and got away with the game, allow
ing but about six hits. Larry Gard
ner did most of the stick work fol
the Boston team in this game.
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