The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-03-15
TO BOOM VERMONT
Meeting Of Greater Vermont Assocla-
ton at Montpelier

Meeting Of Greater Vermont Assocla-
ton at Montpelier
Montpelier, March 14.-A general
meeting of the Greater Vermont asso-
citation the organization that has for
its object the lettering Of things In
Vermont, and which was started in
Burlington last month, has been called
to be held in this city Friday, March
20, at which time further plans will
be discussed. Among the subjects
that will come up are "A Vermont
Wssk," and monster celebration IN
1915. The committee IN ohargv has
issued the following lsttsr TO boards
OF tra6s, commercial clubs, and to al
who are interested in the New Yer
mont
ION February II, 1912, number
of gentlemen from different parts of
Vermont met at Burlington to consid-
er the formation OF statewide or
ganization which shall devote itself
to the general development Of the
Green Mountain state. Those pres
ent at the conference were Millard
F. Barnes of Chimney Point, Presi-
dent Guy Potter Benton, Clarence p.
Cowles, Max l.. Powell, and j. l..
Southwiek of Burlington, w. G. Col
ton and w. H. Crockett of Montpelier,
Charles r. Cummings Of White River
Junction, ex-Gov G. II. Prouty of New
Port, w. H. Randall of st. Johnsbury,
President c. II. Spooner Of Norwich
university, James P. Taylor of Yer
mont academy and w. r. Wheeler of
Vergennes. Letters of approval of
the movement were read from the fol-
lowing gentlemen: George T. Chaffee
and Percival w. Clement Of Rutland,
Joseph A. DeBoer of Montpelier, Al
len M. Fletcher Of Cavendish, Frank
L. Greene and ]. W. Hanley of st. Al
bans, Frederick L. Houghton of Brat
tleboro, Frank Il. Howe of Benning-
ton, George B. Lawson of Saxtons
River, r. W. McCuen of Vergennes,
Frank C. Partridge and Redfield Proc
tor of Proctor, President John NJ.
Thomas of Middlebury college and
Theodore N. Vail of Lyndonville.
THE proposition for state associa
ton was discussed with enthusiastic
interest. The difficulties which face
such an enterprise were described ;
the possibilities of good that lie in
successful organization were stated
After full deliberation the members
Of the conference took action with
cordial unanimity. Since 1t was
deemed wise and possible to form
such an organization, they resolved e
organize an association to be called
The Greater Vermont association.
They appointed Messrs. Taylor, Col
ton and Cowles a committee Will
plenary powers to make arrangement
for a general meeting at which tn,
organization of the association shall
be completed. They directed thu
committee to extend special Invita-
ions to representatives of boards o
trade and of such other association
as may seem advisable.
Your organization is invited Il
send delegate to a meeting Of thu
Greater Vermont association which
will be held in the city hall a
Montpelier, Friday, March 90 at 1:3
o'clock in the afternoon. A preliml
nary conference will be held at IL o
clock in the morning other gentle
men who are members of your organ
ization are most cordially invited Il
be present. A constitution and plai
of activity for the Greater Vernon
essociation' will be reported to tn
meeting and will be considered b,
those present. Please send the name
OF delegates and of any others VIII
will be present to James p. Taylor
Saxtons River, Vt. All who APPROX
the movement but cannot attend thi
meeting are requested to commun
cate with Mr. Taylor.
THE general aims of the organizs
ton are suggested in the call for tn
Burlington meeting February II
Such an organization would stimulat
the activities OF local boards OF trad
and commercial clubs, and would lea
TO the organization OF such associf
tons where they do not now exist.
would supplement the publicity wor
done by the state government.
would foster activities along lines @
progress. 1t would study the need
and possibilities VI the Green Mour
tain state
1.-TWO possible special features @
the work OF the association will b
discussed at the meeting: "A Vernon
Week. a week in May or June 4
which special opportunity would b
given for the inspection of the stat
by Its citizens; and A Great Stat
Celebration in 1916 OF the 18th Ann
versary of the Joining OF the Unto
by the First State and the Mos
Unique to be added to the Orlgins
Thirteen Four years OF agressiv
progress from 1912 to 1916 will max
such a celebration most approprlat
and most successful.
James p. Taylor,
willard c. Cotton,
Clarence p. Cowles,