Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1912-03-29
NEW YORK VERMONTERS
DINE.
Brilliant Gathering at Hotel Astor
Saturday Evening, March 23d.

Brilliant Gathering at n oteI Astor
Saturday Evening, March 23d.
The annual reception and banquet of
the Vermont society, was held at the
Hotel Astor New York city, Saturday
evening, March 23rd. There were
nearly 200 members and guests present
Every county in the state was well
represented. Among the speakers of
the evening were: Hon. John A. Mead,
Governor of Vermont, who responded
to the toast Vermont; Hon. Charles
A. Prouty, chairman Interstate Com
merce commission, Washington, D. c.,
whose toast was 1.-THE State to Live
In, Robert Walker, esq.,, general
counsel, Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific
Railway company, whose subject was
1.-The Best State to Hail From; Luther
B. Little, esq.,, vice president, New
Hampshire society, who spoke on "The
Best of Creation. Other guests of
the evening were Henry w. Taft,
brother of the president, who told Of
his love for Vermont and of pleasant
Renaissance of the old home in Town
send, Windham county. Elk. Governor
E. C. Smith of st. Adams was also at
the speakers table, together with Col.
D. l.. Morgan, chief of staff of Cover
nor Mead.
The banquet was held in the north
ball room of the hotel. The tables were
tastefully decorated with pink roses,
and the speakers table was draped
with smilax and roses. There was
plenty of excellent vocal and instru-
mental music. The souveniers of the
occasion were cakes of new Vermont
maple sugar in boxes bearing the sea
of the state, and tied with green ribbon
Charles w. Mathewson, president o.
the society acted as POSTMASTER
There were large number of ladies il
attendance, and all were of the opinion
that the affair was the most enjoyabl,
) the society has ever held. Among wit
were present from Addison and RUTLAND
counties were the following: George M
Wright, Percival Wilds, Miss Sophi;
Wilds, Miss Elizabeth Wilds, Edwin S
Sunderland, L. W. Severy, Mrs. L. w
Severy, John D. Carberry, Mrs. JOIN
D. Carberry, Miss Katherine Barron
Joseph l.. Barker, Mrs. Joseph L
, Barker, Miss Viola D. Dyer Flynn G
Austin, Mrs. Flynn G. Austin, John L
Burdett, Waldo P. Clement, jr., Mari
L. Douglas, Henry C. Copeland ant
Mrs. Henry C.. Copeland.
Officers of the society are as follows
Charles F. Mathewson, president; Her
bert X. Twitchell, vice president; Franz
H. Chandler, treasurer; Joseph L. Bar
ker, secretary executive committee
Andrew W. Edison, chairman, Hiram R
Steele, James M. Clifford, Omri F. Hib
bard, George E. Miner, Flynn G. Aus
tin.
Among those who are members o
! the Vermont Society of New York are
Hon. A. B. Hepburn, chairman board o
directors, Chase National bank; Thee
N. Vail, president American Bell Tele
phone Co.; William H. Porter, ]. P
Morgan & Co. Prof Franklin Hooper O
the Brooklyn academy; Hon. Darwin P
Kingsley. president New York Life In
> surance Co. Judge Hiram R. Steele
j Brooklyn; Henry W. Taft; Col. Georg
I w. Harvey, Harper's Weekly; Judg
w. D. Jaycox, Brooklyn; Judge Jess
johnson, Brooklyn; Gen. Greenville M
Dodge, Frederick Billings. Maxwe
Evarts, and many others of prominenc
in professional and business circles.