The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1912-09-12

local Village improvement kssae i
/ t,on. Mr seheaerle vas asked
pFeser, ne w0ik IN the Henaiastni
soani, Vermont Improvement Asse
ialiun o, their meetltg Friday cyel,
~ As reSLlt ~ this meeting
numerous interesting things hay'
developed II was suggested that
Sheu nr Brown, the play expert
oiuts ~ help organize the athletis
ana play league Ia the rounty. ~,
,ocsl VA ag, Improvement aNorls
tions gei 90 large mass meeting IL
the evening with the superintendent
VI schools and all the people nrosen,
aud that At this meeting good music
De secured. This viii biiHg the
Whole community teathata. pupils
parents and everyone together ia q
oas.ng meeting concerning the sub
ject Of schools. in which eyeryon" il
interest, II is hoped that all vii
lage improvement associations will
10 likeN ise.
II is also suggested that the
various village Improvement aes3cia
TORS cooperate To bring The besl
possible entertainments 10 the
y n these various organizations
act as sort cf hccum, fine enter
tainments could be secured mucl
more eheaply for the entire county
than they could be for single viii
lage. II was also suggested that
there might be an exchange Of con
arts gotten up bylocal talent, In all
.hese ways funds would accumulate
or local Improvement Il was fur
ther suggested that the various VII
lages might club together 10 get an
expert instructor In baud music
and that local bands might be or
ganized and that the best players OF
these bands might form Benning-
ton County band to play on such
occasions as the fair and that there
might be contests between the var
iuus bands.
II was also suggested that there
lie monthly conference OF dele
gates from every village improve,
ment assoclationn. the expenses oil
the delegates TO be paid by the
local association or by the Benning-
ton County Vermont Improvement
hssociation. AZ these conferences
the delegates are 10 report what
t!loy have been doing. what ,heiI
problems are and what might be
done by the various organizations to
ee.her. Such conferences would un
louhpdly prove a great stimnluf
and would inevitably result Ia much
GOO fol the entire County. Then
there might be many lectures free
Tor all for example. Mr.. Wlnsl0w
who is fius, ousing speaker. has
an illustatige let ture on the rela
ton nt aood rof DIS to the welfare >
women and children. Then uas
will be Other experts IN the Coun,s
rem tune 20 ,inn who viii be Aoac |
~ give cpenrtainlDg and Instructive
aln
Motives.
Various and sundry motives are
iUw and then attributed to the iiel
lington County Vermont Improve
nent Association and TO the prime
movers In this work. Some OF these
motives are humorous In the ex-
rene. However, suffice II to say
nat there IL but one motive and
lie spirit back of the Association
md In the hearts and minds Of the
rhine movers and workers In the
organization This spirit III the
pli't which President Elliot says is
o save the United States. The
piri cf cooperation for service"
ROsds.
The following are the appropria-
Ions that have been made for roads
- To September /, 1912. The ia
lie explains Itself Notice the will
ugncss Of the State to cooperate
viii cItorpris Dg individuals who
ontrlbute for better roads and also
or those town, which have raised
lon,y by extra meetings The State
, ready to duplicate ouch endeavors.
he regular State aid work does not
lclude manlt nance or town road
'ork