Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-25

forts that the state board of health was
established and his work in behalf of
the general health of the state preceded
by some time the formation of the
board.
DR.. Dalton has been for number of
years city health officer at Burlington.
He will enter upon his duties December
l. when DR.. Holton's resignation takes
effect
The correspondence between DR.. Hol-
ton and DR.. c. S. Caverly regarding the
resignation follows:
"Brattleboro, VT, Oct. 9, 1912
&C. s. Caverly, NJ. D., President State
Board of Health:
Dear Sir:-I herewith present my re-
signation as secretary of the state board
of health, to take effect upon the APP
pointment of my successor. The labor 1t
has been my pleasure to give to the
duties of this Office has been that of
love. Believing that there has been
much accomplished by the board for the
permanent improvement in all sanitary
respects, upon this foundation there
should continue to be developed much
that will prevent disease and suffering,
prolonging life with added blessings
yours truly,
Henry D. Holton, Secretary"
Montpelier, VT. Oct. 16, 1912.
State Board of Health, Brattleboro,
VT:
Dear Doctor: Your associates on this
board learn with regret your determine
ton to relinquish the office of secretary.
In accepting your resignation, we wish
to record our appreciation of the untir-
ing zeal and rare good judgement with
which you have administered this Office
during the past IL years. We feel that
the public health interests of the state,
and that means the people of the whole
state, are permanently your debtors.
Your services in this direction ante
date the establishment of a state board
of health, in securing which you were
very largely influential. Your work
along these lines will be increasingly
appreciated as time goes on.
1T is hardly necessary to remind you
that the personal relations which have
existed during these years between us
have been uniformly of the pleasantest
nature, and We are glad to think that
these relations are not to be wholly
severed for at least two years more.
1T is the understanding that your
resignation OF the Office of secretary
does not take effect until December
next.
We deem is proper that this minute
be recorded in the transaction of the
board.
IF. Thomas Kidder, NJ. D.
Charles S. Caverly, NJ. D."
Dr. Holton's reason for resigning is
that the duties of the Office of secretary
have multiplied until they have become
a burden to him and he does not have
the time which he desires to devote to
his personal affairs. When he became
secretary he was able to attend to his
practice and to write his official cores
pondence with pen and ink. Now his
state work requires the services of a
stenographer constantly, with additional
assistance a part of the time. -Four
years ago the state provided an in
spector and an engineer and these men
have been kept busy.
Since he became secretary, DR.. Holton
has spoken in about half the towns in
the state and has visited many other
towns. There has been a notable i'm
provement in health conditions through
out the state. The duties OF the office
do not relate wholly to matters of health
however. All the statistics of births