Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-11

me where it is l presume 1t is a good
| thing. | presume 1t makes sturdy men
and sturdy citizens to have a climate In
which the changes are so marked in one
| year as they are in Vermont. l am not
so sure as 1 should be so enthusiastic
| about the climate If / should come four
| months hence. 1 think it Is the archi-
| lecture of the ages and that 1t is not
| so much the comfortable that goes to
| make up the sensible people of YER
/ mont. Certain ii is that when you go
into the tropics where the temperature
! is always the same or go into a country
where it is less heated and continues
the same, the people have not the same
| ability to meet the troubles and per-
| plexities of life and have not the same
common sense with which to carry them
| over the rough places and thank-you
mans 1 mean no personal reference to
thank-you-mams. They are of recent
| occurrence-in Massachusetts.
| We are to be congra tula ted on the
| condition of the country, on its prosper
| ity. There has been a complete revolu-
| ton in the character of agriculture Of
Vermont so Senator Proctor told me.
| You are making all of our butter and
| all of our cream and raising cows at
| profit instead of making the price OF
milk the same as that of champagne.
| We count on Vermont, although a very
| small state, for the history and pro-
| gress of this country, as representing
that average, that high average, of dis
eliminating intelligence and patriotic
citizenship that shall stand in favor OF
| progress which shall be real progress.
Vermont does not change in it's cit
| izenship as other states do, and you
| have the leaven of a long history Of
| the highest kind of patriots. have been
studying little for the purpose of say
| ing something in Montpelier in memory
| of the common soldier and 1 find in
every Vermont regiment the traits OF
the Vermont people They were not
great band masters and they did not
blow their own horns, but when 1t
came to holding whole army at the
bloody angle it was the old Vermont
brigade that was sure to do it.
1t is a pleasure to come into this COM
munity. 1t particularly thrills me with
pleasure to claim to be a grandson of
your grand old state.
A feature of the visit which escaped
the attention of most persons was the
| presentation to Mrs. Taft of huge
bouquet of crysanthemums, grown by
Z. ). Hopkins, and silk flag. The idea
was worked out by Mrs. Charles S.
Chase AS Mrs. Taft alighted from the
automobile the presentation was made
by Miss Allethaire Estey as a welcome
to the first lady of the land from the
women of Brattleboro. The names of
the organizations making the gift were
attached. They were the Woman's club,
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
tlon, the United States Daughters of
1872, the Womans Relief CORPS the
Woman's Christian Temperance union
the Eastern Star. the Daughters of Re-
bekah, the Daughters of Pocahontas
and St. Cecilia's Altar society
The committee of arrangements for
the Brattleboro visit were George L.
Durham, Clarke C. Fits, Col j. Gray
Estey. Edwin L. Hiidreth. SANFORD A
Daniels. Dennison Cowles, Ernest J.
Waterman and Harold E. Whitney.
1T was few minutes past O'Clock
when the party started for Towsheni
Ihey We're accompanied to that town by
Col. Estey Major C. Houghton, Charles
" Ropbins, Ferris r. Vaughan, Mr.
Fits and Mr.. Daniels They stoned In
Newfane, opposite the common, and
President Taft spoke briefly to the 30,
or more persons gathered there. Flags
Were displayed throughout the village
lie shook hands with Charles E. Skin.
ner, the veteran surveyor, who WORKED
when boy with the Presidents grand.
father, Peter Taft, when the latter wa,
surveying. He told the President tina
ne always could tell when he struck g
line run by Peter Taft, because of tn,
peculiar marks made by him.
At Newfane and Townshend.
The Presidents stop at Newfane wa.
IN response to resolutions introduced In
the Windham county court Friday af.
/ ternoon by Col. e. w. Gibson of Brat.
tleboro, member of the bar, and
ADOPTED by unanimous vote. The res.
buttons We're as follows:
Whereas, it Is reported that the
President of the United States, William
Howard Taft, is soon to visit the an.
cestral home of his family at Towns.
bend, and
Whereas, the grandfather of the Pres.
ident Peter r. Taft was an honoret
member of the bar of this county AM
for several years one of the Judges o.
our county court, and
Whereas, visit by the Presiden
would be distinguished honor and 6
memorable event
Therefore. be 1t resolved that tn,
court, the bar and the court officials O.
Windham county extend to it's Presi
dent an earnest request to visit, durinl
his trip our court. at the courthouse a
Newfane, and to make an address If h,
finds 1t possible to so do
BE 1t further resolved, that the pre-
siding judge, the Hon. Fred M. Butler
be and is hereby directed to extend thii
invitation.
BE II further resolved that this in
yitation be spread upon the records o
the county COURT
The next stop was at Townshend
I where special preparations had beer
made The decorations there were espec
ially noteworthy. and the Townshen,
people deserve much credit for thei
thorough and painstaking efforts, which
were made without regard to poltica
ainliations. Long before the part.
reached the village the welcome begal
to be manifest. as all the teiephon
poles and buildings for two miles o.
more were decorated with flags, man,
OF them draped in graceful folds String
OF flags We're strung across the road a
Q. III. Wizards house, and at Mr.. VIII
lard's mill The covered bridge in Har
monyville was deliberately decorated
and large banner with welcome
upon II was strung between l. +
Chase's store and w. M. Sparkss har
ness shop. Leland & Gray seminary wa
draped with a large banner with tn
following inscription; "Peter r. Taf
first president" The town hall hote