The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-10


his candidacy.
His life must tell It's own story for
itself
Frank Lester Greene.
Frank Lester Greene. son OF Lester
Bruce and Mary Elizabeth (Hoadley)
Greene, was born in st. Adams Febru-
airy 10. 1870. The family removed to
Cleveland, Ohio in 1873, where the
elder Greene, as secretary and treas
urer OF the Brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Engineers, was for some years
intimately associated with the late
Peter NJ Arthur, the noted grand
chief of the order Here the first
two years of Greene's brief schooling
we're passed. In 1878 his father be-
ing stricken with a fatal disease with
which he fingered nine years. the fam
lily now increased by an infant son,
returned to st. Adams
From that time. young Greene be-
ing eight years old. was put to all
kinds OF honorable labor in order to
help support the family and keep him
self in school a little while longer. He
sold newspapers on the streets; ran
errands, was janitor In a store, open
ing II early in the morning and TAX
ing care OF the fires, etc; shoveled
paths in the winter time; worked on
a farm in vacations: learned to weave
cane,seats in chairs and went about
from house to house soliciting and
doing this kind OF work BY this
means and, the ceaseless labors of a
noble mothey, he was kept in school
until he was thirteen years old when,
practically the last cent gone. on Sep
TENDER s, 1888, the lad went to work
as errand boy in the auditing depart.
ment Of the Central Vermont Ry.. and
his school days were over.
Having studied shorthand during
spare time for several years, the boy
was transferred TO the general freight
department OF the railroad in 1884 and
made stenographer there, shorthand
writers in those days being few From
this position he made his way TO be
chief clerk OF the department in 1887.
In 1883 he began doing newspaper re.
porting in occasionalshours out of his
regular employment, became cores
pendent of The Boston Globe and
other papers, and entered the newspa-
per profession as an occupation
March /, 1891, as reporter on The st
Adams Daily Messenger He was
afterwards assistant editor, and Sep.
TENDER is. 1899. was made editor
which position he has held ever since
He served in the Vermont National
Guard from October T. 1855 to 1900
rising from private to captain: recruit
ed Company b. First Infantry. Yer
mont Volunteers. War with Spain ant
was mustered into the United State.
service as its captain. During the
war he served for some time as adju
tantgeneral Third Brigade, First Div
ision, Third Army Corps Upon IN,
musterout OF his regiment at IN,
close OF the war, while stricken will
a lingering illpess with typhoid feve
contracted in the army. frequent,
thought to be fatal, he was commits
stoned colonel and senior alde.de
camp on the stan of Gov. Edward c
Smith
A Republican from his earlles
years of discretion Mr. Greene neve
before was a candidate for any pollt
ical Office of any kind and never hel,
one He did work in the party ranks
however from his youth. As la,
he carried a torch in n Boys Blaln,
and Logan Club In an old time rail-,
In 1884, and when In 1892 he was abl
TO cast his first vote he organize,
and was made president Of RepublI
can First Voters Club in St Alban
that numbered over a hundred younl
men started right" He was for Sc,
eral years chairman Of the Republican
town committee; was secretary OF IN
Young Mems Republican Club of Vel
mont In the sos and active I'm IN
well remembered political movemen
II conducted for several years; ha
been delegate. etc at county. dlstric
and state conventions. was Chairman
OF the committee on resolutions q
the Republican state convention q
1910 and prepared the draft OF IN
platform, alternate delegate.at.larg
to the Republican national convention
or 1904 and attended the Republlca
national convention Of 1908 as del,
gate.atlarge. serving on the comml
tee on credentials.
He was appointed by Gov Fletche
ID. Proctor chairman of the state con
mission 10 examine the norma
schools 10 1906 and was IN 1905 M
pointed by Gov. George II. Prouty