News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1912-01-17
Stowe EntertainS
Business Men Of Morisville and
Hyde Park Most Royalty
Splendid Reception Splendid Banquet et-Spler-
did Entertainers Say All the Visitors
" Happy have we met,
Happy have We been,
Happy let us part,
And happy meet again.

Last evening large number of the
business men of Morrisyille and Hyde
Park were guests of the business men of
Stowe. Invitations sent out few days
ago to these men were readily accepted,
because it was a we'll known fact that
when the business men of Stowe set out
to do. nything they do it in the best
manner possible, and no wonder was it
that over fifty responded to the invita-
ton, and that in spite of the weather
conditions.
The event was an informal and social
one arranged by the business men of
Stowe to show their. good will to their
neighbors and also for the purpose of
having them meet their old friend, "Ned"
Webster in his new vocation as propri
etor of the Green Mountain Inn.
1t was eight o'clock when the last of
the guests arrived and after being received
in "due and ancient form" by Mine Host
Webster, committee of the business men
and Fred Boardman, the dining-rooms
were opened and the guests seated. The
tables were nicely set up and at each
place was a souvenir menu, the work of
the News and Citizen office. A corps OF
young ladies, well skilled in the waiting
art, were in attendance and the follow
ing was the menu, we'll prepared and
nicely served:
Oysters-Blue Points Raw
Queen Olives Celery
Baked New-England Chicken Pie
Cranberry Sauce Riced Potatoes
Peas Corn
Roast Beet Roast Pork
Parker House Rolls
Cabbage Salad Crab Salad
Assorted Cake
Fruit Jelly Whipped Cream
Vanilla Ice Cream
Oranges Malaga Grapes Apples
Coffee Cocoa Tea
Cigars-Punch
The culinary department of the house,
under the management of Mrs. Eliza
Griswold showed that she is no novice in
that art, but rather that her large ex.
perience we'll fits her for the position that
she fills under the new management of
the Green Mountain Inn.
At the close OF the banquet, with DR..
Barrows as toastmaster, Hon. F. 6.
Fleetwood was called upon to respond
for Morrisville, which was done in very
felicitous manner, the remarks eliciting
frequent bursts of laughter and hearty
applause. L. H. Lewis replied for HYDE |
Park land the county" and {. l.. Nc |
Mahon, in very interesting way, spoke |
for Stowe. Mine Host Webster was
called upon and in his usual good style
concluding with one of his
" pat" stories With What's the mat
ter with Webster and skvrocket,"
the assembly repaired to the Office where
mirth and good humor flowed in unlim~
ted quantities. Among those who spoke
were DR. Robinson, DR.. Slayton, c. H. A.
Stafford, A. 6. Small, c. F. Eddy, Sena-
tor Pike, c. E. Savery, (Who gave some
yery clever hypnotic and prestidigitator
stunts DR.. Slayton and L. P. Thayer
the two latter speaking particularly of
he contemplated railroad connection
)f Stowe with the northern towns. All
we're heartily applauded. The "exer-
Uses" were interspersed with songs,
;plendidly rendered by a double quar-
ct, in which all the audience, even Geo.
Town, joined heartily. At midnight with
Good Night, Ladies" the assembly broke
ip and the guests took their departure :
III expressing themselves as not only be- Z
ng spiendidly entertained, but pronounc
ng it "the best ever" which it certainly
vas.
Those from other towns than Stowe :
we're &C. H. A. Stafford. Geo E. Town,
Y. F. Churchill. ]. A. Waite A. N. Camp,
/. Waite, Chas. Kramer, W. F. Sher- f
nan, F. E. Wheeler, Bruce Mcdonald, A. :
:. Cheney, F. l.. George. N. B. Blair, c.
Y. Mcfarland, A. r. Campbell, I. A. G
robinson, ]. F. Jackson, Chas. Raymore, r
!. NJ. Munson, E. H. VanCor, w. H. V
own, II. L. Stevens, DIR. Slayton, A.
V. Waite, F. 0. Hunt, A. ]. Smith, L. P. :
'hayer, w. Nj. Sargent, G. w. Warren,
|. c Sulham. c. L. Gates. F. G. Fleet t
yood, B. !. Kelley, W. F. Benson, J. NJ. n
Kelley, A. J. Small, R. T. Briggs, G. F. :
,arle. H. I. Fisher, DR.. Iohnstone and F.
-anDusen, of Morrisville. n
HYDE Park was represented by n G.
vood, Chas Goddard, X. S. Page, ".
}. Strong, c. E. Savery and L. H. Lewis. c