Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-06-18
! STATE NEWS.
Graduation at Industrial School.


Weeks, chairman of the state board of |
penal commissioners. presented the
diplomas. Supt j. N. Barss spoke in
commentator of one boy in the class
who had covered the work of three !
grades and two girls who had covered |
the work of two grades.
Universalists Hold Meeting.
At the annual session of the Yer
mont Central Association Of Unitari-
ans and Universalists at East Mont
pelier last week. being one of the most
successful ever attempted by the asso-
citation and marked by the great inter-
est taken. officers were elected as fol-
lows: President. L. c. Hammett of
North Montpelier; vice president. w.
H. Gladding of Randolph: clerk and
treasurer. the Rev. J. B.. Reardon of
Barre; program committee. the Rev.
j. Edward Wright, of Montpelier, the
Rev. J. B. Reardon of Barre and Miss
Carrie Wheelock, of Barre. The
occasional sermon was preached by
the Rev. G. F. Fortier, state superin-
tendent of Rutland.
State Progressive Meeting.
A meeting of the state committee of
the progressive party was held June 9
in the parlors of the Hotel Vermont,
Burlington, and this was followed
| later by a meeting of the executive
committee. This meeting is probably
the last of it's kind to be held until
fall. Finances and means of raising
funds were discussed and it was finally
decided that each county should take
care of this part of the work as those
in charge saw fit. National Commit
| n Tkovorcoo ~ Mo~fro1;ox,
presided and among those present
dolph. M. S. Aseltlne of ST. Adams.
E. L. Kelley of Salisbury, M. M.
! Wilson of Randolph, F. P. Pope of
Bennington, O. A. Rixford of East
Highgate, D. E. Martin of Rutland. F.
L. Russell of Shrewsbury. E. w.
Gibson of Brattleboro, Mrs. Guy B.
Horton, f. H. Russell and H. S.
Howard of Burlington. The meeting
was noteworthy as the first meeting of
state committee having a woman
state committeeman present.
Annual Meeting c. O. F. at Vergennes.
the annual state convention of the
Catholic Order Of Foresters was held
in Vergennes last week. There are 81
delegates and state officers attending
the convention, representing over 5000
members of the order in A cities anC
towns.
At banquet held in connection with
the state meeting, Gov. Fletcher,
Lieutenant Gov. Howe and other
officials responded to toasts. At the
business session the following officers
were elected: j. D. Bachand of ST.
Johnsbury, chief ranger; N. E.
L'Ecuyer of St. Adams, vice chief
ranger; w. H. Driscoll of St. Adams,
secretary F. w. Sault of St. Adams,
treasurer. Other elections were: Di
rectors, Jules Simays of Burlington,
Frank Sabourin of Newport. the Rev
! Father Pouliot of Essex junction, M
w.. Ryan of Mortified; Edmund
Lafranchise of Bennington; delegates
to the international convention al
Louisville, KY, Thomas F. BARLEY Of
Vergennes, F. A. Sabourin of Rouses
Archambault of Bristol.
Help for Vermont's Blind
The Vermont Association for the
Blind held meeting Tuesday after
noon at the Burlington high school,
building and adopted resolutions and {
policy for work in the state. The
object of the association is to aid il
the prevention and alienation of blind
ness and to make the blind self-sup
porting. To attain that object
trained instructor will be engaged
perhaps as early as July l, to teach
various handicrafts and reading in the
home. Under the present condition.
the blind in poorhouses, ETC., are com
PEELED to live in idleness when the,
might be enabled to not only supper
themselves but enjoy the diversion O.
the work. If funds for the work O.
instruction can be secured, the unfor
Inmates will be equipped so that the.
, can live in their own homes. For tn
present on account Of the lack O
money, the work will be confined t.
Chittenden county, as there seems t.
be more blindness here and the expens
of working here will be less
Since the organization of the associ
alton last November, complet
census of the blind has been taken i
Vermont and there are found to b
, about 300 who are totally devoid O
1 sight To aid in the work a financ
committee will be elected, and ever
, county will have it's own committee t
i cooperate with the central committee
e Next State G. A. X. Encampment at S
: Johnsbury.
!. At the forty sixth annual encamr
a ment of the department of Vernon
! G. A. R., and meetings of allie
, organizations held in Rutland Las
week the following officers wer
l. elected:
IS Grand Army-Departmen command
e er. Thomas Harmon; superintendent {
:. the Vermont soldiers home, Bennine
e ton; senior vice commander, C. /
t. Youtt. of Middlebury; junior viz
IS commander, B. F. Bowman, of RAJ
e dolph; medical director, DIR. R. !
'r Johnson of Concord; chaplain, tt
Rev. J.. E. Goodrich of Burlington
le council of administration, Albert Dow
m of st. Adams, J. M. Tracy. of Middl
II bury, A. N. Learned, of Cheste
N Perry Porter of West Burke; repr
10 sentatives to national encampmen
S. George P. Martin, of Burlingto
Is William Rich ardSop of Covond;rb Z