The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-06-10
OPENING BANQUET AT
SAXTONS RIVER INN
Practically All of 1913 Seats Taken
Many Out-of- Town Guests-Post-
prandial Exercises.

BAd AlNAdA @z&AElNASEbs
Landlord John F. Wigmore served /
an excellent six-course dinner at the
opening banquet Friday evening, June
6, under the auspices of the Saxtons
River board of trade Plates were laid
for 1853 and nearly every seat was
taken. Illness and unavoidable bust
ness engagements detained four or five
who held tickets, but who at the last
moment found it impossible to be
present.
A letter from Dr. Henry D. Holton
OF Brattleboro, who was to have been
one of the speakers, was read. The-out-
of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. Henry
/. Bowles and w. r. Bright of Spring.
field, Mass, Mr.. ard Mrs. F. l.. Par
melee of Putney, Mr.. and Mrs. b.
Ormsby Of Westminster West, +. 4.
Sawyer of Lakeport, y. H., q. +. Buff
fington Of st. Joseph, Mo-, IL. y. and
W. I. Amey Of Island Pond, and the
following from Bellows Falls: +. l..
Walker, Or. and Mrs. &. T. Clarke
Gen. and Mrs. y. q. Williams, u. W.
Damon, AIr. and Mrs. Charles Robert
son, Mr.. and Mrs. George Wales, DR..
and Mrs. j. II. Blodgett. Rev Arthur
/ L. Pratt, Ph. D., Mf. and Mrs. J. j.
I Fenton, John Hennessey and lady. Mr.
and Mrs. J. G. Day. Senator r. H. Bah
/ bitt, Frank 6. Pierce. G. w Osgood,
\ j. II. Blakeley. Dean r. Kendall. a. IT.
Chandler, W. G. Belknap j T. Mae
j Lennon, II. II. Abbott, Eugene Leon
\ ard, George A. Weston and u. j. Rob
erts
! The POSTMASTER announced that ow
ing to the lateness OF the hour when
the dinner was finished. several of the
postprandial speakers had asked to he
excused from speaking and he would
foregp the pleasure Of delivering his
address.
The theme of the evening was CO.
4 operation Or. John H. Blodgett 81
Bellows Falls was presented a. a fell
low townsman and friend who has
been very progressive since he left
SaXtons River. He was glad TO know
his friends Of Saxtous River were alive
to their opportunities; that a board oil
trade had been formed. and said II
lspoke well for the future Of the vii
iaEe that its business men were asso-
Ieiatcd togeteher for the prosperity III
the community
Rev. George =. Lawson, principal Of
Vermont academy, responded To the
toast: - One Of our Industries aims IA
increase the mental ability of Young
men. How may we cooperate 1'f DR.
Lawson said the academy reioiced In
the opening Of The Inn and that II
. would solve the problem Of caring for
many people who wished to come Ia
4 the village to spend the weekend with
their boys.
Rev. Arthur 2. Pratt, PhD.. OF Bel
lows Falls responded TO the toast
- Helpful IdealS-are they inspired
Or. Pratt i'm his usual plcasin. wav
said that the occasion proved the If
ficicncy of cooperation 10 attain s,
. desirable a result as the opening oi
1 The Inn. lie bespoke hearty support
of the hostelry and said Il was an III
, spiration 10 have q man like Mr.
Bowles to help 50 willingly to carr,
out the ideas of the owners.
/ The toastmaster announced that be
! cause of the extreme modesty Of Sir
2 BowleS he had excused him from max
!. ing a speech, and when be stated Il,
I was sure they would All agree that az
! lions spoke louder than words and thai
T, the help Mr.. Bowles hal given Yer
mont academy and this hotel proiec
+ were most eloquent address, Their,
+ was unanimous applause.
Much gratitude is expressed bv thi
$ management TO the Saxtons Rive
I band, who played 50 Admirable
throughout the evening and went hom
e without their supper because Of th,
7 lateness Of the hour, 70 return Satur
: day evening TO have banquet al
! their own. Not every organization
+ will defer their own pleasure - hour
I TO help others have q more enioyabl
i evening Acknowledgment is also du
7 Mr.. Hart Of the Adnabrown hotel a
Springfield. for loaning his very ~
! ficient chef, which had much To n
& with making the oven IL = sllrrcss