The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-24
COLONIAL. : MES MET.
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the registrar, reported that II mem
bers had been admitted during the
year Mrs Emily A. futile of Fair
Haven. vice president, chairman of
the board of management aud acting
president during a part of the year,
reported very briefly and the election
of officers then took the attention OF
the meeting
Only a portion of the governing
board is elected each year and the
GLOWING were nominated by the
board of management and elected
unanimously:
First vice president, Mrs. J ] Es-
tey Of Brattleboro, to succeed Mrs
Emily 4. Tuttle; second vice presi-
dent Mrs Z. c. Smith of st. Adams,
to succeed Mrs. 5. +. Pingree spf .
| lIartford auditor Mrs. Emily a. I
/ Tuttle Of Fair Haven, to succeed Mrs T
! l.. c. Smith. Two new members Of
the board of management were nom
/ mated from the floor and elected /
unanimously They were Mrs. George
| Smile of Montpelier and Mrs S Il, I
| Pingree of Hartford.
! Mrs w. G. Andrews of Montpelier T
! who was appointed chairman last year
! OF the committee to consider the es-
/ tablishHent OF Il genealogical library. +
/ made highly satisfactory report, |
showing that several weIl-known gene
illogical records OF families that had
| branches in Vermont had been pur-
4 chased with the appropriation given
| the committee and installed in the
state library ut Montpelier and that
several other gifts of a similar char
acter had been received. Several sug-
gestions as to additions were received
from members.
The question of changing the date
of the meeting at Montpelier to meet
the change in the date of the conven-
ing Of the state legislature was the
really important business and it open
eel up discussion that occupied the
| better part OF an hour and resulted
finally in the acceptance of the report
Of the board Of Management. which
considered the question yesterday
morning, that no change in the consti-
tuition be made. The vote was close.
20 to 3, according TO the teIlers
II developed during the discussion
that the Daughters of the American
Revolution and the Daughters of 1912
bad appointed committees to consider.
I
otic bodies. the advisabiitv OF such
Il change, as it has been customary
for all three societies to meet at the
same time.
The real question was whether. if
the date was changed to conform to
the converting Of the legislature after
Christmas. heated rooms could he
found in the capital city for the wo-
Iaen- who would gather there. Some
declared they would be roasted out
and others claimed to know from OK
Ferieuce that they would be frozen.
The constitution OF the Colonial
Danes calls for the biennial meeting TO
} be held during the session of the legIs-
slture amt the decision not to change
( the constitution forces the body to
/ meet sometime after January ] instead
- of in October as has been the GUST ON.
- | Mrs. 5. +. Pingree was appointed 4
r committee to confer with the commit
= tees Of the two other societies to dc
p terminc upon 4 date for the meeting
+ if. possible,
Mrs DeBoer then explained the de
: sire of the y. \. r. society to mark
j. with suitable markers the old Crown
= Point military road and il was voted
/ TO appropriate $50 from the treasury
- to be turned over to the other society
subject to call for the payment for
q. markers for this purpose.
The meeting then adjourned at 541
-. o clock.
- A banquet was served in the chanel
f of the First Baptist church, 1T 80
g, o clock, at which covers were laid fol
n so persons The chapel was beautiful
p " decorated, the color scheme being
4 the society coIors, gold and green The
. officers table stood at the head CT the
y room, and upon it were bouquets OF
. yellow chrysanthemums and baskets
a Of ferns Directly behind this table
2 was the platform, banked with ferns
. palms and potted plants. Bay trees ana
, palms were placed around the room
and ground running pine was fcstoon
ed from each light around the balcony
Bouquets Of chrysanthemums adorne,
each table, and at each plate was
tiny silk American flag.
The menu was as follows: Grape
fruit, bullion. oyster patties. Saratoga
chips chicken salad. olives. rolls, ices
cake, salted nuts. and aftcr-dinner cot
!. fec The supper was served by TIL
ways and means committee of tn,
church. with Mrs. G. Il. Crosby i