The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-11
s,Ns
Nm : Granite Manufacture
ers Held Annual Get
Together Meeting
E. A. BUGBEE CHOSEN
PRESIDENT AGAIN
Banquet Held Last Evening
and Business Meeting
in Afternoon

~, mite men from Barre, East Barre
Nortbf. Id, Williamstown and Montpelier
came tore ther in the Pavilion hotel in
MoptpeI;er 'ast night for the annual
bapauet Of the Barre Granite Manufac-
turers' association. Counting the ladies',
representatives of b. Y trade, press and
other guests, there wei = upwards OF l75
people who sat down to de banquet at
s O'Clock. Both executives ~ the twin
cities graced the occasion, May, u James
Estee and Mayor w H. Ward Occupy
ing seats at the main table. Others mo
were banqueted by the manufacturer
were j. J. Nelbach of Utica, n. Y, presi
dent of the New York Retail Monument
Dealers association, Henry c. Whitaker
of Chicago, general manager OF The
Monumental News, Fl. X. Bush eastern
representative for The Reporter p. F.
Mclaughlin OF Boston. who represents
Granite, Marble & Bronze, and President
H. A. Phelps of the Barre Board OF
Trade.
Departing from the custom followed
at banquets of the association in former
years, there was little of an after-dinner
program. But the omission of this fea
ture did not detraet one whit from tire
pleasure of the affair. f. A. Bugbee,
who was elected president of the asso
citation for the second time at the after
Moons business session, presided and
during the banuuet he called upon some
of the diners for short stories. Music
was furnished by the Harmony Six and
the Montpelier Military band orchestra.
Good fellowship prevailed and the manu-
facturers seemed ready to spare no pains
in making the occasion a complete sue
cess.
There was entertainment in one form
or another throughout the evening
While the diners were marching into
the banquet hall. there was an orches-
tral overture and later the orchestra
interspersed the other numbers with up.
te-date airs. Mayor Estee opened tfsc
festivities with an address of welcome
in which he extended the hospitality OF
the city to the manufacturers. Tile
mayor was introduced bv President Bug
bee. Then followed a tuneful rendering
of MARY of Argyle" by the Harmony
Six, musical organization selected from
the Hedding male chorus and led by
w. f. Goodfellow The sextette CON
tributed much to the gayety of the oc-
casion. Karl Forsell followed with
cornet solo that would have brought his
hearers to their feet had it been any,
where else but at banquet hall. Dur
ing the next intermission between
Herman f. Hopkins was called
upon for a reading. Mr.. Hopkins RECALLED
the diners with selection in the French
Canadian dialect from DIR. Drummond
The reader was in a happy frame and
kept good natured smile beaming ap
the face of every listener.
Next the orchestra played "The Old
GRAY Bonnet and when the refrain
came everyone ehimed in with his ar
her version OF that familiar home lyric
Again the sextette was called upon for
i number. Nicholas Veale, John Black.
more, James Sim. w II. Goodfellow.
William oliver and Charles oliver sang
NV Loves Own Song" and then an
,ther version of the same lay. The
words for the second rendering had an
appropriateness all their own and tile /,
fingers were called back second time.
Karl Forsell's second cornet solo was
he accompaniment for "Annie Laurie"
he banqueters huMming the lines.
There was little OF speeehmaking, but
when the president caSed upon Henry G.
Whitaker, The Monumental News man
ontributed one of the evenings spark
ing stories In like manner. p F.. Me-
.aughlin narrated an anecdNte that
allied in Barre granite man N two
or the leading roles j. j. NelbacS Of
1tica told story and than proceeded
o speak in felicitious strain of his ex-
eriences with the hospitality of Barre's
Mr. Nelbach referred to
he entertainment which Barre furnished
he retailers last August and said he
Doked for the day when Barre could
ntertain the National Retailers conven-
ion.
With the little furry of speechmaking
YER President Bugbee arose and an
ounced the last number, "Auld Lang
yne" All entered heartily into the an
ent melody Special cars were sta
oned in front of the Pavilion for the
of the Barre contingent.
For the banquet menus, the landlord
rovided attractive little folders with
,e viands logged ont in terms to fit the
.ade The bill follows;
Capacities Sharpened by the Pirie
Sharpening Machine"
"Rock Face" Oyster Cocktail
lives Pickles Celery
Supreme of Chicken
llmon, Sauce Tartar, "Fine Grain Light
Stock" Saratoga "Bull Set"
Chips.
raised Beef Tenderloin. Aux Champig-
mons "Sawed and Polished on
the Head Grain
French Fried Potatocs. 'No Sap or
Stains"
,ast Young Turkey Stuffed. Cranberry
Sluce Rock Of Ages Quality"
ench Peas Mashed Potatoes
"Aimiatic Acid Roman Panch
Lobster Salad Navonnaise Dressing
"Twelve Cut"
Banquet Rolls "Pclished. Rock and
Margned Ends"
,nglish Plum Pudding. Extra Dark"
Brandy Sauce
Pineapple College Ice