The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-10-24
Sixteenth Annual Session of
State Society Held i'm
BrattlebOrO
EXCELLENT BANQUET
IN BAPTIST CHAPEL

Happy Remarks by Mrs. L. K.
Fuller Greetings from Other So
cieties List Of Those Present.
The 10th annual meeting Of the
Vermont Society Of Colonial Danes
was held yesterday afternoon in the
banquet hall OF Masonic temple. Mis-.
Jennie 4. Valentine of Bennington.
state president, presiding and calling
THE meeting to order promptly at )
o clock About 90 members Of the
order We're present.
Following the recital Of the Lord :
prayer the president spoke of the
fact that they all had ceased 10 be
surprised when knowledge came Ia
them that something unusual had been
accomplished IN one of their number.
She spoke Of 4 Song of Old Vermont.
that had been Dedicated to the Yer
mont Society OF Colonial Danes bv
one of their number. Mrs. CAROLYN ".
l'ember Of Wells. Copies Of this were
( distributed 10 the members and with
Mrs. ~alome Bixbv Ross Of Benning
ton at the piano the four verses AMI
. chorus were sung 10 the tune of
/ Tramp. Tramp. Tramp. the BOYS Are
Marching.
a the last verse was being sung
4 Mrs Pcmber entered the room and seat
ri herself near the door. but she did
rut escape the eve Of the president.
Who informed everyone in the room
tina; they could see the author by
turning around.
/ In speaking of the fact that II was
b customary for a society TO be weIeom-
lcd. tile president called attention to
v the bouquet Of American Beauty roses.
N ta huge bouquet Of violets and r.
u fyrrrl IL chrysanthemums sent 10 her
room at the Brooks House ana said
\ that with these evidences 10 attest "a
welcome il seemed superiluous. hut
She called upon Mrs. Levi X Fuller TO
extend one.
MIS-. Fuller was especially happy IN
Her remarks After expressing the
belief thar such organizations as the
Colonial DANES were needed 10 PRO
mote knowledge Of national history
among the Younger generation she re
fcrrcd to the fact that there was a
long period between the landing of
the Pilgrims and the Revolutionary
war that was almost 4 blank. Refer
ring happily ana entertaininglv 70
some famous Colonial Danes of that
period. she returned TO the question of
preserving history.
Size said that she wanted II written
down in black and white that those
who come after may read and learn
She had lost her faith in markers
since one III the site of Fort Dummer
had been moved from the site TO a
spot fathoms below the surface of the
Connecticut river; and marking graves
She had lost faith in. since portions %
cemeteries have been sold for factory
sites. local references that brought
forth appreciative applause and laugh
ter.
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ Vail of Fair ia
ven, vice president, responded, saying
that such welcomes and past expert
cnccs made II dangerous for Brattle
boro unless the town desired their con
vention every alternate year
Mrs. j. a. DcBoer of Montpelier.
state regent Of the d. a. r.. brought
. the greetings of I40s members of that
order, saving that for several years
she had been privileged to have the
honor aud appreciated it more in that
this was her last opportunity. She
closed with congratulations TO Presi-
dent Valentine upon her safe return
TO her native state from long trip
! abroad.
Mrs 4. s. Isham of Burlington.
president of the Daughters of 1912.
brought greetings from that younger
and smaller order of which there arc
only II members. saving that the or
ganization would be glad to cooperate
with the older patriotic organizations
! of the state
/, President Valentine spoke at some
/ length and referred in particular to
$ her visit to England. where she at
> tended one Sunday the Pilgrim Fa-
+ theirs Memorial Congregational church
"A the first edifiee for which was built
I i'm 1916, and of the inspiration she
: received from her visit there.
y The report of Mrs. Salome Bixby
r Ross of Bennington, recording seere
tary, was accepted and the report OF
: the treasurer showed that there was
n balance on hand of S1290.06. This
: report also was accepted. as was that
Of the auditor, Mrs. Smith
: Miss Mary NJ. Tuttle Of Poultnev
/ historian, reported three deaths during
!, the year and gave brief sketches OF
each. They We're Mrs. Julia G. Ripley
Dorr of Rutland, Mrs. Charles II
Deary OF. Illinois and Mrs. Susan Rob
s. crts Miner of Manchester, Conn.
= Mrs Emma d. Best of Montpelier