The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-08-28
AaanaI Mating ~ Ttr Nanshssts'
Village improvement >'s''p

ou Monday evening At ths ntt
mnasium Building vac held th'
saanal meeting u the Sanehesie'
NliIsge improvement Society.
The meeting NAs called At ""
psercen office bat " Was deeid.
that al this Was % be the annua.
mectlng. the offices u Or Pierre,
Aould b. too small 20 hold the num
bsers which would be present -
Mtn John GuBther secured III,
,4ymnAsiam for the purpose The
thanks u the Society are certainly
due Dr. Pierce for his Kindness ~
allowing the use ~ his offices foi
the regular meetings and 10 Mrs
Gambler as well for defraying tn.
expense Of the Gymnasium.
The meeting Was opened viii
President y. X. Perkins Ia the chhh
and with about 80 members Ia at
tendance
The reports Of officers being call,
ed for he secretary aud treasurer
E n. Hemenway read the report
Of the treasurer which showed that
nearly 1900 had been raised anc
expended the past year and tina,
Their. were outstanding obligations
amounting TO nearly $3.50 which VI
have 10 be met at once.
The committee on sidewalks MADE
shor, report on the progress ant
present condition Of the work which
they have Ia hand,
The educational committee re
ported on the work they had done
curing the year past IN arousine
public sentiment regarding the cond
ton OF our schools.
rhe recreation committee report q
briefly on what they were working
on. III order that this committee
might have more latitude In Its
work In connection with the soeieti
OF the villages OF Manchester Cen
ter and Manchester Depot u wa
moved that a special committee con
slating OF the following members
Mrs. Albert NJ Reed. Miss II. u
Garfield. Miss S. ~ Cleghorn, Mrs
". Il. Hard aud A. G. Orsis, b,
chosen 10 eonider the matter OF
proper aud fitting celebration OF Oh.
ib0th anniversary OF the settlement
OF the town OF Manchester and they
be empowered 10 act without further
vote OF the Association This resolu
ton was carried
The nominating committee made
It's report and their report was ae-
cepted and the following were the
nfuceis chcf en- for the coming year
REV. s. X. Perkins, president; Mrs
l.oveland Munson, vice president;
otto X. Bennett. secretary. u. IL.
IIemenway treasurer The commit"
were the same as last year. In
addition 10 the regular committees
a new committee on membership wa
constituted consisting Of Mrs. J. N.
Hard. Mrs. J J. Gunther, Mrs Mary
4. Robbins, Miss $. ~ Cleghorn
and Mrs. W. r. Hard
Il was voted 20 appropriate 81 "
TO help pay for printing In connee
ton with the work done by tie
educational committee. this being
one-third OF the expense. the bal.
ance being borne By the other vii
lage societies.
n, N. Morse, secretary of the
Bennington County Vermont I'm.
provemcnt Association made few
well chosen remarks on subjects 81
v tai interest among them being the
matter OF district nursing. and after
his remarks committee consisting
Of G. II. llawley, Mrs J ~ Hard
and Mrs. Loyeland Munson was APP
pointed TO work In connection with
committees which may be appointed
by the sister associations In town lat
er on,
After listening 10 some interest
Ing remarks by James r. Wilbur r.
sarding the work which always q
with US 10 be done. the moetins
closed TO meet on September sth al
the offices o. DR. Pierce