The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-10-24
MEET BIENNIALLY IN MONTPELIER
Vermont Society of Colonial Danes So
Decided


Blattleboro, Oct. 24.-The 10th annual
meeting Of the Vermont Society of Col
onial Daglcs was held at the Masonic
temple at g O'Clock yesterday afternoon
and closed with banquet at the parlors
OF the First Baapist church this evening
After a lively debate upon several Dir
ferent motions. the iSoclety voted TO meet
in Montpelier biennia ly while the leg
islature is in session. The board OF
management recommended that the con-
stitution be not changed IN regard to
meeting in that city during tAle session
of the legislature. The following ON
GERS were elected to fill vacancies FIRST
vice president, Mrs. J. j. Estey of b"
tleboro; second vice president, Mrs. E.>I
Smith Of st. Albanst auditor, Mrs. AZ
bert Tuttle of Fair Haven; new mem
bers on the board Of management, Mrs
George Smile of Montpelier and Mrs.
s. R. Pingree of Hartford.
The meeting was called to order by
Miss Jennie A. Valentine of Bennington,
president. The state society was wei
coined to Brattleboro by Mrs, L. X. Fn
Ter and Mrs G. E. Vail of Fair Haven
responded. Mrs Joseph A. DeBoer Of
Montpelier, regent of the state d. A. r..
brought greetings from that conference.
Mrs. A. s. Isham, president of the
Daughters of 1912 of the state, extended
greetings from that organization. In ad-
dition to the reports of the officers, Mrs
Albert Tuttle of Fair Haven, first vice
president and acting president last win
ter, gave many valuable suggestions
a short reception was held in the Ma
sonic temple before the society adjourned
to the church parlors for the banquet.
The banquet, which had been arranged
by Mrs. c. S. Pratt and Mrs. J. j. Es
tey, was served by the ways and means
OF the ladies' society of the
First Baptist church. The parlors We're
decorated. About so covers
We're laid as the chapter regents of the
ID. A. r. and officers Of all other patriotic.I
were invited as guests of
the 80 danes in attendance.
After the banquet, which was served
at 1880 o'clock Mrs. f. G. Smith of st.
Adams was introduced as toastmistress
by President Valentine. The following
toasts were responded to: "0ur Host,
Mrs. j. A. DeBoer; ''Our Cues Miss |
Valentine; Woman of the Past Mrs. |
II. c. Flick of Morrisvlle; "Woman's |
Work in Vermont" Mrs. George II. Smi
lie of Montpelier, president of the state |
Federation of Women's Clubs greetings, |
Mrs A. s. Isham of Burlington. presi- |
dent of the Daughters of 1912; "Our |
Friends, the Gentlemen" Mrs. p M. Mel
don of Rutland.
Daughters of 1912 Meet.
Brattleboro, Oct. 24.-The state meet /
ng of the Vermont branch, National So
.iety OF the e. s. Daughters of 1872, /
Nas held yesterday at the home of Mrs. I
ieorge S. Dowley. The large house was
decorated The meeting was
opened with prayer by the chaplain,
Mrs. G. b. Lamson. after which Mrs. G.
B. White, regent Of the General Andrew
Jackson chapter. No. l. extended the
Welcome OF the local chapter. Mrs. G. w.
howard of Shoreham. second yicepres
dent, responded. Greetings were brought
o the meeting by Mrs. Joseph A. De-
3oer of Montpelier for the d. A. r. of
fermont. Miss Jennie A. Valentine of
for the Colonial Danes and
diss Susan +. Clark for the Brattleboro
1hapter of d. A. r.
Mrs. G. z. Il. Jones of Hartford, Conn,
ounder OF the Vermont society and its
honorary president. was introduced and
rought greetings from the Connecticut
ociety of which she is president. After
he business session Mrs. Dowley en-
ertained her guests with musicale un
il one o'clock when the party adjourned
o the Brooks house for luncheon. The
lncheon was served in the parlors
fhch We're prettily decorated A pro
nsion of white carnations, the soeietys
over, and gray and blue ribbons made
he decorations Of the large table. About
0 covers were laid. There was no cleo
ion of officers