News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-10-07
" BETTER ACQUAINTANCE
Burlington Business Men Given Enthusiastic
Reception in Lamoille County.


According to announcement in this pa
per last week and at an invitation of th
Morrisville Business Mems Association
members of the Burlington Merchants
Association to the number of about lift
J passed through Morrisville yesterday or
one OF their better Acquaintance Tours
The party, travelling in ten automobiles
| left Burlington at about eight o'clock
and owing to an invitation from the
wide awake business men of Stowe,
through the Stowe Civic Club. their out
ward trip was changed via Waterbury
and the party arrived in Stowe at 1915,
where they were greeted with true Stowe
hospitality, every business and profes-
sional man and many private citizens
and school children being on hand to as
sist in the entertainment.
By previous arrangement members OF
the Morrisville Business Mems Associa
ton, occupying nine automobiles, met
LIN Helity a. Nolo"N oliol liy
after the arrival of the latter and were
given a most cordial and neighborly
welcome. The visitors were at once made
to feel the genuineness OF Stoves hospi-
tality by an invitation to Boardman's S
lunch rooms, where an inviting buffet
lunch had been prepared. Following
this a large crowd gathered in front of
the Memorial Building the visitors from
Burlington being given places of honor
on the steps. H. E. Shaw made brief
remarks, welcoming the guests in behalf
of Stowe and was responded to by Max
Powell, president of the Burlington Busi
ness Mens Association. Dean Hills of
University of Vermont ard Mayor Burke
also made brief and interesting remarks,
both directing their talk more especially
to the school children, who were there in
large numbers. Folio wing the speaking
the visitors were invited to the Club
rooms, where cigars and fruit were
passed.
The Burlington and Morrisville parties
then continued the trip, members of the
two parties exchanging seats in the autos,
in order to better develop the Better
Acquaintance" spirit The route taken
to reach Morrisvile was by way of sam
oset and fifteen minute stop was made
at the power station of the Morrsville
Electric Light Plant, where Superintend
ent Slayton, assisted by few well in
formed members of the party showed
them the work now being done there in
The way of enlarging and improving the
water power. The Burlington crowd |
was enthusiastic over the plant and were !
surprised at the size and efficiency of this
which means so much to Nor
.isvile. The visitors were also much in
crested in Samoset and the beautiful
scenery in this vicinity. The company
arrived in Morrisville at noon and halted
beside the monument at Academy Park,
where the occupants of each car were
,iven an ovation by about 800 school
hildren.
A. G. Small, President of the Morris
lille Business Mems Association, acted
IS master of ceremonies here, and in
vell-chosen words introduced DR.. Geo.
=. Bates, who welcomed the guests to !
iorrisville. DR.. Bates complimented ,
he visitors upon their enterprise and !
aid that it was just this spirit that is
ecessary for the making of a bigger,
Ioader and better Vermont. Max L.
'owell again spoke for Burlington and
,as followed by Dean Hills and Mayor :
urke, both Of whom directed their talk
D the students. The party then pro-
,eded to Hardwick. st. Johnsbury and
export, returning today through Eden
otch. They made a brief stop at Hyde I
ark this afternoon.
Much credit for the success of the oc- V
lsion is due President Small and W. F. y
snson, who planned the affair and ex- b
nded the invitation to the Burlington
en-. a