Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-01-07

IN" annual meeting Of the Youns
W"mans Mission society Of the Raptis
| 'hurch was held Tuesday night at tn,
nome IF Mrs. A. g. Crane Tho following
OFFICERS were elected: President. Miss
Florence nm; vice-prosidents. Mis-.
Helen Moody Miss Edith Brown. Miss
Pryor Miss Blanche Pratt secretary
Miss Stella Chase: treasurer, Miss Lula
Jarvis. An interesting program was car
ried out. the principal part Of the oven.
ing being furnished by Mrs Charles II
Boyd, who spoke on Making Missions
Real"
The prize money amounting to $50 Of
fcred by the city to the call mon who at
tend the largest number of fires in the
year was awarded Saturday. The prizes
are $50 TO the first. s15 to the second. sl0
to the third and So to the fourth In no
instance did any OF the call men receive
the entire amount Of the prize they had
won for In all classes they were tied.
The awards were: First. \. Niles and L.
Croto. $40 each; second G. Brew and q.
llamlin, $40 each. third. j. Baker. j.
Maynard and j. Murphy, $3.33 and a frac-
ton each; fourth, r. DaEue and ". Snow,
$3.50 each.
Branch 52l, National Association of Let
ter Carriers, the members of which are
the regular and sub-carricrs. held its
annual meeting for the election ~ Off
GERS Tuesday night. These officers were
elected: President Fred r. jordan;
vice-p-esi1ont Everett Z. Gilmond; Sec
rotary and treasurer, Joseph NJ Flynn.
scrgeant-at-arms Ray a Hard: trustee
for three years, George T. Blondin:
clerk of the Letter Carriers National Sick
association, Charles g. Uammond dele
cat" to state convention at Brattleboro
May 20, Leo Dcsautels: alternate. Will
liam +. Ryrnos.
y civil service examination was held at
tho clvll service room in the federal build
ing yesterday. conducted ny the local
board. The examination was for the po-
stion of veterinary in the department of
agriculture. Only two applicants APP
reared. neither OF them from this
city. Since tho epidemic OF the foot
and mouth disease in the West there has
been quite demand for n qualified list
Of veterinarians In the departments Wal
ter G. Irish OF tho rostofficc will ho at
hereafter in place of Clarence L. Sawyer
Of the custom house. who has been trans
fcrred to St Adams
Emmanuel Lodge. 80. %5l Birth Ahra-
ham, installed the following officers at
their rooms in the Hebrew Free school
building on North Winoos<i avenue sun
day night Past president Harris Miller:
president, William Roscnthal; vicc-prcsi-
dent. Max Alpert; treasurer. Arthur
Gladstone recording secretary. NJ J
Levin; financial secretary. NJ. G. Roscn-
berg inner guard, Joseph Frank The
appointivo officers will be named at tho
next meeting. The officers We're installed
by Deputy Grand Master NJ O. Rosen-
berg, and following the ceremony there
We're speeches ny several of the new
officers and refreshments were served
st. John Baptiste society held its an
nual meeting at the society rooms on
Elmwood avenue Tuesday and elected
officers. Tho list is as follows. Chap
lain, the RI. Rev. j. NJ Cloarec: presi-
dent, lrgei" BeaureEard, first vicc-rros-
id"nt. j. r. Blcau; second vice-presidcnt,
Joseph Lawrence; secretary. H. Gravel:
treasurer, n r. Childs: collector, Albert
Gravel: assistant collector. Peter Proulx:
first commissioner. Joseph Bouchard. as
sistant commissioner. T.. I.atulippe:
trustee for thre" wears. L. j. Bcaure-
gard; cashier, +. y. Joachim: master OF
ceremonies, \. j. st Pierre; installation
officer, +. Iatulirpo The installation Of
officers will take pac" January H.
President If the Board of Aldermen
a. s. Drew Tuesday appointed the COM
mittce authorized at Monday nights
meeting 90 take up the matter Of the
ornamental lighting OF Church street. The
members are Aldermen r.amson. Dion.
Buell.. Crane ana Grafton. This com
mittcc IS authorized to investigate the
ACCESSIBILITY. cost and all other features
connected with installing the system on
Church street and on Main street to
the new union station. They will act
with the Merchants association and will
also confer with the corporations whose
wires and poles are now in Church
street and get figures as to the cost of
removing tho said poles and wires. also
an expression Of opinion as to how the
cost should be divided
Patrick d. Mills Of South Burington
fell and suffered severe injuries on
Church street opposite the Howard bank
TUESDAY Hiss fall was witnessed by
several people, but none of them took
particular notice except two grammar
school boys, Harold Parent and Harold
Douglas. who went to his assistance
They assisted Mr.. Mills, VINO was not
able to walk to his sleigh and went
with him 10 DIR. Wildor's office, where
the man was cared for II was thought