The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-11
THIS ROCK
MARKS THE SPOT
WHERE
DANIEL WEBSTER
SPOKE
TO ABOUT $4,000 PEOPLE
AT
WING CONVENTION
JULY { & S, 1910
ERECTED BY
STRATTON Mt. CLUB
AUGUST 10, AID. 1915

The tablet is IL by Is inches and the
letters are raised The marker is a com
mon dark colored rock which was found
the marker was done by c. Victor Grant
of Brattlcboro.
The text of Mr.. Taylor's address was
published in The Reformer yesterday. 1t
was received with applause.
Rev. Ashfield Ashford of Wardsboro
pronounced the benediction and the pro-
gram closed with a band selection. Many
remained on the grounds for some time
after the program, and there was gener-
Gus patronage of ice-cream, fruit and lem
onade for sale for the benefit of the club.
Banquet and Election.
In the evening the Stratton Mountain
club served a banquet and held its an
nual meeting in the Baptist church vestry
in West WardsborO, which was attended
by about 80 Hermon f. Eddy of Brat
tleboro presided as POSTMASTER and proved
himself to be thoroughly competent in the
art. besides manifesting his enthusiastic
devotion and loyalty to his native town
of Stratton and the surrounding country
He spoke approximately of the work OF
the club in the laying out of trails and
in the erection of a tower, cabin and
marker on Stratton mountain. The chap
el was attractively decorated, and one OF
the pleasant surprises of the evening was
the thoroughly enjoyable work of the local
orchestra. led by the pastor, Rev. +. W.
johnson, who is doing very efficient work
in his parish The orchestra rendered
both popular and classical selections IN
excellent tone and precision.
The speakers were Frank l.. Howe OF
Bennington, DR. o. Y. Hefflon of Wards
boro, James p Taylor of Burlington, Ray
IL Lyman of Stratton and Attorney
Clarke c. Fits of Brattleboro, native of
West Wardsboro The speaking was OPP
| timistic for the future of the community
land was very pleasing for all the listeners.
/ Mr.. Eddy's presentation of Mr. Lyman,
who has made a success in his home town
environment, was a gem of post-prandlal
Iintroductions The statement by MIR.
Fits that the state highway commission
| er had promised to eXpend 81 900 and
possibly $1,000 on the Wardsboro road,
| in the town of Jamaica, and his sugges-
| ton that all hands pledge a days work
with teams to help the work along were
received with much enthusiasm
| The menu consisted of chicken salad,
crcamed potato, sliced ham, rolls, olives,
Ipiciles. saltines and cheese, ice-eream
cake salted peanuts, fruit and coffee. In
every respect it was first class
After the exercises the Stratton Noun
tain club held its annual business meet
ing. Up to that time the membership
was 1O6 Several applications for mem
Ibership were received at the meeting
THE club was organized three years age
with membership of 10. Plans are be
ling made for improving the Ross trail
A play will be presented soon. 1t wa
voted to hold applications for member
! ship two weeks before acting upon them
These officers We're elected: President
, Miss Ethel A Eddy; vice president, Ra,
| E. Lyman; secretary, Mrs. NJ. L. John
' son; treasurer, Mrs, Ray f. Lyman; en-
: ttertainment committee, Floyd Robinson
/ Rena Fits and Mrs. +. w. Johnson; re
c freshments committee, Mrs. l. +, ker
t dali, Miss Mabel Streeter and Bernar
: Newell; trail committee, Ray E. Lyman
e Ross Newell and Henry Lackey; membe1
e ship committee, John f. Gleason, Rev |
d lW. johnson and Hermon T.. Eddy