The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-08-25


Stolen bases, Phillips ?, Benson, z. But
Ter, Kingsbury, Bemis. Struck out, by
Barry s, by Bemis ,. Bases on balls,
off Barry ,, off Bemis l. Batters hit,
Clark, A. Butler Passed balls, Robert
son. Time, In. 40m. Umpire, Wen
dell.
George L. Durham, former presi
dent Of the board of trade, presided at
! the program of speaking on the com
mon following the band concert this af
ternoon. The speakers were Frederick
II. Babhitt of Bellows Falls, president
of the Greater Vermont association and
president of the Bellows Falls chamber
of commerce, and James p Taylor of
Burlington, secretary of the Create.
! Vermont association.
President Rabbits Speaks.
President Rabbit spoke Of the peeu-
liar fitness of the Greater Vermont as
ISOLATION being interested in what Brat
tleboro was trying to do today in bring
ing about better acquaintance and mu-
! tual cooperation. y state, he said, Is
only as great as the average of its cit
lizenship
The fact that EermCnt has produced
great men in war and peace is not suf-
ficient for us. We should not be salts,
+, fed with past glories.. AS loyal citi-
zens OF Vermont we should make the
most of our opportunities for the dcyel
opment of the state. The test Of true
citizenship is the way we display our
interest in public affairs
i 1t should not bc a matter of choice
/ whether a man should confine himself
to his own individual occupation or
i pleasure and leave to others the man
lagement of affairs Of public Importance.
i it is a percmptory obligation upon ever
man that he assume Il share of the re-
! sponsibiiity fer the management Of
state and public matters for the com
mon good of all No one here today
can fail to DO this common duty with
out FORGETTING. something of his title
70 his own self respect
Vermont is fortunate IN her natural
advantages. We should make ii united
effort to show New England and the
rest of the world that Vermont claim.
The heritage which belongs to it, Al
l conditions are growing more favorable
l for the gtatc S development and pro
gress.
f Taylor Compliments Brattleboro.
4 Mr.. Taylor spoke in his usual en-
! thusiastic and optimistic vein, saying
in substance:
g This Guest day will mean much i
5, accomplishing in this region what tn
c Greater Vermont association is attempt
e ing to do throughout the state, unity
d ing and energizing Vermont Board 0
re trade round ups, better Acquaintance
r tours, outings of the organizations of
county or region, all aim to get pee
a pie together, and to get them busy fo
II Vermont development. These policie
have been carried out in Windhal
'e county with notable success. TIL
q Brattleboro Guest day is Il unique col
n tribution that will be suggestive to a
10 boards working along these lines 1t
&c Just another notable example of til
~ justly famed Brattleboro hospitalit
which the Greater Vermont associate
enjoyed last May. Such an origin
scheme will surely bring to Brattlebol
III deserved news publicity. SO far as al
ld Vermont community does construeti'
70 work along civic and social and busine
rs lines, the world viii insis in KNOWN
NJ about it.
This Guest day is a JOY day, but
contributing to the pleasures and G
81 ioyments Of the people a town Is ma
nc ing life in Vermont more Hvab
ay stronger in its hold upon our you
ne people whom we wish to keep here
el' work and at play. The more music a
'Ih sport and fellowship we have, the me
'as successfully we shall compete with t
Cd attractions of the large cities in w
~ N ming the citizenship of Vermont be
LIh and girls Then too, the more we pl
together, the more efficient we shall
ay- IN the business of bringing prosper
Ks to our town, our county, our state.
nth Nothing illustrates better the eff
III ency of Windham county in busin
un- proposition met by all acting who
10 heartedlv together than the story
re- your securing a county agricultu
e. agent when the scheme was put up
YOU by the Greater Vermont assoc
| ton. Through your promptness and
. ergy you secured aid from the W
that the West hoped TO keep for its
VI you won federal aid that Massac
oisetts county rather assumed would &C
y their way, YOU made New Hampsl
realize that Vermont had begun to /
D tie first and had the lead.
In this movement in Wlndham co
ty as in 10 other Vermont count
!. e. manufacturers and merchants
} q shown an aggressive interest IN
! al work of the farmer There is an OPP
! 3 tunity for the farmer to show eC
! q breadth by working for the indust
! 3 development of the state. And
! o concerns him very Immediately w
q powers and cheap electricity mean
q easing of the burdens of work in
q q barn and the field, in the dairy and
: !, kitchen Industrial development
mean that we shall not be obhge'
! exile from Vermont the boys who
: mechanically minded, gifted for
0-S Inazon go ,,,a,-.lede~ Vermont
Is Mo ond rasa,,roas laean a Ia
bend faith in Vermont. his faith mus