Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-02-18
COMMERCIAL MEN DINE
Over 200 Accept Hotel YER
mOnt's Invitation.
Governor Gates the Guest 81 HOnOr-
several Speakers Respond 10
Tonsts-lEXcellcnt Mcnu sup
plemented by Music.

me complimentary banquet gwen ny
the iio'el vermont TO the corlfnerclai
men OF New England was heid at the
hotei f'luaE hlRh' ana was atle"oeu ny
hooul Two hundred members Oh nipSh's
OF III" GRIP IL was prohouiiceo III en-
i'ie success ny All present D'nher from
.E'"'oirnIt inaraschiilo 10 cisarS was an
tfat 'ouId De desired ana was serVeu
with tho SIKH that Is characteristic Oh
the house. Beside the excellent uiiner
:h,rr was music ana speech making ana
a SPECIAL feature was the presence ot
{. W jates. Many conlpli-
Elc1iaE| words ""rr addressed oy the
L" lowell, the host, and Manager Robert
i. Coliafner foT their invitation ana the
thought that prompted It.
While the various courses ST an I'M
usNa!li "hoicc menu were nelng served
'herc was plenty D! music. Inc banquet
was one "ontinuo'i5 s3cg IN which every
body joined and a. cnch plate was q
printed list of songs winch Included
'Tirucrary,' "liarrigan.' You're Here
and I'm Here and many others. some
OF which W"rc !niprovised There was
also music by the hctc! orchestra
After tne banquet was served ne
company present gave three rousins
cheers f." Ma :" Powell who WAS
characterized a. a Jolly iooh reno"
in tie sons that preceded his remarks
OF response. senator Powell SAM that
it gave him great pleasure to welcome
tho commercial men of New England
H." added that the Hote! Vermont had
come int" being entirely on account OF
the t-a'"!'ng men ard on their promise
to stand nv their hotel should such a
ono y" - III. The Commercial mon can
maxi O. freak any Eote, IN the state
and It l. No more thar common courtesy
for Ia" 'ioto' Vermont 20 express its
appreciation for the support which the
commprciai mon had given l.. For the
last four wears they had made It their
home and now with the two hotels under
the same management they would be
better able to accommodate a la.ser
number Of guests and make B%urlingtor
the leading convention city Of the State.
He spoke of this particularly because Of
the fact that the New England Council.
of United Cu-<norcial Travellers Is to
maxi. Burlinut the scene of IFS annual
convention n,Nt June.
The toastmastor of the cveni,g was
w V Scullv who was introduced nv
Senator Powell Mr. Scully in making
his RESPONSE rocited = noam entitled "A
1'oas, IN tb, Trave,iny Nov"
,rh. frs, .n.oLar iu,roduc.d was II C..
Caseidv Grand counselor nf \.w Eng
land formerly If uur,tnrtop row of
S%priurneld. Mass. He smoke of the es-
t,.a,n the trav,linp man has for Hu,-
.Unptnn and of the FAM, tha. the Hotel
Vermont has oruuir.d anonp fine men
If th.. road In linn. me said the dele.
Gates Of the New ENGLAND L g r were
,o cam. ia mi. citv i'm 1,re. uu,nh.rs and
they v.iIld find thor. was mo- uln,. like
nld Vernon, tn nnd .ntertaIur.n
Guy.rnn, Gates was IN. next sneaker.
uo ,.,n,rL.d IL had .,iy.n him p.nuins
nl.aelr. IN ea,,, in tho Stat. tn, ten
y4or. 40 bipbwov commissioners and he
had rn,,rd ont that f., was dnciled
chang. To he Gov.rnor also that If was a
mans ioh n. said that Sepoto, Powell
had unusual rov..r. If n.rs,,n sion for he
On. sn.ok.r, bnd h..n persuaded f. come
ia RurIiruton at ms, , ,uyu4stior from
IN. eanatu, when i, YEA. ,itHcul, for him
rn leave nj. ,,hor. AZ tn. canit,, He
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,h. stnrv .f Lnv ..,,m.,ci,i man mad
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a,,,n ,uan 10 cat, 49,, no, oor,a r.
raa1,y. ,ba coumorcioi ~ ,r. .,rou
towns and y. command If IN III. ,ds, N
h,s da,o,o,,ro tho roods ~ ,ro STAT hv
nau,ro h wall .oypns ,n,er.s,ed in thei,
own ,oads tberabr contrihutir, IN tins
hu;,dipr of m. highways az the stata
v,itbnut thu e,nedisn, of handing Gov.
.,nnr Co,.. ,,odo tho nronbecr Ina. I,
OH ,,orlod ,ore,ba,. tho, tho STATE vo,Id
show , wondarful dcv.ionmant I'm tn,
neyt five yeers Tine ohief .xecutiv, u.sc
,oa, aoaos,an Go So, tho. 4ba f,oo,.r.
rsmarks about tho LEGISLATURE IN .he ef.
fec, that they were doing too much talk
hnc should NJ, corrected He said hat he
liked IN SEQ the nphtinr ouIr,t
Frank rrua or Rutland in rcy,-,,d,ns
for Marble Ci.y connect said that i, al
hts travels he had vet tn see any ho,e
that had ANYTHING ON the Uoto, Vermont