The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-23

GAVE OVATION TO GATES.
Vermont Newspapermen Entertained Him
and Other Officials at Banquet.

Governor Gates, Lieutenant Governor
Darling, Speaker Weeks and several 9TH
ers were guests of the Vermont Press
association at the banquet in connection
with the midwinter meeting of the asso-
citation at the Pavilion hotel in Mont
pelier last evening. 1t had been expected
that Congressman Frank l.. Greene Of
the first district and Congressman-elect
| Porter II. Dale of the second district
would be present; but the former was
detained in Washington by an important
hearing before the House naval commit
tee and the latter was called to his home
at Island Pond last evening by the ILL
ness of his wife. About rs persons at
tended the banquet.
Wallace H. Gilpin, editor of the Or
leans County Monitor at Barton, who
had been reelected president of the as
sociation at the business meeting late in
the afternoon, raped the assembly to
order and introduced as toastmaster, Lu-
ther b. johnson, editor of the Randolph
Herald and News, who had been re-elect-
ed secretary treasurer at the business
10
tiously that he took the Office of secrt-
tary treasurer with the expressed stipu
lation that he should be toastmaster and
that he had been enjoying" the viands
in anticipation of events to follow. New
ertheless. Editor johnson proved himself
as ready with the spoken word as with
the written word and was an efficient
toastmaster.
In the absence of Mayor Boutwell, of
Montpelier. Sergeant-at- Arms Frank r.
Parsons delivered the key of the city to
the newspaper men with a speech which
he said mayor Jim" had rehearsed to
him as the exact words he wanted used.
The newspapermen grabbed the key, fig
uratiyely speaking.
Governor Gates was given an ovation
when he arose to speak which was no less
hearty than when he entered the hall.
the entire company on the first occa-
sion rising and remaining standing until
he was at his seat. meanwhile giving
evidence Of their feeling by vigorous
clash Of hands In a brief address, Gov
ernor Gates gave credit to the newspa
pers for stirring up sentiment for good |
roads and also declared that he felt a
great deal Of praise for the progress in |
road building in Vermont should go to 1
the men in the 246 towns who had been 4
in charge of that department. He said
he had appreciated the enorts of the
newspapers, whether il had Deen in praise
or criticism of his work as road-maker;
and the criticism was particularly val
ia BILE inasmuch as il had caused him TO
open his eyes and see II there was chance
Tor Improvement along the line suggest
3D. He told the newspaper men that he
had with him a man who knew more
bout road making in a minute than he
Gates knew in day, referring to
lanes n. Mcdonald. former state high
gay commissioner for Connecticut.
Later Mr.. Mcdonald was called upon
'or remarks, and he returned some OF
he compliments 10 Governor Gates,
others speakers were Lieutenant Govern
" Darling, Speaker Weeks, Representa-
i've A. W. Hewitt Of Plainfeld, Samuel
4. Edes. editor OF the New Hampshire
Argus and Spectator. and c. J. Swami
Il the Pilgrim publicity staff. Boston,
while impromptn remarks were contrib
tied as banqueters were called on. u
At the afternoon session of the asso- ,
iation the members talked shop. a. fol.
ows. otto X. Bennett Of the Manchester
Journal The IntertyPe"; J. =. Abbott /,
# the Hardwick Gazette. "The None
ype"; ". c. Belknap Of the Bellows !
'alls Times. The Linotype; "Syndicat- 1
ng State News and Features" A. r. IN
tone Of the Springfield Reporter; space !
irafters." r. =. Langley Of the Barre 4
lines. This Vas followed by the cleo ,
ion. a. above announced. !
A meeting Of the JOB printers Of the !
tate was 20 have been held this morning !
Z . o'clock. but when the tirle came for \
illing the meeting together for organ \
.ation there were ONLY Eve IN attend
nee and the proposed organization was r
iTled or u e said that those most In ,
srested, - i wns supposed. we're not =
resent. The printers spent the forenoon 4 4
sitting the printing plants in Mont !.
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