Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-06-16
STATE NEWS
Cancer Study at St. Johnsbury.

Cancer Study at St. Johnsbury.
About so doctors attended one of a
series of meetings being held in Yer
mont to spread information about |
cancer held in st. Johnsbury June 10. |
At a clinic conducted by DR. w. J.
Aldrich, patients presented themselves
for diagnosis and there were operated
upon. A meeting of the physicians
Speakers were DR.. Charles F. Dalton
of Burlington, DIR. Francis S. Carter
Wood of New York, DR.. J. M. Vain
wright of Scranton, Pa, and DR..
William cambridge of New York. DR..
cambridge was the principal speaker
at the public meeting held in Colonial
theatre that evening. Similar meet
ings were held in Montpelier and Rut-
land.
Darling Reelected by Vermont Masons.
The grand lodge of Vermont held it's
122d communication in Burlington last
week. G. H. Darling of Burlington
was reelected grand master. Other
officers elected were as follows:
Harry j. Stannard. Barton. deputy
grand master; David A. Elliott. White
River Junction, senior warden; Edwin
L. Wells, Lyndonville. Junior warden
Chas. w. Whitcomb. Proctorville.
treasurer; Henry N. Ross, Burlington,
secretary; Don A. Stone, Burlington.
senior deacon; Bert V. Farr. Rutland,
junior deacon; Archie S. Hartman.
Middlebury, lecturer; Rev. Alfred j.
Hough. Brownsville. chaplain; Rev.
VIM. J. Ballou: Ludlow, assistant
chaplain; John E. Paddock, Saxtons
D;1,or x,oorobo1. Alhnrf Kil1opo Rnr.
lington. sword bearer; Edward H.
Martin, Burlington, senior steward;
Oren S. Minis, Burlington. junior
steward; Thomas A. Riddle. johnson,
pursuivant; Henry D. Fillmore. Ben.
nington, tyler. Grand Master Darling
was installed by Past Grand Master D.
Nicholson. The other grand officers
were installed by Grand Master OAR
| ling. L. Burton Jones of Island Pond
was reappointed district deputy grand
master of this district and H. Manford
Smith of Lyndonville deputy of the
Caledonia district The other Vermont
Masonic bodies also met.
COZ. Hold Annual Meeting.
The 18th convention of the Vermont
jurisdiction of the Catholic Order of
Foresters was held in Swanton last
week. Barre will be the place of meet
ing another year. The officers elected
were: State high chief ranger. Nelson
E. L'Ecuyer of St. Adams; state vice
chief ranger, T. B. Haley of Pittsford ::
state secretary, William H. Driscoll
of St. Adams; state treasurer. Louis
N. Provost of Rutland. The following
state directors were elected: Frank
H. Sabourin of Newport, Edward
Lafrachise Of Bennington, Harry B.
Haus of Brattleboro, Chas. p. The
of Enosburg Falls Delegates to the
international convention at Providence
R. l., the first Tuesday in August are
the Rev. L. A. Vezina of Vergennes,
DIR. J. D. Bashaw of St. Johnsbury.
P. J. Farrell of Swanton, VIM. Powers
of ST. Adams, Fred A. Laf1ey of Enos-
burg Falls; alternates Geo. w. Shambo
of Middlebury, F. H. Sabourin of New
port, the Rev. T. M. Aubin of Swan
ton, D. J. O'Sullivan of st. Adams,
Geo. E. L'Ecuyer, Enosburg Falls.
The state court met and Father Aubin,
state spiritual advisor, installed the
officers. At the business meeting the
committee on constitution presented
it's report and there was discussion
of the proposed amendment which will
go to the next international conven-
ton for ratification. Methods for
increasing the membership in the state
were discussed.
The Vermont Association of Boston. &,
The new yearbook of the Vermont
association of Boston, just published
| is a handsome pamphlet of which the
association is justly proud. 1t has {
portrait of the late Judge Edgar j
, Sherman, whose summer home was IL
: West Windsor, and shows member
ship of about four hundred and twenty
five Vermonters, who live in and about
Boston, and contains the speeches
, made at the annual dinner in January
last, among them being one by Lieu
tenant Governor Darling which was
, exceedingly felicitous and appropriate
Governor Gates is also member, az
: are Senators Dillingham; and Page
: and Congressman Green and Dale
: During the Twenty-Five years Of it,
' existence the association has done
much to get young Vermonters il
\ Boston together and make them &C
t quainted with each other and with thu
more prominent Vermonters who reside
! I in Boston, of whom there are many
o Only recently new move has beef
e made in that direction. Wednesda.
e and Saturday evenings have beer
$ especially designated as times for
+. gathering of the clans, so to speak, a
t the association rooms in Hotel West
e minister. Every Vermonter is welcom
t and is urged to visit the association
e home on those evenings, or at an.
v other time he may be in the city. Al
the Vermont papers are taken there
as we'll as many of the best maya
zines. They also have library. an,
e the best collection of pictures O
n Vermont's governors there is any
s where. In fact the collection at tn
n statehouse in Montpelier has severa
e pictures that were copied from tn
d collection of this association. Whel
;. going to Boston for temporary o
s nermanent residence make the room