Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-05-04


Lewis to the office. Lewis claimed that
he knew nothing about the watch and
said that Mr.. Ford was wearing it when
he left him. The police searched him and
found n watch and chain which Mr.. Ford
identified as his Lewis was locked UP in
Jail.
The executive committee of the YER
mont state Teachers association has
decided to hold the next annual con-
vention OF the association in Burling-
ton on October T., 10 and IA. The de-
partmental SESSIONS of the convention,
which will probably be attended by APP
proximatey 1000 teachers, will be held
at the high school building, whilo The
Strong theatre will be used for the
meetings OF the entire body. James
Il. Taylor. secretary of the Merchants
association. is chairman of a local COM
mittee which will have charge of the
arrangements for the entertainment OF
the teachers, who have not held their
annual meeting in this city for several
years.
The burlington Traction company usel
open cars on its lines Sunday for the
first time this season and did a mid-sum
mer business on the North avenue line as
Ethan Allen Park was thronged with
visitors enjoying the beautiful weather
and scenery during the entire day. Tho
open cars were also used on the Essex
Junction line. Many pedestrians who
walked beyond the city limits Sunday
gazed respectfully at the apparently end
less chain of automobiles which whizzed
by them with their occupants undsturbed
bn x,tbi lo
gathering wild flowers, looked longingly
at the lake and thought gleefuly of the
time when they would take their first
plunge into it's cool waters.
A camp of instruction for cavalry,
which will he attended by Troops q
and II of the Second United States cav
airy at Fort Ethan Allen and by the
first squadron of cavalry of the Vermont
state militia, will be held on the YER
mont state reservation adjoining Fort
! Ethan Allen, from June / until June 49,
y detachment of sanitary troops, to-
gether with a regimental hospital and
an ambulance, will also be sent to the
camp by Col. Joseph r. Dickman. the
| commanding officer at Fort Ethan
Allen. Among the officers who will
| supervise the camp are Capt. William
a. Powell of the medical corps and
Capt. David II. Biddle and First Lieut.:
| William \. Haskell Of the cavalry, who
will act as Instructors.
The annual meeting OF the Woman's
Auxiliary of the Y. NJ {. \. was held
Monday afternoon, and the following
officers were elected President Mrs. S.
il. Platka: first vice-pTcsdcnt, Mrs e.
w. Flanders; second Vicc-president, Mrs.
e. *. Allen: secretary, Mrs +. q. SAT
ford treasurer Miss May Smith. The
board of managers is as follows: First
Church. Mrs. Henry Todd and Mrs. II. O.
Taft; st. Pauls Church. Mrs. J. NJ Rui-
ter and Mrs. Fred Drew; BAPTIST Church.
Mrs. w. S. Phelps and Mrs A. b. ST.
monds: Methodist Church. Mrs A. NJ
Aseltnc and Mrs. w w. Virgins; COL
lege Street Church Mrs. w. n. Ward and
Mrs. +. a. Deyette: Unitarian Church
Mrs. Fred Howes and Mrs. l.. j. Brock
Refreshments were served
The recently-elected officers Of Tenn
pie Chapter, No. 10. Order of the East
crn Star. We're installed Thursday n
n well attended meeting of the chap
ter, which was followed by banquet
in their rooms IL the Masonic Temple
The installation ceremonies were con
Quoted by the retiring matron, Nabe
Sornboreer, assisted by Past Matror
Anna L. Reynolds as marshal, Past
Matron Ella Harrington as chaplain
and Louisa Jameson as warder The
following appointive officers were also
installed: Adah, Miss Dorothy Drew
Ruth, Miss Irene Bullock; Esther, Miss
Mary Hudson; marshal, Miss Dorothy
Rockwell; electa, Mrs. Clarissa Ieath
erman; warden, Miss Henrietta Huske
sentinel, William y, Walker.
r. s Dean of the Parent Teacher as
ISOLATION of the Adams schoo! addressc,
the members OF the Pomeroy schoo
ParentTeacher association at thei
meeting Tuesday afternoon. regarding
= the work of securing proper motion
= picture films for children which ha
been carried on in various cities.
e committee consisting or W. II. Doug
e lass, II. L. Gray and Miss Joscphn
b NJ. Everett were appointed to co-operat
with the committees of the Parent
Teacher associations of the city in thei
, movement to secure better motion pic
, ture films for children at local theatres
. a program committee consisting E
:, J. T. Woodruff, Mrs. NJ. L. Sornborge
: and Mrs. NJ. II. Benedict was electe
n and the association also voted to hol
IA bi-monthly meetings. Prof NJ. T. Gun
II mings of the University Of Vernon
. will assist in the pupils home carde
II work during the spring.
l. The last meeting OF the Paren
l. Teacher association Of the Adams scho
g was held Monday evening in the scho
II building with large attendance. Mi
ton DanZiger of the United States d.
partment of agriculture delivered an az
dress on the home garden work
" Boys and Girls clubs throughout Il
;" country, which was one of the mo
10 interesting that has over been given
Burlington. He told of the cooperate
u of the United States department of aeI
- culture and education with these van
. Gus clubs and Of the good which tn
~ were accomplishing. T. S. Dean, chat
III man of the committee appointed by L
:" association to cooperate with the ma
- ayers of the moving picture theatres
- order TO secure more suitable films f
- children, announced that substant
progress had been made in the Wo
e. and that IA Saturday morning show
rh of films for children would he Civ
hy at a local theatre in the near futu
m The association appointed a permane
,h committee. consisting of II. s. De5
" Miss Emma j. Chapman and Mrs c.
.d Cowles, to cooperate with the comm
100 tees OF the other Parent-Teacher as
,r. cations in the fnrtherancc of 4