The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-19
Foresters of Vermont and
New Hampshire De-
eide to Divide
SEPARATE LIST OF
OFFICERS CHOSEN
Interesting Public Session
Was Held in Barre
Last Evening

| "'G''ooNN bN Ihc EloNbi
of forestry in Vermont and New Hamp.
shire, delegates to the annual conven.
tion OF the high court of the two states
at the closing session in the Scampini
hall this forenoon voted to divide into
two courts, thereby returning to a sep
arate conduct of affairs that ended six
years ago when Vermont and New
Hampshire members of the order, assem-
bled in Newport, voted to consolidate. An
inkling of what was to transpire was
given at the meeting yesterday after
noon when the reports of the secretary
and treasurer Indicated that Forestry in
the twin states has been making rapid
strides in the past year.
| The separation was brought about
with the cordial consent of delegates
from courts in both New Hampshire and
Vermont. There was very little dissent
ling, even at the outset, from the pro-
posal to continue two high courts. each
to constitute an individual jurisdiction
Originally, the consolidation plan was
adopted when it developed that the work
of the order on both sides the Connecti-
cut river would be best carried out by
single set OF officers In six years the
growth OF Forestry has been so marked
that to high officials of the order the
separation plan seemed to be the only
logical step.
In Vermont alone there are $500 mem
bers Of the Independent Order of For
esters and in New Hampshire the total
approaches $500. In the Granite state
there are "a courts and here in Yer
mont there are 45 individual lodges. OH
GERS were elected for each state Just be-
fore noon to-day and by virtue of an
effort on the part of the officers to ex
pedite the affairs of the convention as
much as possible adjournment was tax
en- soon after IL o'clock. The matter of
selecting meeting place for the 1917
convention was left to the discretion of
the executive officers in each state.
Officers for each high court were elect
ed by acclamation and after the election
the officers-elect were installed by George
A. Mitchell of Toronto, Ont, one of the
assistant supreme rangers, and George
Bailey of New York, another as
sistant. They were assisted by Har
vey Lloyd of Toronto, who acted in the
capacity of supreme marshal. Just as
the ceremony in which the officers re-
ceived the obligations was concluded, Mr..
Lloyd sang two solos peculiarly fitting
to the occasion. His valedictory message
was one OF optimism and charge to the
delegates to carry the spirit of the con-
vention back to their local courts.
Vermont officers for l9l6-l7 are as
follows; High chief ranger, George II. |
Anderson OF Franklin; past high chief
ranger, Walter II. Heath of Beecher
Falls; high vice chief ranger, Edward l.. !
MeGinns; high secretary, George O. /
Mitchell of st. Albans; high treasurer,
J. O. Kimball of Enosburg Falls high ,
physician, DIR, J. A. Wark OF Barre; high /
j. +. Barrows; auditors, Frank /
Caslani of Barre and f, II. Iervah of
West Derby; high orator, Z. A. Alden of
Rutland; high organist, Miss Anna Rob
erts of West Pawlet; high senior wood
ard, W, L. Park of Wilder; high junior
j. r. Merrill of Island Pond
high marshal, II. w. Chase of Burling /
ton; high conductor, ID. j. Lane of Poult
ney; high messenger, G, w. Fisher of
Newport; high senior beadle, A. j. james
Of Bristol high junior beadle, S. s.
Boucher of St Adams; representatives
to the high supreme court, W. H. Yaw
1f Enosburg Falls and w. O. Williams
If West Poultney; high journal secre-
AIRY, J. ]. Favero of Swanton.
The New Hampshire officers were
named in the following order: High {
,hief ranger, +. NJ Bowker of White :
ield; past high chief ranger, Dr. +. H.
sylvain of Manchester; high vice chief
anger, ]. c. Bradbury of Berlin; high
reasurer, Charles Clarke of Berlin; high
ecretary, Miss Bessie B. Bradbury of J
Vhitefeld; high physician, DR. r. L. I
Volder of Whitetield; high counsel tact
ngl Lucien Gosseln of Manchester; 5
Ugh auditors, G. A. Burbank of Jeffer- I
on Meadow and +. L. Brock of Little J
on; high organist, Harold Trombley '
II Littleton; high conductor. f. o. e
Stamford of Colebrook; high senior q
yoodard, Mrs. Manner of Berlin; high :
1arshal, A. L. Miller of Manchester; high
messenger, w. J.. Fletcher of Laconia; '
Ugh senior beadle, Joseph Guilmette of T
lisbon; high Junior beadle. Major Rex of c
iorham; supreme court representatives, \
ohm Cudhy of Manchester and DR. Syl- {
ain of Manchester.
Public Meeting Last Evening. 7
Upward of 500 people were in How
md hall last evening for the public
leeting in which an interesting program
( oratory was interlarded with comedy D
ketches and vocal solos. At o'clock N
lembers of the Barre court served a