The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-07-10
MORE BIG SPEAKERS
ARE SECURED
FOR MEETING
Greater Vermont Association Announces
Philip X. Gleed, Prominent Kansas
City Lawyer, and Admiral
Robert E. Peary.

President Frederick Z. Babbtt of tile
Greater Vermont association, when
meets in Montpelier this week, was a
visitor in Barre to-day, being engaged
in interviewing, with Secretary H. A.
Phelps OF the Barre Board of Trade, as
many Barre people as possible regard
ing attendance at the big meetings
planned Many of the cities and larger
towns of the state are arranging to send
large delega tions to the meetings, and
it is hoped that Barre will do likewise.
Surely the list of attractions provided
should insure a large attendance. The
meeting ON Wednesday afternoon, July
IL, while advertised as the annual meet
ing of the association, Is nevertheless
open to the public at large and, in fact,
the public is urged to attend. This meet
ing will be free This session will be
largely given over to the celebration of
the l25th anniversary of Nermont's ad
mission to the union The ladies in par
ticular are cordially invited because the
gallery will be reserved for them.
In. addition to the names printed on
the preliminary announcement of tha
association two additional speakers have
been secured for the Wednesday after
noon meeting. One of them is Philip X.
Gleed, formerly of Morrisville and now
a prominent lawyer OF Kansas City, who
is coming TO Vermont expressly tor tine
purpose, having been urged to come By
Theodore n Vail Mr.. Gleed will speak
and will discuss Nermonts history from
the time of the states admission to the
union down to the present time. The
other chiefly historical address will he
by ex-GoH. K. G. Smith, who will take
up Vermonts future.
President Babbitt has also secured Ad-
miral Robert f. Peary. the discoverer OF
the north pole, who will speak on three
essential principles of national defense,
Major General Wood L. S. A., |
who will talk on preparedness. MAJOR
General Wood wrote as late as July 6 |
that events were shaping themselves in
with the department of tho |
EAST, United States army, so that he
<new no reason why he could not come |
10 Montpelier. John Barrett, Vermont |
sr, now director general of the Pan I
ations with the Pan-Ameriean repub-
les, and as Mr.. Barrett is just back from
Mexico, his remarks will be of particu-
ar interest. Carl Nrooman will also be
IN the program Wednesday afternoon.
lie is assistant secretary of the L. S. de-
'artment OF agriculture
The program for the annual dinner in
he auditorium of the Montpelier city
all Wednesday evening, July l2, re-
mains without change, all the persons
amed In the preliminary announcement
aving sgnifed their intentions to be
resent. They include George Harvey, ed
Tor of the North American Review;
Governor r. H. Spaulding of New Hamp- =
hire Edward A. Filene, representing the
oston Chamber Of Commerce; James II {
Lustis, president of the Boston & Maine !
abroad; Theodore n. Vail, president of |
ne American Telephone & Telegrapa |
,mpanv; Governor S. W. Mccall of |
Massachusetts, and Judge Wendell Phil |
p Stafford OF the supreme court of the !
isfrict of Columbia.
The guests of honor at the banquet L
i'll include Admiral Charles Z. Clark, =
s. N; Mai. Gen. Leonard A. Wood, Carl I
rooman, John Barrett; governor and i
governor of Vermont, senators and I
ngressmen from Vermont and presi-
nts of Vermont associations in other >
stes.
The meetings of the Greater Vermont a
sociation Will continue through the fol- !
wing day, Thursday, July l3, morning, =
tcrnoon and evening sessions being $
heduled, when there will be conferences o.
der the leadership of Lucius E. vii
n of East Dorset