St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-02-02
TO PUSH TEXT BOOK
Commercial Club Voted To Guarantee
The Representatives. BY

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The Expense-Addresses By
Col. Reeves and Gen. TiIIotson
To get behind the National Guard
and give it the support. it deserves
would go long way toward solving
the problem of preparedness which
is the main issue before the American
citizen today according to the opin-
ions expressed by Col. /. L. Reeves,
president of Norwich university, and
commanding officer of the Vermont
National Guard, and Adjt. Gen. Lee
S Tillotson, at the meeting of the
Commercial club in Pythian hall last
Thursday evening.
Both of these men are unquestion-
ably qualified to discuss this moment
Gus question and their hearers left
the hall satisfied that both knew
whereof they were speaking and also
confident that in case help was need
ed anywhere in these United States
that Vermont would Abe ready.
The meeting was devoted to the dis
cussion of preparedness and with this
end in view the officers and enlisted
men of Company D were invited as
special guests. Those representing
the company included Capt. Herbert
A. Wilcox, 1st Lieut.. Perley Hartwell
and End Lieut.. H. M. Ladd, besides
several privates. With Col. Reeves,
Gen. Tillotson, Maj. John W. Tinker
of the First Battalion and Capt. Hen
ry w. Ellis, Vermont's military arm
was we'll represented.
An excellent banquet was prepared
under the supervision of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. J. SomerviIle which was relished
by nearly 100 hungry men. The Aca-
furnished f0n1TCin dI1F-
ing the banquet and following Miss
Elizabeth S. Peck played two violin
solos which were received with great
applause. She was accompanied by
Miss Eunice McGillivray.
The business session followed with
Pres. H. A. Stanley in the chair. On
his suggestion Charles Steele of the
committee which has in its charge the
publishing of a st. Johnsbury text
book for use in the public schools,
gave a. report of the committees pro-
gress. Mr. Steele gave a general idea
of the proposed text book saying
that it was mainly to show both child
rem and grown-ups the possibilities
of st. Johnsbury, what the town was
from an industrial and mercantile
standpoint and also to give an idea of
the history of st. Johnsbury. This
idea originated IN the west anu HeS
been copied extensively in that section
of the country, but it is not known
that a town of this size in the East
has ever attempted a work of this
kind. Mr.. Steele wanted st. Johns
bury to be the first. He estimated that
the cost of the work would be around
$3.50 and that this money would be
returned in all probability from the
sale of the books and he also suggest
ed that the club should guarantee the
cost. Upon Mr.. Ricker's motion the
club so voted and it is expected that
the work on the text book will be
rushed Secretary Smith is now
engaged in making an industrial and
business survey and the results OF his
work will be incorporated into the
new book.
President Stanley then relinquished
the chair to A. F. Stone who was to
act as POSTMASTER. Before Mr.. Stone
got under way Capt. H. w. Ellis
brought the entire assemblage to its
feet when he marched to the speakers
table with the national colors. The