Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-07-14
F. H. BABBTTT REELECTED.
Bellows Falls Man Again Heads Great
err Vermont Association - Brattle-
boro Oficers Also

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In the annual meeting of the Great
or Vermont association held in Mont
pelier yesterday Frederick II. Babbitt
of Bellows Falls was reelected presi-
dent. The association also elected
Clarke C. Fits of Brattleboro one Of
the vice presidents, and Major c.
Houghton, also of Brattleboro, a mem
Der of the board of directors.
The other vice presidents aside from
Mr.. Smith are Theodore N. Vail of
Lyndon and George +. Chalmer of
Rutland. G. p. Forbush of Springfield
is treasurer of the organization. In
cluded in the directorate are James
Hardness of Springfield, Max L. Pow
ell of Burlington, G. +. Peck, Arthur
j. Holden of Bennington and j. Greg
DRY Smith of st. Adams.
Vermont 8 l25th anniversary of ad-
mission to statehood was the occasion
Wednesday of one of the most notable
state gatherings held in the Capital
city in many years.
The celebration was under the direc.
ton of the Greater Vermont associa-
ton, and every town and city in Yer
mont of any size was represented by
an enthusiastic delegation. Full 1000
people are estimated to have come to
this city for the celebration.
The crowd resembled an old fash.
toned state convention, with the diff
ference that the guests represented a
score of men, famed throughout the
nation and civilized world for their
accomplishments. The hotels were
crowded from cellar to attic, the gar
ages were packed with closely serried
lines of cars and Montpelier's city hall
auditorium was filed for the afternoon
session.
The evening banquet was the crown
ing event of the day, nearly 700 guests
and enthusiastic Vermonters sitting
down to dinner with fully as many
more, including visiting ladies' and
their guests, in the balconies. Home
: coming Vermonters were prominent in
the exercises Charles Gleed, John C.
Barrett, George b. NJ. Harvey and
Judge Wendell Phillips Stafford being
among the honored former residents,
while such names as those of Gov.
Spaulding of New Hampshire, James
II. Hustis, Gov. Samuel w. Mccall
and Theodore N. Vail lent an air of
distinction to the program.
4 feature of the afternoon was the
s frank bid for political support for a
favorite candidate, made by former
9 Gov. Edward Curtis Smith, who closed
/, his address by an appeal to his hear
O ers to keep true Vermonters' IN Office
and to- retain the mountain rule
Il The meeting OF the Greater Vermont
association opened at 2 clock in the
y armory with President Frederick X.
4 Rabbit OF Bellows Falls presiding.
!. Charles Gleed of Kansas City, Mo-, a
&C former resident of Worthwhile, and a
. prominent lawyer in the West, was the
q opening speaker of the afternoon ses-
sion his address relating to Vermont
= history.
y. The other speakers at the afternoon
session We're ex-Gov. T.. C. Smith of
. st. Adams, president of the Central
: Vermont system, Rear Admiral Rob-
ert f. Peary of the United States ma
. Wy, and John C. Barrett, director
general of the Pan American Congress-
. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood of the
" United States army wired his regrets
last evening, his important duties at
p this time being such as to prevent his
travelling any great distance. Another
= who was unable to be present was
. Carl Vrooman, United States assistant
secretary of agriculture.
The speakers last evening at the
banquet held in the auditorium of the
City hall, at which plates were laid
!. for 700, the balcony being filed with
Mt least as many more, were as fol
o lows: George Harvey, editor of the
North American Review, who acted as
toastmaster; Gov. Roland s. Spauld-
: ing of New Hampshire, James j.
IIustis, president of the Boston g.
{ Maine system, Theodore n. Vail of
!, Lvndonville, Gov. Samuel w. Mccall
II of Massachusetts and Wendell Phillips
!, Stafford, Judge of the Supreme Court
of the District of Columbia.