The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-28
ST. ALBANS MAN
HEAD OF POULTRY
BREEDERS ASSN,
A. B. Wheeler Elected President at the
Annual Meeting Which Was Held
in Barre Yesterday Afternoon.


listen carefully for the dying echoes OF
the call Of chantieleer. II you viii lis
ten you will hear the swan song of the
poultry show and not until 1917 will
Church street hear or any other thor
oughfare in Barre know the grand choru.
Of the rooster ana his dawn-greeting kin
The eleventh annual show OF the Yer
mont Poultry association closes tonight
after the most successful threc.days' ex.
hibit In its history. There remains an
opportunity TO inspect the fine showing
OF blooded birds at the Church street
gymnasium, as the floor superintendent
and his assistants will be there to escort
all visitors up aud down the aisles and
aisles OF foathered champions.
Late la the afternoon OF the second
day, the Vermont Poultry Breeders asso.
citation met at the gymnasium for its
annual business session. The following
officers were elected: President, A. B.
Wheeler of 81. Albans; vice president, G.
A. Reyoir Of 81. Albans; secretary, w.
@. Freeman OF Bellows Falls; treasur-
er, r. II. Hemenway Of Manchester; ex-
aeutivc board for two years, c. l.. Curtis
OF St. Albans, N. l.. Divoll OF Bellows
Falls and H. IL. Peck of Rutland; execu.
tive board for one year, f. +. Gray OF
Townshend. L. G. st. Croix OF Bellows
Fall, and w. Barclay Scott of Barre.
When Secretary Freeman rendered his
resignation il was accepted and vote
Of thanks was his reward for his eff.
cheney as a servant OF the association in
the past.
The Vermont association is the OH
cial branch OF the American Poultry as
sociation and good deal OF interest was
manifested in the proceedings. Four new
members were admitted. IL was voted
TO divert Sl5 to the Vermont Poultry
association to be used for prizes and a
similar sum was voted the next official
show, wherever il may be held.
From the floor two amendments to
the constitution were offered. One would
empower the president of the Breeders
association to appoint state organizers,
each To receive instructions to turn his
commissions over to the association in
the district to which he Is assigned. The
second proposed amendment contemplates
changing the date of the election ballot
from Feb. to Aug. | Neither proposed
amendment was accepted. as each has TO
lie on the table for year. just before
w. Barclay Scott of Barre
was elected election commissioner.
Officers of the poultry association were
busy to day in assigning some OF the
ribbons awarded by the judges yesterday
afternoon. II was a matter OF consider.
able remark among poultry men who
have freouented the show hall since the
opening that two Of the finest exhibits
were made by women. Mrs. Donald
Smith of Barre had a splendid showing
Of Buff Orpiugtons and the ribbons they
won enttle her 20 foremost rank among
the exhibitors. si,other woman exhib-
itor was Mrs. +. A. Carey with an attrsc-
tive grouping Of bronze turkeys. on which
class she captured all OF the prizes.
This forenoon it was announced that
Judge George p. Coffin will give lee
ture in the court room at city hall tins
evening at 1880 o'clock. Many of the
visiting breeders expressed a desire TO
hear the Freeport, Me-, poultry expert,
and the free lecture is expected to attract
MANY who are only amateurs in the
science of poultry breeding Judge Cof-
I'm will have something of interest to tell.
Ladies' are especially invited to attend.
throughout the evening, the Church
street gym. will remain open and visitors
viii find that none of the birds have
been removed from the hall.
Remaining awards announced to-day
we're as follows: Silver Penciled Plym-
,uth Rocks-stl, Cd and Sd cockerels and
st, I'd and Sd pullets, j. H. Sprague OF
Barre.
Pit Games--lst, Cd, Sd, 4th and sth
;ocks and best pen to Joseph Parker; LIST
Zen. S. n. Parker.
Black Orpinetons--lst cock, Karl For
,ell of Montpelier; I'd cock, c. b. Win
hester of Royalton; lst hen, C. B. Win /
hester; LIST. I'd and Sd cockerel lst, I'd
md Sd pullet, c. b. Winchester; shape !
md color, male. Karl Forsell; shape and
.olor. female, c. b. Winchester; silver
.up for the best display, c. b. Win
hester.
S. C.. Buff Leghorns eoekerel, H. |
Stackpole, Montpelier; I'd cockerel, A. c. |
;ilman, Montpelier lst hen, A. c. Gil |
nan; I'd hen, H. Stackpole; Sd hen, A. c. |
;ilman; shape and color on male, H. |
;tackpole: shape and color on female.
\. G. Gilman,
r. c. Black Minorcas-H. W. Scott of |
Barre won everything in his class.
s. G.. Brown Leghorns-lst cockerel
nd lst pullet. Charles Balentine of East