The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-11

list, about $50 having dropped out by
death and withdrawal. During the four
years of my term | have sent out 60
application papers; 80 of these have been
filed returned and passed. Two are now
awaiting more data. have issued 10 Ger
tificates of membership and 10 insignia
! permits We have 430 records bound in
seven large volumes, and | shall have
the eighth when my term is complete"
i The report of the registrar was fol-
lowed by that of Mrs. Wallace G. An
drews of Montpelier, who is in charge of
the genealogical library of the society 1t
/ is expected that this library will be
housed in the new state building in Mont
pelier and so arranged as to be of the
greatest use to the public The number
of volumes in the present library at the
State House has increased rapidly during
the past five years, until now it is the
largest of its kind north of Boston, with
the exception of the one at Portland.
Mrs. Andrews stated that preference
was given Vermont and New England
genealogies and on motion of Miss Jen-
ME Valentine of Bennington the sum of
$3.50 was voted for the genealogical d.
rector the coming year. In seconding the
motion, Mrs G. A. Best stated that the
society should expend its force in one
direction so as to do something worthy
Mrs. w. L. Dewey of Montpelier en-
dorsed this very necessary work. The
society now owns over so genealogies and
histories.
In the absence of the first vice presi
dent, Mrs. Smile stated that a call had
come to the society for money to be con-
tributed to the welfare of the Vermont
troops at Eagle Pass, Texas, and the sum
Of $50 had been forwarded. Miss Tuttle |
reported that the new membership list |
would be sent out shortly. Mrs. Penn |
Der offered her report as historian.
The required length of time having
passed, article four of the constitution
was amended in order that the genealog-
ical director be made a member of the
board OF management for term OF four
years. The officers nominated by the
board of directors to fill vacancies were
elected by the society as follows: Third
vice president, Mrs. c. S. Caverly, Rut.
land; fourth vice president, Mrs S. f.
Pingree, Hartford; registrar. Mrs. Frank
+. Lowe, Montpelier. The name of Mrs.
Best appears on the ballot for the Office
Of registrar but Mrs. Best has since of
fered her resignation, which the board
accepted reluctantly, expressing appre-
,iation for her services as a valuable Of
fcer. Mrs. Wallace Andrews of Mont
Deler becomes a member of the board
Inder the amended constitution as gene
illogical director, while Mrs G. H. Bald !
win of Montpelier serves as correspond
ng secretary, ner term expiring with |
hat of the president. The term of Mrs. {
!. Z. Pingree of Hartford expiring, Mrs. {
!. L. Martin of Brattleboro was elected a
bird member of the board of manage {
nent for a term Of four years. {
Following contralto solos in costume a
~ Miss Marion Bickford, Mrs Smile e
Introduced Professor X. R. B. Flint of (
Norwich university, who gave a stirring I
nd instructive address on "The Making h
f the Fourteenth State" Professor |
limits address was replete with histori- /
al data and was enlivcned by many in I
eresting descriptions of the manners t
nd customs of those early pioneers who r
rere the builders of the l4th state-Vcr-
lont. A vote of thanks was given the =
peaker and adjournment taken at !,
clock.
AT S o'clock Mrs. Smile called the Y
Meeting to order and introduced Miss r
arolyn Blodgett. who gave an interest r
Y program of the songs of the different Y
ations of Europe. giving only the ma I
onal song of Belgium. the rest being ;.
Dix songs. Following that reception T
Y the president and past officers of the q
olonial Danes was held at which re- u
-eshments were served and a social hour =
nsued. n
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