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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
CITY HAS A new OFFICER
Miss Edith McCully Appointed
Protective MatrOn.
Comes from New York and Will Re.
ceive Salary Slightly in Excess Of
That Paid Regular Police
men.

Mayor ]. Holmes jackson appointed Miss
Edith McCully Of New York city the new
protective matron Thursday.
The finance committee. consisting Of the
mayor, Eugene A. Luck, chairman Of the
board Of aldermen, and l.. c. Grant. city
treasurer. also met Thursday and after
O few minutes discussion fixed the salary
Of the matron at SIS per month. for a
period of three months. Her salary ex-
lceeds that Of the regular policemen by a
Few dollars.
| On Tuesday evening, August Z, the city
fathers voted, amid loud applause from a
large number of women that were present,
TO employ a protective matron. Her duties
will be to cooperate with Chief Of Police
Patrick j. Russell In handling certain
civic problems.
The resolution authorizing the mayor
70 appoint protective matron was in
troduced by Alderman c. L. Woodbury.,
and had the support of a large group of
ladies Of the city, for whom Mrs. H. b.
Shaw acted as spokeswoman.
The resolution also provided for the APP
lpointment Of an assistant from each ward
kor the protective matron. These assistants
will work without pay. 1t also stipulated
that it was not necessary to appoint a
woman from Vermont.
Miss McCully will not have the power
to arrest, but will report dases where
such action is necessary to Chief Russell,
and the field designated for her to cover"
Twill include the wharfs. parks, ETC.. look
Ing especially after children under u years
IT age, and women.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
GEN. DICKMAN TO LEAVE.
Post Commander to BE TrEnsferred to
Battle Creek. Mich.

Major-General Joseph T. Dickman, the
commanding officer at Fort Ethan AL
len has been ordered to Camp Custer
Battle Creek. Mich, to be in command
of the draft troops from Michigan and
Wisconsin. Lieutenant Colonel C. W
Weeks will be the chief of staff and Cap
tain c. w. Foster will be aide to the
General. General Dickman expects to
leave to-day as he has orders to
report there not later than August 25.
After his departure Colonel w. c. Rivers,
who is the senior colonel at the Post. will
be I'm command.
General Dickman came to Fort Ethan
Allen June 6. 1914. from Washington,
d. c., with the rank of lieutenant-co colonel.
He is a graduate OF West Point in the
class Of 1881 and an honor graduate Of the
Army Service school; he also attended the
War College in Washington. He has
written several books and translated sew
eral others from the French.
Among the recent promotions at Fort
Ethan Allen was one for Lieutenant
Colonel Tompkins. who is now a colonel
Major Heron has also been promoted to
colonel and ordered to report the 22nd
Of this month at Aver. Mass Colonel
Heron has done some excellent work In
connection with the recruiting at the Post
and we'll deserves his promotion. Until re-
Gently he has been in charge of the re-
cruiting depot at the Post.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
SEVEN ARE DISCHARGED
County Board Acts on Exemp.
ton Claims.
Two Others Excused from Military
Service Temporarily-Discha
Denied to Four who Ask for
Such Action.

Seven registrants were discharged, four
were denied a discharge and two were
granted q temporary discharge at spe-
cial meeting Of the county board OF
exemption Friday afternoon.
These 10 registrants were men who had
passed the physical examination and had
been accepted by the board. but who
had applied for exemption on the grounds
Of dependency.
Names Of registrantF who were dis
charged by the board Friday follow:
Frank Bissette. Winooski.
Leo ]. st. Peter, Winooski.
Frank DePasquale. city.
Albert E. Redmond, Hinesburg.
Joseph o. Granger. city.
Henry Labafge, Underhill.
James c. Therrien, city.
Names of registrants to whom the board
denied q discharge follow:
Roy L. Provost, Winooski.
Uber Lafond. Essex.
Eugene C. Lamson. Hinesburg.
William G. Millham, Jericho.
Names of registrants to whom the board
granted a temporary discharge follow:
Richard M. Howard of this city, until
January 1. 1918.
Cyrus r. Conrad Of this city. until
December 1, 1917
In addition to this work. the board
passed r. NJ. Fisk and Elmer d. Mitchell
both Of Rutland, at the request of an out.
side district Neither Of these registrants
applied for exemption.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
FIR. LEDUC WELCOMED.
Priest, Home from England, Receives
Many HOnOrH.

The many friends Of the Rev. FIR HUI
bert Leduc. who recently returned from
q Ave years. absence in England. mani
Tested their joy at his safe return in
many different ways Sunday At the
1880 mass in st. Joseph's Church.
which was the first high mass
FIR. Leduc celebrated in this coun-
try, there were over 1900 Of his friends
present, including Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Leduc of st. Adams. M. Lemarsh. Mrs.
e. Lemarsh and Mr.. and Mrs Napoleon
Gagnon and daughter, Cecile. of Platts-
burgh. N. Y. and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Rouette Of Schenectady. N. Y.
After the mass. FIR. Leduc's mother,
Mrs Arthur Leduce. Of 1879 North street.
gave a dinner in his homer to 80 rela.
tives and intimate friends. the guests
Of honor being: Monsignor Jerome NJ.
Cloarec, the Rev. ]. A. Lacouture. the
Rev. J. NJ. Billion and Brother Walter
Charbonneau.
In the evening a reception to FIR.
Leduc was given by the St. Aloysius
society. Of which he was a charter
member. He was presented with brew
aries and purse of money by the So
ciety. the presentation speech being
made by Miss Paulita Boucher. He was
also the recipient of many other gifts
from the $50 friends present. The
guests were served with punch. ice
cream and cake.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
NEW FACULTY MEMBERS AT JOHN.
son NORMAL

The Johnson Normal School will open
September 25 with several new instructors
on its faculty. Miss Lula Pickett of CAL
ifornia. who has been studying during
the past year and summer at Columbia
University, will take place of Miss Eliz-
abeth Grant as first and second grade
critic; Miss Marion Feeley of Pittsfeld.
Mass, also of Columbia. will be third
and fourth grade critic; the critic for
NTH and sixth grades has not yet been
engaged. Miss Marion " Morse, a grad
uate of Mt. Holyoke and a postgraduate
student of Columbia, will have charge of
the special work for rural schools. The
English teacher and teacher of domestic
science for the junior high school have
not yet been secured. Miss Enid Wingert
of Chicago. student in Chicago Academy
Of Fine Arts. comes to assist Miss Weisel
in the special art courses to be established
next year. Miss Julia c. Knowlton
graduate of the New York Library
School. who was with the school during
the summer session, has been engaged as
librarian. Miss Ruth NJ. Hanks, who has
been studying at Columbia University
during the summer. will return to the
school in the fall.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
SISTERS OF MERCY,
Two Added to Number mt Mount Saint
Mary Academy.

A beautiful ceremony took place last
evening in the convent chapel of Mt. St.
Mary Academy, when two candidates
were clothed in the habit of the Sisters
Of Mercy and began the novitate re-
quired by the order. The Right Rev.
]. j. Rice. d. D.. performed the cere-
mony, assisted by the Very Rev. J. F..
ellis, v. G.. and the Rev. J. NJ. Nc
Kenna Of Barre. The Rev. w. H. Cas-
sidy preached the sermon, which was
very appropriate for the occasion, be-
ing an eloquent exposition of the vir-
tues of the religious life Besides the
Right Reverend Bishop. those present
in the sanctuary were: The Very Rev.
J. F. Gillis, v. G.. of the Cathedral. the
Rev. ]. NJ. McKenna of Barre. the Rev.
F. A. WEIGH of Orwell. and the Rev. w.
H. Cassidy, the Rev. p. A. Barry and
the Rev. T. ]. Liddy of the Cathedral.
One Of the novices was Miss Clair
Miles. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. David
NJ. Miles of Barre, who completed her
high school course at Mt. st. Mary
Academy and afterward attended the
College of New Rochelle. N. Y. She
will be known as Sister Mary Loyola.
The other novice was Miss Florence
Lenhart, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
James z. Lenhart of Gloucester, Mass.
SHe, also, WAS graduated lTOIIl MI. ot.
Mary Academy after which she spent
several months in training at the Mercy
Hospital in Springfield. Mass. She took
the names OF Sister Mary Baptist.
The seating capacity of the chapel
was taxed to utmost by the friends of
the Sisters who came to witness the
ceremony. Those who were present
from out of town were Mr.. and Mrs D.
NJ. Miles. Mrs. Rose Grady. Miss Irene
Grady, Doctor and Mrs. Stewart and
Mrs. Mary Carney. all of Barre; Mrs
H. M. Miles Of Melrose, Mass: Mr. and
Mrs. James e. Lenhart. the Misses
Katherine and Dorothy Lenhart OF
Gloucester. Mass. Miss NJ. C. Whalen
Of Springfield, Mass; Mrs. Thomas
Steele and Mrs. Frank Collins of Glou-
cester, Mass: Miss Florence Gallagher
| OF Hardwick; Miss Margaret -McGue OF
Fairfield: Miss Victoria C. Dodd of San
Juan. Porto Rico; Miss E. H. Beckwith
of Emma willard School, Troy N. Y
Mrs Mary Gallagher. John Gallagher
Francis Gallagher. Miss L. Kearney and
Miss w. Nelson of Montreal, p. Q.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
GETS ABOUT $4,000.
Y. NJ. C. A. Shy Only $4,000 Of State
Fund-Secretary Clark Goes.


State Secretary Byron N. Clark Of the
Y. M. c. A.. before he left Monday night
for the South, said that Vermont had COL
lected about $4,000 out of the $25, 900 as
signed 1t toward the war work fund.
Active efforts to obtain the cash were
halted, more or less. when Mr.. Clark left
to take charge of the boys camp, Abnaki.
which closes on September 8.
Mr.. Clark said that most, If not ALL of
eight more men that are being considered
for war work at soldiers camps would
be appointed from Vermont. Those al
ready selected are: The Rev. A. B. Brad
ford of the Congregational Church. Rut-
land who is in Arizona the Rev Walter
Thorpe of the Brandon Congregational
Church. who is en- route to Texas or has
arrived there; l.. A. Morhous. who has
been at Fort Ethan Allen and accom-.
panied Mr.. Clark to Charlotte, n. c..
President Guy Potter Benton of the State
university. who goes to France early next
month; and the Rev. w. L. Boicourt. OF
the Waterbury Congregational Church
who also will go to France.
Secretary Clark left Monday for Char
lotte. There he will be in charge of LOO
men and five Y. NJ C. A. buildings.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
MANY OFFICERS PROMOTED
Recruits for Hospital Corps Arriving
MT Fort Ethan Allen.

MT Fort Ethan Allen.
Iieutenant-Colonel Dewitt has been
transferred from the Post hospital at Fort
E, Ethan Allen to Chilllcothe. Ohio. where
he will be the chief surgeon.
Northumberland Walter c. Short Of
the 18th cavalry returned Friday evening
he has been made a colonel of infantry
and will leave in a few days for his new
station.
Northumberland Smedburg has been
made a colonel of infantry and will leave
soon for another camp.
Several new surgeons arrived at the Post
Saturday night. They will be attached to
the Post hospital STAFF for the present.
About AO medical men were sent awav
from the hospital unit Sunday night.
The recruits for the hospital corps con-
tinue to pour into camp at the Post. There
are already many more than were allotted
to this training camp and no orders have
been received telling how many more are
to como. 1t Is possible that one of the
cavalry regiments may leave soon and
there will then be plenty of room for the
new men. At present things are consider
ably congested and the men have not all
got into uniform yet; there has been some
delay In getting the materials
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
URGENT CALL FOR COOKS. BAKERS
AND BUTCHERS FOR NAVAL
RESERVE.

Governor Graham asks cooks. bakers
and butchers. and men having ability in
these lines of work, to give attention to
the need Of the navy department
The naval reserve force of the United
States navy is in need of 1000 cooks. 500
bakers and 200 butchers. 1t is imperative
that one-half of this number enroll within
10 days.
All American citizens and aliens of
friendly nations. with first papers, may
enroll for duration OF the war. at the
navy recruiting stations in Burlington
Montpelier, and Rutland, or at any navy
recruiting station In the United States.
The Governor urges Vermonters quail
fled for this service to volunteer at once.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
HOYT-MORGAN.
Wedding at st. Mary's Cathedral Fol-
lowed by Reception.

"euOin8 NJ St' MuFy's CatneuFu1 rOl.
lowed by Reception.
One Of the most interesting weddings
which has occurred in this city for some
time took place at nine O'Clock Monday
morning at the Cathedral Of the Immacu-
late Conception, when Miss Hazel H.
Morgan, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Her.
vey s. Morgan of Brookes avenue. became
the bride Of Francis Deming Hoyt, Jr..
Of New York.
The Rev. ]. F. ellis offlciated. At the
solemn high mass. Father ellis acted as
celebrant, assisted by the Rev. w. H.
Cassidy as deacon and the Rev. Thomas
Lddy as sub-deacon. The chancel choir
Of the Cathedral, composed of so boys.
sang during the service. The bride was
given in marriage by her father. Miss
Paulita Delany acted as bridesmaid.
Scammon Hoyt of New York city. a
brother Of the groom. was best man. The
brides dress was of white satin. She
wore bridal veil caught up with orange
blossoms. Her bouquet was Of bridal
roses and sweet peas. The bridesmaids
dress was of pink pussy willow taffeta.
She carried pink roses and sweet peas.
Nathaniel Doorly of New York. brother
in-law of the groom, and Allen 8. Nor
gan, brother of the bride, acted as ushoSs,
H. A. Cooke presided at the organ. Dur
Ing the service, the "Reverie." composed
by the bride. was played by the organist
assisted by the Misses Lillian and Mary
Magner on the violin and flute.
Following the ceremony a reception was
held at the home of the bride to relatives
and friends. About Is attended. Those
who served were the Misses Isabel Ross
| Edna and Nora Hayes. Celia O'Bryan
| Julia Morgan. Constance Parker. Marie
| Mcmahon. Helen Magner and Mrs. F. O.
Won Koetteritz of Ogdensburg, N. Y
| Miss Lucinda Smith catered. Mr.. Hoyt
| is connected with the National Aniline
| & Chemical Co. of New York CITY, Mrs
Hoyt Is one of the most talented pianists
| and organists in the State. She studied
piano under Professor Won Konigsbure
Of Montreal and organ under Walter Kill
burn Of Boston. For the past several
vears she has been organist at st. Mary's
'athedral. Her classes in piano study
| we're popular. Mr.. and Mrs. Hoyt left
hy automobile en- route to Breton Woods
| y. H. They will reside at Dorchester
| Mass.
Those from out Of the city to attend
! the marriage were Mr.. and Mrs. F. O
! Won Koettertz OF Ogdensburg, N. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. B. Treadwell. j. F.
jterne. Mrs. William Harlowe and Mr.
/ nd Mrs. Nathaniel Doorly and family
Ill OF New York city. Mrs. Macdonough
Ht Brookline, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. Scam
, non Hoyt and family of Ticonderoga. and
Miss Ethel Herman OF st. Adams.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
FANNY ALLEN HOSPITAL.
Has Ceremony Of Profession and Re-
ceptiOn.

very impressive ceremony took
place in the chapel of the Fanny Allen
hospital Saturday morning at eight
o'clock when Sister Mary Claire pro-
nounced her final vows and Sister
Campbell received the habit of the re.
ligious. The Rt. Rev j. j. Rice, d. D..
officiated. and was assisted by the Rev.I
j. f. ellis, V. G., of the Cathedral, the
Rev. L. Alliott. S. S. E., chaplain of the
hospital, and the Rev. j, b. McGarry
of ST. Stephens Church, winooski. The
Rev. j. F., Gills in a short and instruc-
tive manner, spoke of the advantages
Of the religious life and the happiness
of those who have the privilege of par
taking in such worthy ceremony.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
THREE PROJECTS END SOON
About 900 Boys and Girls in Sewing,
Bread and Lamb Clubs.

September / is the date when the sewing.
bread and lamb projects, under the
auspices of the university extension serv-
ice. will end. The award of prizes will not
be made until later. This closes up four
Of the projects. the other being that OF
maple sugar which ended last spring.
About $50 were registered in sewing, 300
in bread and 80 in lamb. The last is new
this year. Entries in the other two are
larger than a year ago.
The pig project will end on October
and the rest of the projects, corn. potatoes,
poultry, handicrafts and calf on Noven.
Der 1.
The entire expenses of boys and girls,
whether individuals or teams. who go to
exhibit at the Eastern States Agricultural
and Industrial Exposition in Springfield.
Mass, early in October, will be betrayed
by the management, says L. l.. Ingalls,.
State club leader.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
SETH ARGUES OWN CASE
Wins against City Attorney Peck
before Judge Palmer.
Was Charged with installing Plumbing
mt His Home That Didn't Meet the
Requirements Of the City Or
dlnance-The Jury.

John Seth stood before jury Of II
men, good and true" Thursday morning
and argued his case to victory.
The trial took place at the county court
room in the county court building before
Judge Charles 8. Palmer. H. 8. Peck, city
attorney. prosecuted.
The case. which had been hanging fire
since last December and Of which much
has been printed, came to a conclusion at
one o'clock, the Jury being out nearly ono
hour considering the different aspects OF
the case.
The trouble arose over what the plumb
Ing inspector claimed was a violation OF
the city ordinance at Mr.. Seith's home on
Foster avenue. Scarff's addition, where 1t
was claimed Mr.. Seth had installed
plumbing that did not meet the require
ments of a city ordinance.
The jury as finally composed consisted
OF Hector Huard, J. F. Allar4. N. e.
Kingsley. Grant Comstock. H. H. Davis.
w. b. McKillip. foreman, p. J. Enright.
Il. A. Brodie, A. Mcdonald. Frank Car
pentier. F. H. Brown and H. F. Saxton.
All Seth has to pay is "a for the privi-
lege of addressing the jury, and 1t was
understood by the defendant that this sum
was to be returned should he be victo-
rious. Had he had the services Of an at
torney. II would have cost him In the
neighborhood Of SIS. including the plea to
the jury. The cost to the State and the
city will be in the vicinity Of 800. and the
bill for the plumbing cost Mr.. Seth but
a few paltry dollars. as he did most of
the work on his own spare time.
Besides Dennis E. Harran. who was re-
sponsible for prosecuting the defendant,
the health officer, DR.. F. J. Ennis the SUI
perintendent of streets, John Coffey. ]. ].
Devereux and H. e. Moore testified.
After all was said and done Thursday
the question before the jury seemed to be
was Seth right, or was Harran? Judge
Palmer said the defendant was an inno-
cent man until he was proven guilty.
Hamilton 8. Peck. the city's attorney,
made no closing argument.
After the jurors had returned to their
places, Clerk Of the Court Jed p. Ladd
polled the Jury. inquiring If they had
reached a verdict 1--WE have" said w. B
McKillip, foreman. And Mr.. Ladd in
quired the result of the verdict. I'VE And
the defendant not guilty." said Mr.. Nc
Killip. The court then announced: 1.-THE
Jury is discharged"
II am not a lawyer, but will make ap-
plication for the privilege of practicine
before the bar If the plumbing ordinance
Of this city Is not changed" said John
yesterday afternoon.
He added that he did not look for sym.
pathy from the jury because he could flnd
| that in the dictionary.
He also said that he asked the Jury
| 20 use common sense, as the case was moi
to be disposed of by civil law. and he said
he proved to these gentlemen that he made
two applications to Dennis Harran, one
| verbal and one written. although the in
spector declared he had made none.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
CROPS "0U1BUMPER" RECORD
Chittenden's Hay Yield Will Be
Larger Than a Years Ago.
Grain Crops ~ la per Cent. Greater
Than the Average-Couuty a Pret-
~ Good Index of the State
Generally.

hay crop, which despite slightly
smaller acreage, will be even larger than
the bumper yield Of 1915. and corps Of
oats, barley and corn far ahead Of last
summers is Chittenden countys message
to consumers. County Agent J. w. Dana,
while cautious about giving precise figures.
was optimistic when talked to last evening
regarding conditions. The county will pro-
vide 100000 acres Of wheat. he says.
against the IA acres With which the United
States census Of 1910 credited 1t. Fifty
acres more of alfalfa has been planted this
year than last. 200 acres in all probably.
and the third cutting which soon will be
made already is foot high.
The weather has been fine for hay, and
the surplus Of last summer is not SO large
as to make the crop drug on the market.
1t ought to run ~ to TX tons to an acre.
Alfalfa Is itself hay crop, and this years
yield will do a little toward increasing the
total yield Of hay. The first cutting aver
aged IN tons to the acre. the second a ton,
while the third will be better than the
second.
GRAIN CROPS LARGE, TOO.
Oats are looking very we'll all through
the county, which has perhaps 10000 acres
planted. The yield will be a third larger
than the average Of other years and about
that much bigger than the 1916 crop.
The acreage is larger, also.
Barley is another grain that is flourish
ing, and the crop should also be third
greater than the average Of other years
and also considerably overtop that of 1916
| Corn is more or less of an unknown
quantity in more senses than one, but
the yield will be much larger than last
| year. which was not fortunate one for
Chittenden county any more than the rest
Of the State How much larger the yield
will be, the county agent declined to say.
| Rye does not amount to much in Chit
| tenden.
COUNTY A GOOD INDEX.
Mr.. Dana refused to talk about condi-
tions outside the county. but Chittenden
ordinarily has been a good index of what
may be expected of Vermont generally.
The grasshopper pest no longer menaces
hay anywhere. worth talking about; oats
look we'll almost everywhere in the State,
and weather conditions have not varied
in any county much more than in Chit
tenden.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-08-23
SPRINGFIELD WEDDING.
Haven 3. Bullard of This City Marbles
Miss Lura Cook.

Miss Lura Cook.
Haven Stowe Billiard. son Of United
states District Attorney Vernon a.
Billiard. and Miss Lura Cook. daughter OF
Edward Cook Of Springfield. were married
August l6 In Springfield.
Mr.. Billiard will be remembered by a
large number Of friends In this city, where
he lived for many years The young man
was graduated from the Burlington high
school In the class Of 1906. Later. he took
a postgraduate course at Gushing Acad-
envy, Ashburnham. Mass. afterwards at
tending the University of Vermont Tor two
years.
At one time Mr. Billiard was manager
OF the Billiard Lumber company OF Stowe
and for some time past he has been
working as skilled machinist al the
Gear Sharper shops in Springfield. He Is a
Tegistrant under the military act at Spring
Held.
The couple are expected In this city In
Few days. At present they are on an
automobile tour of the Adirondacks'