The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-02
WOODMEN AS
BARRE'S GUESTS
Social Features Added Much
to Pleasure Of State
Convent
S. E. MINER : oSEN
AS ST = ! CONSUL
Convention s mt Telegram
to Pres. W son, Backing
Him Up on War

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Modern Woodmen Of America, repre.
senting nearly every camp of the fra
ternity in Vermont, had the city much
to themselves last night and to-day,
when upwards of so delegates assembled
in Barre. Most of the visitors ar
rived in the city late yesterday after
noon and, therefore, were here in time
Tor the opening reception at the Knights
OF Columbus hall in the evening at
O'Clock. majority of the out of town
Woodmen are registered at Hotel Barre,
and while the principal business meeting,
held this forenoon, took place in the hall,
a number of committee eonferees were
assigned to rooms at the hotel. With
the business session out of the way at
noon, the delegates prepared for the
second lap OF pleasure expedition car
ried out under the supervision of the
Barre Board of Trade. Early this fore
noon there was staged an inspection tour
OF large granite plants in the north and
south ends of the city, and this after
noon the social side of the convention
ended with a trip to the quarries over
the air line of the Barre q Chelsea Rail
road company.
1t was the triennial gathering of the
Vermont Woodmen, and the delegates
were chosen by counties rather than
by camps, although each camp had a
voice in deciding who should represent
its county. A committee from Granite
City camp, M. w. A., consisting of Ed
ward Anderson, A. W. Beattie, j. r.
Coutts, Nathan Clark, Frank Nicora,
A. j. Loranger and James c. Walker.
had charge of entertainment arrange
ments last evening, and to many of the
delegates their first impression of Barre
was .he unbounded hospitality of the
Barre Woodmen. An audience of about
200 Woodmen gathered in the hall to
hear fraternal speeches by A. o. Palmer
of Burlington, the state deputy, C. S.
Sherwood OF Rutland, the district depu
ty, NJ. p. Maurice, the state lecturer.
and Atty Benjamin Gates of Montpelier.
Felicitory remarks were made by off
GERS of Granite City camp and speeches
pertaining to the progress of the order
in Vermont, its scope as national fra
ternity, and its mission as protector
of the widow and orphan, were made
by visiting officials. After the exercises,
the Barre committee were hosts at
buffet luncheon.
Brattleboro Man State Consul.
Lively interest was manifested in the
business session this forenoon and it was
well after noon before the WSodmen ad
journed, after voting tribute of graft
tude to the Barre Board of Trade, the
citizens of Barre and members OF Gran
tie City camp, tribute which was re-
,eived with a fitting response by James
A. Walker Burlington was designated
rs the rallying point for the 1920 con-
gcntion.
Officers were elected for the ensuing
hree years as follows: State consul, $.
.. Miner of Brattleborc; state adviser,
:. A. Barber of Winooski; state clerk,
R. w. Eaton OF Morrisville; state bank
II, c. M. Rublee of East Berkshire; state
yatchman, Arthur Levanway of South
Hero; state sentry, II. Fl. Knapp of Ben
lington.
Not without close contests were the
elegates to the national encampment in
1hicago June Is chosen from the floor.
rhe successful candidates were al
ounced as follows: William Thyme OF
Burlington, Arthur Hebert of Dandy and
l. II. Gleason of st. Johnshury The al
ernates are: James A. Walker OF Barre,
:. A. Barber of Winooski and II. n.
Knapp of Bennington.
Pres. Wilson's Stand Commended.
Commendable in the extreme was the
atriotic stand taken by the delegates in
heir instructions to the delegation that
to represent Vermont Woodmen in the
ational council. The three state dele
ates were directed to support all Wood.
len who have enlisted in the army and
avy service of the United States and
, favor action looking toward a rule
hich viii require all camps to pay the
ues and assessments of men who are
irving their country in the two branches.
he motion to instruct in this manner
as enthusiastically received.
This afternoon the following telegram,
caring the official imprint of the state
mp. was dispatched to President VIII
m by the Vermont woodmen: "The
ate camp of the Modern Woodmen OF
merica. in triennial session at Barre,
t., desires to follow out the traditions
the state of Vermont in its loyalty
the nation and unanimously endorses
e action OF the president, Woodrow
ilson. in the prosecution Of the great
ruggle for freedom and democracy.
iignedl J. c. Wellmond, II. Il. Knapp
ID C. r. Rogers"