Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06

nate, Mamie O'Brien; second alternate,
Mrs. Daigle; third alternate, Frances
Reynolds; fourth alternate. Gertrude
Smith. The president will name the APP
pointive officers at the installation meet
ing.
At a meeting Of the ladies Of L'Union
st. Jean Baptiste at their rooms on Elm
wood avenue last evening the following
officers were nominated: President, Mrs.
Marie Pepin; vice-presidcnt, Mrs. Marie
Leduc; secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth Martin;
treasurer. Mrs. Hattie Boucher; precep-
tress. Mrs. Mary l.. Duprat; assistant
secretary. Mrs. Clara Trombley; mistress
of ceremonies. Mrs. Malvina Morrisseau;
first ordonnatris, Mrs. Mary Yandow; Sec
ond ordonnatris. Mrs. Alma Prunier; audi
tors. Mrs. Fabiola Luck and Miss Marie
Ledoux; honorary president, Mrs.
Eleanora Beauregard; doyenne, Mrs. Alice
Labarge.
A collision. the cause Of which was
slippery rails. occurred shortly before
seven O'Clock yesterday morning on Main
street. The principals in the accident
were two electric cars. one bound for
the Queen City Cotton mill, loaded with
help, the other coming up the street
empty. Nobody was very seriously hurt
by the coming together, but one police
man suffered for a short time from the
effects Of tiny particles Of broken glass
entering one of his eyes. The fronts Of
both cars were somewhat damaged, as
was the motor apparatus on the car
ascending the street. The collision. which
occurred in front Of the Van Ness House,
was the result Of frost collecting on the
rails during the night.
A minute commencing the action Of the
Rev. e. o. Foster, formerly pastor Of the
Congregational Church Of Essex Junction,
in joining the medical department Of the
United States army was adopted Mon
day at the regular monthly business meet
ing Of the Winooski Association Of Con.
gregational Ministers, held in the College
Street Congregational Church. At the
morning session the Rev. DR.. 8. @. Barnes
gave an address on 1.-THE Jesus Of His.
tory" his address being based on the
book Of that name. Luncheon was enjoyed
at the Hotel Vermont. The afternoon
meeting was addressed by the Rev. c. H.
Smith. superintendent Of tho Vermont
Anti-Saloon League. on Society and
Prisons"
Word has been received in town that
DR.. William E. Denning, who was grad
uated from the College Of Medicine Of the
University Of Vermont in the class OF
1901. has been promoted to a captaincy
In the army, his commission dating from
last Saturday. DR.. Denning has been
doing duty for two months at Fort Ben.
jamin Harrison, Ind, with the rank OF
first lieutenant. and was transferred a
few months ago to Fort Zachary Taylor
Louisville. KY. OF the 1,4oO other medical
officers Of the first lieutenant grade the
former Burlington boy received the high.
est marks for efficiency Of work from
the major in charge. He is now ordered
by the government to report at some city
In the East. there to take up the study
Of fractures. James 8. Denning, city con.
stable. is brother Of the physician.
The trip Of the steamer TiconderoRa t.
Plattsburgh and back on Saturday CLOSED
| the season Of navigation on Lake Cham
plain for the year 1917. This steamer ha.
been the only one on the lake sine,
September 15, when the Vermont wa.
taken of. Travel on the boats was not a,
heavy as usual this season as for twt
months, on account Of infantile paralysi
In the State. the Plattsburgh authorities
did not allow the men from the traininl
camp to come to Vermont. Special Ger
man parties which usually come through
the lake from New Jersey and New Yorl
also were missing. The automobile traffic
however. was unusually heavy. Tn
Ticonderoga was taken to Shelburn,
harbor Monday morning and put int,
winter quarters.
Charles Reed Of South Hero IL at tn
Mary Fletcher hospital recovering from
an operation which consisted Of the ampu
tation of his left hand. Reed was feed
ing his corn husker Friday Afternoon
when the accident happened. He is left
handed and the hand was caught in tn
husker. Before he could extract It tn
husker had mangled it SO that it wa
apparent at once that the hand must b
amputated. Medical aid was summons
as quickly as possible and efforts wer
made to stop the flow Of blood. Jual
Robinson's automobile was then brough
into use and a flying trip of more tha
20 miles was then made with the injure
man to the Mary Fletcher hospital. H
was reported as making a good recover
from the operation Sunday.
Officer Amos L. Brockney is the ne,
president Of the Burlington Policemen
Benevolent and Protective association
elected by the members Of the associatio
at the annual meeting. which occupied tn
greater part of Monday afternoon. Tn
other officers honored by their co-enforcer
Of the law are: Christopher Miles, vice
president; Victor Fisher, treasurer; Fran
mclaughlin. financial secretary; Geore
Fraser. trustee for three years; DENIM
Brodie. trustee for two years. James M.
Gowan. trustee for one year. The repol
of the association shows the organizs
ton to be in good. sound financial cond
ton. The fund for the benefit of the need
officers was handsomely enriched as a r,
, suit Of the recent successful ball held ,