The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-07-26
Local Chautauqua Associa-
ton Waits for Decision
of Court
SENTIMENT UPHOLDS
STATE HEALTH BOARD
Hearing Tomorrow on Judge Howe's
Injunction-Interest in Chautauqua
Waning Here = Guarantors' Status
Not Determined.

A meeting of guarantors for the sched-
uled Swarthmore Chautauqua entertain
ments in Brattleboro was held in the
Brooks House parlor last evening
to consider the situation brought
about by the order of the state board
OF health prohibiting Chautauqua enter
tainments in Vermont this year The
attendance was not large, but the senti-
ment OF those present was in favor of
standing by the board of health
President +. b. Smith of the local as
Isociation was chairman of the meeting
and read correspondence from various
persons concerned, after which there was
general discussion. 1t was brought out
that while the hearing on the question of
whether United States Judge Howe's in
junction restraining the enforcement of
the board of health's order should be
ldissolved or made permanent was set for
next Wednesday, Attorney General H. e.
Barber had arranged to have an earlier
lhearing. 1t has been arranged that
hearing will be held tomorrow afternoon
at , o'clock in st. Johnsbury, and if
Judge Howe is unable to be present
Judge Hough OF New York, who is in
Hanover, y. H., on a vacation, will pre-
side
| On motion of L. ". Hawley it was
voted that the chairman send a telegram
Ito Director Pierson of the Swarthmore
Iassociation to the effect that it was the
lsense of the meeting that inasmuch as
the injunction ran against the Commun-
lity Chautauqua and not against the
Swarthmore Chautuqua the order of the
Estate board of health was in full force
and effect here.
1t Is understood that the state board
lof health, Governor Graham and Attor-
iney General Barber purpose to stand by
the original order. and it seemed to be
the determination of the guarantors to
stand by the board of health. The health
iorder has stopped all plans and whether
the injunction stands or not the guaran-
tors do not feel that there is time now
TO make the affair a success, as it Is
scheduled to start next Tuesday, in fact
Interest in the meetings is fast waning.
Many persons do not look with favor
! upon the attitude of Chautauqua assoeia-
1 tions which profess to exist for the bet
. terment of the communities, if they an
D tagoniZe efforts of the state board OF
health to prevent statewide epidemics of
i disease
1 Attorney General Barber is of the
: opinion that the injunction as it stands
t is of no force. 1t is against the state
board of health and local boards, re-
lstraining them from enforcing the health
board order. The order already had
been served on the ChautaHqua officials
when the Injunction was issued, and aft
e Ter that the matter of enforcement rests
upon other officials than the health Off
lcers, and there is no injunction against
4 them
81 The Community Chautauqua, whose
e contract was repudiated by the st. Al
r. bans Business and Professional Mems
t association, has begun giving entertain
IL lments there on its own accord, in spite
# of the health order, but the attendance i.
l. lsmall. Whether prosecution will be
$. made on the ground of violating the or
n der remains to be determined.
-e The question of liability on the part
IS of Brattleboro guarantors also is a ques
1t ttion for the future to solve.