The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-09-24
WAR MEETING
!. IS CALLED FOR
NEXT THURSDAY
Vermont Convention to Be
Held at Rutland
FAMOUS MEN TO SPEAK
Each Town in the State Expected to
Send as Many Representatives to
Meeting as Possible.
FAMOUS MEN TO SPEAK

OF three foreign governments, OF con-
gress, OF Mr. Hoover, of Harvard and
Pennsylvania colleges, of the New
York bar, OF the National security
league and of the four-minute men
will take part in Yermonts big two
day war convention this week This
is in addition to Gov, Horace F, Gra-
ham, Gen. Lee s. Tillotson, Fred H.
Babbitt OF the Greater Vermont as
ISOLATION and James Hartness OF the
Vermont committee on public safety
who will be present ex-ofiicio.
Thursday win be international day
with the following distinguished
guests as speakers; 2.3O p, m, Mr..
Babbitt presiding: Address of Wei
come, Gov. Graham; address, Mr..
Hoover's representative; address,
James NJ Beck Of New York, form
er attorney general OF the United
States.
500 .. m, Gov Graham presiding.
Addresses by Gen. Emile Guglielmat.
ii, military attache of the Italian em-
bassy; julius Kahn. congressman
from California; Edouard de Billy,
deputy high commissioner of France
and Hon. George Adam, representing
the British war Office.
Gen. Guglielmatt, Mons. de Billy
and Mr.. Adam come as the guests Of
the state OF Vermont, having receiy-
ed official invitations from the gov
ernor, and their presence is the first
visit OF representatives OF our fight
ing allies in Europe to a patriotic
meeting in this state.
The representative of Italy will
speak In his native tongue and large
delegation of Barre and Rutland
county Italians is expected to be pres
ent The other speeches will be In
English.
Mr.. Babbitt and Secretary James
r. Taylor of the Greater Vermont as.
sociation we're here yesterday and
met with committee from the bust.
ness mems association to complete
the local and general arrangements.
They reported that already dele
cations had been pledged from Yer
mont towns and cities as follows
Springfield, 5O Poultney, so; Bris-
tol, 35; Bellows Falls. %; Montpelier
12; Barre, 10; Brattleboro, 10; Enos
burg. 10; Manchester, 10; Saxons
River, 4.
Headquarters will be maintained al
the Shrine building and the meetings
will be held in the Shrine theater
Visitors will register at the Shrine
and will be directed to hotels, park
ing places for autos, restaurants oil
| private houses as they mayo desire
The Boy Scouts will act as messen
gers and guides and application has
been made to have a contingent oi
the boys on hand in uniform botl
morning and afternoon. Wc
/ President |. Miller of the Busines:
Mems association will ask for a de
tail from Company b. in uniform, I,
have charge of the theater and ac
as ushers and every effort will b'
made to care for the big crowds from
out of town as well as from this cit,
and vicinity. The hotels and restau
rants will begin serving supper a
five o'clock in order to take care o
all visitors.
The ladies' are particularly invite,
to the afternoon meeting at 2.30 ol
Thursday, at which Mr. Hoovers rel
resentative will speak, also to al
meetings. Every lawyer will want {
hear Mr. Beck's mastery review q
the international causes which led Il
to the war. and the indications ar
that this will be one of the very bes
meetings of the two days program.
The evening meeting on Thursda
will be at o'clock and one of IN
principal addresses will be by NJ
Kahn. senior republican members {
the committee on military affairs, {
which Congressman Frank l.. Green
is also a member
The program for Friday is as 70
lows.
a. m, Mr.. Hartness presiding a
dresses by Prof Albert Bushne
Hart OF Harvard university. Prof re
, ert NJ. McElory of the University
Pennsylvania, Mr. Hoovers repr
sentative, Henry l.. West, socretal
, OF the National Security league an
representative OF fourmlnute.mt
campaign.
/. 9 y. M. conference of patriot
d speakers, conference Of ohairmen
3 county committees of the food pledl
9 campaign.