St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-03-07
SUPPORT THE FAIR
st. Johnsbury Commercial Club
Pledges Itself to Aid the
Project

lOT tiic might WIS ibCOHl the TtiE
and it was echoed and re-echocd by
cvory local speaker. and the speakers
from away told what had been done
in other places. Among them We're:
A. c. Mason of Rutland and James r.
Taylor OF Greater Ecrmnt association.
George G. Cary president of the
Caledonia county Playground asSociar
ton proved most forceful speaker,
and brought before the Commercial
Club what was up TO them to do" to
assist the fair. He spoke, with an
enthusiasm that seemed to win the
confidence Of the few 'doubting
Thomases," and it was resolved to let
George do it, but with all the push
of the Commercial body behind him.
TO the best of music furnished by
SarGCnt'S orchestra nearly 100 rep
rcScntativc men, merchants, profess
sional men, farmers, men i'll indus
trial lines, but business men all of
them, sat down to the excellent ban-
Quet served by the ladies Of the Py-
THAN Sisters.
Rev. Clarence T.. Eaton, pastor of
the church Of the Messiah asked the
blessing, then for q matter OF an hour
or so the diners tended strictly to busi-
ness.
The banquet was quickly and eff
GENTLY served by the following: Mrs.
C. II. Clark, chairman; Mrs. S. J.
Somervillc, Mrs. James McGill, Mrs.
Charles French, Mrs. William Mute,
Mrs. Ruth Jackson, Mrs. Geo. Short,
Mrs. David Harlow, Mrs. A. Labor and
Mrs. Henry Holder.
G. e. Peck, president of the Com
mercial Club, presided ct the post
prandial exercises. Before introduce
ing Mr.. Cary as the first speaker, Mr..
Peck told of the project under con-
sideration, and how the matter of aid
ing the fair ground association ori-
ginatcd.
A round of applause greeted Mr..
Cary as he rose to speak. After tell
ing of his surprise at finding him
self at the head Of the fair for the
coming year, he said that one reason
for wanting to address the club WAS,
because he thought perhaps they were
long on talk and q little shy on ac-
ton
Touching on the financial condition
Of the association, Mr.. Cary said the
1air had been run for nearly seventy
years without outside assistance, but
that, owing to the fire Of recent years
which destroyed the fair ground prop
erty, and the disastrous events of last
year when the fair proved almost a
failure because Of the railroad strike
and the disease that was prevalent,
he association found itself heavily in
debt.
The bills amounting to $f0,S00
should be paid. the speaker said, be-
fore anything like q successful fair
could be held here. lie then told of
the plan which he had put in opera
ton to raise tho amount, and which
was meeting with success but needed
the hearticSt cooperation of the men,
bers OF the Commercial Club.
Mr.. Cary then went Oh to tell Of
his ideas for the future of the fair.
Among improvements he insisted on
was the building UP Of the agricultural
department. lie urged the intereSting
of the oranges and all county farm
crs. Il am not SO much on the Vau-
deville' the speaker went on, but
let US have a real horse show, q real
big bloodcd cattle exhibit, and an eX-
position of produce that will attract
the people" He advocated the desir-
ability Of some attraction for the eve
ming to hold the crowds overnight,
and suggested that it be local talent.
Mr. Cary was heartily applaudcd,
when, in closing he said, ito let Gale
donia county fair go down after 10
| years would be q disgrace to the COM
munity.'
Resolution Adopted
A resolution introduced by Arthur
! r. Stone, secretary of the Commercial
| Club was unanimously adopted. IT
read as follows: Resolved, that the
members of the Commercial Club en-
| dorse the plan to place the Caledonia
| county fair on a sound financial basis,
and hereby pledge their active sup
port in cooperating with the manage
ment as far as possible to make the
| coming fair the most successful ever
| held in the history of the OrSaniza-
ton; and be it further resolved, that
| the president hereby appoint q com
mittec from the Commercial Club to
work with the directors Of the Gale
| donia county Playground association
in the interests Of the September fair
The following committee was ap-
pointed to act as per the resolution by
President Peck: Z. S. Waterman, S
-,
Genge 0. D. Adams. c. II. Goss and
Y. z. Lurchin.
Joseph Fairbanks was introduced
| by President Peck. He asked the aid
of the Commercial Club in getting up
a suitable welcome for ex-President
Taft, who will speak here on the even
ing of March 10, in the interests OF
the League to Enforce Peace.
\. c. Mason Speaks
"A. c. Mason Of Rutland held the
closest attention of his hearers when
he explained the manner in which
! the business men Of Rutland had put
the Rutland county fair on its feet ri
q time when it looked down and out
1 The suggestions made by Mr. Mason
were presented in manner thai
showed the feasibility of the same
plan being used here even if not or
! SO extensive a program.
Jalncs Z. Taylor
James p. Taylor of the Greater Ver-
mont association spoke from agricnl-
tnral view of the fair. and it's relative
/ value to the surrounding territory Hs
| went on to say that at the presen
time the dependency of the city dwell