Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-13

as follows: Commander, John w. Bout
we'll; senior vice commander, Charles Il.
Putney; Junior vice-commander, Richard
J. Irwin; quartermaster, John M. SAT-
ford: surgeon, George T.. Morgan; chap
lain, George d. Sherman; officer Of the
day, John Brooks; patriotic instructor,
Charles Z. Putney; officer of the guard,
Livingston Derrick; color sergeant, James
Miles,
, Alpha Camp, No. 1920, NJ. w. A.. elected
officers for the coming year at their rooms
! on College street Friday night as follows
Consul. William l.. Mimeau; advisor, II.
| j. Upham: banker, A. T. Childs; clerk
William Thyme; escort. II. c. Belding;
Waterman. Henry Frame; sentry, l.. e.
stone; trustees. II. H. Sails, Jacob Yeti
and w. II. Topper: physicians. Drs. J. w.
Courtney and Barnet Frank. The past
year was reported as being very pros
porous for the order. the roll now having
| $50 names.
James NJ. Cosgrove Of $50 North Cham
plain street. for 20 years a member of
! the local fire department, and for several
years captain. resigned from the de-
partment Saturday night. At station three
sunday night. where the captain has
been doing duty, a farewell reception was
held In appreciation Of the esteem in
! which he was held by the fire laddies,
as we'll as by n large number Of the
people resident i'll the first ward. Mr..
Cosgrove was presented with c. o. F.
ring. pipe and cigars.
Members Of Queen City Review, No. Z,
Women's Beneht association of Macca-
bees, held their annual election in Hiber-
MAN hall Monday night with the following
result: Commander, Mary Failey; lieu
tenant-commander. Lillian Stone; past
commander. Josie Tobin; chaplain, Dora
Pecue: record keeper. Nina Grifflth
finance auditor, Carrie Papanau; lady-at-
arms, Zena Brew; sergeant, Maude
Prev; picket. Ellen McKinzie; musician.
Mary Crosby: captain of guard Lena
Cantell: sentinel. Anna Curtis.
The question of fuel conservation, as
related to churches, was discussed at
the monthly meeting Of the Burlington
Ministers association, held at the Ho-
tel Vermont Monday morning. The
Rev. w. S. Mulholland. pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church Of ver-
gennes. who has been a guest of the
Rev. ]. A. Hamilton of the local Meth
odist Episcopal Church read an inter-
esting paper. The clergymen lunched
together at the hotel. The next meet
Ing will be held on the second Monday
in January.
At a quiet wedding at Malletts Bay al
three o'clock Tuesday afternoon. Miss
Ethel NJ. Ward, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William r. Ward. was married to
Osborne H. Graves. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank X. Graves Of Apponaug, r. I. The
service was conducted by DR.. George H
Gilbert of Dorset, a cousin Of the bride
Mr.. Graves is with the landscape architect
Thomas Sears Of Philadelphia. and fol
the past six months has been engaged In
construction work at Camp Custer. Battle
Creek. Michigan.
NJ. +. Whelan, former manager Of the
Hotels Vermont and Van Ness, now al
The Kirkwood in Camden. s. c.. writes
that the weather there is nice and warm
and that everything points to a big
season in the South. Cotton" writes
Mr.. Whean, lis now 30 cents and going
higher. which augurs well. The annua
compilation Of crop estimates by the New
York stock exchange has been published
here. There were sS Of these estimates
the highest Of which was 129OO.00O and
the lowest 10,35O.000, with the average
II. 137 900 bales. excluding linters.'
Newsboys, to the number Of Is. will ca
their Christmas dinner at the expense o.
the city's chief executive at three o'clocl
: on the afternoon Of Christmas day, ar
rangements to this effect having beef
made Friday by Mayor ]. Holmes
Jackson with the management Of the New
Sherwood Hotel All that will be neces
sary for the "wuxtra! wautra!" boy to d.
to gain admittance to the banquet hal
will be to procure a ticket. These tickets
will be placed at a local newsstand and viii
be easy Of obtainment. providing the DO.
} is a bona hde newspaper man.
Leo ]. Stone, mention Of whose injur.
while In action in France is made II
, the Essex Junction items in anothe
column, is a son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli Ston
Of Rose street and lived In Burlington
until he went to British Columbia abou
| seven years ago. He enlisted in tn
47th battalion. Canadian expeditionar,
forces. about two years ago. and ha
, been at the front for Is months. He wa
, awarded a military medal. and decorate
, August Is. 1917. He is in ambulance hos
, pital No. suffering from gunsho
, wounds in the legs and gas poisoning.
, Twenty-Five prospective privates 70
. the LIST Vermont Volunteer infantr
regiment. Charlotte, N. c.. were secure
; Monday morning at the city cour
room by Lieut.. l.. H. Boyd. There wer
II who signed slips on Sunday and wer
. to appear for preliminary examination
, on Monday morning. but only 81 show
, ed up. Out OF these Ave were imme
=, diately disqualified after an examina
n ton by a local physician. The othe
, % took the noon train to Rutland an
q were examined by a regular army sur
!. geon there.
At meeting Of several Of the member
3 of the Vermont Association for the Pre-
vention Of tuberculosis, held Thursda
4 afternoon at DR.. c.. F. Daltons offic
n the secretary Of the society. Harold "
. Slocum. reported that the association ha
% already established modern health crusad
= leagues in 45 schools throughout the Stat
y Interesting facts as to the manner
:, which the chore cards were received wei
- reported several thousands Of these ha,
= ing been distributed among the boys ar
" girls. As soon as they are received fro
the office In New York several hundre
~ more of the cards will be mailed out.
m Vermont Lodge. No. SO, New Englan
" Order OF Protection. held nomination
=. of officers Tuesday in X. of p. hall {
h. Church street, with the following results
40 Warden. the Rev. c. j. Staples; vic
ia warden. Miss Mabel Kelley; chaplai
=. Mrs. G. f. Wakefield; recording seer
tary, e. M. Bullock: financial secretar
J.. Il. Tracy; treasurer. L. w. Crannel
IN guard. Miss Frances Hill: guardia
~ ii. r. Bostwick; sentinel, G. F. WAX
Ill all