Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-04-25

sentinel. Following the election the Of |
fcers were installed by Past Illustrious
Master Merritt 70. Sornborger, assisted |
NV Past Ilustrious Master Russell Hallett
ne grand marshal.
An informal dinner. given by 20 of the
friends of ]. II. Dunn, Charles ]. Roland
and Edward Poirier, at the Van Ness grill
last night, partly of a farewell nature,
attested to the popularity In which the
trio are held. The guests at the big
scott" which was made delightful by
generous quantities of Holsters, clans and
oysters, (the same being ordered from
the seaboard for the occasion), are to
leave town the first of May to enter the
employ of the Toledo Scales company, Mr..
| Dunn to be sales agent for the company
in northern Vermont. Mr.. Roland to be
sales agent in New York State, while Mr..
PORTER is to go to the factory in Toledo,
| Ohio to learn the repair end of the scale
business. after which he will do repair
work in Maine, New Hampshire and
Vermont.
! The annual business meeting of Unity
was held at the Unitarian Church
parlors Friday evening Mrs. S. G.
w. Benjamin was reelected president
George w Marks was reelected vice
president. Miss Florence Crooker secre-
tary and Mrs A. J. Taylor treasurer.
The executive committee consists of the
Rev. Charles J. Staples, Miss Lizzie
Moore. Mrs Lawrence BARLEY. Miss
Margaret Emerson. Mrs. George l..
Forbes and Professor A. B. Myrick.
Mrs. J. H. Macomber was elected as
chairman of the finance committee:
Mrs. II. G. Hawthorne as chairman of
the entertaining committees; George w.
| Marks as chairman of the philanthropic
committee and A. F. Childs as chair
man of the dramatic committee. The
reports of the president. secretary and
treasurer showed that Unity has had
a very successful year.
The board of directors Of the Vermont
| Congregational Conference and the YER
mont Domestic Missionary society held
an important meeting Tuesday afternoon
and last evening at the College Street
Church. There were present the Rev.
| G. c. Adams, Mrs. w. j. Van Patten.
! Mrs. ". II. Buckham and II. D. Howe of
Burlington, the Rev. A. S. Bole Of East
Hardwick, the Rev. l.. p. Treat Of Pitts
ford, J. r. Hoadlcy of Rutland, the Rev.
s. +. Bloomfield of Montpelier, the Rev.
| r. NJ. 1saacs of Orwell, the Rev. Donald
Fraser of Wells River. the Rev. +. w.
|
lows Falls, Gen. N. G.. Williams of Bel
lows Falls, p T. II. Pierson of Benning-
ton, the Rev. c. +. Echterbecker of
Quechee and Secretaries C. II. Merrill,
d. D.. of st. Johnsbury and c. c. Mer-
rill of Burlington. The meeting was
| held principally to hear reports of the
years work and to make arrangements
| for the coming annual meeting of the
State Conference and Missionary society
| at Lyndonvlle. on May q to %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pichette will be
tenders ed n wedding reception at the home
| of Mr.. Pichettes parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Pichette of % German street.
Saturday evening on their return from a
honeymoon to various parts of New Eng
| land. The couple. who are we'll known
in the city was married Monday morn
ing at seven o'clock at st. Joseph's
Church by Monsignor Jerome NJ. Cloarec
The bride was formerly Miss Agnes
| Lavalley Of 10 Walnut street. the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Octave Lavalley
Jr. The fathers of the contracting par
ties were the only attendants. The bride
was gowned in n blue travelling suit and
wore picture hat and corsage
bouquet of pink roses. She carried gold
prayer beads. Following the ceremony
n wedding broadcast was served at the
brides home Last Friday evening the
bride. who was employed by the Mead
Manufacturing company. was rendered q
surprise linen shower by her young lady
associates. She Is a member OF the
Children of Marys society Of st. Joseph's
Church. The bridegroom is a baker II
the employ of ]. o. Moquin. The couple
will live at 32 st. Louis street