Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26

An especially satisfactory annual
meeting of the Brattleboro board q
trade was held last week Thursday in
the headquarters in the town building.
There was an attendance of 100, which
was gratifying all around, and interest
was aroused the impetus of which will
60 a long way toward accomplishing
the coming year program. Officers
also were elected.
President Walker presided and the
reports of the treasurer and auditor
An exhaustive and highly interesting
report was then made by Secretary
! Herbert f. Stcigler, who had completed
his first year i'll that office.
A 10-minute talk was given by Coun-
Ity Agricultural Agent Arthur w.
lSweeton of West Brattleboro on the
work accomplished by the Farm Blu
reau and how the board of trade had
helped.
Mr.. Sweeton hoped this cooperation
would continue, saying that the bust
ness enterprises of the villages and the
country communities were indepcdent,
and he emphasized the fact that it is
everyone s dhltyhto. iclimina teo waste. ~
The board of trade co-operated the
past year in the school garden work,
and President Walker called on Supt.
Harold +. Moffitt Of the union district
to speak of the work along that line,
which was done in an interesting wav
Mr.. Mofftt said that 297 children out
of about $40 had engaged in the gar
den work, which was a remarkable
showing. The work would not have
been possible except through the as
sistance of the board of trade
President Walker at this point pre-.
scented his annual report, which was
i'll his characteristic vein.
Suggestions for work for he coming
year occupied large part of the report
of President Walker, who retired, after
three years of efficient service, with
sense of both relief and regret. One mat
ter still pending is the consolidation of
the town and village governments Nee
essary legislation has been secured and
the consolidation should be carried
through, he said, if for no other reason
than the saving of duplication of work.
With the reports made and accepted
the election of officers was taken up,
the choice being as follows: Clerk,
Carl S. Hopkins; treasurer, Charles A.
Boyden; auditor. J. G. Dewitt; direc-
tors, W. L. Hunt, C. l.. Stickney, o. +.
Benson, Il. c. Clark, l.. +. Holden, T..
II. Crane, Glenham Jones, C. :. Hop.
kins, A. +, Roberts j. \. Harvey, w.
Y. Haskell, r. j. Fenton, +. II. Chap
man, V. II. Winchester and T.. G. Ten
ncv.
The meeting was then opened for
discussion and brief and interesting re-
marks were made by Major G. Hough-
ton, j. Harry Estey, G. l.. Durham, ii.
+. Jordan, and II. G. Rice. Mr. Dun
ham announced that two acres of land
on the Bradley estate were available
for business men who wished to use it
for garden purposes. On motion Of
Mr.. Jordan a vote Of thanks was cX-
tended to President Walker for his fine
work the past three years.
One Of the especially enjoyable fca-
lures of the occasion was the serving
of Hoover lunch by the members OF
Miss Rosamund ". Ashley's domestic
science class The lunch was planned
by Miss Ashley and Miss Lucy G.
Swift, home demonstration agent, and
cooked by the class in the high school
building, wheat substitutes being used
and it was very highly commended by
ALL as evidenced by the hearty vote of
thanks extended on motion of the re-
| firing president.