The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-11
The State Court, c. o. F., Is
Meeting in Barre for
Two Days
RECEPTION HELD
LASTT IENING
Opening SessCA To-day Fol-
lowed by S -ghtseeing
Trip q Quarries

Officers ay.G elegates Of the state
court, Cathc Order of Foresters, be-
gan arriving in the city last evening.
and to-day the 18th annual convention
of the order in Vermont was in full
swing at the X. of c. hall on North Main
street Including the officers and the
representatives of the forty-four subor-
| dinate courts and 3,l00 members of the
| Foresters in Vermont, around seventy
five visitors are present. War time con
ditions. land the main item is increased
railroad fares probably kept the at
| tendance down below the average OF for
mer years. II promises to be business
convention this year, and while the For
esters adjourned their deliberations at
noon to-day to enjoy sightseeing trip
| to the quarries, most of the two days
given over to the convention will be
devoted to the consideration of wartime
problems which are peculiar not alone to
the Foresters but to all fraternal organ
izations.
An informal open house program in
the hall last evening was the occasion
for fraternal minging of visitors and To-
cal Foresters, members of st. Johns
court, whose committee is entertaining
and Granitevlle courts were largely rep
resented in the gathering, and an enjoy
able evening was passed, light refresh
ments being served at the close. This
morning at S o'clock the delegates and
officers gathered at the Scampini build
ing and formed in line, marching halt
hour later to St. Monicas church, where
solemn high mass was sung by the par
ish priest, Rev. p NJ. Mckenna. Rev.
Norbert Proulx of Rutland acted as dea
con during the celebration, and Rev.
Robert Dewey, pastor of ST. Andrews
church, Waterbury, filled the position Of
sub deacon at the altar. An eloquent
sermon was preached by Rev. !. w.
Dwyer, pastor of St. Aloysius' church,
st. Johnsbury, who, in the course of his
homily, touched significantly on the sac
rifiees which Foresters Of the Catholic
order are making with the American
forces in France.
The convention formally opened at
1880 O'Clock, with Nelson f. L'Ecryer
Of st. Albans, supreme chief ranger, pre-
siding. Mayor f. c. Glysson, as the off
cial representative of the city, bespoke
for the Foresters hearty welcome in
Barre, and touched upon the auspicious
under which the fraterni-
ty is visiting the Granite city this year.
He was warmly received and there were
various replies. During the forenoon
here were remarks by T. B. Hadley
If Manchester, the vice ranger W. Fl.
Driscoll of St. Albans, the state secre-
ary, and Louis n. Provost of Rutland,
he state treasurer. All of the state
directors were present as follows; Frank
/. Sabourin of Newport, Edmund La
Of III af
C. f. Theriault of Montpel
er and NJ w. Ryan of Mortified Falls.
This year the convention will be called
Ipon to elect state officers for the en-
uing three years. Five delegates and five
.lternates to represent the Vermont iur-
sdiction at the international convention
o be held in Duluth. Mimi, are to be
lected, and it is possible that important
agislation affecting the status of For
sters who are with the colors NAV be
assed. Chairman Edward B. Corley of
he committee on credentials had COM
leted his work when the morning ses-
ion adjourned at II o'clock. Hotel
arre, the convention headquarters, was
he rallving point for delegates at 80
clock this afternoon, when an automo
lie trip to the quarries was carried
ut In order to permit the visiting For
sters to see the quarries while they
ere in operation, the afternoon business
,ssion was eliminated entirely and in
3 stead the delegates gave themselves
yer entirely to the auto trip. Cars, do
ited by local people, supplied plenty Of
and the trip to the hill
,lfowed a well prescribed route. Every
,urtesy was shown by the quarters.
It is expected that officers will be
ected at the business session this even
q. which convenes at 1880 o'clock. A
lmber of delegates coming by automo
lie who were unable to reach Barre this
renoon will be present at the later
ssion. The convention adiourns to-
orrow after memorial mass in St.
onicas church. Services will begin at
a. m, when requiem high mass for
ceased members of the order will be
ng by Rev r. NJ. Aubin of Swanton.
member of the Society of st. Edmund
d the state spiritual director of the
ler The memorial sermon will be
cached by Rev. Joseph Turcot, pastor
ST. Syivester's church, in Granite