The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-11
LAWMAKERS SAW
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The First Week of Session
Ended in Glittering
Social Functions
.GOVERNNR'S BALL
AND RECEPTION
Large Crowds Present on
Both Occasions Prospects
for Next Weeks Work

Inc irst week OF the BIENNIAL session
Of the Vermont Legislature closed last
night with social functions connected
with the Inauguration Of Governor Clem.
ent and Lieutenant Governor Stone The
legislature was not in session o-day, the
Senate having adjourned yesterday after
noon to Monday evening and the House
TO Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
Although there seems to be little like
/ lihood that either the House or the SEN
ate will be ready to take up anything in
the line of bills before Tuesday or
Wednesday Of next week, it is under
stood that some 25 bills have passed
through the hands of the legislative
craftsmen and win be ready for the leg
isators when they get settled down to
the regular routine
| One Of the measures about which much
| interest centers and one which is likely
to receive attention early in the session
| is that of the ratification of the Shep-
pard bill for national prohibition. OF
course there are many rIimors about
what is expected to happen TO the ratifi
cation measure. There seems to be
very general opinion in and about the
talk fest" circles which assemble here
and there and everywhere, that ratifca
tion will come in this legislature, but
there are many who believe that IL will
not come without a strong fight on the
part of the opposition. 1t will not be
surprising if something definite is heard
from this matter before the end of next
week
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about are a highway BILL measure TO in
yestigate the auditing system, and pos
sibly other state accounts. a bill to ''ro-
model the famous board Of control, an
other to provide for a different plan OF
peusioning teachers in the state, WON
an suffrage measure tthe suffragists arc
already on the ground in foreel. a bill
providing for the establishment OF wood
and coal yards in the different cities, and
a bill on the proposed league Of nations.
Suffragists Already Busy.
An organized campaign is already in
progress ON the part of the sufragists TO
/ get a resolution in favor of suffrage
through the legislature during the early
part of next week, for the purpose of IN
Ifluencing the vote Of Senator Dillingham;
twho is said to be opposed to woman
suifragel before the matter comes up in
! Congress next week
/ With this end in view number Of la
dies, including Mrs Kalsey Wilson Of
| New York who is in charge of the cam.
| paign Mrs. Grace Sherwood Of st. Al
bans, Mrs Edward X. Reed, Miss Mabel
| Southwick, Miss Swartz, and Mrs. J.. II.
Olzendam, all Of Burlington; Mrs. James
/ r. Estee Of Montpelier and Miss Bessie
Clement, daughter of the governor, have
been addressing meetings of county dele
cations whenever the opportunity pre-
sented itself, and getting declarations for
the resolution so far as possible,
| Washington county. Senator Dilling
hams home county, proved one of the
banner counties for suffrage, standing 4
/ to for the resolution. In Windham
county, the vote was u for and
against, while one was neutral and one
said perhaps" Iamoille county, where
Senator Page resides, was tied, to ), on
the vote.
Governors Reception.
Following the Inauguration Of the gov
ernor and lieutenant governor yesterday
afternoon. the usual reception was held
in the executive chambers at the State
House In the receiving line were: Gov
ernor p W. Clement Of Rutland, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Brown TO Springfield Mrs
John B. Knowles of Cedarhurst, T. l.,
Mrs Frances NJ. Seymour of Boston,
/ Miss Elizabeth Clement Of Rutland, Lieu
tenant Governor and Mrs. Mason S.
Stone of Montpelier, Ex-Governor and
Mrs. w. w. Stickney of Ludlow, ex-Gov.
ernor and Mrs. 4, G. Smith of st. Albaus,
/ former Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. NJ.
f. Allen, Judge and Mrs. L. p. Slack and
| Congressman and Mrs. Porter H. Dale of
Washington and Island Pond.
A committee made up as follows helped
| TO receive and present the guests; Col.
III. T. johnson of Bradford, adiutant gen
eral of the state; Lieutenant Colonel
Preston II. Hadley of Bellows Falls, Ma
| ior Frank H. Johnson of Brandon, Major
! George II. V. Allen of Fair Haven; Major
Aaron Grout of Newport, Captain S, S.
! Gushing, L. s. A.. of St. Albans, j. Greg
ory Smith Of st, Adams, Walter S. Fen
| ton of Rutland, John r. Cushing Of ST.
| Albans and Harvey Il. Goodell of Whit
ngham
Practically all Of the senator's and rep
lresentatives and many Of their families
as we'll as large number OF visitors were
present at the reception, An orchestra
| of rs pieces, under the direction Of
George z. White of Montpelier, furnished
music for the reception, and also for the
ball in the evening.
1900 People Attended Ball
| About 500 people were in attendance
at the ball given last evening in the
Montpelier city hall BY the Arab patrol
of Mt Sinai temple, Mobiles of the Mys
tic Shrine, the governor and party being
the guests of honor. Preceding the dance
there was a concert by the orchestra
| from until . o'clock.
| Shortly before . o'clock, the drill team
of the Arab patrol escorted the governor
and party to seats reserved for them on
the stage Col. II. T. Johnson acting as
master of ceremonies
! When the governors party were scat
| ed, the drill team, the members of which
were attractiyely atSired in loose fitting
garb OF Arab appearance, with turbans
which very much resembled vegetable
gardens in full bloom, put on an exhbj-
| tion of close and extended order drill
with peculiar formations. such as crosses
squares pyramids etc, which showed the
results OF long and consistent drilling
! This exhibition was very wcll carried out
and merited the applause which il re-
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