The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-11
The Ban 8 at Hotel Barre
clf $ Both Annual
yconvention
GEC .tGE H. HORTON,
WINOOSKI, PRESIDENT
Delightful Trip Was Taken
to Various Places of
Interest

Congenialty reigned at the banquet at
Hotel Barre last night which terminated
the 30th annual convention of the Yer
mont State Firemens association. From
early morning the men had been engaged
either in business meetings or in joy
rides and sightseeing about Barre and
the granite district, and when the din
ner chimes were sounded last evening
they gave evidence that they were devo-
tees of preparedness as they trooped into
the banquet hall and seated themselves
about the three tables. There were la
persons at the banquet
Extra plans had been made to make
the evening memorable for the associa-
tion members and fighting men, and the
first of these plans came when H. A.
| lockwood, photographer, took a fash
| light picture of the assembled company
and had the proof on display before the
| feast was over.
A pleasureable part of the banquet
was the music interspersed by Gilbert
sons orchestra, whose musical novelties
and popular song numbers elected great
applause. Rev. j. B. Reardon said grace,
and then the feasting began.
| Nelson ID. Phelps of Barre, a former
chief of the Barre fire department was
| the toastmaster Of the evening He in
troduced for the first speaker, Mayor
! u. G. Glysson of Barre, who delivered in
appropriate words the official welcome
of the city of Barre to the visitors. He
mentioned the improvement made in the
| local fire department in % years and
hoped that as much progress would be
made in the next 25 years.
George H. Horton of Winooski, the
newly elected president of the associa-
ton. was called on to address the diners
with an impromptu talk, which he did,
and then DR.. r. M Lynde of Barre fur
nished great amusement with his hui
morous monologues and was called back
second time.
| Frank Taft, a representative of the
Seagrave Fire Apparatus Co. Of Boston,
outlined the benefits of union and fa-
vored association meetings oftener than
once a year He forcefully emphasized
that commercial men should have no
hand in election of officers for the asso-
citation. He also asserted that fire chiefs,
in order to prevent fire hazards, must
have the backing of the city officials.
| Toastmaster Phelps then interposed
| few suggestions as to the methods by
which the firemen could attain greater
| financial protection from the state in
case of accident.
G. Herbert Pape read interesting facts
regarding fires in the United States dur
| ing a single year Property loss goes as
high as S290,O00,000 and could the build
| ings burned be placed side by side they
would form a street leading from New
York City to Chicago.
"Cuddy" Duncan polished off the even
| ing's entertainment with several vocal
and whistling ragtime solos and he was
repeatedly called back until his roper
toire was exhausted President Horton
led the cheering for Chief A. G. Preble
of the Barre fire department. who, with
the regular firemen and others, made
great efforts to bring about a successful
convention, which it had proven to be.
The Election of Officers.
After the return from the trip to the
interesting points about the granite sec
tion, a business meeting of the associa-
tion was held in the convention hall in
the Scampini block. Reports were sub
mitted, all of which were received and
| approved; the various representatives of
| fire apparatus companies of Boston dis
cussed different phases of the prevention
and fire fighting, and lastly the election
of officers took place. The results of
the election were: George H. Horton of
| Winooski, president; G. b. Stockwell of
| Burlington, first vice-president; G. G.
Guerin of st. Albans, second vice-presi-
dent; A. A. Whitcomb of Yergennes,
third vice president; G A. Barber of
Winooski, fourth vice president; A.
SCHNEIDER of Montpelier fifth vice -presi-
dent; Edwin D. Moore of Burlington,
secretary; l.. G. Grant of Burlington,
| treasurer. The executive committeeman
are: Clarence B. Gladding of Barre Roy
S, Kimball of St. Adams, W. P. Powers
of Putney, G. A. Niles Of Burlington and
Charles Caise of Burlington. The audi
tors are f. f. Nash, George Fmnigan and
J. S. Denning, all of Burlington; statis-
tician, Frank T.. Perkins of Burlington.