The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-01-05
CITY OF NEWPORT
Newport City Board of Trade BAN
quet Great Success

4
banquet) given by the board of trade
at the Newport House last Friday
evening, was the. most successful
event in the history of the board of
trade. S,
s At the appointed hour 125 of New
ports business men and citizens of
the new city with a few visitors gath
erred at the Newport House and sat
down to the most elaborate banquet
over staged in our city, prepared by
Frank Burns, proprietor of the hotel.
Rev. Il. A. Edwards, pastor of the
First Congregational church asked
grace. The dining room was attract
ivelysdecofated with the allied flags
The tables were decorated with flow
Heling plants, donated by T. c. Camp,
proprietor of Balls flower shop.
Fifteen young ladies acting under
The direction of Miss Amy Pope,
head waitress catered to the wants
Of the guests in most graceful and
pleasing manner, without single
mishap, and nothing but words of
praise was heard from every table,
for the manner in which the BAN
quet was handled.
The Premier Orchestra, with
Blanche Burns at the piano, Forest
Drew, flute, and Miss Irma King of
Passulnpsic, violin, furnished eS-
ccllent music for the occasion, which
added much to the enjoyment of the
evening and received much applause.
Those who were seated at the
table OF honor were: W. w. True,
president Of the board of trade, and
City Clerk Spear, Rev. II. T. Contz,
Rev. L. A. Edwards, Rev. Arthur AL
! len, Father Bastien, Editor W. II.
| Gilpm Of Barton, Editor D w. Hill
dreth and Carl French of Orleans,
and Edward F. Trefz, by the speak
Ter of the evening.
RI The menu program was very neat
nd attactive in appearance as well as
the list of good things that was plac-
ed before the guests.
II At the close of the banquet ".
w. True, president Of the Board Of
Trade, made a few remarks and call
ed on W. H. Gilpin of Barton. Editor
Gilpin, who is one of the live wires
of Orleans county made some very in
tteresting remarks, offering some very
good suggestions along the line o!
building up the city of Newport ant
booming Orleans County and thu
state by doing more advertising. Al
this time the chairma n introduced as
the speaker of the evening Edward
7. frefz, who was sent to take the
place of Hon Lucius Wilson, who
was unable to be present on accoun,
Z of sickness, Mr. Trefz FORMERLY
was secretary of the United State.
fChamber of Commerce, now serving
as the publicity man for the Patro
committee. Mr. Trefz gave one OF
the strongest addresses that Newpor
people have had the pleasure Of lis
tening to for long while. He is al
| orator and has a, story to tell ant
nc can deliver the goods. He has haf
great experiences. and his subject O.
city building brought forth from hi.
tstorc of knowledge and study, som.
wonderful q Illustrations taken from
experiences that have occurred in tn,
building up of some of the larges
cities in the u. s. A.
\ Cities are built by men that cor,
pose her citizenship and not by he
resources. The city has a soul ant
tn e city IS no greater than the small
lest soul contained therein.
+ The growth is made by the great
est and weakest men that make u
her citizenship; it is the human tina
gives value to a city.
Newport can be made to be
great industrial center if everyon
OF its citizens pull and work togeth
er, but the board of trade will no
build up a very large city with $40
per year dues. G 49,
In order'to do this great work me,
must think of Newport only and a
the time and get out of the idea @
how much lstherein it for me. Get n
enthusiasm. i Enthusiasm alone by1il
the city of Los Angeles of 8720, 90
people. IN speaking of Vermont. h
said that we Vermonters were to
Damn conservative; at one time the
boosted of the Lily White Vernon
and mourned that other states wer
SO crooked IN their politics. and, /,
thanked God that the time. had com
Wnen we could not do that any NOR
THAT Vermont needed purifying. Fl
tssald Vermont had enough to glor
rover, and no state has more.
Fake care of the recreation for IL
fchildren, it must not be all work an
Fno play; build parks, a park is !;
much an asset to a city as the Pull
/, Tic Library. Guard well the publ
! schools. The schools should he :
, much of an interest to the busine.
man as his own business. Hexurpe
tlut the men be united in all the
5 undertakings and if the men of New
: port worked together they CON
make Newport the best little ST
that God Almighty ever looked u
On s.lut :
None of us .liveth unto hinsej
and none of US dieth unto himself
At the cloke of this wonderful a
dress the men all arose and gave NJ
Irefz rousing applause with Il
waving OF handkerchiefs, hopi,
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