Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
Chittenden County
WINOOSKI

Charles S. Lord one of the most prom
inent business men of this vicinity, and
an almost lifelong resident of Winooski.
died very suddenly in his office at the
Burlington FIGURING company just after
noon Friday. Charles Sumner Lord
was born in Waterbury June 3, 1862. ana
was therefore 81 years of age last Tues
day. He came to this place at the age
OF II and entered the employ of the
Winooski mills then managed by his
uncle, f. C. Kennedy. He held several
responsible positions under his unces
management. and later became the
cashier of the American Wooden COM
pany and entrusted with the handling
of the company funds. At the time Of
his death he was treasurer of the Bur-
lington FIGURING company. the Perfection
Overgaiter company and the National
Paper Tube Il Box company and active
in the management of all three He was
an ardent Methodist, and devoted to the
service of his church; was chairman Of
the new building committee, and of the
board of trustees. had been steward for
many years, and was the Sunday school
superintendent During the war he was
an enthusiastic worker, being one Of the
four-minute speakers during the several
"a
prominent temperance worker during his
entire life. Mr.. Lord is survived by his
wife. Mrs. Gertrude Olive Lord, and one
son, Charles Curtis Lord, and a half
brother, G.. Morton Lord of Burlington
Funeral services were held at the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in Winooski Mon
day afternoon at three o'clock, with
burial in Green Mount cemetery.
Last evening at eight o'clock the grad
uating exercises of the Winooski high
school took place in the high school
assembly hall. The school orchestra
furnished music for the occasion The pro-
gram was as follows: Overture, "Oh Boy"
jerome Kern; class song, "Amici," class
/ or 1879 essay, THE Poets of the War"
Miss Florence Edith Bousquet salutatory
honors; Grafton, "Why Germany Failed, -
james Benzie Kendrick; orchestra,
Loyalty" II. B. Blanke; essay, Good
Habits as Result of the War" Helen
Mora Smith; Grafton, What Won the
War" Alfred Desautels: violin solo. in A
tFrantz Drdla) Miss Corinne Devino
essay, The Yankee Division" Miss Mar
garet Prudence Saunders: Grafton, 1.-The
Effects Of the War on Our Navy" Albert
Joseph Anger; orchestra. Kisses" j. s.
AamenicN; essay, wonders of the War
/ 4iioS poiONHy clark, yaleQictOry
honors; address, Walter HIN Crockett,
presentation of honor scholarships at the
University of Vermont; presentation of
diplomas, Prin. George Rollin Stackpole
orchestra, THE Star Spangled Banner. -
Key. The graduating class is the larges,
OF any preceding graduating class, there
being Is members in the class. Follow.
Ing are the students who received
diplomas; Misunderstanding course, Gertrude
Elizabeth Desautels Ruth Katherine
thompson Robert Augustin Poirier; Eng
lish course, James Benzie Kendrick
Joseph Edward Brassor Laurence Julian
Mongeon. Alfred Desautels. Dorothy Flor,
ence Clark, Maurice Eugene Sourmail
Aymer Morgan Hin, Albert Joseph Anger
commercial course, Especially, Helen Nora
Smith. Corinne Anna Devno. Florenc,
Edith Bousquet, Mary Loretta Whalen
Margaret Prudence Saunders, Heller