The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-01-13
LEGISLATORS ATTEND
SOCIAL FUNCTIONS
Large Crowds Attend Governors Re.
ceptlon and Ball--Suffragists Start
an Active Campaign for Their Cause

an Active Campaign for Their Cause
Montpelier, Jan. 1.-THE first week
OF the biennial session of the Yer.
mont legislature closed last night
with social functions connected with
the Inauguration Of Governor Clement
and Lieutenant Governor Stone. The
legislature was not in session today,
the Senate having adjourned yester-
day afternoon to Monday evening and
the House to Tuesday morning at 10
O'clock.
Although there seems to be little
likelihood that either the House or
the Senate will be ready to take up
anything in the line OF bills before
Tuesday or Wednesday of next week,
1t is understood that some % bills
have passed through the hands of the
legislative craftsmen and win be
ready for the legislators when they
get settled down 10 the regular rou.
tine.
An organized campaign is already in
progress on the part of the suffragists
TO get a resolution in favor of suf-
rage through the legislature during
the early part of next week. for the
purpose of influencing the vote of
senator Dillingham; (who Is said to be
opposed to woman suffrage) before
the matter comes up in Congress next
week.
with this end in view number of
ladies', including Mrs. kalsey Wilson
OF New York, who is in charge of the
campaign, Mrs. Grace Sherwood OF st.
Adams, Mrs. Edward H. Reed. Miss
Mabel Southwick Miss Swartz and
Mrs. l.. Ii. Olzendam, all OF Burling.
ton; Mrs. James b. Estee OF Montpel.
Ter and Miss Bessie Clement, daughter
OF the governor, have been addressing
meetings of county delegations when
ever The. opportunity presented itself.
and getting declarations for the reso-
luton 50 far as possible
Following the Inauguration of the
governor and lieutenant governor YES
terday afternoon, the usual reception
was held in the executive chambers
at the State House. In the receiving
line were: Governor P. W. Clement
OF Rutland, Mr. and Mrs Horace
Brown Of Springfield. Mrs. John B
Knowles of Cedarhurst. l.. l.. Mrs
Frances NJ. Seymour of Boston. Miss
! Elizabeth Clement of Rutland, Lieu
tenant Governor and Mrs. Mason s
Stone of Montpelier. Ex-Governor anc
Mrs. w. w. Stickney OF Ludlow. ex
Governor and Mrs +. c. Smith Of ST
Adams, former Lieutenant Governor
and Mrs. NJ. +. Allen. Judge and Mrs
l.. p. Slack and Congressman ant
Mrs. Porter H. Dale of Washington
and Island Pond
A committee made up as follow,
helped to receive and present tn,
guests: Col. II. T. Johnson of Brad
ford. adjutant general of the state
Lieutenant Colonel Preston H. Hadle,
OF Bellows Falls. Major Frank II
Johnson of Brandon, Major George Fl
V. Allen OF Fair Haven; Major AaroI
Grout of Newport. Captain S. S. Gus
, ing U. S. A.. of St Adams. j. Gregor
Smith of St Adams. Walter S Fer
ton OF Rutland. John T. Cushing @
81. Albans and. Harvey L. Goodell Q
, Nottingham.
, Practically all OF the senators an
, representatives and many of the
1 families as well as a large number {
4 visitors were present at the reception
!. An orchestra of 1G pieces, under III
direction Of George Il. White Of Mon
pelier furnished music for the rece
$ ton, and also for the ball in III
. evening