Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1920-12-03
NOONAN AGAIN HEAD
OF A. A. SOCIETY
1920 Officers Reelected With EX-
CeptiOn of lSt Vice-PreSident

On Wednesday afternoon some 0
the members of the Addison Count
Agricultural Society gathered togethe
in the Town Hall here for their an
nual meeting and election of Officers
The bad weather prevented a bette
attendance. OF the 500 who purchased
membership tickets in September hard
ly one-ffth braved the rain and slusl
for the meeting
After the board of management ant
treasurer had read their reports, thu
election of officers was held The pres,
dent, William Noonan of Addison, Sec
retary Robert McCuen of Vergennes
Treasurer Phillip E. Crane of Middle
bury were chosen to succeed them
selves, all with congratulatory nom
mating speeches.
William c. Hack of Orwell was re-
elected first vice president but asked
to be excused from further service ]
c. 5. Hamilton was chosen in his steaC
and Frank E. Foote Of Cornwall wa,
voted the second vice president.
The directors for three years were
chosen as follows Henry Beldcn oi
Shoreham. II E. Smith of Bridplrt
William Hack of Orwell and William
H Tackman of Waltham To til ,he
vacancy in the board of directors
caused by the promotion of Frank T.
Foote, Allan T. Calhoun of Middle
bury was elected in recognition Of his
yeoman work as superintendent of en-.
tertainment during the last fair The
auditors were also elected to continue
their Office for the ensuing year.
The dates for the 1921 fair were set
for lust 80 and 81 and September |
and . A little discussion about con
fusion of dates with Westport during
the past year and the desirability of
leaving to Rutland County associa-
tion the monopoly of Labor Day as a
Fair Day preceded unanimous vote to
adopt the same schedule as was follow
ed for the last Fair, the last two days
OF August and the first two of Septem-
Der.
The secretary was instructed by the
meeting to forward the sympathy of
the Society to D. F. Macauley of
Shoreham in his serious illness, along
with hopes of a speedy return to health
1t was voted to raise the insurance
of the society's buildings from the
present $25,000 to $4,000 J. +. Weeks
explained that even that figure would
not represent the full replacement val
ue of the various buildings While
the grandstand was insured for $4,000
it could not be duplicated for twice
that amount, The installations of hv-
drants had minimized the danger as
much as possible, yet all companies
would still consider the risk a real
hazard Colonel Illsley had expended
at least $4,000 in the equipment of
the grounds, Mr. Weeks explained,
and their present insurance value
ought to be increased. Charles Chap
man of Ferrisburg moved that the in
crease to $4,000 be made and it was
voted unanimously
1t had been planned by the presiden.
and secretary to provide some form If
for the members, but
Mr. Noonan explained that their best
efforts had come to naught. In the
failure to secure speakers of ability, 1t
had been arranged to have the college
furnish music. But at the
last moment one of the four begged off
on account of an attack of Quinsy. BY
with P. E. Murray, lessee
Of the hall and manager of the motion
picture rights, The Invisible Bond"
starring Irene Castle was put on the
screen. Smokes were passed around by
the president and for an hour or two
the warring elements without were for
gotten in the social peace within