The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-19
COOLIDGE HAD
FINE RECEPTION
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land welcome. EX-GoVernor w. W
Stiekney of Vermont, the president o
the society, Calvin Coolidge, John {
Coolidge, father of the vice president
elect, and John NJ Thomas, chaplain o
the society, were escorted into the hall
and then Lieutenant Governor Foot
turned the meeting over TO Presiden
Stickney of the society.
President Stickney reviewed brief,
the history of the society, organized S.
years ago. He said that the chief pur
pose of the society is to conserve thu
history of Vermont. He pointed on
several prominent facts in the history
of the state, namely that the first Brit
ish flag was surrendered to a Vermont
err during the revolution; that the first
blood of the revolution was shed OF
Vermont soil, and that the Vermont con
stitution contains the first act TO pro
hibit human slavery promulgated or
the American continent. This last
claim has been disputed, but was con
clusively established by Chief Justice
Watson in a paper before recent
meeting of the Vermont bar.
Give me men to match my noun
tains has been the call OF Vermont,
said President Stickney, "and that call
has been answered again and again.
| One of those men, gentleman who
will now address you, was first of Plym-
outh, next Of Massachusetts, and now Of
the United States
Ex-Governor Coolidge was given a
demonstration, which lasted for nearly
| L i I,
sembly. He bowed again and again be.
fore the applause finally subsidized.
| At the close of the address ex Coy.
ernor Coolidge was told for the first
| time by Ex-Governor Stickney that he
had been made during the day an hon.
orarv member Of the Vermont Histori-
cal society. Fred A. Rowland Of Mont.
pelier introduced a resolution, follow
| ing the address, thanking Ex-Governor
| Coolidge, whom he characterized as "a
man who both interprets and makes
history" The meeting Of the Vermont
Historical society was adjourned until
April ?, at o'clock in the afternoon.
THE full text of Coolidge's address
will be found on another page of to-
days paper.
One Hundred and Seven New Members.
One hundred and seven persons were
made members of the Vermont Histori
cal society in the meeting held in
Montpelier Tuesday afternoon. One
Of thex was made a life member while
Calvin Coolidge was made an honorary
member OF the society.
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President. w w. Stickney, Ludlow;
vice presidents, i. a. Rowland Mont.
prlier G. P Smith. Burlington. Frank
Plumley Northfeld; recording secre-
tary, Phil S. Howes, Montpelier; cor
responding secretaries, d. B. f. Kent,
Montpelier, W. H. Crockett, Burling
ton; treasurer, Henry l.. Farwell,
Montpelier; librarian, d. B. f. Kent,
Montpelier; curators, Addison county, |
John NJ Thomas; Bennington. Hall
McCullough, Caledonia. Henry Fair |
banks; Chittenden, r. b. Shaw. Essex, |
Clarence Cutting; Franklin, +. L.
Greene; Grand Isle, Nelson Fiske; La
noble, Carroll s. Page; Orange, Hale
X Darling; Orleans. F. w. Baldwin;
Rutland, F. c. Partridge; Washington,
A. d. Farwell; Windham, L. s. Hayes
Windsor. G.. A. Davis; while Harry
Black. Benjamin Gates and G. w.
Wing are ex.officio members.
Notes on Coolidge's Visit
There are some interesting side
lights on the coming of Calvin Cool
idge to Montpelier. One was the fact
that it brought together four chums
of his father; that is to say, persons
who were attached to the legislature
Of 1872 and who ate about one table
at the Pavilion hotel last evening.
These were Col. John c. Coolidge. ia
Their of Vice President elect Coolidge;
Justice w. W. Miles and i. w vii
mart. member of the House this
wear from Stamford. These three were
members of the House Of 1872, while
w. W. Stickney of Ludlow was sec
md assistant clerk and Justice G. VI.
Powers Of Morrsville was messenger
in the Senate
Martin S. Villas said last evening
hat boom has been started in Wind
,or county now for John C. Coolidge
10 be a candidate for lieutenant gov
'rnor two years hence.
Coolidge spoke to about 1900 per.
IONS in Montpelier in three different
and shook hands with about
500 people in the informal receptions
It the high school and executive Of
ice.
Clifton Coates. who led the cheering
L the high school Tuesday morning
or Coolidge. was given a few words
Il commentator and was told that
here is chance for another man 10
make good in Vermont iii
Park Pollard and Mr. Wilder Of
who were the escort to
alvin Coolidge when he came into the
oint assembly in the afternoon. are
ousins of the honored guest Of the
ssemhly; therefore, II was very fit III
ing that they be a part Of the COM
1ittee II
T. A. Rowland entertained Mr.. Cool. III
lEe and his father. also John "
'bomas. w. w. Stickney and +. C. II