News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1921-06-22
Telephone Association Meets

IelepHoIle ASSoClalIoIl NeetS
| Over one hundred men and womer
gathered at the Samoset Club House or
| Saturday last for the annual meeting o.
the Vermont Telephone Association, the
| use otthe Club House and grounds being
possible through the kindness of DR.. and
Mrs. W. T. Slayton. The weather, with
| the exception OF brief but severe STORM
! in the afternoon, was ideal, and the
| guests were loud il appreciation of the
! beauty Utthe place.
} A business meeting was held at the
| morning session, at which board of
directors was elected as follows:-
c. D. Gushing of Bethel, F. Harding
| Chesmore of West Corinth, F. J. Alexan-
| der Jr., of Saxtoh's River, F. w, Story of
Boston, NJ. W. Hicks OF Granville. Fol
| lowing the open meeting the board of
directors met and elected ofhcers:-presi-
dent Mr.. Gushing; vice-president, Mr..
Spear; secretary and treasurer Mr..
Ovtt and auditor, Mr.. Chesmore.
AT one o'clock an excellent dinner was
served in the diniDg.halI by Mrs. N. II.
Ellsworth aud her corps of assistants,
comprising a menu OF lice soup, roast
lamb, chicken pie. strawberry shortcake
and ice cream, with all the trimmings.
and the company did full justice to the
meal. ellis orchestra OF five pieces fur
nished music during the banquet, and
following the latter postprandal exer-
cses OF most enjoyable nature were
held president Cushing acting as toast.
master. He called first on Hon. F. G
Fleetwood, who in few words wei
coined the guests to Morrisville, Mr..
Cushing responding for the Association.
Vice. president G. L Spear was the next
speaker, on the subject. what he TrIe-
phone ssoliatonI Has done for U.s." The
gist of Mr.. Spears remarks was that in
this as in other things one takes out
what one puts in. M. W. Hicks followed
with strong address on the practical
side of the telephone business, and the
next speaker was F. W. Story OF the
New England Telephone Company, who
represented Mr.. Jones, president of the
N. E. T., and extended his regrets that
he could not be present in person. Paul
Gates, assistant accountant, gave a
brief talk on his experience in testing out
the accounting system, and F. E. Waring,
accountant for the N. F. 7. Co.. spoke
very interestingly on his work and its
points.
The program was interspersed with
musical numbers by Mrs. 6. Nj. Powers
and Mrs. LA Niles Jackson, which were
most enjoyable, both the ladies being in
excellent voice. Mrs. Jackson contrib
uted patriotic number, THE Land |
Love-" and responded to hearty encore
with an amusing little skit "He Met Her
on the Stairs" She also gave several
humorous musical readings, The Morn
ing Gall, Loyalty of Men" and Food
for Gossip"
Mrs. Powers sang most charmipgly the
ballad, THE Radiance OF Your Eyes,
and in response to an insistent encore
sang an impish little number entitled,
"Tbe Elf and the Dormouse" For
grand finale the ladies' joined in a duet
Sing, Bird on the Wing" in which their
voices blended delightfully."-, and gave for
a encore the pretty from The Red Mill
"Because You're Eye" Miss Elizabeth
Powers also added to the musical pro-
gram with most enjoyable flute solo
"LaCinquantaine."
In conclusion Mr. Chesmore called for
a rising vote of thanks from the Associa.
ton to all concerned in making the affair
a success, chieafmung. whom was c. l..
Ovitt, secretary of the association and
general manager OF the Citizens, North
ern and Central Telephone Exchanges.
To his untiring and earnest efforts was
due much Of the pleasurable aspect of the
occasion.
Following the program the meeting
adjourned for an informal good time, n.
L. Bentley taking a photograph of the
group before it broke up.
Among those present were Lieut.Gov.
A. w. Foote of Middlebury, and Ex.Gov.
Chas w. Gates of St. Adams.