The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-09-24
ExoovERNoss At DINNER
Unique Farty Given BY Former Gov
ernor Ormsbee.

unique Z GILN GlH~U CJ " illA' ~
ernor Ornsbee.
with the yereable Samuel z. Pin
gree and MIS- Pineree on his rigat
til HIS daughter. Miss Carrie w.
Ormsbee. and Governor and Mrs
Jemes Hartne on his left surrounded
by Ex-Goyernors, their ladies' sey-
eral former state officers and a mum
her 81 IL ends from Brandon and yicin
ity. Ex Governor Ebenezer j. Ormsbee
Wednesday afternoon entertained
group Of men and women at an oc-
cas.on an que ia the annals OF Yer.
mont
II was Governor Ormsbee's own
idea to meet and entertain the Ex-
Governors OF the State he served and
the dinner vas given in the aicoye
dining room Of the Brandon Inn, the
que t. number ng over thirty In mum
Der.
The alc0ye was handsomely decora
ted ia autumn flowers End the aiiicd
flags. az each place was a dlmlnutiye
American f fag and in place of honor
sgaS a ccntC, eee made oi the held
p.odults Of the state.
the former governors present were;
HOn Samuel T. pngree, Gcyeruor
Of Vc-m nt 1sS4S6
Hon Edward c. smith, Governor Of
vermont 1855 CO.
Hon Will,an w., Stckney Cover
nor oi Vernon, l900e2
Hon. Allen NJ Fletcher, Governor
OF Vermont 1912l5 .
Hon Charles W. Gates Governor
ol Vermont l9i517.
Hon perc.yal w. Clement G0yec.
uor cf Vermont 1881
Hi. Excehency Cove nor James
lIaitaess, Present Governor of Yer,
Mont.
TOAST OFFERED BY HENRY H.
FIELD CF RUTLAND. STATE
TREASURER lS5O9S.
4 congratulate you Governor Orm-
elae. on tue success CT the occas on.
IL is anusuil ard seems 60 me remark
ab that $50 many OF the lohs line OF
able men wh0 have filed the gUber-
Material chair SIN remain. and that
SO large q number Ol them are here
today s q tribute OF affection and re.
spocl that Should cheer your heart
and may we'll be o dear memory 10
cherish IN after years.
4 And now. Governor Hartness, Your
( Excel.cucy, the hx-GOvemOrs pre- cnt
ard the ladies and gentlemen Of the
ltty. / give yCu this.
FS Governor Eheneger j. Ormsboe,
q man OF fair fe and gracious heart!
a citizen and soldier Of loyal and ar
dent patriotism; an eIecut We OF ahil
ty and fidelity; and friend as true
ANA stea1iast as the hills he loves so
well
Drink TO him, them in the spark.
ne wine that tows from mountain
springs that never fail!
(The toast was drunk standing
Tho host greeted h guests in an
address that was made informal by
the frequent flashes of his old time
tylt and mumor and was frequently in
tewupted by applause especially when
he paid earnest tribute 20 Tx Governor
A.llAlHt dt AlfaRiN 0hilNlAf w hAtthN ~
C. Vea1ey Bcdheld Proctor and
others
The Ex Governor responded IN or
der of seniority, Ex-Governor Pingre,
: roiem ng roelmgy to his association
with the hest ON the field of.batta
Ex Governor Smith paid a tribute tC
, Miss Ormsbee and her work IN thC
league of women voters. EXGoyer
nor Stckney recalled his own servic,
as second assistant clerk of the HOUSE
imhcn Governor Orm bee was the gel
p tlcman from Brandon
Ex-Governor Fletcher proGessee,
: himself ,al, OF idealism but said tha
, what the state wanted was a recru
/. dercenco of common sense" Ex-Goy
8 cmor Gates referred to the honor o
being governor Of Vermont. EX-Goy
! ernor Clement favored a club Of ES
+ Governors but proposed that If an
= member asplred TO further politiea
Office he should be ineligible.
Governor Hartness said one Of tn
best things about being governor wa
p. loclSinr forward 10 heinz an Eek" an