The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-11
MONTPELIER
Business and Professional Women Or
ganize Amid Enthusiasm.

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ganize Amid Enthusiasm.
| AT wellattended and enthusiastic
meeting of the business and profes
sional women of Montpelier on Monday
evening in the memorial room of city
hall a temporary organization was eft
fected which it is hoped will develoI
into permanent and vigorous business
and professional women's club. Mrs
William Kelleher presided at the meet
I ing and introduced Mayor Dean X. Lii
lie, who told the gathering that q clut
Of this sort might be strong force
and mentioned some of the ways in
which it might help in advertising thu
city, as well as being benefit socially
and educa tionally to the members. He
also urged the members strongly to
make use of their voting privileges.
Following Mayor Lilies address,
Miss Edith Blanchard, chairman of the
committee on club rooms, reported that
through the generosity Of j. NJ. Bout
we'll, it would be possible to obtain q
centrally located house for the head
quarters of the club, Mr.. Boutwell, hav-
ing offered to remodel the place and
make it into suitable building for
such a purpose Miss Blanchard's re-
port was received with enthusiasm, and
1t was voted that committee be ap-
pointed to ascertain the cost Of equip
ping and maintaining such place.
Mrs. Kelleher having stated that it
would not be possible for her to con-
tinue as chairman, Miss Jean b. Pin
ney was elected to that Office, and ap.
pointed the following chairmen Of COM
mittees: Committee on constitution,
Miss Julia Carter; budget committee,
Miss Edith Blanchard; membership
committee, Mrs. Kate Lowe. A syste-
matte canvass Of the city will be made
during this week to arouse interest
and secure memberships, and ii il urged
that all women who are interested in 4
club of this sort shall send their names
to Mrs. Lowe, whether or not they are
by canvasser. There are
several clubs In the state, and with the
large number of eligible women in this
city Montpelier should have a strong
The next meeting will be held on
evening next in the hall Of the
Kellogg Hubbard library, at which time
the reports of the different committees
will be heard and a permanent organ
ization established. This meeting will
be only brief business meeting, ami
Is called at 7:i5.
Among developments which may
take place in the future are the use Of
/ part of the clubhouse az apartments
md the installation of cafeteria. Ed
icational work among groups Of the
is also a probability.
The quarterly meeting Of the direc |
ors of the National Life Insurance
company was held in the offices OF the
company to-day All the directors were
present, including Charles p. Smith Of |
Burlington, W w stickney of Ludlow,
!. G. Partridge of Proctor, III. G. Ohm
tead Of Columbus, o., G. w Gammons
Il Boston, j. Gray Estey of Brattle-
'oro, John NJ. Thomas, president Of
State college, and the six
ocal directors. The directors inspected
he new building.
The board of control will meet to-
morrow in the Office of Governor James
iartness. The governor arrived this
fternoon, and Henry b. Shaw, secre-
airy of civil and military affairs, ar
ived this morning. Roland f. Stevens
{ White River Junction and John Il.
Weeks, director of state institutions,
lso arrived to-day.
Dr. William Bryant Of Ludlow, a
iember Of the state highway board,
'as in the city today and called al
he State House on business.
Il. r. Welch of the state engineers
flee left for Rutland yesterday to in
pstigate and make estimates for q
roposed federal aid road.
Water was not as high in the streams .
Montpelier to-day as it was last
ght, the rain of this morning appar
lily having little effect on the situa
on. The warm weather of Monday !
reed the water about eight feet above
liar bottom on the wall near the
angdon block Monday evening and !
e alarm, calling the merchants at.
ntion 20 the condition, was sounded !,
little after Q o'clock last evening.
alter went into the cellars of several |"
the stores. IL was in the road in n
veral places between here and Mid =
esex and on she way to Worcester. =
be Mechanic street bridge, which has !,
en- in jeopardy for some days, at p
acted attention for it is expected il
u go out at any time, although
tched.
G.. c. Abbott of Waterbury was a
sitor in the city to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. A. Sumner have 7
ught the Peter g. Dewey house on !.
nth street. !,
Miss Inez Hall, tuberculosis nurse. v
mt to Randolph this morning TO at a
nd clinic. Miss Hall has been fur. n
he'd with an automobile for her Al
rk. Several towns in the northern d
It of the state have been added 10 Of
, list over which she has supervision, h,
that now she has charge of the q
rk in about 70 towns SC
Miss Katherine Aagesen of the edu- !.
ional department went to-day 10 -
jamestown on educational matters. ~
rhe funeral of the late Joseph Lee ia
] will be held at o'clock tomorrow W
m st. Augustine's church with bur tn
in the Catholic cemetery. Rev. w. in
Crosby will offieiate. by
I. J. Wright of st. Albsns has se- :,