The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-03-25
VERMONT PRESS
MEETS IN BOSTON
Have Day of Sight Seeing and Feeding
+. f. Howe Elected President
-SDeecheS

BOSTON, March 25.-The Vermont
Press association had a busy day yes
terday and wound up the trip to Boston
in the evening with a theatre party of
about 60, including the women and
few Boston friends
The members began the day with a
visit tOtthe National Shawmut bank
where they were permitted to see the
working of the organization during rush
hours and were later given little talk
by President Allen.
They We're next shown through the
Filene store and given a talk on foreign
business and credits at the present time
by +. \. Filene.
Next they visited the state house and
where received by Governor Cox. who
spoke to them on the Importance of a
close understanding and more sympa-
thCtic cooperation between the New
England states. He said
The time has come when the people
Of New England must awaken II the
fact that we cannot set by and see bust
ness once ours. going to other parts of
the country. We have talked much of
the past and of the splendid achieve
mentS of our ancestors, and while this is
a commendable thing to do. we must re
member that it is unsafe to spend too
much time in speaking in glowing terms
of the accomplishments of the past
rather we should devote more attention
~ thinking ana acting upon the SItua-
ton which Confr0ntS Us.
Too often it has been the case that
we have failed to accomplish some object
Of benefit to all New England because
it has not received the support of all
our states-that support being withheld
in the belief that the result would be of
more benefit to one of our states than to
another We should think and act to-
gether and demand the square deal TO
which we are entitled
The members of the association were
rendered a complimentary lunch at ] p.
IN. in the Boston City club by the Allied
Trade association of Boston Harris T..
Waite, Of John Carter K Co. was chair
man. lie welcomed the guests to Bos-
ton and introduced Joseph J. Dallas.
who explained the scope and Importance
of the coming graphic arts exposition in
this city. both from an educational
standpoint.
President Frank f. Howe of the asso-
citation thanked the hosts for their many
courteses, and called on Robert LINCOLN
q Brien. editor of the Boston Herald,
who warned of the dangers of centraliz-
ing too much power and authority in the
federal government He especially de-
precated the effort of the federal govern
ment to dominate the education of the
country, and pointed out further that
the matter of road building should be a
state function exclusively.
Harold +. Barber of the j. w. Barber
Advertising Agencies gave a talk on the
value of the advertising agencies to the
papers.
4. J. Philpott of the Globe told the
story of the journalist who thought he
had Il mission to tell the whole truth
he was first horsewhipped. then hung,
then shot to death. He said: Every
body would like to read the truth-about
somebody else"
The annual hanouct was held in tbe
Hotel Eendonc at o'clock. The speak
ers were Joseph +. Chamberlain of the
| Transcript and EX-United States Atty.
I 7. !. BoyntOn.
Frank f. Howe of the Bennington
Banner was elected president of the as
! ISOLATION and Harrison :. Thayer of the
! Burlington Clipper secretary-treasurer.