Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1922-08-23
The Clark and King Association.

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the Association of the Clark and
King families was held at the Com
munity church in Glover on Thursday
last. 1t was the mosAlargely attend
ed and most enthusiastic meeting the
association ever held. Dinner was
served to It's.
Hon. Chester w. Clark, the presi-
dent of the association, presided at
the post-prandial exercises and act
ed as POSTMASTER. Remarks by him
traced the Clark genealogy from the
time of the first arrival from Eng
land in 1880, bringing the line down
to Ezra l.. Clark, who lives on the
J farm near the center of Glover, where
his grandfather, Cephas Clark, set
tied in 1918. Since that date the
farm has been in continuous occupan-
cy of Cephas Clark and his descend
ants.
Ezra l.. Clark responded in a pleas
ing way, to the toast, "The Home OF
Our Ancestor" Wallace HI. Gilpin OF
Barton made an interesting and in
structive address, in which he spoke
of how the property interests of the
different localities were affected by
the building of the railroad. At one
time, he said, four railroad towns
|
tire grand list of the county, while
the towns having only 40 per cent
of the county grand list sustained &C
per cent. of the mileage of the high
ways of the county, an evident dis
parity of obligations.
A paper of mach merit was read
from Miss Ina M. Paige of Mexico
| City, late of Barton. Stephen f.
King told some interesting accounts
of his ancestors fights with pirates
and closed with words expressing a
high moral sentiment.
A paper was read from Mrs. Julia
A. Thompson of Lake Worth, Florida,
containing very interesting reminis-
cences of life in Glover when she
was young lady and lived at home.
Her father, Charles A. Clark, kept a
hotel near the northern entrance to
"Dry pond"
A stirring address was made by
Hon. Ezra Warren Clark of Brockton,
Mass, in which he deprecated the
pusillanimous enforcement of law and
maintenance of the dignity of gov
ernment. In this connection he crit
icized the courts that often impose a
ment at all, for it is easily paid and
the offender goes out and makes twice
as much by another like offense.
"But," said the speaker, "the honest,
law-abiding taxpayers who support
the instrumentalities of government,
are penalized."
Very entertaining addresses were
made by William F. Clark of Geneva,
N. Y, formerly judge of our coun-
ty court; by Miss Mary N. Austin of
Boston, formerly of Barton; by An
son G. Clark of Newport, and by
Everett w. Clark of Springfield,
Mass.
Instrumental music was furnished
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Hastings.
The ladies' quartet, consisting of
Mrs. Drew, Mrs. Christie, Mrs. Miles
and Mrs. Parker, gave vocal selec-
tions.
A silent tribute was paid to the
memory of the following members
who had deceased during the year:
John D. S. Olmstead, Mrs. Jessie
(Norton) Gown, Albert Abbott and
Mrs. Annie F. Clark.
The program contained the por-
traits of Ezra Warren Clark, and of
jefferson Clark, who was born in
Glover in 1846, was practicing law
yer in New York City and died there
in 1918; also of James G. King, who
was born in Glover~in 1880, went to
Chicago when a young man and ac-
cumulated large fortune. Dying in
1905 he established by will home
for old men in Chicago at the cost
of S3,OOO,000. A picture of the build
ing so established also appeared on
the program. A letter from the sup
erintendent of the institution is as
follows:
Chicago, Aug. 8, 1922
Mr.. Chester w. Clark,
Wilmington, Mass.
Dear Mr.. Clark:
I am very much pleased to acknowl-
edge receipt of two copies OF the pro-
gram of the Nineteenth Annual meet
ing of the "Clark and King. and Kin
dred Families" which is to be held at
Glover, Vermont, August 18th. 1922.
Please let me thank you for the
same i'm the name of the James C.
King Home for Old Men, as we'll as
myself. 1t is with great pleasure
and much interest that 1 have read
your splendid program.
Please accept congratulations and
greetings. One copy has been plac-
ed in our files, the other on our libra
nv table where all of our members
may have the opportunity to see and
read I can assure you that they will
take great pleasure in doing so.
Our members certainly appreciate
the benevolence of Mr.. James Clark
King and often make the remark,
'This is like heaven" One of our
members says that he never passes
the portrait of Mr.. King that he does
not offer silent prayer.
The home was open for occupancy
on the 18th day of November, 1911.
And every anniversary of the day we
hold an impromptu meeting when all
of our members pause for a moment
in silent prayer while facing the por-
trait of James Clark King, the, found
er of the home, after which we hold
an experience meeting, giving all
members an opportunity to express
their appreciation and satisfaction of
the home. Many avail themselves.
The meeting is opened by playing a
Victro1a record, "Home Sweet Home,"
and closing with our national an
them, "The Star Spangled Banner"
Everything is done with a view of
making our "home" as homelike as
possible.
Over the archway leading from the
outer hall to the inner hall is this
inscription, "a Passage Perillus
Makyth Port Pleasant" Spencer.