The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-08-22
500 Changers to Meet
at Burlington
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bv automobile and definite routes
have been mapped out for them so
that those from the same state
converge upon a single point and
so reach this city at about the
same time, For instance, the Con
necticut delegation was scheduled
to meet at North Adams, Mass,
Monday and will be joined at
that place by about 55 automo-
| biles carrying the Massachusetts
delegation and II carrying the
Rhode Island delegation.
Arrangement have been made
with various hotels aad inns at
North Adams, Williamstown and
nearby points to take care of the
delegates.
The second International Insti-
tute of Politics is now in session at
Williams college and President
Garfield has extended a cordial in
vitation to the grange lecturers to
attend the evening session. There
will be other entertainment pro-
vided, also.
Tuesday morning, the delegates
from Southern New England will
journey northward. An urgent in
vitation has been extended to them
to visit the orchards at Benning-
ton, the largest in New England.
The route will lead through Pow
nal, Bennington, Manchester, Rut-
land, whre dinner will be served by
the local grange, The Rutland
Chamber of Commerce plans to es-
cort the visitors into that city.
State Lecturer A. w. Lawrence
of Springfield will meet the party
at Rutlnad After dinner, the de-
legates will visit the Vermont
Marble Company qua@'ies at West
Rutland, thence to Proctor and go
through the marble mills there.
Late this afternoon, the party
will leave for the 30-mile drive to
Middlebury and the home of For
mer State Master Willis N. Cady
who has in charge the arrange
ments for supper, lodging and
breakfast. There will be an even
ing gathering in the Middlebury
College chapel.
On Wednesday morning, the de-
legates will leave for Burlington
and prepare for the opening OF the
conference at 100 o'clock in the
afternoon.
Lecturers and delegates coming
from Maine will assemble at
Lewiston Monday and leave by au~
tomobile Tuesday morning through
the White Mountains to st. Johns
bury. where the local grange will
provide accommodations for Tues
day night. The party will then
come to Burlington "Wednesday
morning. 49,.
The Granite State lecturers start
ed from Concord Tuesday morn,
ing. 90 northeast Over the Daniel
Webster highway, picking up re-
cruits along the way through
Franklin, Laconia, Meredith. Ply
mouth and Franconia Notch to
Littleton, thence to St. Johnsbuly
for the night. State Master o. H.
Martin will meet the tourists there
and many Vermont patrons are eX-
pected to join the party on the way
The representative state lecturers
will supply each auto with a ban
ner marked Grange Conference
Burlington, VT, 1922" with blue
ink on white background. state
lecturers car will be distinguished
bv pennant on hood or by margin
of banner. Each automobile Is
expected to have a small U. S. flag
about 9x12 inches attached to front
of car near left headlight.
At the close of the conference on
Friday, the Southern New Eng land
delegates will leave that afternoon
via Montpelier, Barre, RoyaIton
and White River Junction to Han
aover. N. H., where they will spend
Friday night at Dartmouth Col
lege. -,
No definite route for the dele
oates from Northern New England
on the bomeward trip has been out
lined. 1t is possible that parties
will be formed after their arrival
in the city to take different routes
on the way home.
The state lecturers having this
conference in charge are: Merle
J. Hartman. Readfeld, Me-: John
A. Hammond, Laconia. N. H; A.
w. Lawrence, Springfield, Vt; B.
T. Mowrv, Raynham Center,
Mass; Philip Vessels. Kingston,
+. l.; and Charles A. Wheeler,
Storrs, Conn.