The Caledonian-record. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-current, 1922-10-14
RECOMp ENSES
OF THE MID
DLE-ACED
Miss Elizabeth Hall Points
Out Some of the Sat-
isfactiOns

there were any women seated
around the banquet tables in tn,
dining rooms of Grace Methods
church Friday night who hat
reached middleage they fount
considerable satisfaction in it az
viewed from the standpoint Of
Miss Elizabeth Hall of Minneapo.
lis. She told what pleasures she
was deriving.
Two hundred and fifty women
members of the Vermont Women
Teachers club held their annual
meeting and banquet with Mrs
Mary B. Buekham of Manchester
the toastmistress, Mrs. Dorothy
Garfield Fisher of Arlington, Miss
Elizabeth Hall of Minneapolis,
Mimi, Miss Katharine Blake of
New York city, Miss Caroline S.
Woodruff Of Castleton, and Miss
Marjory Griswold Of ST. Johnsbury
the speakers.
These new officers were elected.
President, Mrs. Mary B. Buckham
OF Manchester; vice president,
/ Miss NJ. L. Edgerton of Swanton;
secetaIy, Miss Marguerite G. Nor
ton of Burlington; treasurer, Mrs.
Ethel K Wells of Barre.
Executive committee, Miss
Maude NJ. Chaffee of Morlisville,
Miss Edith McGoveln of Vergen-
mes and Miss Irene Barrett of
Burlington. Auditor, Miss Eunice
j. Foster, of Montpelier.
! The teachers were welcomed to
st, Johnsbury by Miss Griswold
and the response was made by
Miss Woodruff.
Mrs. Fisher spoke of the many
advantages of the district school
and Miss Blake gave "reminiscences
OF 4 meeting of the state teachers
IN Middlebury IA years ago when
she appeared on the platform for
the first time as a paid speaker.
Miss Hall spoke in a more hui
morous vein, giving the reasons
that 1econciled her for being mid
dle-aged. First there was the fun
she got in beauty parlor watch
ing people trying to keep young.
Second, the novels she could enjoy
and third the satisfaction she felt
in meeting the men she used to
know and seeing what middle
age had done to them.
The clever postprandial was in
terSpersed with selections by the |
Lotus Male Quartet of Boston,
that graced many of the sessions /
of the convention.
Before adjournment the Wom- !
en- Teachers club passed these :,
Resolved that we express our
sincere thanks to the town of st.
} ohnsbuly for its cordial hospital
ity shown to all members of the
Women Teachers Association, eX-
pressed publicly by the secretary
OF the Commercial Club and its
members and privately by the gra-
cious attitude of the people within
its homes.
Be it further resolved that to
the churches of the town we ex-
tend our hearty thanks for their
kindness To the ladies of the.
NJ ethodist church we tender APP
for this evenings ban
luet.
Be it also resolved that we ex-
press our gratitude to the town of
ST .Johnsbury for placing at our
disposal its public buildings and
extending to us the courtesies of
IS hotels, places of business and
Resolved that the Women Il
Teachers club give it's very real
hanks to Miss Hall, Mrs. Fisher,
Miss Blake and the members of
he Lotus quartet for the great
pleasure and inspiration they have
'iven US.
Resolved that copy of these
csolutions be given to the local
ewspaper and placed on record by
he secretary of this Association.
Mary E. Pease,
Edith L. McGovern.
Committee on Resolutions