The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-23

Started Their Three-Day Midsummer
Outing There.

St Johnsbury. June 23,Some %
members of the Vermont Press asso-
citation and guests gathered at st.
Johnsbury last evening for the begin
ming of three day mid summer out
ing and this morning left for an au-
tomobile run through Lunenburg to
Lancaster, n. H., and thence 70 Ca
naan, after which they will go TO the
Quimby camp at Lake Averill. where
they will pass tonight, going then to
Sherbrooke, r. O.. for tomorrow. They
will return TO their BONES Sunday.
The association was entertained last
evening at the Maple Grove tea room,
which was formerly the residence of
Horace Fairbanks and later owned by
heirs Of his family. The banquet was
a fine one. winning many compliment
ary remarks from the members Of the
association and their guests. Follow
ing the repast dancing was enjoyed
until after l0:30 o'clock; when the
guests went back to the st. Johnsbury
house, where they stopped for the
night and where shop talk occurred
for an hour or SO longer.
Directly after the banquet. Frank
f. Howe Of Bennington, president OF
the association, called for remarks
from Arthur F. Stone, who addressed
the gathering upon behalf of the edi-
tors of st. Johnsbury. He told some
interesting things about the Fairbanks
residence and OF the development OF
the Maple Grove candies and the tea
room: likewise Of the parties that
used to occur in the DAYS wsen Gov
ernor Horace Fairbanks was li,.ng and
spoke az length upon the old style
Thanksgiving dinners that had been
served in the same rooms in which tbe
banquet last evening took place. His
remarks were very fitting for the
event.
He was followed by Edgar r. Brown,
who spoke for the Commercial club.
The latter's remarks were Of a nu-
morous nature, which caused a good
deal OF mirth and in which he brought
out . wholesome welcome OF the peo-
pie OF St. Johnsbury to the Press ssso-
ciation.
Lieut.. Gov. A. W Foote spoke for
the state Of Vermont He discussed
gravel roads, speaking about the style
Of roads which were originally built in
the state and criticizing the heavy ex-
penditure Of money where results are
not obtained. He referred to Cover
nor Hartness having been in Office 10
months and as having found that eff
ciencv is wanting in the departments.
He compared the cost Of construction
with days gone by when they nsed
70 build their roads on top OF the hard
construction, while now they tear AL
this out and start AZ the bottom. undo
ing all that has been accomplished IN
many instances. He believed that a
standard bridge could be established
and thus save the expense for each
bridge. He could see no reason ~hy
there could nef be standard bridge
for each l2-foot span instead Of q uew
set II plans for every l2-foot bridge
CONSTRUCTED in the state.
Hi- talk met vita approval Of those
listening - him a. practical and aienE
Hne< which the people Of the state are
thinking. He expressed appreciation
10 the newspaper men for the support
thew have given hin IN the last 4 50
wears. Expression Of gratifcsfion %
the Commercial iclub and -. Johns
hurr editors for the entertainrn ~
were made individually during the
dancing that foiloved the 7rmarks q
the different speaksrs-