Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-20
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Of the latters delay in taking up res
idence here neither has yet attended
meeting. But they will make amends
later in the season. Meantime. follow
ing the town council idea. the genial
Attorney General has accepted the
same post which he long filled In his
own town council at Ludlow. He IL
the chairman of the committee desig
mated under the quaint title OF dis
penser of nourishment," or guardian
of the pure food law.
Mrs William r. Chamberlain. one
of the most active clubwomen in
Washington. and former president OF
the City Club, last year was made
moderator and again elected this year.
She is the daughter Of the late Zidon
Edison Ross, who was among the orig
inal EermonterS who chummed with
Myron Parker, Mr.. Scotield and Mr..
TAYLOR in the lSS0s, when the aSSocia-
ton was in formation AS moderator,
Mrs Chamberlain, who is we'll known
to thousands Of Washington people as
Grace Ross. presides at all meetings
and on social occasions she Is an ac-
complished and most successful host
ess. She took over the duties of secre-
tary when she was quite a little miss
and continued to hold that Onerous
post until the reorganization in 1870.
AT these town hall meetings Lucius
O. Chaplin, is clerk or secretary. I'd
ward A. Freeman Is deputy clerk. Bliss
NJ. Davis is treasurer ana Mrs. SSdneH
Thomson is collector of taxes. Jo-
seph Fairbanks is the constable.
Justices of the Peace.
AS an evidence of the spirit Of COM
radeship which exists I'm the Vermont
State Association. its national legisla-
tors and most distinguished men in
other official ranks act as justices OF
the peace and fulfill these duties quite
as regularly and conscientiously as
though they were really acting in
Vermont town Senator Dale is chair
man Of the committee, and his aides
are Senator Green. Representatives
Gibson and Brigham, Judge Wendell
P. Stafford of the District Supreme
Court. Judge Orion NJ. Barber OF the
United States Court Of Customs APP
peals. Judge Charles II. Robb Of the
District Court of Appeals, w. w. Hus-
band Assistant Secretary OF Labor:
George r. Wales, civil service COM
missioner. and Judge Hosea b. Moul-
ton.
The selectmen are A. w. Chaffee.
T. F.. Bailey and Col. William j. Kelly.
Associated with the Attorney General
as dispensers of nourishment" are
E. A. Silsby. Mrs. Mabel w. Pierce,
Mrs. l.. o. Chaplin, Mrs. W. w. HuS-
band Mrs. Charles Webb, Mrs. Albert
l.. Dieterich and Mrs. w. H. Jeffrey.
The auditors are Luther B. jackson,
Charles w. Floyd, Mrs. Mida c. Pea
body and Mrs. Martha A. Swift. The
| listeners are Mrs. w. w. Husband,
! Mrs. Maude C. Monahan and Hugh S.
Smith.
The first social meeting of the Yer
mont State Association was given on
December . at the Continental Hotel,
with the newly elected representative,
Albert S. Brigham. and Mrs. Brigham
as guests of honor. Nearly 400 Yer
monters were in attendance, and these
included almost the entire lengthy list
of officials. Senator Dale, who is most
interchangeable in appearing, and Mrs.
Dale, who is an adopted and not a
native daughter of Vermont, were eff
| ticient aides to the moderator Mrs.
Chamberlin, and her council. The re-