We hope you’ll join us on Sunday, June 14 from 1 – 3 pm in the Heritage Room at the Williams for our Annual Meeting for Members at 1 pm followed by a lecture on the Treadway family and the Williams Inn presented by Carl Faulkner, former owner of the Williams Inn.
L.G. Treadway opened his first inn in Williamstown, MA in 1912. By 1954 there were 14 Treadway Inns in New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, New York State, and Vero Beach, Florida. Richard Fowle “Dick” Treadway was born (June 5, 1913) and raised in Williamstown, succeeded his father as chairman of the board at the same time he was a member of the Massachusetts Senate from 1953 to 1955. Dick Treadway graduated from Williston Academy in 1932 and from Dartmouth College in 1936 with a bachelor’s degree in English. While at Dartmouth, Treadway was also the business editor of the The Dartmouth and was a member of the Palaeopitus. Richard also served as Chairman of the Massachusetts Republican State Committee from 1969 to 1971. When Dick was chairman, his brother John, who was the manager of the Williams Inn, served as Assistant Managing Director, and the other brother David was Secretary of the Board, and Sales Manager of the Inns.
Come here more about this fascinating Williamstown dynasty on June 14th from 1-3 in the Heritage Room at (where else?) the Williams Inn.