The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-03-17
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.

The Red Men work the adoption degree
this evening.
A special m meeting of the VT. Wheel club
was held last evening.
The Temple degree will be worked at Ma
sonic hall next Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. F. r. Jennie entertain
some of their friends tomorrow evening.
Mrs. Geo. A. Eels entertains q number Of
her friends this evening at French euchre.
Tickets for Prof. Wales' annual reception
go on sale n. Hoden's, Saturday evening,
Mar. 25 at 7 80.
The engagement Is announced of Miss
Fannie II. Knapp of this place to Marshall X.
Peck OF Brookfeld.
A number of the friends of Miss Annie
Paris tender her party this evening in
honor Of her birthday.
Protective Grange had well attended har.
vest supper Monday evening, working the
third and fourth degree.
Mrs. v. y. Jones entertained number Of
her friends in an informal way at her home
on Green street last Friday evening.
The annual sugar supper at the Universe.
list church Will be served Tuesday night and
will be in charge Of the gentlemen OF the So
ciety.
The Y. M. G. A. management has secured
half fare rates from Northtield for the Peary
lecture and it Is expected that 200 students
| will be up from there.
| Miss Addle Reed will give talk on "Life
| In Southern Africa" to the members OF the
Good Will club and lady friends in their
rooms on Monday night.
The sociable given by the ladies of the Uni
| tartan church Tuesday evening was well at
! tended After the usual supper cards were
played the rest of the evening.
The Woman's Auxiliary of the Episcopal
church met Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Geo.
+. Gale. The Junior branch met Wednesday
afternoon with Mrs. Anna Cobb.
The date for the Industrial Union fair has
had to be changed and 1t will be held next
Wednesday evening instead of Thursday
Supper will be served from six to eight and
pleasing social time will follow.
The social given Tuesday evening by the
Red Men was enjoyable though thinly attend
ed. Card playing and dancing were psrtic!-
pated in, with Itsinger, Knapp and Hines
TO furnish music.
The plain sewing class of the Good VIII
club which has formerly met Tuesday even
ings with Mrs. Goodnow at "A Elliot street,
will hereafter meet Saturday evenings, be-
ginning tomorrow evening.
The neighbors of Mrs. Everett r. Thayer
on Clark street. called on her yesterday after.
noon with needles and thimbes for sewing
bee. Supper was served and useful as well
as enjoyable afternoon spent.
Miss Ruby Stockwcll entertained a number
| OF friends Monday evening with a card party
In honor of her 18th birthday. Refreshments
OF cream and cake were served. Many pretty
gifts were left appropriate to the occasion.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Robbins entertained
their friends with five tables at whist last
evening. The prizes were awarded, 1st
lady's. Mrs. c. S. Pratt and lst gents. DR..
c. S. Pratt; lady's BOBBY, Mrs. Henry Clark !.
gents pooby, G. A. Trip. The refreshments
were very dainty and the whole delightful
affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Pullen entertained their
friends Tuesday evening. The guests sur
rounded six tables at six handed French
eucbre. Bounteous refreshments were sevyed
ana the prizes were awarded to Mrs. w. II.
L1aton. lady,s first: w. g. Horton, gent's
fest; Mrs. Zion Ward. lady's booby; auu
Fled Clark, BOBBY.
About 80 of the manv relatives and neigh
bors of Mr.. and Mrs. f. W. Pettee invaded
their home Saturday evening and completely
surprised them. 1t was gathering OF well
wishers In view of their departure, April first.
to their new farm In South Vernon. The
visitors left as tokens of their good viii and
esteem two large chairs and silver cake bas.
ket.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burnett
were pleasantly entertained at the Grove
street home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Norcross
Tuesday evening. Cards and refreshments
furnished entertainment, the prizes being
taken by Miss Mary Niles. lady's first: John
A. Lindsay, gents first; Mrs. John A. Lind.
say, lady's BOBBY and W. Ii. Phillips, gents
BOBBY.
One of the prett'est of afternoon parties was
that given by Mrs. DR.. C. s. Pratt to Is of
her lady friends at her home Wednesday
afternoon. French encnre was played and a
yellow tea served. The dining room was
decorated In yellow and beautifully trimmed
with yellow datfodils. tulips and psnsIes.
Choice refreshments were served. The prizes
were awarded, let, TO Mrs. Col. Hooker and
foot, Mrs. w. q. Carpenter.
The ladies Auxiliary gave reception and
conversation party to their gentlemen friends
at the rooms OF the Y. M. c. A. last evening.
A pleasing program wss given and refresh
ments served. The topics of conversation
were the Electric Railroad, Princess Kaiu-
lani, the Worlds Fair, Slang. pro and con.
between the topics by Misses Gregg. Cook |
and Pttee and cornet solo by +. II. Jor- |
dan.
The entertainment given by the members of
Miss Sawyer's schc ol, to their friends at
Wells hall last Friday evening was . very |
ENJOYABLE affair. Each person had cards at
tsched to his or her back, the idea being
soclability. Tho persons engaged In CONVEX
sation, and attempted guessing the names on |
heir cards, which were then placed In 'front.'
The prize was taken bv Miss Mabel Farnham
who guessed p names correctly. Ice cream
Ind cake were served to the guests assembled.
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