The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-03
BEATTLEBORO SOCIETY.
The Ruthians met Wednesday nigh
with Miss Della Sherman.

The Ruthians met Wednesday nigh
with Miss Della Sherman.
The engagement of Allyn G. Crosb
to Miss Maud Coudry of Weathers
field, Conn. is announced this week
The meeting of the Baptist Chris
tian Endeavor society Tuesday wa
followed by a social hour at whicl
light refreshments were served.
W. Il. Geddis has been chosen al
the lay delegate from the Methods
church to attend the lay electoral con
ference which will be held in Barr
next week.
Miss Lulu Belle Horton was gwen
pleasant surprise at her home on Brool
street Wednesday evening by part,
of her friends The evening was pleas
antly spent with whist and refresh
ments were served. The prizes wer,
won by Miss Florence Thorn and Mis-.
Merle Titus.
The Junior Murray club Of the Uni
versalist church held meeting at thu
vestry Monday evening. A short pro
gram was rendered consisting of &
piano solo by Eva Ellis, song by Bessie
Carter, recitation by Helen Rhode
recitation by Mabel Gilbert, piano solo
by Josie Tyler and recitation by Eva
Sanders. after which the children
played games.
The Ever Faithful Circle of Kings
Daughters held their annual meeting
at the home of Mrs. L. w. Hawley or
Chaplin street The officers chosen fol
the coming year were: Leader. Mrs.
Z. L. Parker; assistant leader,
Lucia Foster, recording secretary,
Florence Retting: corresponding sec.
retary Louise Chandler. After the
| business program games were played
and refreshments served
Mrs. W. II. Mixer entertained Mrs
L. \. Cox's Sunday school class al
her home on the West river road a
week ago Saturday afternoon and even
ing Some 10 were present and were
given strawride to Mrs. Mixers
home, where they were served an eX-
cellent chicken pie supper Following
the supper games we're enjoyed and
the hostess favored the company by
rendering several rccitations, in her
N7uHifJ H"PPJ hiaHhSi'
A party of about 20 Brooklynites,
including G. G. Street, wife and
daughter, Russell Parker, wife and
daughter, Mr.. Silver, wife and two
daughters, John Kuhlcke and wife,
Thos. Ferguson and wife, Montrose
Morris, the architect, and wife and A.
II. Holt and wife, cottagers about
Pine Grove Springs, as well as several
of j. II. Stearns guests last summer
are coming up to spend week or more
in May at Spofrold Lake. Most of
them will also be up for the summer
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Pratt thought
they would celebrate their I'D mar
riage anniversary in quiet way
when they invited half dozen friends
to take tea with them Saturday. What
was their surprise when 2o more came
in upon them about 8 O'Clock. Games
were played by some and a general
good time was enjoyed until 10 when
cake and Ice-cream were served, after
which the gentlemen showed how
modest leap year had made them, hud.
ding back in one corner when asked
if one of them would make a presenta-
tion speech of a few wcrds. Even our
past policeman who has SO long watch
ed our homes and places of business
in the darkness was coy and shy. We
know not what would have happened
if Mrs. Mixer had not stepped forward
and done the honors. Among the
presents were some spoons from Mr..
and Mrs Fred Sargent, fruit or gravy
ladle from Mr. and Mrs. Mixer. besides
china, table mats and large number of
very handsome towels which were so
that some had the andacity
to call it towel party.
\ large and enthusiastic meeting
was held in the Congregational chapel
last Friday afternoon for the purpose Of
the advisability of forming
a lauies club. Some - ladies We're
present, some coming from the towns
The most OF the limc
was taken by Mrs J.. d. Temple giving
a description of the working nf such
clubs in other places. \ recess Of 10i
followed in which the ladies !
talked freel, to each other about form |
ing such an organization. 4 vote was |
then taken and % votes were east in |
favor of the club and the ladies' are |
ilItauy preparing program iof ltNt /
years meetings. The meetings will
eJntiuuc to be held Fridays at samc
time and place during the spring and
will be made up largely of work al
'eady prepared. Among the features
N this place will he the fact that the
aides are requested to take their sew
ing Or any work they may have with
hem and so not lose the afternoon
rom their home duties and still get
he benefit of the papers which will be
cad; also that aside from regular
any one by paying small
um can attend any meeting, but will
lot be a voting member, and the club
S to be entirely undenominational.
'be projects starts in we'll and il prom
ses to be a great power for gcoa
mong the ladies OF our town.