The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-02-14
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.

dance at their hall Tuesday evening
Mrs. G. A. Tripp gives card party
Saturday afternoon in the grange hall.
Mrs. Hugh Adams gave tea party
Saturday evening to few lady friends
at her home on South Main street.
Miss Emily Guild entertains the
class of '96 with Valentine" party
at her Linden street homo this evening.
The annual valentine party anl
sugar eat will be given by the ladies
of North street school to night and
will be leap year party. =
Mrs. H. H. Thompson gives re-
option Saturday afternoon in honor
of Miss Marion Adams, who leaves
Monday to join her family in Spring
field, Mass.
Rev. A. H. Webb of Montpelier, IL
to lecture before the Epworth league
next Wednesday evening on "Uncle
SAM and some of his peculiarities.
He also speaks in Williamsville Mon
day.
Last Saturday Mrs. G. l.. X. Jenpe
and her Sunday school class Of young
ladies' had very pleasant sleigh ride
to the home Of Marcus Robbins where
they took supper, returning in the
evening.
There will be meeting of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution at
the Brooks House parlors Saturday ey
ening. Feb. Is at 7 30, O'Clock. Miss
Eva Gowing will read paper on his
tory. Della NJ. Shermsn, Sec, ID. A. r.
Miss Florence Thorn of '95 pleasant
ly entertained a number of her young
lady friends at her home last week
Thursday afternoon at cards. The
prizes were awarded to Miss Minnie
Allen lst. Miss S. Evelyn Cobb BOBBY.
Ralph Stoddard entertained the +.
II. S. class of '96 at his home Friday
evening. Refreshments were served.
Cards were played and most enioya-
BILE evening spent. The prizes were.
won by John Stewart lst, Bertha
Dodge I'd, Howard Rice and Florence
Hemenway BOBBY prizes.
The meeting of the Alliance Study
Glass, will be held at the reception
room of the Brooks House on Monday
evening next at 7 80, o clock. The generas
sbuiect is criminology and penalogy. A
paper will be read by Mrs Charles War
der, and other papers will follow. a
members are cordially invited.
Invitations have been issued this
week for the Brattleboro Athletic club
bali which is to be held in grange hall
Monday evening. Music is to be fur
nished by Leitsinger's orchestra, A.
Hines, prompter. This is the clubs
first attempt at ball, having held
two very successful dances previously,
and the committee on arrangements arc
making every effort possible to make
1t one of the social events Of the
season.
Warner 3peare and wife were pleas-
antly taken by surprise Saturday even
ing ut their Elliot street home BY
about 10 of their niegbb0rs and
friends, who called to remind them
that it was the 18th anniversary OF
their marriage. The surprise was com.
plete and merry evening spent during
which refreshments were. served. In.
behalf Of the neighbors and. friends d.
Perry presented Mr.. and Mrs. Speare
With handsome book case and two
lice rugs, and a silver meat fork
rom the Butterfly club.
The monthly conquest meeting of the
he Baptist chapel Tuesday evening.
The lives of Luther and John Eliot
we're taken up. Papers were read BY
). d. Temple, Mrs. W. Fl. Roleau,
yill Roleau, l.. ". Hawley J. E. Hall
iisses Adah Gale ndDelaSherman.
lfter the papers, remarks were made
y Mr.. and Mrs Kinney of the Inter
nf,
chool work and Mrs. Kinney sang
ONE gospel hymns most beautifully.
Some 40 of the members of the
lurray club boarded the trolley
tuesday, evening for West Brattleboro
here they were entertained by the
lisses Clark. A musical and literary
rogram was rendered consisting OF
lie following: Piano solo, Annie
richardson song, Frank Brasor;
election from Shakespeare, d. K.
asker: song, Miss Lenna Thomas;
iano solo, Mrs A. f. Roberts, piano
uet, Misses Clark. After the program
social game was participated in by
lie company much to the amusement
all present.
The social committee of the Chris
an Endeavor society of the Congrc-
ltional church gave a most success
Il social in the church parlors and
lapel last Tuesday evening and
though the evening was stormy
,out 100 were present including the
est Brattleboro society who we're the
tests of the evening. The program
as very enjoyable one and included
e singing of college songs by 10 sun
,wer girls, solo by Clayton Hackley
I'd one by Miss Emma Gregg and
me splendid charades in the form OF
outing proverbs. Ice cream and
Ike were served during the evening.
evening about 60 Of the Odd
SLOWS and Daughters of Rebekah
thered on Central street for an in
sion of the home of Frank Platts-
d wife. So we'll had the plans been
adc that neither Mr.. Platts nor his
fe had any suspicion of what Was
ing on and were thunderstruck when
Q party burst in upon them. The
thering was intended as a farewell
,eting, as Mr.. and Mrs. Platts in
Ided to leave town. but was changed
a jollification over the news that
cir plans had been changed and they
II continue to make their home in
attleboro. Carls and other games
re played and refreshments served
ring the evening, and in departing
, guests left behind them silver
tier dish and some table linen rs Il
Ten of their regard.