The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-06-26

Miss Ada Gales Sunday school elias
held very enjoyable picnic at thei
cascade Wednesday.
The Evangelical Mission church
will have lawn party nextFriday eve
ming which will include refreshments
and musical programme.
The Ever Faithful Circle of the
Kings Daughters will hold it's last
meeting before the summer vacation,
Sunday, June 2S at 5 o'clock in the
Congregational chapel. The subject
is Little Kindnesses. A full at
tendance is desired.
The Young Ladies' auxiliary of the
Baptist church have planned a nove
entertainment for next Thursday.
They have chartered the electric care
2 until 10 O'Clock. The First regiment
band, under their auspices, will give a
concert at West Brattleboro in the
evening. The young ladies will act as
conductors Cd all the cars and will not
return change to any of the patrons
If rainy they will postp one the affair.
The cadets and Company 3 of the
Boys battalion, numbering some 30
boys gave Maj FW Childs a surprise
Tu esday evening, to show-their appre
citation for the kind attention he has
given them in their drills. Mr. Childs
had been in New York and was expect
ed here on the 6 O'Clock train. but
sent a telegram that he would not be
home unIil 10:10 The boys were en-
tertaIned in fine style with games and
refreshments until about 10 O'Clock
When they lined up ON both sides of
the walk, leading to the house, and up
on Mr. Childs' arrival gave him a
he arty three cheers. George Childs,
who is capt ain of the company, made
a neat little speech in their behalf and
presented Mr. Childs with fine pair
of field glasses to use on his trip to
Eur ope with the Ancients and Hon
o rabies Mr. Cnilds responded and af-
ter smother -fusty cheer for the major,
the bows adjourned. having had mer-
ry time.
The greetings of the Brattleboro
Woman's club were brought to close
for this season last Friday afternoon
when the club was entertained by Mrs
II d Holton and Mrs l. D Temple at
the Baptist parsonage some 10 or 80
of the club with guests be-
ing present. The programme which
was very fine indeed consisted Of pa
per by MissC Clark: :of West Brattleboro,
living description of the A tlanta, Ga,
club and the royal way in which they
the ladies who accompan
led the medical association, also a
solo by Mr. Daniels of Lansing, Mich,
Of this place and a.
1uet by MIR and Mrs Daniels proved
to be especially delightful: Miss Hell
IN Emerson gave talk, full OF bright
sayings, on the Massachusetts State
Federation of clubs at viii b there
we're y, 600 ladies present; MISS Ber-
.ha Dodge read her graduation essay
1n'' Woman's Clubs which was well
written and contained much informs
ion on the subject. After the pro
gramme ice cream and waters were
'erved and the guests remined for a
ocial time All who were present ex
PRESSED the idea as being deligh ted |
md many who have not taken an act |;
We interest in the club before we're
weakened to the idea of what the
Vomans' club is doing for our ladies
nd the officers of the organization
an feel gratified at this most auspic-
Gus closing of the season S work ami
eed not fear but what the club has
ONE here to stay. The ne meeting
'ill be held September % at the
ONE of Miss Jessie Gregg on North
lain street, to talk over summe r