The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-06
BEATTLEBoRo SOCIETY.

Retreat last week Thursday.
The Rebekahs held their drill at /
10. o. r. hall Wednesday evening.
The afternoon whist club met with
Mrs. j. A. Taylor Tuesday afternoon
The Red Men will give another
social dance Tuesdaysevening in theii
hall.
Mrs. Lucy Cox entertained her Sun
day school class at tea al her Vernon
street home Wednesday evening.
Miss Bessie Bntterheld gave care
party Monday in honor of her friend
Miss Jennie Thomas OF Claremont.
Four couple went from here to Ches
terfeld, Tuesday where they were Civ.
en- splendid supper by Landlord
Cobb.
Fred Bullard and wife pleasantly en-.
tertained party of friends at theiI
Canal street home Saturday evening
at cards. ..-.s AZ. s-.-..s s-...,s .-..-.---SsH --sse
Mrs. d. Leonard delightfully."- enter.
tanned number of her lady friends al
euchre Friday evening AT her home or
Oak street.
The Surprise Club were entertained
by Mr. and Mrs \. J. Horton at their
Canal street home Monday Ievening.
Cards were played and social time
enioye ed.
G. f. Richards and wife and +. r.
Durgin and wife have sent out 80 in
vitations for a dancing party to be
given at the Brooks house "Wednesday
evening.
Tuesday afternoon the members OF
the Friendship circle met in Odd Eel
lows hall and sewed for the Odd Eel
lows home. After the meeting a de-
Icious supper was served.
Monday evening the Sons Of Teier
ans gave pleasant surprise to the
Ladies aid after their regular meet
ing. i pleasant evening was enjoyed
and refreshments served.
4 pleasant surprise was glven Geo.
Burnham at his Esteyyille home by
about 20 friends and relatives last
week Thursday. Cards were played
throughout the evening.
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Ethel Ruth Brown. daughter Of
Commander Allen d. Brown, to the
Rev. George J. Sutherland, pastor of
st. Mary's church, Mortified. VT.
Mrs. c. c. Miller entertained party
of about 20 OF her relatives at her
Main street rooms last week Thursday
evening. Dainty refreshments we're
served, and cards and social time en-
ioyed.
Mrs. j. Gray Estey and Mrs. j. Harry
Estey gave theatre partyTuesday even
ing. when they invited some . friends
to attend Hoyt's Contented Woman. :"
After the play all were invited 10 the
Estey mansion on School street where
a nice supper was served and social
dance enjoyed.
About 20 Of the friends Of Mrs. Odell
Bowan called il body at her Birge
street home Friday evening. 1t was a
pleasant surprise, being in honor of
her birthday and she was the recipIen.
of number of pretty and useful pres
ents. Refreshments we're served and
merry evening spent with music and
dancing.
An afternoon tea in connection with
the annual meeting, was given by the
Fessenden Helping Hand society in
the Congregational parlors Wednesday
afternoon. The reports Of the secre
tary and treasurer were read and the
following officers chosen for the year
President, Miss Lucia Foster; vice
president. Miss Louise kinsor: secre-
tary. Miss Lillian Park: treasurer.
Miss Edith Emerson; executive com
mittec. Misses Ruth Moves, Pauline
Fisk and Edith Greene: collectors.
Misses Marion Moves. Edith Barnard
Helen Emerson and Florence Howe.
This was the sth annual meeting of the
society and - members were Qreent,
all cf whom became members for the
year by signing the coBstitu-
tion which was read before the meet
ing. The object Of the society j. 4
one. its special work being
to sustain a so scholarship at Hamp-
ton Normal school in Virginia. This
has been done for seven years Rev.
c. O. Day who recently visited the
school gave an interesting description
Of the place, buildings and equipment
Of the same