Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-29
EXPERIENCE PARTY.

That "nothing succeeds like success was
decidedly in evidence on Wednesday even
| ing when Mrs. Charles G. Davis, as president
of the ladies' aid society connected with the
Congregational church, closed year of sue
cessful labor in its behalf with an Experience
Party, which proved a novel and interesting
| climax to the series of entertainments given
was deservedly well patronized and then the
| large and enthusiastic audience assembled in
the parlors to hear of the different expert
ences whereby the required dollar was earned.
! One stanza of Coronation was sung, all join
ing, after which predatory rhyme was read
| by Mrs. A. A. ellison, further augmented by
Mrs. Davis, who, also in rhyme, explained
| the purpose of the Experience party, namely,
| to remove the balance of the debt 1915, in
| CURED in '96 by extensive repairs and by the
| purchase for the use of the society, new
chairs, tables, china, silver, table linen, etc.
She then called on each lady with appropro-
pirate couplet, who responded with the story
| OF her experience very .aptly put in verse,
placing the dollar or more in basket near
at hand at the close. These experiences were
many and varied and proved vastly amusing
to the audiece who cheered loudly each fair
wage Garner. as tales of barbering, laundry
work, caring for the sick, pilng up wood,
| washing windows, selling home made candy,
| cake making, feeding the itinerant stranger
within ones gates, and other ingenious meth
| DDS were rscounted. One bright rhyme was
read as follows:
When my curly black dog all covered with
Came and begged before the door.
| l shut HIM out for knew of course,
lie would soil my nice, clean floor.
But my family All have tender hearts,
And their grief was so intense,
That said every well, I'll wash the dog,
But give me fifty cents"
| When this eNhorbitant price was paid,
| l felt had made start,
| Though of this terrible dollar to earn
l only had part.
Then with miserly greed quarter l saved,
BY not sending telegram,
| On account of which lost guest
And filled with grief am.
The last quarter earned by trying to cook,
And doughnuts made and fried,
Which l sold to a friend, though I felt rather
mean,
For knew that way had been tried.
Experience hard is teacher great,
And this is the lesson I've learned,
The balm OF money you never can know
Until dollar you've earned.
We also learned of lady, an invalid who
each time she felt able to make trip to the
/ pOSGOllCC ISCOlNCu u CcutS anu as tncTe is al
ways in each epoch some unwritten history
we know of one who painted her dining
room floor and of another who for certain
l length of time rose at 5 A. NJ, and kindled
| the fires, thereby incidentally revealing that
the domestic machinery in one household is
adjusted in manner truly refreshing. Two
or three capital experiences were related in
prose, Mrs. S. G. Hale taking for her text
that no help was worth so much as ones own,
told of the mishaps she encountered and the
indignities suffered while helping herself,
but that she earned easily So thereby, which
added their mite by seeding raisins, tending
baby, running errands, selling flowers, etc.
Mrs. G. H. Barnes gave her experience in
these lines
One bright day there came a message,
| One of many am told,
"You are asked TO earn dollar
| For the cause so dear we hold"
Long pondered DER the letter,
Read the message, Der and o'er,
Wondered how to earn dollar,
AS I've wondered oft before.
| l have read in ancient story,
How some very restless geese,
Saved old Rome from savage fOemen,
And their caekling brought relief.
Thus the small things have their mission,
And l saw the meaning there,
If a goose could save city
Surely need not despair.
So mended pans and kettles,
Stopped the leaks with solder bright,
Packed the eggs and took the profits,
Till had my dollar right.
And bring it here this evening,
'Tis the best that 1 can do
But the dollar, it has doubled,
And I'm glad to hand you two.
( Just a word and have finished,
Ere your patience is gone quite,
would rather have given a dollar
Than TO have read this here tonight.
Music interspersed the stories and added tc
the enjoyment of the program, a violin anC
piano duet being given by Miss Bellows ant
Winthrop Howland, and a solo by Miss Lii
liam X. Hale with violin and piano accom-.
paniment. Miss Hale also sang charming
little ballad IS an encore. Several contribu
t tions were made to the fund and S65 wa
= netted from the experiences alone, while III
!, entire receipts of the evening were S92.
!, Andrew Pierce of Boston is expected thi
5 evening TO remain over Sunday with Hiram
Watkins and family.
r Mrs Z. b. Guthrie of Buffalo, N Y, is tn
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. F. NJ. Gilbert.
d Miss Emily NJ. Jennison is house fror
II Greenfield, Mass for Decoration day, re
turning Monday.
= The annual business meeting of the ladie.
!, aid society held at the Congregations
x church parlors Friday afternoon with a goo
: attendance. The cleo ion of officers for th
ensuing year resulted as follows: Presiden
Mrs. Z. c. Davis who was unanimously II
elected; vice presidents, Mrs. Chas. II
$ Bsrnes, Mrs. B. p. Glazier and Mrs. o.
Lincoln; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. A
e bert A. Gibson. Reports of the secretary an
y treasurer for the year past were read aud al
:, cepted. About 800 were raised during ths
= time and balance of $50 remains in th
re treasury. A few other necessary busine:
sr matters were brought before the meeting fC
ID discussion after which adjournment W.