Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1900-12-13
ANOTHER SUCCESS SCORED.
Universalist Ladies Know How to Enter
tain-Gross Receipts About $500.

tain-Gross Receipts About $500.
TIE annual air and festival given by the
Ladies' Aid Society OF the Univer,all.t
church last Thursday afternoon and even
ing in Union ball was or a. su IS in
al its partmen's. The ladies' u der the
effi,i nj lea ership OF Mrs. F. e Flint he
president OF the society, by dint OF hard,
c,r set ntious work, succeeded in GIVING
ore of the most successful OF their annual
fairs.
Tue fractional form OF church fairs wa,
somewhat departed from on this occasion.
The usual supper arc evening devoted en-
tirely to the sale OF fancy articles was
omi ted, and turkey dinner, with all the
accomp any ing dishes was served from 70 to
2 P. M, AMI afternoon tea from until 6
Pm. During these hours while tea was
b ing served dancing was INDUCED in for
the b, neft OF the chi Gr.n, who Ell loved a
thor oughly good time, several of the oder
ones dancing with them and directing them.
The fl ror was under the direction Of G. X.
U I'd, r5ilI. Refreshments of ice cream
cake snd sandwiches were served.
At s P. NJ. a dramatic entertainment VA.
given. This co sisted of two short fsraes
played by local talert, which however,
1 we e so good that had the casts not been
1
well known by Bellows Falls pc pie, the
companies would ea'ilv have passed for
professionals. In tie first farce, "Rubber
B ,ots," the parts Of three sist, r, .ullne,
Lou and Sophie, were taken by Mr,.G L.
Provost, Mis-, Grace Church and Miss Eff e
Bill, and the part of tramp by Mr.. A
G. Halliday. The three sisters, alone at
boma, were frightened by the appearance
OF tramp, and each went through all the
stages of bravery common to women on
su b occasions, wing with each other in
courage and daring, vet in the final tab
lrau giving upto the real fear which they
experienced at the second appearance OF
the tramp. These parts were al well
taken. Mr.. H ,lladay as the "tramp" was
especially god H s capacity for the
liquid contained in the bot lie in the re-
fr,gerator, and ter doughnurs and biscuits
being fully equal to that OF the typical
tramp.
The second farce, "Per Telephony
was compl cation of circumstance. results
ing from new telephone which hal Just
been put in Miss Nan Cuzzin's ho use
Miss Cuzzin thought there was nothing
like tel phone ii | its ringing interrupted
her lover, Guy Hsrling, several times JUS
rs he was alb ut to propose, and cause!
him to give up in de'pair, concluding t.
do the job by telephone. She then real
lied the evil, of the telephone, and gave
the offending article what might be deyig.
mated "Scotch blessing" When Mr.
Harling proposed through the telephone i,
was to Mans cousin, not to Nan Cuzzin,
as he Iposed, and the complications re.
sulting from this mistake were rot made
right until the very end OF the play when
Nd Austin came home from Australia al ID
bel g in love with Mis- Harcomb, made
a r,ghin OF affairs possible. Mrs. Glib.
n as Nora, the servant girl, was parti Gu
larly good, her brogue beng perfect. L
L. Durham as Guv Harling demonstrated
th.t he was very apt love m.ker. Mrs
Fred Perry, as Mrs Nan Cuzzin, was very
mich at home; her acting was natural
and graceful. Miss Bl.nche Bowtelle and
Prrley Huntoon also did some creditable
acting. The hall was GRO ~ded. and all
were WI Il plea ed with the event g's enter.
tainment.
Dancing began shortly after 9 o'clock
Esner's orchestra furnishing music, snt
a 'arga number participated, dancing til
~ o'cl ,ck.
During sfternoon and evening FAM J
articles, aprors and candy were sold
Mrs. W. j. Eaton and Mrs John Den, j
son had charge Of the fancy tabl-; Mis-, e.
Margaret Eagan and Blanche Bowt lie o.
the candy table; ard Mrs Eta Lab are,
and Mrs. G r NURSE of the spr IN table
Financially the t.ir was as success full
it was socially. Over $50 partook OF tbt
turkey d nner The am unit cleared
exceed 5000, wbi e the to al receipts mt ar
ly reached th $500 marx.