Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-01-04

Inc BfaJIleOOTO Blfu CluO VIII meet
with Mrs Crowell next Monday evening
beginning at 7.30. Subject, the fycstcher
family.
The night for the regular meeting of
the orchestra club of the Y. NJ. G. A. has
been changed from Thursday to Wednes
day evening.
Tuesday being the Feast of the Circum-
cision of our Lord, mass was cele rated at
st. Michae's Roman Catholic church at 8
o'clock.
About so couples attended the New
Years dance, which was held in Grange
hall Monday evening under the direction
of Howard Wellman and Robert Mitchell.
The Twentieth Century club met Mon
day evening with Mrs. j. T. Denning. A
meeting will be held next Wednesday even
ing with Mrs. Arthur Adams on Clark
street.
A special meeting of Brattleboro lodge,
F. & A. NJ will be held this evening,
when the third degree will be worked The
Past Masters night, set for tonight, has
been postponed.
The stockholders of the Grange store
will hold their annual meeting in Grange
hall at 80 o'clock on the afternoon of
Jan. IA 1t will be followed by the annual
meeting of the Grange Block association.
j. G.. Ullery has been in Bellows Falls a
part of the week looking after the Towns
hotel property, which he and F. L. Hough-
ton of Putney recently bought. Mr.. VI
lery has bought Mr.. Houghtou's interest in
the property. He has closed the building
as a hotel and will convert it into stores
and office rooms.
On the evening of Jan. Is at 7 30 there
will take place in st. Michaels Roman
Catholic church the ceremony of the bless
ing of two statues, one of st. Anthony,
the other of the Sacred Heart. Rev. Faith
or Corcoran of Manchester, n. H., will de-
liver an address and explanation of the
ceremony.
The EsteY Guard club rooms have been
opened in Ullery block. Rooms % and "a
have been fitted up attractively-the large
front corner room at the south end and the
one Immediately in the rear. A combina-
ton billiard and pool table is one of the
attractions. Under the new state law the
company will be increased TO go men, nine
more than heretofore.
The current number of the New York
Dramatic Mirror contains full first page
portrait of Joel A. Bass, a Vermonter,
who got his early training in theatricals at
the Brattleboro Retreat while he was an
attendant there. Mr.. Bass succeeded Sol
Smith Russell in "a Poor Relation" The
company is now in Wisconsin, but Mr.
Bass sends letter to an old friend here in
which he states that he may appear in
New England before the close of the sea-
son.
Quonektacat tribe of Red Men elected
these officers at its annual meeting Friday
evening: Sachem, Don A. Miller; proph-
ct, H. K. Harris; senior sycamore, G.. K
GRAHAM; junior sycamore, Charles Brock
ington; keeper of records, T. Frank Tur-
ner; collector of wampum, r. II. Baker
keeper of wampum, j. E. Mellen; trustee
for three years. j. E. Mellen. These
chiefs will be raised up two weeks after the
annual meeting. Three pale faces were
adopted Friday evening.
L. E Hall, who opened the restaurant
in Odd Fellows building near MILESTONE
bridge in November, 1899, has sold the
business to his brother, Sidney Hall, and
Don Scovell. The new proprietors took
! possession Jan. l. Mr.. Hall is now in
Turner's Falls looking after his restaurant
in that town, which has been in charge of
Mr.. Scovell since last spring. Mr.. Hall
expects to sell his Turner's Falls restaurant
and to go into the hotel business il he can
secure a suitable hotel. K. G. Hall will
remain in the employ of Messrs. Hall and
Scovell.
The second annual roll call by the Wom-
ans Auxiliary was held in the Y. NJ. G. A
parlors Tuesday afternoon and was at
tended by large number. The program
consisted of a song by the members, Scrip
ture reading by Mrs. Beeman, prayer by
Mrs. |. o. p. Smith, the secretary's re.
port, the calling of the roll and a solo by
Miss Emma Gregg, Miss Izetta Stewart
accompanist 1t was voted TO send letter
of sympathy to Mrs. Mary A. Bigelow,
who is a member of the organization.
After the roll call coffee, cake and waters
we're served.
The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton held their annual meeting at the
Brooks House for election of officers with
the following result: Regent, Miss Susan
Clark; vice regent, Mrs. F. w. Weeks /;
secretary, Miss Helen Fletcher; treasurer,
Mrs. @. F. r. JENNIE; registrar, Mrs H.
f. G. T0dt; historian, Miss Maria Sted-
man; chaplain, Mrs. Fanny Rice; board
of management, Mrs. G. b. White, Mrs.
H. P. Wellman, Mrs NJ. l. Reed, Mrs. E.
II. Putnam, Mrs. Joel Flagg, Mrs. Harry
Rowe and Miss Esther Thomas; auditors
Mrs. Abbie Fuller and Mrs. Annie Gray
Cobb; literary committee, Mrs. Cobb, Mrs.
H. W. Sargent and Mrs Charles Bingham;
music committee, Mrs. F. c. Cramer and
Mrs. Harry Spaulding; press committee,
Mrs. G. B. White delegates to Continent
al Congress, Miss Susan Clark and Mrs
Annie Cobb; alternates, Miss Maria Sted-
man and Mrs. l.. W. Hawley. The chap
ter has membership of So members, in
GLIDING two real daughters and has passed
another interesting year in its history.
Mary Howe LAWN the Guest OF Honor.
Mary Howe LAWN was the guest of hon
or at the brilliant reception and banquet
of the DaIn Aters of Vermont in Boston
at the VeI sixle in that city Monday night,
ShIwaS itinafd in receiving by Mrs. Sal
lie Joy White president of the club, Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe ana Alden Speare. A
cotore of young women in dainty gowns
presented the guests. The big banquet
hall was decorated with Christmas ever.
greens and the tables with tulips, roses
and sprigs of cedar. The cover of the
menu bore red clover, the club flower.
After the guests we're seated Mrs. LAWN
sang selection from Traviata and 1.-THE
Last Rose of Summer" Mrs. White read
letter from Gov. Stickney, who was pre-