Semi-weekly Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1897-1901, 1901-09-06
BRATTLEBORO SOCIETY.

bRATTLEbOHO SOCIETY.
There was q meeting of the Brat
tlehoro commsDdery, No 1862, United
Order OF the Golden Cross, last evening
at 7,45 o'clock at Grand Army hall.
Guy Tasker's 2lst birthday cane
Tuesday and he invited several other
friepds 10 to supper in observance
In the evening number OF girls
called for surprise party and several
hours were pleasantly spent in pro-
gressive whist.
A large party attended the dance given
bv the First Regiment band at Melrose
Tuesday evening. The lady's prize, a
silk umbrella. for the best waltzer was
awarded to Miss Jessie Batchel er, and
the gents prize. dress suit case, was
awarded to E Lavele.
MrsWilliam Gerry Slade Of New York
city, the national president of the United
States Daughters Of 1912 has been a
guest of Mrs C F r Jenne this week.
Tuesday afternoon she met the fiieers
and members Of the Vermont society
Mrs Slade is the founder and organizer
OF the National Society Of New Eng
land Women.
Wednesday the VIC TU held their
regular meeting at the NJ e A room.
Delegates were chosen for the state con-
vention at Bellows Falls. Mrs Eliza
Reed. Mrs l. l. Bardwell; altarnates,
Mrs Julia Houghton. Mrs W F Mixer.
The next meeting is to be Bible study
at the Y NJ e A rooms at 3 o'clocs. All
are invited.
The Episcopal society and their
friends held basket picnic at Brook
side park Tuesday afternoon. The car
lett Prospect Hill at 10 30 carrying about
10 and large number went up in the
afternoon. After dinner games were
enjoyed by the children and thev returr-
ed home at O'Clock after having epeDt
most eu joyable day.
The Ladies Enterprise met Thurs
day sfteruoon with Mrs Lora Howe.
II uas voted to have a basket picnic
at Brookside park next Thursday.
going on tb, car that leaves Prospect
Hill at TO- 30 Every member is
carr estly requested to be preseIt with
we'll filled baskets and invite one or
more friends TO 20 also If it should
storm Thursday they will go on Fri
day. The next meeting of the Enter
prise will be with Mrs Jennie Slater
Sept 49,
Lwis Morrson's spectacular version
Of Faust aided by new scenery,
electrical. mechanical and pyrotech-
meal effects, supporting company of
upususl strength ard a chorus of
powerful voIces, will be an early local
attraction, next Tuesday evening.
Money has been freely spent to make
? n &c 'e 4
most elaborate one of "Falst" ever
seen on tour, ard is bigger success
than ever before in its 20 seasons in
financial way.
The Brsttleboro Bird club held
their regular meeting last Mondsy
eveui ing at Lindenhurst at which time
they voted to disband as a branch Of
the Am Society of Bird Restorers
aJd reorgat ize as the Vermont State
Audubon Society, realizing that the
field for wora would be greatly mag
nitied and that thfy would come into
closer touct With the great ornitho-
logical movement of the courtry.
Mrs Elizabeth b Davenport had been
made committee to arrange for the
organization of such society in
Vermont ard it WAS thought best to
have the state society at Brsttleboro
with branch societies in many towrs
through the state W c Horton was
elected chairman to organize the
society and the following officers were
elected Mrs Frances Horton. pres
ident: Mrs Elizabeth b Davenport,
lst vice president; Mrs Mary l.
Crowell, I'd wee president: Mrs Stella
E Barrows, secretary: Miss Emma
Gregg, assistant secretary, Miss Kate
Selleck, treasurer; executive board,
first four officers and Willia"r G Hor.
ton, Charles H Thompsou, Mrs Sa1ie
L Stock we'll, West Brat.leboro.
G W Leonard and wife returned
Monday from their visit in the forth
ern part of the state. Miss May
Spear has returned from 10 days
stay in Boston acd vicinity Mrs OK
Jones returned Tuesday from two
weeks visit 10 MlIClebury. Miss
Margaret Lynch returned Wednesday
night from few Days visit in Hol-
oke. Miss Kittie Clune returned
Wednesday from a week in Rutland.
Henry Allen, wife and daughter
'etnrred Tuesday from weeks visit
IN Bennirgton, Manchester and Rot
and. Mrs Jonn Dufficy and child
eturned yesterday from q couple
weeks at Mt Holly.
Miss Hannah Lee returned Sunday
light from two weeks visit in Millers
Falls