Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-11-15
GENTLEMEN'S NIGHT
Unique Entertainment Arranged
by the Woman's Club.

"Gleanings," the Magazine, with Its
Articles, Stories and Charming Liv.
ing Illustrations.
The Brattleboro Woman's club held
its annual gentlemen's night meeting
Tuesday evening in the Brooks House
The meeting was one of the most sue
cessful that the club has ever held
and the $50 members and guests pres
ent were not merely entertained but
delighted by a program distinctly new
in character in BrattlebOro, and as
fascinating as it was delightful A
supper preceded the entertainment
the dining room being handsomely
decorated with chrysanthemums pot
ted palms and ferns and asparagus by
the entertainment committee of the
club. The march from the parlors to
the dining room was headed by the
president, Mrs. J. p. Elmer, and the
guest of honor, Judge Wendell p.
Stafford of St JOhnsbury, and the hon
orary members and guests, who occu-
pied the head table.
After supper the entertainment was
given from stage at the west end of
the dining room, music being furnish
ed by the Brattleboro Banjo, Mandolin
and Guitar club, who also played dur
ing the supper 1t consisted of the
reading of the club magazine. Clean
ings," the different articles and stories
being illustrated by tableauX which
were charmingly done. The maya
zine was gotten up by Miss Mary
Crowell, editor-in-chief Mrs. Harriet
Brasor Pratt, Mrs. Arthur L. Maynard
and Miss Mary Gordon, associate edi-
tors, and was read by Miss Crowell,
Mrs. D. P. Webster, Miss Maud l..
Emerson and Miss Emma Gregg.
The frontispiece was after c. d.
Gibson's "All's Well that Ends Well"
The American girl singing of her low
ed one was Miss Minnie E. Stockwell,
while the Gibson man was Ernest j.
Waterman surrounded by the geisha
girls, Mrs. A. d. Wyatt, Miss Mary
Croker. Miss Ella Newman, Miss
Clara Simmons and Miss Margaret
Averill in Japanese costume. The
conception of this tableau was artist
cally carried out and was one of the
most striking features of the pro
gram.
The leading story was entitled THE
Man who Gave No Tip" w. H. Hen
ley took the leading part in the story
and was represented as in B. H.
Ridgely's story of the same title, as
being in a foreign hotel, where the at
taches were accustomed to receiving
"tips" The situations in which he
found himself were ludicrous and
would have been embarrassing to a
man of less bonhomie. But he did
"the handsome thing" in the end.
The attaches were Mrs. L. D. Greene,
Mrs. A. L. Maynard, DR.. w N.
Thompson, A. D. Wyatt, E. R. Pratt,
Percy Henley, Raymond Frost and
Leon Barnes, and the parts were
taken to perfection, especially that of
the cook, by Mrs. Greene.
Her Photograph" a poem by w.
Learned, was illustrated by Miss
Helen c. Harrington and A. D. Wyatt,
the latter being the photographer.
Miss Harrington wore a handsome
pink gown and black picture hat.
Under the title of Musical Notes"
humorous sketches of Mrs. Pratt and
Fred c. Adams were read, followed by
songs by both. Mrs. Pratt's song was
not strictly in the line of grand opera,
but it brought down the house never
theless.
in which were portrayed the charac,
tiers in Juliet w. Tompkins's "The
Upper Hand" Ernest ]. Waterman
represented the doctor of today, and
Miss Mabel Hunt, who stood the try
ing ordeal of having mote removed
from her eye, proved that her ability
in composing poetry was the better OF
the two. Mr.. Waterman may have
mistaken his calling.
The department of stage notes
showed portraits of several famous
players, as follows: Agnes Sorma as
Marguerite" Miss Edwina Whitney
Maxine Elliot in the The Cowboy and
the Lady" Miss Marguerite Tucker;
Maude Adams as "Babbie," Miss Mar
garet Averill; Lillian Russell in THE
Queen of Diamonds" Mrs. Pratt, the
latter turning her tableau into living
picture by waving her flowers to the
audience as the curtain fell.
The editors study showed the edi
tors hard at work debating important
news Stories preparing for interviews