Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1901-12-20
HOW BRATTLEBOR0 PLANS
TO MAKE CHRISTMAS A TIME OF GOOD
WILL AND GLADNEss.


fulness and Uplifting for ALI
Christmas has come again, the hap
piest of the worlds festivals, the
birthday of the only perfect and tri-
umphant love. Now is the time when,
if ever, mems hearts go out in sympa-
thy and brotherly love to one another.
In Brattleboro, this beautiful Christ
mas loving kindness is working, as
the following record hastily compiled,
shows. 1t would be strange indeed, If
after all the kindly thought and hard
work so freely given, this Christmas
should fail to bring something of JOY
and peace to the most troubled and
/ hopeless heart.
The Brattleboro Woman s Indian as
ISOLATION has sent a barrel of warm
clothing, books and Christmas toys to
| the Indian hospital for women and
children at Grow Creek, S. ID. This
hospital was started by benevolent
woman who was filled with pity at the
sight of sick women and children ly-
ing uncared for in cold tepees without
medicine or comforts of any kind eX
cept the arts of the conjurers. 1t was
afterward adopted by government in
consideration of the good work it did
and now has regular staff of doctors
and nurses. But the government does
not provide Christmas pleasures for
the sick children, so for the last few
years, that has been the care of the
local association.
The Sunshine society sent a Christ
mas box to the headquarters of the or
ganization in New York for distribu-
ton among uncared for New York chit
dren. Each member also pledges her
self individually to brighten the life
of one child at Christmas time.
The Universaist Mission circle met
this week and prepared the usual
Christmas box for the Every Day
church in Boston. This is DR.. Perin's
church situated in the midst of many
poor families in the South End, and
they distribute wisely and discrimi-
nately among these people the many
gifts sent them by various Universalist
churches. The Every Day church is
what its name implies. 1t is one Of
the first and strongest institutional
churches in the country and is open
every day, never closing the doors. 1t
is doing world of good among BoS-
ton S poor and DR., Perrin and his assis-
tants are kept very busy. The Mission
circle here sent them a barrel of
clothes at Thanksgiving, also.
This Circle will also look after sew
eral deserving families in town, tenn
porarily distressed, and reaches all
such that it can.
The Junior order of the knights Of
King Arthur, composed of boys about
Il years Of age. mostly connected with
the UniverSalist church, will send a
box of games and books to the Sun
shine society of New York, THIS order
meets weekly for mental and moral
improvement and for enjoyment,
The Congregational Sunday school /
will pack tomorrow a Christmas box
to be sent to the school connected with
the Italian Evangelical church in New
York city, of which Rev. Antonio .
Alright is pastor. Packages may be .
left at the yestry during the forenoon. .
Mr. Alright says that the Christmas .
of his school practically depends upon .
what is sent him from Brattleboro.
The young peoples societies of the /
Baptist, Congregational, Methodist .
and Universalist churches are to unite .
this year in the gathering and dis /
tributing of clothing and food to the .
poor and sick of the the town and .
The gifts, including new and .
secondhand clothing, groceries,
iellies. fruits, nuts and candy are to
be brought to the store recently va
Gated by C. A. Trip which has been
rented for the purpose. 1t will be .
open from | O'Clock Monday until II
o'clock Christmas day. 1t is hoped
the people of Brattleboro and the diff
ferent societies will take an interest in
this good work and will give freely.
Much is needed as there are a good
many families in Brattleboro who will
be helped The societies have received
from the Associated charities names
Of some 80 Brattleboro families to
whom Christmas remembrances will
be sent.
Branch No. 2 of the International
Sunshine society will hold a Christ
mas entertainment at the Home fol
the Aged Friday. December y, from
; to ) O'Clock, There will be a Christ
mas tree and anyone wishing to give
money or articles for it may send them
10 Mrs. George Ryder, ~ South Main
street or Mrs. F. A. Wells, 81 High
street. !
Each scholar in St Michael's Epis-
opal Sunday school is to bring to the
Christmas tree Saturday evening a
rift which is to be sent to one of the
mission Sunday schools among the
Door whites of the South; which is ,
lnder the direction of Rev. G.. A.
sutherland, formerly of Mortified,
It., well known here as the son inlaw +,
# Commander Brown.
The Woman's Alliance connected Y
With the Unitarian society has sent f
barrel of groceries as a Christmas /
resent to a poor family in Nebraska I
fhere crops have failed this season. |
he members of the Unitarian Sunday t
chool make their usual Christmas of t
ering in money to the Children's t
Iission for the destitute in the city of Y
'oston. The flowers used for decora- o
ions in the church, Christmas Sun n
ay, are distributed among the sick c
nd aged people of the parish. 5
While no public observance of Christ p
las will be held in the schools here, o
ne teachers have tried to inculcate o
/ the hearts of the children the true u
oirit of Christmas, and the time will 81
e celebrated by gifts, songs and
hristmas readings. Every room has il
cen decorated with evergreen, laurel,
oily or the dainty paper chains. Mrs. fl
rosby has for some time been direct O
~ pretty Christmas work in decOrat tt
I paper folding, and many blotters, N
carts. bells. etc, decorated with
oily and other suitable designs and C
limited have been made and will he tC