St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1904-04-13
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Shakespeare Club Entertain.
4 The annual reception given by the
Shakespeare Club to their gentlemen
friends and other guests was held at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore N.
Van last week Tuesday evening. and
was one of the most delightful and pleas
ant events of the year, comparing very
favorably with the previous entertain
uaents given by the club. The beautiful
home OF the Walls was in gala array, and
clusters of Easter lilies adorned all the
rooms. The guests, who numbered
about 125, were received in the morning
room by Mrs. Vail and Mrs. E. w.
Hutehins, the president of the club, and
then ushered into the morning library
where seats were arranged. The enter
tainers OF the evening were Curtis Morse
of Boston and Miss Jennie Chase of Lynn
don, a student at the Virgil Piano School
in New York. Mr.. Morse is marvellous
impersonatoF, and kept his audience in a
very hilarious state all through his part
of the program. He initiated with great
facility the German, Irish and other
dialects, told all manner of jolly stories,
and especially delighted his listeners with
his rendering of the selections from
George AIDE and Mr.. Dooley His part
of the program was not classical" but
it was none the less enjoyed. Those of
Miss Chase's friends who heard her play
year ago found it hard to believe that
there could be any improvement in her
wonderful power, but a year of con-
scientious study has perhaps served to
perfect her marvellous technique and give
added expression and power to her
musical interpretations. People of Lyn-
don are all proud of this talented young
pianist. After the program was COM
pleted pleasant hour was spent dis
cussing bodily refreshments of salads,
sandwiches, cakes and confectionery, ice
cream, coffee and fruit punch. The
gentlemen then seemed to gravitate
naturally to the upstairs .sden" whence
the shouts of laughter and the decidedly
smoky odor seemed to prove a scene of
enjoyment. The youngest people focked
to the room where dancing was in order,
Miss Helen Wakefield playing the piano.
Some explored the beautiful house and
Others gathered in sociable groups. The
guests all departed at an .'early hour, ;"
thanking the club for the pleasant enter
tainment, and especially Mrs. Vail for
the hospitable privileges of her delightful
home.
The closing ball of the dancing school
was held Thursday evening, and attended
by about Is couples, who came prepared
to have jolly time and thoroughly sue
ceeded. Music delightful for dancing
was furnished by Mrs. Brooks orchestra
and varied and interesting order of
dances was carried out to the enjoyment
Of all in spite of the humidity of the atmos.
phere. This ball concluded the dancing
school which has been conducted by the
Village Improvement Society, and it is
found that the society will have about
$145 to its credit, all expenses being
paid.
Joshua Bemis was called to Worcester,
Mass, last week by the death of his
brother, Harris Bemis.
Mrs. Adams of Springfield, Mass,
visited at Fred Stockwell's last week.
The Shakespeare Club met with Mrs.
E. w. Hutchins, Thursday, and listened
to the following program: ARABIA be-
fore Mahomet," Mrs. Ahern; selections
in regard to the Koran, and paper on
"Lamaism in Thibet," by Mrs. H., E..
Walter of Chicago. The next meeting of
the club will be held with Mrs. 81. l..
Parker Friday afternoon, at O'Clock.
This willclose the years work and there
will be but one more meeting, the annual
business meeting.
Mrs. E. L. Stiles and daughter Mildred
of st. Johnsbury visited at Allan Hol-
brooks last week.
L. B. Harris has been entertaining his
friends most generously with new sugar,
recently, as nearly every day gay party
ascends the hill to his sugar camp, and
partakes of the good things there found.
Among his many visitors have been
the three women's clubs, the Grand Army
societies, the Sunday schools, the Lyn-
don Club, the working girls in town, the
Lyndon Center people, number of train
despatchers and other railroad men from
Boston. All, however, unite in apprecia-
ton of his kind hospitality.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ide invited a
large party of friends to their sugar
camp, Friday, and about SO responded
and enjoyed fine time and delicious
spread of new sugar with the appro-
pirate Accomplishments.
At the Congregational church Friday
evening there was a bean and salad
supper which attracted large crowd.
The proceeds are to be used in assisting
a beloved member of the society, who
has been suffering from long illness.
HARVEY.
O.. E. Hale, who has been ill. is much
better.
Mrs. Charles Perkins has returned