St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-02-01
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Coming social events for February are
the Gentlemens night of the Mothers
club, Feb. 2; Gentlemen's night OF the
Woman's club Feb. 16; illustrated lecture
on Japan and Russia Feb. Is. by Frank
H. Robertson; and the Washington ball
on the evening of Feb. 81.
Mrs. A. L. Finney has been spending a
few days in Boston.
The Juvenile Whist Club held their
regular meeting with Mr.. and Mrs. H.
L. Parker, Friday evening, and enjoyed
pleasant social game.
The Book club held it's semi-annual
auction sale OF hooks Saturday evening
with Mrs. c. B. Dodge. After the books
were all sold and plans made for the
new list the evening was pleasantly
spent playing cards and discussing dainty
refreshments.
E. ]. Blodgett, w. l. Powers, and M. J..
Lyster were among visitors to the Hub
last week.
Miss Susan B. Hume visited at Mrs.
H. E. Folsom's, Saturday.
Miss Mary Emerson was at home over
Sunday from her work at Nashua, N. H.
The Universalist Ladies Aid society
served very nice supper Wednesday
evening to barge load OF friends from
St. Johnsbury.
Pea soup and vegetable hash were the
principal features OF the Congregational
supper Friday evening, which netted
the society about $12. The ladies have
agreed to pay 5000 towards the pro-
posed repairs on the parsonage which it
is expected will cost about $500.
The library trustees have ordered about
200 new books including many of the la.
test works OF fiction, history, essays and
timely subjects. 1t is probable that the
new catalog will not be issued now, un.
4 til the books are transferred to their ne W
= home, when they can be looked over. re-
q paired and replaced, whatever is miss
q ing. The catalog will be much more
II valuable, too, when a cut OF the new
building, outside and in, its donor, and
sketch of its history, can be used.
The annual Washington ball will be
held this year on the evening oil February
II, and plans are being made for an en-
tertainment full of beauty and pleasure.
Blasdell's orchestra OF seven pieces will
give concert and play for the dancing,
and the guests will all appear in masks.
Fancy dress oil any kind is de rigeur, and
it is hoped there will be large and at
tractive display of costumes. Refresh,
ments will be served in the hall as usual,
and there is no doubt it will be, as al.
ways, the event OF the season. Mr..
Blalsdell will be present personally and
cond uct the concert.
Several from here attended the rail-
road ball at Newport, Friday evening,
and Others are planning to go to Barton
Landing this week Friday to attend the
opening of the new opera house.
Mrs. D. M. Sisby is now in the Han
over hospital. where she has had sur
glcal operation, but is doing nicely.
Mrs. H. B. Gray is in town in the in
terests of the Booklovers Library, and
will open a station here if he can get 20
subscribers.
The Shakespeare Club will meet with
Mrs. a. E. Folsom this week Thursday
with the following program: Literature,
purpose aud influence of Deuteronomy,
Mrs. Charles T. Walter; Babylonian cap
tlVlty and effects, Mrs. Jonn B. Chase;
Fall OF Babylon, Mrs. Newell; Return,
and rebuilding OF the Temple, Mrs. Ladd.