Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-10-25

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The entertainment of the Vermont sun
day school convention last week was 80
well planned that IL Is believed a little in
sight into the arrangements viii be in
teresting.
Registration was by the card system,
there being two sets % cards alphabe
cally arranged one headed with the names
OF hosts, aud the other headed with names
OF delegates SO that hosts and their guests,
aud guests and their hosts, were readily
traced. The assignment Of delegates TO
homes in advance Of their coming Is
mistake; for some who send in their
names ~ advance do not come al all and
some OF the best homes remain unused
Then not knowing the delegates, il is easy
to make mistits by assigning them In adj
vance OF their lming.
The young men OF the town were used
TO conduct 10 their places OF entertain
ment, after the services, the delegates, who
had supper Tuesday night and hrest fast
each morning in the homes of the people.
Dinner and supper for two days were
served in, the Congl church vestty, a
hired superintendent and six hired
helpers having charge OF these meals.
The ladies OF the churches, appointed be-
fore hand, went In fifteen minutes before
meal time, helped place the food on the
tables, waited on tables during the meals,
then had their own meals aud went away,
leaving the hired superintendent and
helpers 10 wash di'hes and prepare for the
next repast, There were two sittings to
each meal, sufficient number TO ill the
tables only being admitted.
Fifty cents registration fee was paid by
all delegates and visitors, on payment OF
which they were given a card OF introduce
tion to their hosts and ticket which ad-
mittec them to all meals. As calcula-
tion OF feeding 300 people four times, the
following food was provided
One hundred and six lbs. fowls and AZ
lbs, veal made 20 chicken pies in six and
eight quart pans. The committee paid for
the materials and volunteers made the
pies, which were served warm for one
dinner. seyenty-eight lbs fresh ham, ,i3 lbs.
beef, and 10 lbs. OF corned beef (the latter
steamed, picked and pressed) were
used, meat being on the tables at all meals
except the chicken-pie dinner. Eighty
six fruit pies were used, the committee
buying the materials and hiring three
women to make them; three and one-h half
bushels OF potatoes and an almost equal
amount of squash; ~ lbs. Of butter; gro
ceries, including flour, lard, etc, for max
ing pies, and sugar, salt, pepper, vinegar,
etc, for tables, cost sl3 (any grocer will
send quantity and take back what is
left; is lbs. coffee, one-half pound tea;
40 dozen Parker House rolls; 81 loaves OF
bread, each one and three-fourths lbs;
80 sponge cakes, II White Mountain cakes,
20 jelly rolls, l5 marble cakes are plenty
for 300 people 1--WE ordered more. but had
some left; 10 gallons beans, II large
punches bananas, II baskets grapes, one
and one half bushel apples; 60 quarts OF
milk. Twenty five dozen each OF plates,
spoons, knives, forks, cups, glasses for the
use OF people were provided, besides all
table ware needed to put food on tables.
This gave a reserve number of things
which we're ready for setting the tables
the second time. Ribbon for badges
amounted to 20 yards and printing cost
80. 10.
Three churches raised 500 among
them before the convention met, and
registration fees, with meal tickets at
10 cents each, sold to those who did not
register, gave total of S229.31. Tho total
expenses were s171.1I, which left us a
balance of s5S,17 to be paid back again to
the churches. III all the work had been
given voluntarily the convention would
about have paid its own way. After pay
ing six hired helpers and a good many
little expenses besides, the churches only
contributed Si1,S3 to entertain the con-
vention, but of course a large amount of
work was voluntarily done. The general
management and all committees worked
free of charge. The lettering OF the big
campaign flag cost s4.60.
The willing spirit in the town and in
the churches made the convention
pleasure to us all; and the excellent pro-
gram of which some of us only got oeca-
sional snatches, more than repaid us for
all our toll SAMUEL KNOWLES.