Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1906-10-18
THE BANQUET
Given by Directors and Officers Of
Randolph Sanatorlum.

Dubois 4 Gsy's hall was a triumph Of
decorative art In its gorgeous autumn set
ting last Thursday evening for the ban
quet given by the directors and membe {
OF the Randolph sanatorium to the MEM
beers OF the Aid society and invited guests.
Boughs OF evergreen lined the stairway,
ending in an arch OF autumn leaves that
formed the entrance to what seemed like
a carpeted forest recess, with cloak rooms
at the right and left. A reception parlor
was screened from the rest OF the hall by
large branches of brilliant maple foliage
and made more cory with handsome rugs
aud chairs. Beyond the screen was the
dining room with four long tables cross
ing the hall and headed by two smaller
ones, at which sat the directors and the
principal speakers OF the evening.
The stormy nature OF the night pre-
ve1ted the attendance of all those who
were expected, but fully $50 accepted the
invitations and received the cordial greet
ings OF the hosts-Col. A. Il. Chandler, +.
A. Thomas, DIR. G. W. Scott and l.. b.
johnson Of the board Of directors; DIR. j..
p. Clifford, medical director, Mrs. Belle
ID. Dubois, treasurer, and Rev. Fraser
Metzger, secretary, OF the association.
The menu at every cover was an excellent
half-tone picture of the sanatorium, hay
ing on the back the quotation-"Extreme
remedies are very appropriate for extreme
diseases '-followed by list of such palat-
able remedies for hunger as turtle soup,
OK tongue, ham, chicken pie, salads, cake
and coffee. Landlord Hayward Il led the
prescriptions and proved himself a rare
eompounder of nourishing doses, which
were deity administered by corps of
pseudo nurses, composed of Misses Win
nifred Mann, Alice Buck, Bessie Holden,
Mary Morse, Lettie Bailey, Genieve Lam
son, Helen Wedgwood, Ruth Roundy,
Esther George, Icy Manchester, Lucinda
Howard, Catherine Metzger, Essie Smith,
Florence Oney, Evelyn Denny, EvelN n
Nancy, Annie Wood and Marguerite
Hudson.
At the conclusion of the feast, Col.
Chandler, president Of this board OF d.
rectors, arose to welcome the company in
happy phrase and express, in behalf of
the board, grateful appreciation of the
hearty cooperation OF the Aid society an
its very successful efforts to further the
interests of the sanatorium. He then
call d upon the president of the society,
Miss Anita Burt, and the chairman OF the
executive committee, Mrs. Homer White,
both of whom responded.
Believing that the company should have
clear understanding of the present con-
dition Of the sanatorium, its work and
aims, Col. Chandler proceeded to relate
the principal facts in its brief history ex-
tending over a period of two years. The
matter of hospital in Randolph was first
brought to his attention, he said, at his
Brooklyn home during the winter of 1903
by DIR. j. p Clifford, who spoke Of the
great advantage it would be to the COM
and medical fraternity and point
ed out the adaptability Ct the Glenside
property of Mrs. S. V. Holman to such
purpose. Eventually the property was
leased, and in June Of that year DR.. Gift
ford opened the sanatorium, which he ran
as private venture for 10 months, with a
very little outside assistance.
The experiment showed the necessity of
in the building and an
added equipment, including electrical APP
planes, in order that the hospital might