The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-05-03
BruttIebOrO Local
MAY BREAKFAST
A GRAND SUCCESS
Annual Fair OF Women Of Congrega'
tional Church Attended by Rec
ord Breaking Crowd-festival
Hall Decorated.

Many times has Festival hall been
decorated during past years but never
more beautifully than yesterday ana
last evening when the fair of the wom'
On OF the Congregational church was
held. The efforts of the decorators
were directed in creating color scheme
similar TO that of the delicate trailing
arbutus and the success of the Efforts
could be Judged from the encomlums
of all those who attended the fair. Inc
entire scheme for decoration was work
ed out in two simple colors, one pure
white, the other pale pink. Following
the usual manner of decoration long
streamers of alternate eolors were de-
pended from the central chandelier to
the outer edge of the hall but on this
occasion many more streamers thah us
ual were used. Entering the hall was
similar to entering an immense pagoda
with roof of pink and white. Around
the walls and along the front Of the
balcony a prOfusion of crepe paper was
used in the decorations.
Along the north side of the hall were
the booths. The grab well was the
first to be encountered upon entering
and this was looked after by Mrs.
Louis d. Greene and Miss Ethel Kan
dali. Next came the flower booth sur
mounted by lattice work of white and
deeked with a large assortment of
potted plants. Miss Edna Lawton and
Miss Edna Crosby were the proprietors
here. The cake table contained large
amount of dclectable looking cookery
in charge of Mrs. Charles +. Bingham.
The novelty table came next in order
in charge of Mrs. Fred Ii. Holden, The
fancy work table contained large
number of articles useful and ornamen'
tai and was in charge of Mrs, H. j:
Waterman, Mrs. II. l.. Waterman and
Mrs. +. II. Crane. The apron booth came
next and was looked after by Miss
Emma Dutton. The booth where the
homemade candies wre sold was in the !
corner of the hall and was one of the .
prettiest there. 1t was in charge of /
Miss Alice Holden. The lemonade well /
at the front of the stage was also
handsomely decorated and was looked .
after by Miss Alice Jones and Miss
Miriam Howard.
The attractive part of the fair to
MANY was the excellent May breakfast
served from 1l.30 to $50 and the
strawberry supper served from to
s. Each table was decorated with can
delabra with pink shades and when
lighted in the evening the effect was
unusually pretty. At each plate was
a boutoniere of arbutus and the menu
cards were also trimmed with arbutus.
Many assisted at various times during
the day as mattresses but those i'll
charge of the dining part of the fair
were Miss Jessie Gregg, Miss Ida
Waite, Mrs W. T. Haigh, Mrs. R. H.
Baker, Mrs. I. G. Crosier, Miss Mary
D. Henshaw, Miss Florence Hildreth,
Mrs. C, P. Spencer, Mrs. George NJ
Clay, Mrs. Eric Landry and Mrs, Carl
Gushing,
An entertainment in the evening was
furnished by the dancing of 10 young
girls who had been especially trained
for the occasion by Elijah Wales. All
the children were dressed in Red ND
inc Hood suits and carried baskets of ',
flowers. They went through a series
of graceful movements and then the |
grandmother appeared as per regula- \
ton. Following the Mother Goose t
tradition the grandmother was supposed t
TO change into the wolf by the drop
ping of sundry garments but decided
" original innovation was made by
The appearance of Teddy bear imper-
sonated by Benjamin Bingham. The :
connection created among the dancers !
was terrific Following the Red Riding {
Hood dance came an eccentric dance !
given by six of the girls. Those who /
:ook part in the dancing were Misses
Hildreth, Sylvia Crosby, Ruth
Wilder, Ruth Sargent, Margaret Miles, {
Lucia Gleason, Ruby Mettee, Helen J
Pierce, Lillian Lawton, Marion May \
lard Margery Waterman, Ernestine
Jady, Evelyn Durham, Marion Dun O
IAN and Emily Shea.
The success of the fair from a finan- r
,ial standpoint was equal to its sue \
.ess in other ways. Over 100 people !
,artook of the May breakfast and near, \
V 400 were furnished supper, the hall !
icing so crowded that the women found I
lificulty in accommodating everybody, }
\ large burden of the responsibility for
he fair fell on Mrs. L. E. Holden, '
chairman of the arrangements commit i
ZEE. and she deserves unstinted credit. II