Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-07-18
FESTIVAL OF the NATIONS.
Most Successful Affair OF the KIND
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teinments in the Town hall for the bene-
ft Of the Library Building fund. For
three months the ladies, with their
friends, have been making preparations
for this entertainment, aud il proved 10
be the most successful fair ever held in
Bethel. Friends in town and from far
and wide donated articles for the sale,
and many artistic and beautiful works OF
art and ornament were disposed of at
good prices,
The Town hall was very bower OF
beauty, and Il was an educational object
lesson for everyone that visited il. The
ladies of the respective booths were at
tired in the dresses worn by the nations
that they represented. The following
ladies had charge OF the different booths;
German, Mrs. r. W, Morse, Mrs. c. IL,
Kidder, Mrs, o. p. Northrup, Mrs. II.
W. Robbins, Mrs. Walter Mentley, Mrs.
Ellen Lattimer, Mrs w. Il, King, Misses
Mary Washbnrn, Mollie Abbott, Lucy
Washburn, Julia Miner, Amy Wilson,
Grace Washburn, Gertrude Putnam ana
Nettie Carr. From this booth were dis
pensed American aud German foods for
supper Wednesday and Thursday even
ings, and ice cream. This booth re-
ceiyed large patronage, and the patrons
got their moneys worth.
Italian pergola and fruit market:-Miss
NJ. f, Waller, Mrs. A. Lee Cady, Mrs.
Guy Wilson, Mrs. Aliek Washburn, Mrs.
Fred Chapman, Mrs. ]. 5. Young, Misses
Grace Reynolds, Nellie Flynn, Gladys
Wilson, Helen Brooks, Altine Chera-
donna, Alhne Paini, with Misses Dorothy
Cady, Lois Wilson and Mary Cushing as
Italian flower girls.
Yankee Notions, represented by an old
fashioned sugar camp, with large iron
csldron containing a stock Of Yankee no
tions. The attendants at this booth were
George II. Kimball, a typical Uncle sam,
Mrs. q. IL. Kimball, dressed in the attire
OF hundred years ago, and Miss Anne
Sargent, in the dress OF 1850, and cos
tuned in red, white and blue, were Mrs.
R. j. Whitcomb and Mrs. John ID.
Wheeler.
In picturesque japanese booth were
Miss Mary Gilson, Miss Bessie Shepard,
Miss Evelyn Morse and Mrs. w. X.
Briggs. The furnishings of this booth
were very artistic.
In the quaint Dutch booth, homemade
candies were sold by the following young
ladies;-Misses Mary Stickney, Margaret
Clark, Irene Cushing, Grace Topper,
Agnes Reynolds, Hildreth Waldo, Marion
Topper, Adelina Clifford, Mildred Shaw
and Eleanor Graham.
In the French booth were sold work of
ert, hsnd-painted china, embroidery, ETC.,
by Mrs. Carl Cushing, Mrs. John Wilson,
Misses Leila Cushing, Bertha Rogers,
Alice Morain, Lucille Grant, Bernice
Rogers, Elida Ssndspra.
One of the chief attractions for the
young people was the gypsy camp found
at the entrance to the hall, presided over
by Mrs. W. c. Clifford as the gypsy for
tune teller.
Chase & Sanborn of Boston, through
G. II. Kimball, kindly donated nearly all
the furnishings for the japanese booth,
and the Z. c. Fisher company outdid
themselves in providing the decorations
for the German booth, also German
stems, cakes, candies and ices.
The admission to the hall was ten
cents. Each evening g programme was
given upon the stage under the direction
of Mrs. X. NJ. Chase and Miss Grace Tup-
per, with DR.. r. NJ. Chase as the crier.
4 Wednesday evening, Hon. W. B. c.
Stickney introduced Ex-Governor S. E.
Pingree of Hartford, who opened the
carnival. Governor Pingree gracefully
alluded to his early life spent in Bethel,
and declared that the Carnival Of Nations
was appropriately given now at the time
4 OF The Hague International Peace confer
ence, and gave tribute to Miss Waller, to
! whose energetic and untiring efforts the
success of the carnival is largely attrib-
uted.
| The expenses of the entertainment
4 were comparatively small, and it is GER
tain that over 500 has been cleared as a
nucleus for the Library Building fund,
and the same has been deposited in the
Bethel bank to the credit of the fund.
It is now proposed to augment this fund
by contributions from those who were
not able to take part in the fair and by
friends from out of town who feel an in
terest in this worthy enterprise.
The fair closed with costumed ball
Thursday evening with music by Bailey's
orchestra of Randolph.
Following are the programmes for the
entertainments given the two evenings
WEDNESDAY EVENING.
illustrated song. The Ovid Plaid Shawl
Illustrated song, II Don't Want to Play in Your
i Yard"
Duet, Joysof Spring, Leila Cushing, Lucille Grant
Song, Nta Gitana. Mr.. Reynolds
Song, II We're Violet, Leila Cushing
Farce. "a Pair of Lunatics," Miss Grace Topper
Ben Washburn.
Song, freight Faces, Lucille Grant
Singing of America.
THURSDAY EVENING.
Uncle SANS Reception.
Tableau, I'm the Land of the Rising Sun"
i Tableau, "Little Italy"
Dutch Four Leaf Clover with singing by Lela
Cushing.
Portrait OF a Lady of 0lden Times
The French Dancing Master, Each step in time
young ladies'"
Tableau, "a German Coffee 'Klatsch.'"
song, The Bandoiero, Mr.. Reynolds
Song, Teddy Bears, Dorothy Cady
Piano Solo. Miss Kendall
Song, "Ise So Tired" Alice Moran
Tableau, Scene in Naples.
Chorus Of Six Girls, 81 should So Love to be
Boy"
EAST BETHEL
Master Arthur Parker of Brookfielt
was guest of Leonard Paine Sunday.
Miss Amber Moore, who has been quit,
| i'll with tonsilitis, is able to be out doors