St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-01-16
AT the Willie.
The wOman's Club Entertains.

don Woman's club celebrated their an
nual "Gentlemen's Night" Each men,
Der of the club issued three invitations so
about 200 people were present to enjoy
this pleasant occasion. The hall was
made attractive with little fir trees,
ropes of evergreen and vases of Chinese
lilies, no color but green and white
appearing. N. R. Youngs orchestra of
three pieces played during the evening.
violin, cello and piano, good combina-
ton, and one which furnished the most
melodious music. In the receiving line
were Mrs. Finney, president, and the
other officers OF the Woman's club, also
Mrs. P. F. Hazen, of St Johnsbury,
president of the State Federation. Mrs.
c. G. Norris distributed to the entering
guests dainty programs, the covers
adorned with the state flower, the red
clover. After the guests were seated,
they listened to fine program. The
entertainer of the evening was Mrs.
Kate Walton Quinn of Boston, the
reader and monologist, and a loyal
daughter of Vermont. Her selections
were nearly all new to this place and were
delivered with graceful ease, and an in
imitabe expression and magnetism. The
program opened with few well-chosen
words of greeting by the president, Mrs.
Finney Then followed selections from
Vermont authors by Mrs. Walton
QUINN next an orchestral trio, Springs
Awakening" monologues by Mrs. Wal
ton Quinn. Mrs. H. M. Smith and Mrs.
E. G. French appearedin beautiful duet
81 would that my love" in which their
rich voices blended in perfect harmony.
Mrs. Walton Quinn then gave several
dialect selections. Miss Ila Niles, of
Morrsville, one of Vermont's famous
young contraltos was present, and kind
" consented to render two songs Her
pure and powerful alto appeared to
great advantage in these selections.
Another selection was played by the
orchestra, and the program closed with
several poems by Mrs. Quinn. After the
close of the program the hours were
spent in conversation, and adjournment
to the Masonic dining-room, where
little tables costly arranged gave oppor-
tunity for the discussion of Caterer At
woods appetizing refreshments. The
whole affair was a great success, and
the guests all went home hoping that
the Woman's club will celebrate "early
and often"
Educational Meeting.
Under the direction of Hon. Mason S.
Stone, superintendent of education, and
Supt. c. H. Dempsey, the county
examiner, an educational meeting has
been arranged at Village Hall on Friday.
Following is the program:
MORNING, $50 O'CLOCK.
Devotionals.
Address, THE Chief Ends of Education, P"
Prin. Merritt w. Harris, Lyndon
Center.
Address, "The Philosophy of Ethical
Training"
Clarence H. Dempsey, County
Examiner
Address, Direct Moral Training in
School"
Prin. Clark P. Rowland, St. Johns
bury Academy.
Discussion
The Gill System of Moral Training;
The Brownlee System; Moral Value OF
School Exercises; Relation of Home and
School Training, etc.
AFTERNOON. 80 O'CLOCK.
Address, Moral Training in the Home, "
Rev. +. G. French. Lyndonville.
Conference on School Laws and Educa-
tional Progress.
The recent legislation regarding
Transportation, Legal schools, Super
visory Districts, ETC., will be fully dis
cussed, chiefly by Hon. Mason S. Stone
and School Directors and all Others in
terested are most cordially invited to
attend, and to participate freely, both by
ference.
EVENING, I 40 O'CLOCK.
Address, Mr.. Arthur F. Stone, Editor OF
"St Johnsbury CALIFORNIAN. ,
Address, Hon E. B. Finn. Member o.
Court of Claims
Informal Reception.
A party of about 20 from here took a
trip to Lyndon Friday evening to hear
Miss Niles and Miss Hutchinson, who
gave an entertainment there in the
lecture course. They were very pleasant
ly entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. George
lde after the concert.
The many friends here of Mrs. William
Child were shocked to hear of her death
which occurred very suddenly at Brad
ford Wednesday evening. She was
spending the winter with her sister, and
was to all appearance as well as usual
but was taken faint on the street, and
died in a few minutes after going into a
store. She was for long time resi-
dent here and leaves many warm friends
who cherish the memory of her kind
heart and noble character. She was q
member of the local Womans Relic
Corps.
There were no services or Sunday
school at the Universalist church Sunday
on account of the serious illness of Rich
ard MacLaughlin, the minister's son
who is very low with pneumonia.
H. B. Davis is seriously i'll with double
pneumonia, and under the care of {
trained nurse His daughter, Miss Nellie
Davis, is also i'll.
Mrs. Kate Walton-Quinn of Boston
the popular reader who appeared at thu
"Gentlemen's Night" was the guest o
Mrs. A. l.. Finny while here. On Friday
afternoon, the Woman's Club had din
ner at the Union House, at which sh'
was the guest of honor. About forty o
the club members sat down at two
O'Clock, to a fine banquet, served by
Landlord Chase Mrs. Quinn gave sew
eral Rotations and music was supplied
by Mrs. Charles Norris at the piano
and Miss Alice Hutchinson, who sang