The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-03-18

Mrs. b. Franklin Agan is seriously
i'll.
William ]. Matthews of Philadelphia
Is visiting in town
Theodore F. Brien of Westfield Mass
a former resident of this place is
spending few days here.
Matter" will be the lesson sermon
subject at the First church of christ
Scientist, on next Sunday morning.
John ]. Shutters, formerly the post
master at Hoosick will soon take up q
permanent residence in Hoosick Falls.
The topic for the mid-week meeting
of the Presbyterian church will be
SELF Righteousness" The theme for
the Christian Endeavor meeting AT the
church on next Sunday evening will be
THE Wise Use of Influence
AS conference Sunday at the Metho-
dist church falls on April 10, Easter
Sunday there will be no services in
the church on that day and the usual
Easter concert will be given by the
members Of the Sunday school on the
evening of Palm Sunday, April -.
Superintendent Mason b. Cole has ap-
| pointed the following committees to ar
range for the concert: Literary, Miss
Fannie Turner, Miss Lois Easton, Mrs
Albert M. Stockwell, Mrs. Charles w.
Lockwood, Mrs. w. L. Hedgeman; mu.
sic, Mrs. Robert Ball, Mrs. Robert b.
Clark, Miss Gertrude L. Darby; decor
atoms. Thomas H. Palmer, Willis l.,
Thorpe and Willis r. Heaton.
The following committees TO act in
connection with the Emerald Beneficial
associations fair in April have been ap
pointed: Chairman, John McGrath;
ISylvester Scott, Michael j. Dillon, John
Brazell. Thomas Trimble, James J.
McAuliffe, George Fortier Edward
| Brennan, Maurice Shea, Dennis Muir
ply, Walter Noyes. John j. McGrath,
James O'Brien, Il. Monahan, John
Shea; Printing committee: Maurice
Shea, chairman; William Murphy,
William Dane, Edward Hughes and
John kearney; Decorating committee;
Walter Moves, chairman: William -
Meara, John Greelish, Fred Blocker,
Martin Keaney, Edward Brennan,
James E. Monahan, Thomas O'Malley,
James McGrath, William Malady,
Thomas Burns, Patrick Hankard and
Thomas McMurray. The other work
ing committee will be appointed Tues
day evening.
| The women friends of the Emerald
Beneficial association have organized
an auxiliary to aid the Emeralds in
their work at the latter's fair and baz.
aar which is to be held in April. The
following is the list of officers: Pres
ident, Miss Catherine Dillon; secre
tary, Miss Helen l. Donohue; treasur
er, Mrs. William McAuliffe. The pur'
Ichasing committee is as follows: Miss
Margaret Wilmington, Miss Rose Nc.
Grath. Miss Mary Kearney and NJ s.
Martin A. Murphy. The soliciting
committees by wards are as follows:
First ward, Miss Mamie Spenditf, Miss
Genevieve Cribbins. Mrs. George Porti
er, Miss Victoria Trembly and Niss
Rose Mongarvin; second ward. Mrs
Mary Parker, Miss Belle Buckley, Miss
Nellie Hayes, Miss Kate Redmond;
third ward, Miss Margaret Millington
Miss Mary Mack, Miss Catherine Muir.
ply and Miss Mary Kinney; fourth
ward, Mrs. David Hayes, Mrs. Heffer.
nan, Mrs. James Hayes and Miss Mar
garet Murphy. The auxiliary will hold
the first regular meeting Thursday eve
ming.
Saint Marys Dramatic club present
ed "Pygmalion and Galatea" to large
audiences on Monday afternoon and
evening at Columbus hall. The play
was very creditable in every way and
pleased the audiences. The partici
pants were Messrs Robert Il. bowling
William Morrissey, William f. lyman
John Fennessey, James Murphy and
the Misses Agnes Leonard, Theresa
Harrington, Josephine Houlihan and
Margaret O'Brien. Incidental to the
production were the following mum
bers: Come Back to Erin" company;
The Early Life of Cynisca" pupils o!
Saint Mary's academy; assisting Robt
Bowling and Miss Theresa Harrington
solo by John II. Ford; the tableau was
beautiful picture in which the follow
ing participated: Erie" Miss Anna
Delaney; Goddess of Liberty" Miss
Elizabeth Frazier; "Vesta," Miss Lou
Use McGann; Vestals, the Misses Julia
Malady, Zita Whitkop, Helen Flynn
Mary Hayes, Loretta Collins, Mary o.
Brien and Catherine Harder; Cuplds
Misses Marie Morrison and Bertha
Robertson. An enjoyable feature was
the singing of "The Harp That Once
Through Tara'a Halls" by an invisible
| choir