The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-11
Fine Time Passed at Alumni
Affair Last Night
CONCERT OF GREAT MERIT
Montpelier Military Band Orchestra lof
Twelve Pieces Rendered a Pleasing
Program Prior to the Dancing
Which Closed at lis.

With the Montpelier Military Band or
chestra diseoursing its best music and
the dance floor Of the Woodinen's hall
in excellent condition, the sixth annual
ball Of the Spaulding Alumni association
last night was distinct success, as all
the others in the series have been. The
weather had opportunely been tempered
to suit the occasion, the atmosphere
having cooled pereeptibly since the de-
pressing weather Of the first few days
Of commencement, and the dancers were
kept measureably cool by electric fans,
together with the aid Of fans OF hand
motive power.
There were about seventy couples in
attendance and they thoroughly enjoyed
themselves until ! rs this morning. The
dance hall was decked with festo0ns and
various college banners, the school colors
being in evidence in the former. The
guests were ushered by six young la
dies, HoFtense Knight, Hazel Wheeler,
Bernice Prindle, Christina Reid, Helen
Parker and Florence Slayton, and the
ushers also served punch during the
dance.
The dance was preceded by an orches-
ira program Of exceeding merit, and
many were heard TO remark that they
had never listened to a better one in
Barre. The band orchestra of twelve
pieces certainly did do themselves proud,
and the audience was delighted with
their rendering Of the seven numbers
on the program from Halvorsens Elm
zngsmarsch der Bojaren" to selection
from Puccini's Madam Butterfly" with
Rossini's William Tell" piccolo solo
BY Leon Batchelder OF the Redpata Ly-
ceum Bureau Of Boston, a double number
BY the string quartatta, an orchestra
selection from The Merry Widow and
a cornet solo by Karl Forsen making up
the remainder Of the concert. The or
chestra was under the slzillfll direction
of Fred Whittier.
Nearly every number was encored SO
that the program was extended far be-
yond the limit planned; yet the dance
was started in good season, and the
twenty numbers of varied and entranc-
ing order were carried out with only a
siight encroachment beyond the allotted
time The waltz, two-step, scbottisehe
and barn dance formed the numbers.
and the dancers always demanded, and
sometimes secured. encore dances.
The efforts of the managers, Ray Wor-
then, Miss Mary MeWhorter and John
AIcGowan, were successful in financial
way also, the receipts being sufficient to
cover the expenses and not making it
necessary to call on the alumni sssocia-
TONS reserve fund gathered from preyi-
ous successes.
Alumni to Banquet Tonight.
The alumni Of the school will continue
their part Of the commencement program
this evening with banquet at the
yestry Of the Congregational church, fol-
lowed by the usual business meeting OF
the organization Ex-Mayor John w.
Gordon will be the chief speaker of the
evening. James r. Darling, president Of
the association, will act as toastmaster.
This afternoon the incoming members
of the associaticn--the class Of 1905
are holding their class day exercises at
the opera house. the class being greeted
by a large crowd of their frieMds,