Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-05-06

one sleigh was seen slipping over the
creased mud very smoothly. May day..
however, was q dubious occasion with no
flowers but snowballs to nh the May
baskets.
Inc following members OF the Sunday
school and OF the organizations to.which
they are accredited united with Bethany
church Sunday morning:-On confession.
from the Junior Christian Endeavor and
knights of King Arthur, Marion Elsie
Osgood. Fleda Harriet Martin, Ona Mabel
Ladd, Ethel Miranda Mayo, Marion Mil
ored Mayo, Clara Eliza Mayo, Elsie Lata
hllourn, Halle May Dukett, Marion
Eleanor Salisbury, Helen Gay Blanchard,
lara Belle Smith, Donald Edgar Sails
bury, Fred Philip Goodwin; from Beth
any Girls and the Young Mems Chris
tan brotherhood, Myrnie Ada Clifford,
Myrtis May Clifford, Cora Davenport Os-
good, Fleda Lucille Grant, Walter Harold
smith, Ralph Priest Dunn, Philip Turner
salisbury; on confession, Guy Eric w ood-
ward; by letter, John G. Sherburne and
Mrs Fannie Eliza Bryant.
The May Day dance given in Grange
nall Friday night by U. s. Grant post
and the Woman's Relief corps attracted
large party, which would, no doubt, have
been larger had travelling and the weather
been more favorable. There were 80
couples in the grand march, which was
led by Mr.. and Mrs. N. {. Buck. Ed
mund Nixon and Mrs. c. j. RumrilI.
Later go couples we're whirling in two
step and waltz or threading the mazes Of
eotillon figures. In the dining room of
the hall ice cream and cake were served
under the direction of corps committee
composed of Mrs. F. A. Bruce, Mrs. G. d.
Sanborn, Mrs. r. Q. Terry, Mrs. F. H.
Ketchum and Mrs. Charlotte Luce. The
Music Hall orchestra played for the dane
ing, and the affair was in ali respects
social success. The receipts amounted to
s51.54, from which profit OF about $40
was cleared.
new fraternity, 1t appears, has been
organized in Randolph, called the Hobo
club, whose members have not foresworn
soap and water entirely but have agreed
to travel hobo-fashion without paying for
railroad transportation. They have hit
upon a scheme Of 9blind rides and.
tucked away between the baggage and
passenger cars, manage an excursion to
Braintree, Bethel or South RoyaIton at
the railroads treat. Members OF the
club, needless to say. are young; for,
though good many older people have so
little idea of honesty IS to fool conduc-
tor il they can and deliberately steal q
trip, they have too much regard for life
and limb to endanger either by indulging
/ in "blind rides" To an unprecedented
view, the Hobo club must look like an
excellent training school for undesirable
citizens" and there are always enough OF
them without any special effort being
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teach the youth of the land to owe no
man anything except good will and to
loathe any suggestion of theft are urgent
I ly needed.
The Randolph woman's Literary club
held the annual club social at the home
Of Mrs. Julia Walsh on Saturday, May 1,
when Mrs. Walsh and Miss Annie Walsh
were hostesses. It was an informal meet
/ ing and fancy work and conversation be-
guiled the intervals between the numbers
I OF the program, which was as foIlows:--
/ Piano duet, 'sKing's Hussars," Leonard,
Fragment" Reinecke, Mrs. L. s. Brig
ham and Miss Desier Moulton; song, HThe
Fish are in the Bay" Needham, Miss
Lucille Grant; piano solo, "Scherzando, +"
Won wiIm, Miss Moulton; reading,
sketch by Charles Battell Loomis, Mrs.
/ E. @. Ham; piano duet, sHuntsmen's
Chorus,v Hitler, "Under the Linden
Tree" voIkman, Mrs. Brigham and Miss
I Moulton; song. "My Little Love, -
Hawley, Miss Grant. After the program,
the company adjourned to the dining
room, where salad. sherbet, cake, coffee
and Their good things were served by
Mrs. Fraser Metzger, Mrs. J. W. Ray
mond, Mrs. q. P. hanson, Mrs. P. p.
Lamson, Mrs. c. B. Hollis and Miss
Annie Walsh.
The Hath annual meeting OF the Yer
mont Cong'l conference, together with
/ the annual meeting Of the Vermont Do
nestle Missionary society, will be held
1 with Bethany church, Randolph, June
$40. The list of speakers for the three
days session includes Gen. o. o. Howard