Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1910-08-26

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Mrs. Alice Gorham Crawford of Chicago,
| Royal ~ Cushman of New York city,
Mrs Sarah NJ. 1<idder of Springfield,
Mass, Fred \. Flagg of Troy, n. Y,
Rev Flint Nj. Bissell of Wilmington, VIII
liam Il. Barber of Brattleboro Arthur w.
Chlds of Manchester n. H., Cyren b.
Lawton of New York city Miss Grace
Whlpple of BroOkline, Mass, Miss Mabel
Medbury Of Hartford Conn, II. Forrest
Barber of Wilmington, Charles H. Par
melee of Wilmington, Frank II. Fitch OF
Wilmington, Mrs Helen Il. Whitaker of
/ Wayland, Mass, Mrs. Grace Lyon of
| Brooklyn Miss NIaudie l.. stone of New
York city Park b. Swift of Athol, Mass,
Frank Crosier of Readsboro, Mary L. Cor
ham Of Wilmington, Mrs. Il. A. willard
of New York city and Miss Mildred Nor
| ton of Wilmington.
On Friday afternoon the members of
| the Woman's Christian Temperance Union
| held a very enjoyable meeting in Me-
mortal hail. the exercises including an
| invocation by Rev Mr.. Lisle, a solo by
| Mrs a. ALBERT, an address Of welcome by
! Mrs Mary Morgan. an attractive musical
| exercise by the children of the town, a
| short address by Mrs. w. w. Wickes of
! Brooklyn, a selection by chorus of
| girls and an address on WASTED energy
in church and state" by Mrs. Ella a.
| Beele of Brooklyn.
The evenings exercises, which con-
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| the hall and the showing of many stere-
optiCon reproductions of faces of former
| and present residents of Wilmington, in
! Guiding a few nonresident natives, were
! preceded by a concert on the lawn by the
| military band The Illustrations were in
! charge of Secretary c.. NJ. Russell, and
! Rollin 5. Childs gave a very interesting
! sketch of each Of the several subjects nc
! their faces We're thrown on the screen.
! At the close Of this part Of the program
Mr.. Russell spoke feelngly to his school
| pupils Of 10 years ago, about a score Of
| whom were present, and the evening
| closed with pictures Of the memorable
trip Of the oregon and its commander.
| and recitation Of John II. FlaEEs poem.
CLARK and the Oregon"
The large audience sang rs n final fare
well America" and there was a hearty
endorsement Of the following verse from
one of Mr. F7agg's poems:
Farewell, kind friends, farewell the
| That brought your sweet communion
| Beyond the span of life's brief hours,
| Beyond the frost, beyond the flowers,
Beyond the bow that spans Gods show
erS
Shall come the great reunion"
Wilmington has certainly been favored
by its native sons and daughters in the
way Of substantial and useful memorials,
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bell placed in the belfry of the Congre-
gational church Is the gift Of John II.
Flagg as a memorial to his late father
and mother, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen p.
Flagg. In the Universalist belfry hangs
a similar gift to the memory of Maj. and
Mrs. \. B. Chids presented by their sons,
Asaph p William H.. Rollin : and Fred o.
erick W. Chids, who also presented in
this connection the town clock Lyman +
Pettee of New York has given the public
library dedicated to the memory Of his
late father and mother, Or. and Mrs \
/ l.. Pcttee. On the lawn in front Of the
, library stands the soldiers monument
presented by the late Asdph p. Childs aud
, nearby is a handsome memorial drink
ing fountain presented by Miss Maudie l.
Stone in honor of her late father and
mother Dir. and Mrs. Lewis L. stone
, Mai. +. w. Childs has built to the mem
4 Dry of his late father and mother Me.
mortal hail, a model Of beauty and con,
venience provided with the most approve,
: theatrical accessories, including the larg,
o. stage and other necessary equipment
= The hall will seat about 600 people and /
4 offers a suitable playhouse for all amuse
, ments. The Childs tavern is sim another
- memorial standing on the site Of the frs
, house built in the village ana marking tn,
1 | locality of the first village hotel. bull
; many years ago by an uncle of Mai
q ! Childs. Another gift to the town Is tina
0 ! of the Shafter grove, the shapely knoll
being Systematically laid out with naples
e This was the generous gift to the town o
! Mrs. Emma Shafter Howard of Califor
MIA, daughter Of the late Judge O. l.
o | Shafter In addition to these gifts sev
- eral memorial windows have been place,
e. in the churches of the town symbolizini
f the love and loyalty OF Wimlngton's son
$ and daughters.
5 Among some Of those present at the re
J. union, whose names We're not mentione
$ in last weeks issue of The Phpni'
r were the following: Mr.. and Mrs Ros
- Rowker Of Bridgeport, Conn. Charlie
V Estey Of Bennington, Fay Foster Of Bos
f ton, Mrs. Hattie y. Morris Of West Box