The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-02-25
u CHILDREN'S
|UCCESSFUL FAIR
Is a japanese Garden
Unusual Beauty.
broN FUND ENHANCED
/ Which Crowds spen, a, the
Booths Many Unusual Feat
anding Famous Elephant from
Pretty Program Of Dances,


Inc uniavoiablr weather an
Dndilions the annual fair Of III
b. Baiilrboro high school bel
hall Monday evening Mas a sn'
only was the oocasion a proiil
n the Washington IMP fund, hu
event Il MAS truly one Of IN
sucNssrs oi the SEASON, kpr
Monday afternoon until o'elocI
morning the hall presented al
appearance. The setting wa
nj the general color scheme va
white, The stage was a hanl
J aud az the rear Was a lars
u ,Iapans sacred mountain, ia
Miss Florence |. Geolenough
b. drawing in the schools, SUI
M the center Of the hall Was !
.lapancse parasol and strings o.
rere carried from the edges d
10 the four corners Of the hall
gallery were strung Japanes,
containing lncandescent lamps
niions together with the multi
monos Of the Young women and
lhe wildly adorned booths made
lai was Kaleidoscope in effect.
lhc entrance 20 the hall was the
boicd TO fancy articles. II was a
fation Of white crepe paper and
touches OF lavender. This was in
Ada Jameson, Grace johnson
am Howard OF the senior class.
h OF the entrance TO the hall was
Dnese garden where ices were
Tall evergreen trees screened the
from the rest OF the hall and a
ice with gate OF birch saplings
the garden. Artificial wistarla
were entwined about the entrance
krns were strung about in profu.
Ward and Maude 4. Brown OF
b class were in charge.
18th devoted TO useful articles was
lattice work of stained wood and
ms supporting the canopy were
with wistaria. The following
of the freshmen class had charge:
Plummer, Olga johnson and
futile. The flower booth was
ted OF japanese mating and was
after the style OF the stands used
ktreets OF Toxic for the sale of
II was adorned with bits OF pot.
an artistic arrangement OF Ian.
b. suspended above the stand.
charge were Gertrude Hunt, Eve
5rson and Eloise Sanders, all OF the
hss. The food and fruit booth in
! Harriet Emerson and Alice Spen-
BE- sophomore class was a creation
md white crepe paper ornamented
btaria.
japanese tea house was commod.
BIZ constructed to represent a typi.
bner house of paper such as the
finds in Japan. Here tea was
by the faculty of the high |
nd sweetmeats were sold. Chrys-
|ms of a gorgeous yellow gave a
color to the white that FREEDOM
The booth was in charge of Miss
Hall of the senior class. On the
side of the hall was located the
|evoted to the sale of Japanese
!. This was decorated with white
pie and was in charge of Dorothea
10, Lila Kimball and Lillian Doug
the sophomore class. The booth
to the sale of school stationery
with fancy handkerchiefs,
and white and surmounted by a
sign of the class emblem in gold.
istin of the senior class, Elizabeth
Evelyn Staples and Marjorie
the freshmen class were in charge.
booth was arranged in a
le and above it was suspended a
'asol. Chrysanthemums were used
decoration. Rosabelle Miller and
tie White of the sophomore class
charge. The confectionery booth
white, ornamented with wistaria
ut hued butterflies were conspicu
ng the flowers. All manner of
e sweets were sold here by Helen
Jessie Ransom, Adele Cowles and
lndall of the junior class. In one
hind screen was quartered the
ephant, Jumbo III, presented to
! by Bwana Tumbo. At intervals
.naded about the hall and upon
of five or ten cents to his keeper,
Ills, would permit his attendant 4
forth from his mouth a package. t
lant took the place of the usual
of the fair and was a de- ,
;elty. About the gallery was a c
dragons and Japanese posters. 4
lie evening these decorations were c
e decorations were in charge of g
denough and the committee in t
the fair was Maude E. Brown, t
Toward, Zoe Ward, Harold Sta 2
Charles Ramsdell. f
given during the af- t
of selection by the is
rus, violin solo by Miss Maude IL
ection by the boys chorus, piano "
Wales Holden and songs by the "
81 glee club. The dumbbell drill p
agnet club squad was one of the Il
f the afternoon. 1t was given by 5
in the afternoon and sixteen in II
lg. A japanese dance was given
kenney, Eloise Sanders, Lila
Lillian Douglass, Alice Spencer,
lexington, Rosabelle Miller and :,
les. During the evening Maysie "
ndered a violin solo and Kath- p
tin vocal solo. A pretty spec b
lor and rhythm was the harvest t.
ght couples took part. The O.
nen carried small rakes and their ne
I'd sickles. Those taking part at
sic Calvin, Charlena Hall, Ger tn
t, Harriet Douglass, Marguerite ~
18th Kendall, Miriam Howard, i
Brasor, Onslow Thompson, Man "
S, William Washburn, Francis az
hailer Lawton, Benjamin Weed 81
Fits and Wales Holden. The bI
losing the Magnet clubs dumb ca
during the evening was Hayden WI
Clyde Horton, Fred Howard, m
.derickson, Fred Gipson, Oscar gr
layton Randall, Guy johnson, as
Paul Chase, Joseph Ly
y Sanders, Benjamin Weeden, en-
yer, Hugh Agnew and Enroll Sc
. This part of the program M
Y applauded and the work of the Ell
red the careful training of the to
ical director, Roy Miner. Ju
dressed by Mrs. j. P. Elmer to a.
ed to the person wearing the l 10
lie was awarded by vote to Har- n, M
The boys decided to give the ~, ~
of excitement and instead of ~
one of the young women Sc L ho
les as their candidate. For a h ,a
g the voting resembled a eau ~, W.
ng followed the evenings enter we
nd it was after l o'clock when
aims of the orchestra announced
III school fair of 1910 had passed
:. Wales's orchestra furnished :
or the entertainment and dane ";