Putnam patriot. [volume] (Putnam, Conn.) 1872-1962, 1910-02-18
vslestine Tea.
A GRATIFYING ENTERTAINMENT.

meet with ON account of the weather.
That would have been a safe eSpec-
tation for any other social entertain
ment, but Ii failed in the ease Of the
Valentine Tea, The ladies had reason
to be gfatitied with the loyal manifes-
tation of interest and encouragement
i'm their devoted efforts To make the
Valentine Tea u successful affair tinan.
eially. Ii was all that and also So
eially.
While the icy walks made IL unsafe
for elderly people 10 attend the enter
tainment, the hall was well filled with
young and middied-aged people from
1 O'Clock until the close. In the gath
erine were seen quite number of Older
people who had passed their three.
score and.ten, which no other occasion
would have induced them To venture
out.
There is. therefore. no feeling of re-
gretfal isappointment.w with the ladies,
but rather Of qualification Mt the re-
suits attained under the circumstances.
With pleasanter weather there would
have been present from surrounding
towns the many pleasant people whose
presence is always cheering and en-
ceuraging, but they wre there In spirit,
and that is always helpful.
Since the Hospital was early estab-
lished here one of the connecting pur-
poses has been to bring together social
ly all classes of the people in the city
and surrounding towns to get them in-
terested as a brotherhood III the bene-
ficent service accomplished by the Wo-
mans Board In maintaining effective
~ the institution committed To the care
off the public. Much has been done
in this respect by means of the Valen-
tine Tea and other entertainments. 1t
is important that this purpose be ever
kept In view, because by strengthen
ing the bonds of social fellowship in
philanthropie work among all classes,
IL vii. &c an incentive to work hearth
iy In all charitable efforts.
The Tea was given In Odd Fellows
Hall, which was handsomely decora-
ted for the occasion. Around the hall
were tastefully arranged booths for the
sale of variety of fancy articles and
also fruits, cake and candies.
The cake table was in charge of Mrs.
A. ID. Briggs, aided by Mrs. Fred Ly-
on, Mrs. G. W. Johnson, Miss Eleanor
Mathew son and Miss Edith Griggs.
Miss Marion Warren had charge OF the
booth assisted by Mrs. A.V. Frost, and
Mrs. Robert Sands. Miss Harriet IL.
Brown performed the duties of cashier.
The candy and ice cream booth was
in charge of Miss Charlotte Manning,
assisted by Mrs Fred Waterman, Mrs.
John Phillips and Miss Beatrice At
wood.
The flower booth, doubly attractive
from The varied eolors and fragrance OF
the beautiful fiowrs, was In ch arge of
Mrs. A. e. Palmer, aided by Miss Ash.
The booth containing a variety OF
fancy articles, pleasing 10 the ladies.
was In the care of Mrs. j. Arthur At.
wood, assisted by Mrs. II. }. Thayer,
Mrs. Philip Mathewson and Mrs. T.. T..
Clark.
The Valentine booth, commemofa-
tive OF the entertainment, was overseen
by Mrs. e. ID. Thayer, aided by Mrs.
T.. NJ Wheaton and Miss Rose Smith.
Each booth was taslefally decorated
but all differently, which enhanced the
beauty Of the whole.
Mr.. j. b. Kent sat at the entrance
and exchanged supper cheeks for tick
cts. And Carl Kent cared for wraps In
the regular checking room.
The supper was arranged in all its
details by Mrs. +. W. Sc ward, Mrs. w.
f. Rafferty, and Mrs. Warren Averiil,
aud was creditable TO them. 1t was
served in the b. A. r. room, and was
overseen by Mrs. &. ID. Arnold, Mrs.
Geo. Lowry, Mrs. Richard German,
Mrs. VIM. Mansfield, Mrs. James Sui
Ivan, Mrs. Leach and Miss Ethel Sui
Ivan. Mrs. William Daley, Miss Mel.
lie Furlong and Miss Maud simpson,
assisted at the tables.
There was lunch counter where vi
sitors at any time could be served with
food.
The menu cards were the tasty work
of Artist r. J. Thurber, who furnished
them To the ladies, and will be kept as
Valentine mementoes.
In a small sized room the orchestra,
consisting of John A. Morse, Jr., vio-
lin, John A. Morse, cello, and Clayton
Thurber, pianist, furnished exceiient
music, which, TO be fully appreciated,
one had TO enter the small side room.
1t was, however, the best arrangement
that could be made.
A novel feature introduced was the
foot bank for the collecting s"Mfle OF
Dimes.p 1t II . neat-Iooking rule,
foot long, into which the gift dimes
can be tucked. Enough Of these foot
rules are provided 70 make = mile Of
dimes. They were in charge Of Mrs.
Warren Ayefill. Between ~ and go
were collected at the entertainment,
and IL Is hoped that the entire mile Of
dimes will be collected ~ Nay LIT.
The foot rules can BE- had By Addressing
Mrs. Warren Averiii, Poafrss Csates,
Conn. Each foot sais hoIds twenty