St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-02-02
SOCIAL EVENTS.
Practitioners Give Rev. B. F. Butler and
Wife House Warming In New Par
SOnage.


met at F. A Scott's and proceeded in a
body to the new parsonage. DR.. K. {.
Ward in behalf of the people of the Church
of the Messiah presented Mr.. Butler with
a purse of $11O. Mr.. and Mrs. Butler
both responded with gratitude and es-
corted all present to inspect the parson-
age of which the church is pretty proud.
The people roonling at the home of MIR.
and Mrs. N. r. Young. and few other
friends. gave DR.. H. Roy Allen a surprise
party last week Tuesday evening in hon.
or of his birthday. The evening was hap
PLY spent with cards and refreshments
were served.
Mr. and Mrs George Fl. Cross enter
day evening. After enjoying a seven
course progressive dinner the party gath
cred in the parlor and listened to two
readings by Mrs. ]. F. Trull and a song
by Mrs. Harry M. Cross.
Shopmates of James B. Drummond who
finished work at the scale factory last
week presented him Friday with a pair
of gold Masonic emblem cuff links and
solid gold ring. MIR. Drummond has heen
prominent in the Masonic and Red Men
lodges and for few months past has
been popular assistant to Secretary c.
A. Palmer in the Y. M. c. A. He left
Saturday afternoon for Michigan, and
was joined in Montreal by Henry Juneau,
who left Sunday afternoon. After few
days in that city as the guest of Mr..
Drummond's sister they start west, MIR.
Juneau to take a position in the Packard
automobile factory in Detroit and Mr..
Drummond to begin work in the Buick
factory at Flint, Mich. Hose Co. No. 6
entertained Saturday night in their hose
house in honor of Mr.. Juneau and he was
presented with a handsome Red Mems
charm.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Chalmers very
pleasantly entertained few friends last
week Thursday evening in honor of MIR.
and Mrs. George Chalmers. Games were
played and light refreshments served.
Mrs. George H. Cross and Mrs. Harry
NJ. Cross entertained some of the old
school friends of Mrs. ]. Frank Trull at
afternoon tea on Wednesday. Those
present were Mrs. w. A. Taplin, Mrs. c.
6. Braley, Mrs. E. N. Carter, Mrs. c. A.
Cramton, Mrs. c. A. Forrest and Miss
Maude H. Sprague.
On Wednesday the Conversation
Circle gave their leader, Mrs. w. P.
Smith, a surprise luncheon at the me
of Mrs. ]. w. Titcomb. The table deco
rations were yellow jonquils. Eleven
members of the Conversation Circle were
present and Mrs. Lille D. Mastin of
Brattleboro was guest.
The clerks in L. P. Leach's store held
a merry gathering on Wednesday even
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Leach
in honor of the birthdays of Mr.. Leach
and Mrs. Electa Bowker. Games were
played, a peanut hunt enjoyed and re-
freshments served. Mr.. Leach and Mrs.
Bowker were presented with some beau
tiful carnations and the occasion proved
a delightful one for the surprised host
and his clerks.
A very delightful surprise was given
Mrs. Mary M. Bowles and the other
members of the Seventy Club, Saturday
afternoon, when they were entertained
by Mrs. A. B. Noyes and Mrs. ]. F.
Bowles at their home on Winter street.
That this gathering in honor of Mrs.
Bowles' 85th birthday was a surprise
to her was not known to the guests I'M
til they arrived, aud the general sur
prise was very pleasant for all. The
members of the club who were able
to attend were Mrs. Marietta West,
Mrs. Kate Rowland, Mrs. Mary ].
Matthews, Mrs. c. Caswell. Mrs. Jane
Huntley, Mrs. D. B. Burbank, Mrs.
Sarah p. Lucas, Mrs. Julia M. Mitchell
and the guests were Rev. and Mrs.
George w. c. Hill, Mrs. Henry Byron.
Miss Marion West. Mrs. Charles G..
Flint and Mabel Flint. and Miss Cert
rude Menut. The afternoon was spent
very pleasantly socially and a chatting
dish supper was served. One of the very
pleasant features of the gathering was
the presentation of the birthday cake
made by Mrs. ]. F. Bowles, which was
placed on a round table on which were
the figures "85" mounted with pink
candles, and surrounded with a circle of
pink candles, IS in number, which when
lighted presented very pretty picture.
Mrs. Mary Bowles cut the cake and it
was served by Miss Mabel Flint, who pre-
sented each guest with a pink carnation,
two bouquets of which had decorated the
table. Parts of the table from which the
cake was served were made from one
that was part of Mrs. Bowles' house
hold furnishings when she first began
keeping house. The table from which the
supper was served was covered with a
cloth that was spun and woven by Mr..
Noyes' mother, and the gold-band china
and some of the other dishes used were
over SO years old. Mrs. Bowles was
presented with gifts of flowers and other
membranes from friends both in and
out of town.
The sentiment of this club which is so
young in spirit was very beautifully ex-
pressed in a stanza brought by one OF
their number and read during the after
noon:
Every day is a fresh beginning,
Listen m Y soul to the glad refrain,
And in spite of old sorrow and older SHINING,
And troubles forecasted and possible pain,
Take heart with the day and begin again.
A goodly number met with Mrs. P. F.
Hazen Saturday afternoon for the winter
meeting of the College Club. Though
stormy and the number not as large as
at some meetings the college spirit was
present. At the business meeting Mrs.
P. F. Hazen was elected president and
Miss Flora Morse secretary. Afterward
while the ladies sewed, Miss Eva Wilde
| and Miss Eleanor Doran read Forty
Minutes Late" by F. Hopkinson Smith:
Ice cream and cake was served and all
renewed old acquaintance and gained