St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-03-01
Y. M. C. A. NOTES.
Good Increase in Membership Dur
ing Past Two Weeks,

Good Increase in Membership Dur
ing Past Two Weeks.
| The quiet campaign for members
being conducted by the membership
committee is bringing in results.
Forty members have been reported
| during the two weeks OF work. St.
Johnsbury has the largest Y. M. G. A.
membership in the state, and the as
ISOLATION is interested in keeping the
| town in the lead in this respect.
Don wait to be asked!
The lectures on first aid to the
| injured are holding the interest of
the boys better than was at first ex-
pected, this being the first course
| Twenty-Five boys have taken a part
of the lectures, and about IL
have taken all. The Yer
mont Red Cross society has
offered it's first aid package as prize
| to every boy scout who
secures a mark of 80 per cent
in the final examination. The next
lecture will be given by DR.. Aldrich
on Friday evening, and will treat
of common emergencies drown
ing, cramp, diarrhea, constipation,
vomiting, hiccough, nervous attack,
etc.
Sunday afternoon Postmaster
Stone gave very interesting talk
to the boys of the Sunday club, on
'tHow Uncle Sam Handles the Mails"
Tuesday evening the Life Problem
club continued the discussion of the
Legitimate Rewards of a Life Work.
This was the second session held to
discuss the same subject. This is
class for young men with Physical
Director Brown as leader. The class
meets on Tuesday evenings at seven
o'clock. All young men are invited
to attend.
The committee in charge of the
Candlepin Tournament has arranged
the games to be played on Monday,
Wednesday, and Friday evenings. No
games will be postponed to other
nights of the week. Tuesday, Thurs
day and Saturday evenings the alleys
will be for the use of those members
who are not bowling on teams. The
interest in candlepins is becoming
intense, so. much so that all teams
wishing to- enter the tournament
could not be accommodated. Owing
to the near approach of the close of
the bowling season, only the first
five teams to make up could be en-
tered. AS it is the tournament will
run into April
AS the closing event of Mrs. B. E.
Doyle's children's dancing school a
masquerade ball was held at Py-
THAN hall, Thursday evening, which
was attended by about 40 including
some of the parents and friends of
the children. The hall was prettily
decorated with flags and bunting
under the direction of Mrs. W. d. |
Wilcomb, and the. patronesses were
Mrs. w. o. Rocheleau, Mrs. Robert |
E. French, Mrs. George F. Cheney |
march was led by Charles Branch
and Lola French. Punch was served
by Mrs. v. E. Lurchin, the punch |
table being decorated with a large
japanese parasol. Mrs. Doyle gave
a butterfly fancy dance, and thesE
program closed with a grand march. |
The dance orders were decorated I
with flags, all the decorations being
in keeping with the special holiday |.
Just preceding. Mrs Doyle was
presented with a number of gifts
from her pupils.
Mss Martha j.. Hall entertained
gathering in the old home
which has been sold to DR.. Frank E. T
Farmer. Miss Hall was assisted in
receiving by Mrs. Emile L. Eastman.
Instrumental music by Mrs. Joseph
Fairbanks and Mrs. c. NJ. Richmond
and vocal solos by DR.. L. A. Evans
and Mrs. Ida P. Brooks were en-
joyed and refreshments served
Mrs. Frank w. Spaulding enter
tanned few friends at 500 party
night for the benefit of the
district nurse fund. There were I
three tables and all enjoyed very
pleasant time. Refreshments were
served.
A very pleasant gathering was held
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
G. Moulton, Saturday evening, in
honor of the 80th birthday of John
D. Daniels. Between 80 and 40
friends were present and musical
was given including read
1ngs by Miss Emma Warner and Mr.
Moulton; vocal duet by Misses
Mabel and Helen Dean; vocal solos