The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-03-17
ANNUAL CHILDREN's FAIR.
Over 600 People Attended Event in
Festival Hall Saturday Afternoon.

The annual fair OF the children Of the
Centre Congregational church held Satur-
day afternoon in Festival hall proved even
greater success than the event OF year
ago. The attendance was estimated at
over 600. From 3 until o'clock the
children entertained their elders with
musical selections, dances aud marches,
and sold useful and fancy articles, food,
confectionery and flowers. That the
youngsters were industrious is shown by
the receipts, which amounted to almost
$50. The hall was decorated with fir
and pine bows, and oleander leaves were
profusely used to heighten the green effect.
Artificial oleander blossoms were also in
evidence. Many of the children wore
crepe paper hats fashioned as lilies, Jack
in.the-pulpits and other flowers.
The program opened with an orchestral
selection and Stuart Stearns. rendered a
piano solo which merited and won hearty
applause The GARDENERS and Sisters dane,
was given by the pupils OF the beginners
department and was probably one OF the
most interesting features of the fair ow-
ing to the age of the small performers.
All of the dances and marches were under
the direction Of E. Wales The girls clad
in sunbonnets and the boys wearing over
aIls and carving rakes, the first dance
or rather march was given by Lyman Ad-
ans. Lou Eggleston, Dorothy Shaw, Kin
son Doak, Donald Wood, Jessie Guthrie
Milton Dixie and Ruth Gay. These young
sters kept good time and showed the re-
suit of careful training.
The Butterfly dance was one OF the
dainty features of the program and the
bright yellow costumes added to the ef-
feet of the scene. This dance was gwen py
the beginners department and the niue
misses taking part were Eleanor Manley,
Mildred Hall. Alice Halliday, Dorothy,
Rice Elizabeth Hamilton and Mildred
Mann. The Sleeping Beauty and Rose
dance was the most elaborate on the pro-
gram, and the queen, Miss Evelyn flsheI'
and her attendants were warmly applauu
ed and returned to repeat portion vi
the figure. The young ladies. taking part
wore hats fashioned as roses. To a pretty
march air the roses came upon the ilooI
in single file and ranged themselves IN
semi-circle. The queen followed and ap,
nroachinp each of the roses she caused
Them to nod and sink to the iioor by
wave If her hand. When all of the roses
had been nut to sleep in this mystic man
ner Miss Fisher executed a dainty dance
which ended in the roses beng aWakeH nt
and taking part in the dance WIN .nt
queen in the solo part. Those taxing TI!I paLL'
we're Ruby Upham, Charlotte anoFam
M1r10rlp
Susan GRAHAM, Elizabeth Spencer, Lena
THOMPSON, Allethaire Estey,, Gladys c noi-
dem Horothv Schwenk and Eleanor Giay.
The Maypole dance was loudly applauul,
a a me +be performers wound and unwound
t eh DO o .nI streamers about the. pole
This dance was given by Pauline Elsner,
Beatrice Vinton, Leila Knapp, Marion pInh
MAYNARD. Gertrude Yearly, Ance MI
ardson. Bessie Belden, Elizabeth tlaGl
ton. Louise Waite, Dorothy n.y. t hnS.fhh'
Gladys Rathbone and Hazel u.t men Nv tbis
There was not a single ln,s.5p nerfectlv
figure and the pole was wound perfectly
and as perfectly unwoound. ,a of tho
any The Girls giee club, composed OF ene
vonno women of Miss Emma Gregg ciass,
g geva two selections during the afternoon a
CAV 4, Wv" n;ano trio was given by Marjorie
" aHd o "a an Alletharie Estey and L eng
A grand march OF apout to q
children brought the far TO cio'e
o clock. n+ IN charge |
of Mrs. w. T. Halggh assisted ha JiSI D-
Ma ntt;un salesmen and saleswoomen Win
mn Lets Of popcorn balls added to the
rlns paSN Of the fair The primary de,
recelpts u IN charge of Mrs. F. Z. Perry
palI'ihhse;n ss Frances Putnam sold useful ana
anu anu ni articles The small statesmen IN '1is
DEPARTMENT did rushing fgsa o US n;ve hack
manv instances they refused 70 give o soid
anv change. Candy and flowers WEI ~ Mrs
hv The juniors under the dlrectlt tnro 10 and
+ w. Kuech, Mrs. IL. u n, W ;aa,ttar,mediate
MIS-, 49, ~ ,.,on a. nnder the charge OF MISS
Florence Hemenway sold 4 Easter we're rev ar
ties and food All OF old 5he 'I profusion of
tlstlca. aSde al TO the effect. The tea room DON
B BaH m r cake, waters tea and ices were
served there. r ,ohs was literally
patr9nized and nnnd fGt Si in novel manner
art %smm mau flower located ob il Ges
corner Of the hall. Into th stor .h @ueh i'm
dropped 6sF COINS ps and sgsfe %as PACK
cling r Tba crabs were in charge of Lillian lila
s sgm;tb. Doe Dorothy sK Knight and Mildred Eddy