The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1911-04-21
IN JAPANESE GARDEN.
Ball by Memorial Hospital Nurses Took
Place Amid Beautiful Surroundings.

Attended by fully 800 persons, many
of them from out OF town, the bail
given in the Brooks House Tuesday
evening by the nurses of Brattleboro
Memorial hospital proved to be one OF
the most successful social events of the
year in this town, ut the same time
accomplishing a worthy purpose, the
raising Of sufficient money to purchase
q piano for the nurses home, Inc
decorations themselves were enough
to give the event more than ordinary
distinction. The dining room of the
hotel was transformed into wondr0us
Japanese garden surrounded by trel.
Uses overgrown with oriental cherry
blossoms. The scheme was carried out
to the last detail and the effect was
simply beautiful. Entering the garden
beneath trellis which framed the
main entrance, the vista that met one 3
ewes was almost fairy-like in its del
icacy. On all sides were masses of Jap
anese cherry blooms whose delicate
pink radiance was" EXCHANGED by the
glow from scores of ineandeseent lamps
encased in artificial tulips of the same
shade; while at the futher end OF the
garden could be caught glimpse OF
Mt. Fuiyama lifting its snowy crest
beyond stretch Of typical Japanese
landscape This effective decorative
scheme simple as it appeared, repre-
scented an infinite amount of work upon
| the part of those who had it III charge.
The guests were received IN the par
| Tors by the patrOnesscs and the nurses
who held an informal reception until
about 9 clock when the dance pro-
gram. TO music hy Letsinger or
ehestra of eight pieces, began. There
were 10 regular numbers on the caro-
which with four extras carried the pro,
gram up to | clock. Many who dld
not dance spent the evening agreeably
| in card playing. -
The patrOnesses were Mrs: q; -
Averill, Mrs G. Il. Adrich,. Mrs. Rich,
ards Bradley Of Boston, Mrs G; F.
Barber, Mrs Frank II. Brasor, Mrs
John +. Brasor, Miss Mary r. Cabot
Mrs. G. l.. Durham, Mrs DeWeese 7.
Dewitt, Mrs. J. G. Estey, Mrs CLARKE
/ G. Fits, Mrs. Louis d. Greene, Mrs,
Charles +. GRAHAM, Mrs. Charles n
Harris, Mrs. Fremont Hamilton, Mrs
Kittredge Haskins, Mrs w. II. Lane
Mrs. Smaller f. LawtOn, Miss Charlotte
Macleod, Mrs. F. II. 0'Connor, Mrs
C. s, Pratt, Mrs. Thomas Rice, Mrs
Charles o. Robbins, Mrs G. l.. Stick
ney, Mrs c. H. Thompson, Mrs. George
f. Warner, Mrs. II. l.. Waterman, Mrs
| =. r.. walker OF East NOftH1elu, anu
Mrs. Charles II. Williams of Bellows
Falls.
The committe on decoration was
composed of Mrs j. G.. Estey, Mrs. q
S. Pratt, Mrs. c. l.. Stickney, Mrs. F.
H. Burnett, Mrs, c. II. Tompson, Mrs
T. c. Thompson, Mrs. II. L. Waterman
Mrs. j. II. Estey, Mrs. II. c. Rice Mrs
S. Z. Lawton, Mrs, IL. G. Barber, Mrs
w. E. Haskell, Mrs. C. o. Robbins
Mrs. j, d. Ryder, Mrs. c; r; Aldrieh
Mrs. c. b. Crowell, Mrs. II. II. Crosby
Mrs. Thomas Britain, Mrs. d. II. Gil.
man, Mrs. II. d. Walker, Misses
Amy Hines, Elsie Haskell and Ruth
Brown. Misses Margaret and Harriet
! Mellen had charge of making the tulips
used as lamp shades.
Among the out.oftown guests were
Mr.. and Mrs, John Phelps of North
field, Mass. Mr.. and Mrs. James Boyce
of Keene n. H., j. l.. and h. Hartford
Miner of Windsor, William T. MAY OF
Boston; and Mrs Charles Williams and
daughter, Miss Marion Williams, OF
Bellows Falls.