Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1911-12-15
H|NSDALE, N. H.
Congregational Fair a Great Success.

Congregational Fair a Great Success.
The annual Congregational fair opened
on Wednesday afternoon. The hal pre-
scented a very festive appearance. Much
work and time had been expended to
make the booths attractive and several
novel ones were shown
The front of the balcony was festooned
with ropes of evergreen and wreaths
were hung over each chandelier. AS
one entered the hall at the left, they
found the alcove being used for the
sale of aprons and quilts in charge of
Mrs. w. E. Fay, Mrs. c.. A. Fletcher
and Mrs. A. l.. Taylor. Some excellent
articles were on sale and the room was
a busy place.
The children's booth was made to rep
resent a postofice, being wholly of hem
lock, decorated with white chains. Mr..
and Mrs r. L. Fletcher and Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence O'Neal were in charge.
Next in order came the pop corn and
lemonade booth, trimmed with punches
of oats and sumach. This was in charge
of Mr.. and Mrs r. d. Taylor.
Mrs. Ellen Kimball and Miss Lois
Mead presided over the kitchen booth.
This was made to represent a kitchen.
1t was papered with enamel paper and
trimmed with green Kitchen utensils
hung upon the walls and met with
ready sale.
The remembrance booth was in charge
of Mrs. A. f. Fisher and Mrs. f. A.
Davis. 1t represented a huge lampshade
and was very pretty in its green and
white trimmings with many butterflies
Many out of-town friends who had
previously been connected with the So
ciety contributed very generously to this
booth and many very attractive articles
were found there.
Ice cream was sold in the alcove on
the right of the entrance. This was
decorated to represent a forest with sew
eral owls perched about and was SCREEN
ed from the main hall with porteres of
hemlock. Mrs. G. NJ. Wright was in
charge with Miss Florence Wright, Miss
Hazel johnson and Miss Pearl King as
assistants.
The fancy booth was especially at
| tractve, being made wholly of lattice
| work in the form of an arbor. Climbing
Prose bushes covered it lightly with pink
roses in profusion. Mrs. Frank field
| and Mrs. o. c. Robertson presided here.
The candy booth in charge of Miss
| roses in profusion Mrs. Frank Field
was unique. The booth was made
wholly of white birches in rustic style,
| decorated with hemock twigs and cleo
trio lights in the form of large clusters
of red grapes. The effect was very
| pleasing.
Standing last on the right was the
flower booth, made of white lattice work
| covered with pink and red roses and
| enclosed by a white fence. Miss Flor
ence Field and Miss Hazel Roberts were
in charge and disposed of many beauti-
| full cut flowers The committee in
charge of the decorations was Mrs. A.
l.. Taylor, Mrs. c. a. Fletcher and Mrs.
G. \. Robertson.
An excellent chicken-pie supper was
served at so and was we'll patronized.
The entertainment for the evening was
| in cha Of I1.s 4 4
G. S. Smith. Miss Bertha May Hart
the reader, who had been engaged was
unable to be present on account of ILL
ness, but the committee We're fortunate
in securing in her place Miss Helen
Hardy Wiswall of Marlboro, 4 gradu-
ate of the Emerson School Of Oratory
and well known in this section The
program was as follows:
Piano duet, Hazel Roberts and her pu-
pill, Hazel Bell;; vocal solo, Blind man S
prayer; reading, "A Shaker romance, "
Miss Wiswall; piano duet, Miss Rest
Metcalf and Madelon Temple; reading
Jimmy Browns prompt OBEDIENCE
Miss Wiswall; vocal solo, "Bedouin love
song James Snow; reading, LAS the
moon rose" Miss Wiswall; piano duet
Miss Roberts and Miss Bell; reading
Aunt Melissa on boys Miss Wiswall
Miss Wiswal won her audience at the
start and held their interest throughout
the many encOres testifying to their ap.
preciation Her selections We're varied
and well chosen, her manner pleasing
and her rendering excellent. The mu
steal selections by local talent We're al
well done and worthy of praise.
On Thursday evening the supper wa
in charge of the men of the parish, f
y. Davis being chairman. The menu in
cluded soups, roast moose, roast pork
baked potatoes, turnips, squash, pickles
, | rolls, pie, cake apples, grapes, coffee