St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-10-16
LYndonYiIIe
Reception by Alumni Association of
Lyndon InStitute-Ohicers OF
The Lyndon Climb


Institute gave a reception in the
chapel Saturday evening which
afforded an opportunity for the
trustees, the faculty, the townspeO-
pie and students, to meet and be-
come acquainted. A good crowd
was in attendance, which would no
doubt have been larger had it not
been for the storm. Having met
and greeted the long receiving line
of teachers and their wives, which
extended the length of the chapel,
the audience was entertained by a
brief and delightful program, which
included piano music by Mrs. Henry
Brown and Charles Stevens, singing
by Mrs. Ida P. Brooks of st. Johns
bury, and recitations by Herbert
Burnham of st. Johnsbury. r. H
Rice, as president of the alumni as
ISOLATION was master of ceremonies
and called upon Prof. Mathewson
and Prof. Merrill for a few brief
remarks. The evening closed with
an informal social hour, which will
aid to better acquaintance between
the new teachers and their constitu-
ency.
Lyndon Institute and Lyndonville
graded school were closed Wednes-
day afternoon and most of the teach
ers and pupils availed themselves of
the opportunity to see and hear Pres
ident Taft.
e. M. Campbell is taking quite an
extensive vacation this month. Last
week he attended the annual meet
ing of the Grand Lodge of Good
Templars at Barre, returning Fri
day, after which he went to Little
ton, N. H, to spend Sunday with his
son, Fred M. Campbell. The first
of this week he left for his WilIough-
by Lake cottage, where he will stay
two or three weeks, or until he
closes it for the season.
The UniverSalist Ladies' Aid soci-
ETY. will serve a supper Friday even
ing of this week, Oct. 18, from $50
on.
At the annual meeting of the
Lyndon club last week the old board
of officers were reelected as follows:
President, E. J. Blodgett; vice pres
idept. B. G. Morrison; secretary,
w. H, Parker; treasurer, J. w.
Copeland; governors, C. B. Hutch
inson, J. M. LIE Bourveau.
Thomas McCondack of Barnet who
has been working in the Stern store
for the past year, has returned to
Barnet, where he will clerk for Gil
fillan and Chase His family have
moved back to Barnet.
Mrs. DR.. Florseim of New York
City, and child, are spending a few
days with her mother here.
Albert Stern has returned from
Mount Clemens, Mich, where he has
been for treatment.
Everett Cole was in Boston last
week.
H. r. Hubbard has been in Boston,
having the good fortune to secure a
reserved seat ticket to one of the
base bell games of the Worlds Sc
ries. Several other fans from here
went down, to take Their chances at
the gate.
Mrs. Ethel Chayer, who has been
in White River Junction for some
time has returned aud is playing the
piano at the Star Theatre.
DIR. G. G. Waller has been in Mon
treal for some days studying in the
hospitals there.
Everett Cole was in Boston last
week.
Mrs. George Cree and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Guy Watson, of Montpelier
were in Boston last week.
G. B. Allyn is building sheep
barn for John Norris.
Miss Edith Allen of Concord; N.
H, has been visiting her mother,
Mrs. John Allen, for few days.
Miss Isabel Stern is spending
some time with Mrs. George Morse
at Derby.
William Currier is expected home
from Chicago this week for vaca-
ton.
Miss Elsie Hannett, who has been
working at w. S. Jeffers', has gone
home, and later will go to Massachu-
sets to work this winter.
Walter Cleary has returned to his
school in Billerica, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs E. X. Hill of Shelf
field will make their home with
Ralph Coffran.
Henry Swail, who has been travel
ing in Northwestern Canada, was
SO fascinated by the possibilities of
the country that he ras decided TO
80 back there to live. He has sold
his grocery bushes SO William Kerr
and Arthur Mccain, who have taken
possession. Mr.. Swail and his family
plan to leave in few weeks for
Saskatoon, where they will locate.
Arthur Cole from Island Pond has
moved INTO a tenement III Tie mug
giles block, vacated by Mrs. Charles
Denison.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Smith have
been spending a fortnight in Bulver'
P. Q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Huntley of
Stanstead, P. O., have been visiting
at Lonnie Huntley's.
Orange Fowler has been spending
a week at his old home in Danville,
p. Q.
Mrs. Redlands of North Conway,
N. H., is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
w. A. Heath.
The Lecture Course
The problem of amusement and
entertainment is a vital one in every
community today, more especially
in the smaller towns which have not
the population, consequently money,
to give adequate support to the
highest class of dramatic and must
cal entertainments. To us, in Lyn-
don, is this increasingly an import
ont prohIom with nearly five nun