Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-01-19
BRATTLEBORO.

Canton Palestine will hold installa-
ton of officers next Thursday evening
All chevaliers are requested to be at the
hall Wednesday evening.
pocahontas council, d. of p, will mold
the next dance of the winter series In
Red Mems hall Saturday evening Du-
gan and Wales will furnish music. All
are welcome
The regular meeting of Sunshine So
c,etv' branch 1, will be held Friday af-
ternoon. Jan. &C. at $50, with Miss Ma
bei Houghton on High street AS this
is library day it is hoped that all mem
bers will be present.
A special meeting of the Brattleboro
W. C. r. u. is called for Saturday after
noon at o'clock in the rest ROOM
full attendance of members Is requested
as business of importance concerning the
work for the coming months will be de-
cided.
The new degree team of Pocahontas
council, D. of p, rehearsed the new
work under the direction of Degree
Master Twtchell Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings. The team VIII have an
opportunity to eXemplify the work soon
as several applications are on the wait
sing list.
The English class is being conducted
by the phlanthropic committee of the
'Woman's club in the high school build
ing Monday night each week. This class
is for the instruction of foreigners and
those wishing to avail themselves of
this opportunity for help should join
she class at once
The cooking classes conducted by the
committees from the Woman's club are
held Friday afternoon and evening of
each week in the high school laboratory
and found very interesting and in
structve People are welcome to attend
single lessons in either course. For par
ficulars apply to Mrs. f. w. Gipson.
In the meeting of the Brattleboro Sun
day school union held last evening 1t
was voted to disband the organization
1t also was voted to leave the funds in
the treasury with the treasurer, Fred e.
Brown, until June l, with the under
standing that if, during that time, an
elementary union is formed the funds
are to be turned over to the treasurer
of that organization If not the funds
are to be turned over to the treasurer
of the State Sunday school association.
Albert NJ Thomas has bought a build
sng lot of II. l.. Emerson and Will be-
gin the erection of a house of colonial
design as soon the weather permits.
This makes six houses to be started on
Belmont avenue since last November.
Mr.. Emerson is planning to start sew
eral more houses on this avenue, I'M
less he sells soon the few lots that he
mas left, as he fineds no difficulty in Sc
curing customers for the high grade
houses which he is selling on easy terms
and at moderate prices.
General Deputy H. w. Sargent assist
ed by Fred H. Spaulding, jr., and c. E.
Lockwood, installed the Officers of Pro-
tective Grange Wednesday evening. All
the chairs except that of the treasurer
are filled by women The full list of
officers was given in The Phoenix re-
Gix aSt [.
some of whom made interesting re-
marks. Refreshments were served in the
banquet hall after the work. The next
. meeting will be held Jan. "a with lit
erary program in charge of the lectur-
err
"AIong Labrador Trails will be the
subject of the stereopticon lecture by
Prof. Raymond Mcfarland A. NJ, of
Mddlebury college in the Congregation
al church Sunday at p. m. Professor
Mcfarland of the department of peda-
gogy has had two seasons experience in
the deep-sea fisheries out of Gloucester
and has had a wide acquaintance with
fishermen of the Atlantic coast and of
Newfoundland. Last summer he led a
scientific expedition into the unknown
parts of western Labrador. This lecture
should be of unusual interest. dealing
it does with a land so unfamiliar to
the general public. All are welcome
upon for the senior class of the high
school, and in order to raise money to
help defray the expense a fair will be
held by the school on Washington s
birthday, Feb %, in Festival hall. 1t
will take the form of Dutch market,
and plans have been completed sufficient
ly to show that it will be a fine affair.
Entertainment will be furnished by stu
dents of the school, including the or
chestra and the members of Miss Cox's
and Mr.. Stolte's gymnasium classes.
Useful and fancy articles, food, candy.
flowers and novelties, including Dutch
paper dolls, ETC., will be on sale. Mem
bers of the senior and junior classes will
solicit gifts for the various booths Sat
urday forenoon of this week.
Mrs. ]. E. Lawrence matron. and Mrs
w. H. Haywood, assistant matron, gave
a reception and musicale to the mem
bers' of Bingham chapter o.. E. s.,
Tuesday afternoon in the Masonic tenn
pie. The program included piano solos
recitations by Mrs G. b. Hunter, songs
by Mrs. w. E. Hubbard and Miss Doro-
thy Hubbard, violin solos by niiss
Maude Miller and duets by Mrs. Hub
bard and Miss Dorothy. Refreshments
were served in the Eastern Star parlors
Mrs. w. B. Vinton and Mrs. E. ]
Guthrie. assisted by Miss Clara Eames
Mrs. Verne H. Winchester. Mrs. H. r
Randall and Mrs. II. w. Spaulding. pre-
bowling completed an enjoyable after
noon. Supper served by the com
mittee at $50. Two candidates wer
initiated in the regular meeting in thu
evening.
In order to help pay the expenses in
cidental to moving into the new quar-
tiers on Elliot street and for the refur
nishing. repainting and other expense
connected with taking the new rooms
the members of Leo council Knights o
Columbus, will hold a bazar in Festiva
hall Wednesday and Thursday after
moons and evenings, Jan. "a and rs
The local members say that as they d.
not intend to make 1t an annual af
fair, 1t will be one to be long remem
bered In fair annals in the history of tn,
town. Not only will the proceeds g
toward paying for the rooms, but they
hope to get enough money to furnish
rooms on the second floor of the Rich
ardson building for the young men ant
boys who are not members of tn
knights of Columbus. Those in charg
are losing sleep in order to think o
new schemes and plans to make the fai
one OF the best ever held here. All thei
plans have not been made public, no
WIN they until the two great days ar