Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1912-10-11
WESTMINSTER.
Reunion Of Goodridee Home Girls.

A reunion of the girls who were liv-
ing at the Harriet Goodridge home was
held with Mrs. l.. A. Pierce Friday. BY
means of a circular letter which started
aobut a year ago 10 of the girls former
ly at the home have kept in touch with
each other. Eight of these girls were
present. Gladys. Watson, who had just
entered a hospital to become a nurse
and Mrs. Alfred Smith (Rose Bourette),
who lives in Farley, were unable to be
present At 2 o'clock all sat down to
dinner, just after the arrival of the
last of the company. The meal was en-
livenej by "reminiscences OF their lives
spent at the home. the pranks played on
each other and those having them in
charge.
Those present were Daisy Willard and
Mildred Pierce of Saxtons River, Miss
Willard being a teacher in Chester;
Gladys Blood of Hanover, n. H; Grace
Spaulding OF West Lebanon; Ada (Bel-
lows Horton of Felchville; Mrs. Sam
uel Winn Gillian BarretD of West
Chesterfield. N. H.; Mrs. Elmer Aldrich
Cassie Bourette) and baby, Lawrence,
of Hinsdale, N. H.; Mrs Wallace Good
rich agnes Avery and her son, Rob-
| Knowlton of WalpOle, who was assist
ant matron of the home part of the
| time.
After dinner the girls and their old
| time chaperone visited their old haunts,
| going to the cottages where many
| jolly time had been spent picnicking.
| On their return, old time friends came
| to call and offered congratulations. An
| informal luncheon was served by willing
helpers to the girls and their friends
| from $50 to o'clock. After the last
guest of the evening had left, Miss
Gladys Blood, who was in San Francisco
| at the time of the earthquake, gave a
| Interesting dissertation things
seen by herself and mother during
| those trying days. Many old-tim songs
were sung and the old quartet gave
some special music, closing with Good
| Night" with Miss Blood as accompanist
on the organ. As the girls, in all the
joy of young womanhood, left for their
rooms for the night a voice from the
head of the stairs was heard in warning
tones Hush, there's a baby up here"
Through the courtesy of Mrs. Lynn
Fullam, who now owns the old home,
the girls had the pleasure of visiting
the old familiar rooms the following
morning. Just before the first girl left
on the $50 a. m. train Clarence Wright
appeared with camera in hand, which
completed their every wish. At $3.50 the
last goodbye was said and every one
who had been present at the reunion
felt that they had had an uplift which
would remain through life. Nothing In
|
girls to noble womanhood 1.-The hand
that rocks the cradle rules the world
The decorations in the diningroom
and parlor and living room were In
green and red through the kindness OF
s. A. Pierce Place cards at the table
bore the date of the meeting with III
c. H. Reunion on one side and were
tied with knots of red ribbon.
Mrs. Pierce and the girls have a large
collection of pictures taken at different
times from the opening OF the HON,
with Mrs. Jessie Starkey with two
| small girls until its close. One pictur,
taken at Kurn Hattin with 70 girl ani
boys when the Junior Christian Endeav,
or society was being entertained Their,
was of great interest to all, and las
=. In the group of pictures but not least
} was one OF Don" Adas kitty, whicl
4 was rescued by Mrs. Bishop at tn
time Kurn Hattin was burned "Don'
: Is now nine years old
b. 7. Phelps Is having a monumen
erected on his lot in the cemetery.
Several people from this village wen
to Brattleboro Monday to hear Presijen
Tafts address.