The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-12-04
HOLIDAYS HOLDING FESTIVAL.
A Novel Attraction Under Auspices OF
Universalist Ladies.

Something distinctly novel and decid
edly different from the conventional
church fair IL the FESTIVAL OF Holi
days" which the ladies of the Univer
salist society are conducting at Rowland
hall this week. Last evening marked
the opening OF the affair, and IL was d
crowd well satisfied with its surround-
ings that thronged the hall soon afte'
the doors We're open at 1880 o'clock. 4,
interior has been artistically. az >F
with line of booths extendipt h
around the hall and each ~ dec-
GRATED structure IS inter ~ present
one of the holidays on calendar.
During the hour preceding the program
the circle resembled well-regulated
marketplace and the variety OF wares
at the disposal Of purchasers would do
credit to a large bazaar
With large first.night crowd prom
ising a splendid patronage during the
nights to follow, the festival will CON
tinue through tonight and Thursday
night, and the booths will be open each
afternoon, An interesting program has
been prepared for this evening, and the
closing night will be given over to
dance for which Riley's orchestra has
been engaged Last evening meritori-
Gus program was carried out, and the
participants won the deserved applause
Of pleased audience. Among those
who participated were Miss Emily Ben
edict, who gave piano solo, Mrs. Charles
II. Wishart. who contributed reading,
and Miss Alurdena Smith, who gave a
piano solo.
From $3.50 to 7;30 o'clock, the ladies'
served ehicken-pie supper in the vestry
OF the church, and the attendance ex-
ceeded all records. Over $50 people were
served with chicken and fixin's during
the supper hour, and the proceeds from
this source will mean gratifying addi.
tion to the festival proceeds. A corps
OF helpers in charge OF Mrs. Stella
Brooks had charge of the supper.
To each of the festival booths is as
signed number of ladies who have the
oversight OF sales made each evening, !
Upon the saleswomen, too devolved the |
task of arranging the booths to suit the |
holidays which they are designed to rep
resent, and visitors at the hall last night |
we're unanimously agreed that the fes
tival plan owed much OF its success to
fhe painstaking manner in which each
booth was appointed to represent Pc
.nlar and separate day in the year.
New Years booth, where furnishings
ire sold, is in charge of Mrs. George
Mrs. j b. Reanion and Mrs.
3. A. Eastman. Other holidays. in the
rider Of their coming. are srperintended
is follows: Washington's birthday. de-
'oted to antiques and mystery boxes,
drs. H. A. MacNeil and Mrs. G. n. Ken
ton; St ratrick's day, candy. Mrs
}eorge Bond. Miss Emily Benedict and
Hiss Lucy nix; Memorial day, flowers.
.frs. i. f. Burr, Mrs, G. w. Steele and
hrs. w A. Drew: Fourth of July. ice
ream and lemonade. Mrs. f. 7 Mower
nd Mrs Hattie White; Labor day. do
nestle articles. aprons etc. Mrs. John
'assie, Mrs. s. d. Allen. Mrs Joseph
aft and Mrs Agnes Bradford; Thanks
living day. food. Mrs. Gertrude Mar
in; Christmas, fancy work. Mrs, II. A. |
,ould. Mrs. Frank A, Cove. Miss CIV !
ora Gould and Miss Gwendolyn Pit
in. [
The general committee in charge OF {
be fair is composed of the following
ersons; Rev. J. B. Reardon. Mrs N. T. !
own, Mrs. G. +. Camp, Miss Carrie i
ang. Mrs. O. II. Hollister, Mrs. Mower
nd Mrs Resrdon. e
Tonight the following program viii be !
lrried out in charge of Mrs. O. X Hol-
ster: "Winter Song Frederick Field a
ularil, 0rpheus quartet; ''False l.
Denneel. Mary y. Lease; G
ing, selected. Mrs. NJ. d. Lamb; read
q. selected. DR.. r. NJ Lynde; song,
Fiddle and T. Arthur Gooderel, Kath II
en- LeBaron; song, "The Lark" tHora
o W. Parkerl Richard r. Lannon'S
Annie Laurie" Orpheus quartet, b