The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-16
WATERBURY

Another pleasant and profitable Joint
meeting of the Hypatia and Pierian
clubs was held at the home OF Mrs.
INV. j. Boyce Friday afternoon. Mrs
f. Z. Campbell and Mrs. w. II. y. Perry
introduced the. guests to Mrs. w D.
Boyce, Mrs. Brigham II. Stone OF Bur
lington, chairman of conservation OF the
State Federation of Woman's Clubs,
Mrs. James Fife, president OF the PIER
ian club and Miss Eta Graves, vice
president of the Hypatia club. The
house was well filled with members OF
the two clubs and their guests. Mrs.
Fife presided. The program consisted OF
vocal solos by Miss Welthy Booker, vo-
cal solos by Mrs. ID. G. Jones and a
violin solo by Miss Norma Perkins. Miss
Booker also sang after the address. Ac-
companists, Mrs. ID. w. Cooley and Mrs.
Z. +. Palmer, jr. Mrs. Stone gave a
most interesting and instructive address
upon Cooperation" speaking OF the
conservation of forests and streams. She
made strong plea, first for the ladies
to become interested and second for their
interest in the work. She spoke OF the
forest pests and had charts which showed
the different insects. Mrs. Stone had
IA. very attentive audience and new in
terest was surely aroused in her subject.
Refreshments were served by Misses
Edythe and Harriet Boyce, Mrs. Earf
Boyce and Mrs. Earl Evans. By vote
of the two clubs assembled, the first of
the household economics Institutes, I'M
der the direction of Miss Bertha M. Ter
rill, dean of women of the u. V. NJ.
and chairman of the household eco
Monies section of the Vermont State
Federation of Woman's Clubs, viii be
held here Jan. 0 and 10. The president
of the Board of Trade and president of
the village have expressed their willing
ness to help the clubs in every way.
Waterbury club women feel quite proud
to have the first of these institutes and
every woman in the vicinity.
DR.. and Mrs. s. l.. Goodrich return
this week and are to have rooms in the
home of Richard Demeritt on Main
street.
Mrs. George Joslyn is very much i'm
proved. Miss Van Benschoten, who has
been caring for her, has gone to the home
of J. f. Crossett to aid in caring for
him. Mr. Crossett lies in state of
coma now and hopes of his recovery are
abandoned
Harold Powers, who has been i'll in
Beverly. Mass, has returned home. He
was accompanied by his aunt, Mrs. Fred
Perry.
Miss Harriet Thompson is very low
at her rooms on Main street. =
Z. r. Palmer, ir., takes the mail over
Crossett hill, to help out Route Agent
Henry Dillingham;.
Mrs. C. G. Warren. Mrs. G. w. Morse,
and Mrs. B. R. Demeritt attended the
ID. A. X. meeting in Montpelier at the
home Of Mrs. C. d. Mather, Saturday
afternoon.
Friday evening about 35 friends and
relatives OF Mr.. and Mrs. James Greene
gathered at their home to remind them
of the goth anniversary of their mar
riage. 4 very happy evening was spent
and many tokens of regard left Re
freshments were served.
Henry Edwards, who has been crit
ieally i'll with typhoid fever, is slightly
more comfortable. Two trained nurses
are caring for him.
b. L. Atherton received bad cut over
his eye while at work on the tool sharp
ening building which is being erected
near the freight depot. He was off work
for few days.