The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-04-11
VERNON.
RECEPTION TO MRS. STATEN.
Ladies Circle Presented Coaster Set to
Retiring President.

The reception given Mrs. H. A. Sta I
ten. retiring president of the Vernon
ladies circle, Saturday afternoon was
one of the most enjoyable affairs ever
held in the circle rooms, where good |
times rule. The large room was effec
lively decorated with laurel branches
and white peoples tied with lavender
ribbons Ropes of laurel were festoon.
ed across one corner, at the upper end
of the room, where the receiving party
stood. In the line with Mrs. Staten
were Mrs. f. H. Akley, past president,
and the president, Mrs. NJ T. Reed
Mrs B. 4. Streeter, Mrs. B. II. New
ton and Mrs W. f. Tyler were the ush-
ers who presented the members and
friends to the guests of honor. At
! the close of the reception. Mrs. Reed
/ stepped quietly back and lifting
! handsome inlaid mahogany coaster set
/ from q small table, in few well-ehos-
en- words presented it to Mrs Staten
as recognition of their gratitude
from the members of the circle.
After a few minutes spent in eX-
changing greetings Miss Inez Aklev, in
charge of the entertainment program,
distributed pads and pencils with n list
of mispelled names of animals, to be
written correctly in a given time. In
this contest Mrs. b. II. Newton won
first prize and DIR. \. 2. Wood consola-
ton prize. In the next contest. the
most words written from the letters
in the word "president, - Mrs. y r.
Wood won first prize and Dorothy Hale
consolation.
The serving table, where the color
scheme of green, white and lavender
: was dainty carried out, had for a cen
terpieee a white frosted cake with the
initials P. P. of L. c. 1913, in raised
lavendar letters. From this table RobS
5 Wright, Dorothy Hale, Florenc,
$ Weatherhead and Gertrude Brown
served the refreshments of sandwiches
cake, homemade candy. ice-creaQ an,
{ sailed nuts. Coffee, tea and fruit puncl
: also were served. Mrs. J. +. Hubbar,
/ and Mrs. \. G.. Barnes poured. Beauti
full tea roses and carnations presente,
/ Mrs. Staten, with the rare china silve
: and cut glass provided by Mrs.
: Stebbins and Mrs. w. !. Weatherheat
who had charge of the table, and othe
T. friends, made it a thing of beaut
/, and refinement. The decorations wer
r a labor of love on the part of Mr.
:. Kate Squires, IA lifelong friend of til
retiring president. Instrumental musi
was rendered during the afternoon l.
: Florence Neatherhead and Rob
= Wright.
II The tot town guests were Dr. an
/ Mrs. n. p. Wood of Northfeld, Mas,
. who seem to be necessary to complet
T. our enjoyment of these occasions, al
III Mrs. Wood 5 brother, Lewis Weathe
a head, of South Africa, whose reser
~ blance to another sister, Mrs. c. !
Newton, of Philadelphia, for man
is years our beloved Sunday school supe
g intendent, seemed to emphasize her T
S. GREETED absence. For the first time
IS many months the Jolly Seven we
together, save one member, Miss MAJ
Miller, who has been at her home
ID Guilford several months because of /
q ness. The youngest guest present, Ma
ne ter Eugene Barnes Akley, two mont
as old, whose placid enjoyment of h
1o first public appearance seemed
promise much for the future house
n Akley of interest in circle matte
no shared the honors of the occasion wi
er the beloved past president, whom
90 hope to welcome with all present MAJ
9v years to the ladies' circle.