The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-11

WnOm, he Sdlu, We nave All
learned TO love and who is benedic-
ton as be enters our ministers meet
Iings.
Rev. Henry Lamb Of the Wes, Brat
itleboro Congregational church brought
greetings from his church and made
further emphasis OF the fellowship |
that has existed among the churches
here. He said he was glad TO live in /
an age of Christian light and Christian |
liberty, when all could come together. !.
He thought he had been brea king the I!
| 10th commandment, he said, although
he didn t know as It said anything
about not eovetinc neighbor S parish
house He said he had been wishing
that all the churches had parish
houses that they might furnish whole
some amusement under wholesome
auspices
Rev. Thomas W. Owens OF the
Methodist church said the people oe
that church reioiced With the Unitati-
an brethren. Every church IN Brattle.
Iboro, he said, faced the problem OF
what TO DO for the Young people. :. To
have no \. VI. G. A, be said, and
lit IS a part OF the church 3 business
to meet that need " he hoped the
this one had done to bear their share
OF the responsibility lie emphasized
the fact that spiritual life and social
life 90 haLd Ia hand Following the
singing OF the hymn, From All That
Dwell Below The Skies, Rev Mr. Os
good pronounced the benedictiou
The parish house is snugiy nestled n
1.-The rear OF the church, on the west
end OF the church lot, and while il Is
not q large structure il is ample in
size II meet the needs Of the parish
and is handsome IN design and appoint
: ment. The community takes pride iii
! the addition Of such an attractive lit.
lie building and congratltlatcs the
nitarian society upon the possession
: I Of It-with the bills paid
Alphabetically il h3rmonizcs with
, the church building. which IS .-of per
pendicutar gothic fthe style OF Henry
! VII. \ cement sidewalk and granite.
J steps lead to the gbthic porch, 'front.'
G ing south on Crow street The lower.
' part OF the building IS constructed Of
e mountain stone, as is the church, and
, above that the exterior is-> covered
: with brown shingles Besides the base
: ment The building has two floors. ex:
ccpt over. the west part, which con.
tains the assembly room,
All the floors are Of MAPLE aud the
remaining woodwork rs birch with Cir,
cassian walnut finish. The ceilings
arc rough plaster, tinted treapl, and
the walls also arc rough, the tint Dor.
dcring Oh tho brown. Tbe rooms are
amply equipped with electric lighting
fixtures OF 1; ha ndsome pattern, and
a flood OF light fills the rooms dnfiua
the day. All the equipment is moderl
aud convenient, and hot tar furnace
furnishes heat for the building
From the vestibulc, which is ednin.
ped with two sets OF doors. QUO reae hes
. eorriaor 10 the Ieft Of which is .At
dining hall, or assembly room. This
extends the entire depth Of the build
ing and occupies the Ecst hail Of the
first floor. 1t has seating capacity Of
fully 100, aud on the west side is 81
Omen fireplace or red tapestry birch
The room may be used for dining pur
poses, meetings, entertainments o.
small dancing parties. A. portable
stage has been built in seven Sections
any number OF which may be used
There are large windows on tire,
=. sides, and the electric fixtures inehd,
three chandeliers and eight double ual
sets. The room contains the plan
\ which was used in Wells hatl. sthicI
Il formerly occupied the site of the Pal
iSh house.
Opcuing from tho northeast cotne
Of the dining ball is q serving roor
and east of that is tho Kitchen Their
Z are two doors between the hill an
q serving room in order TO avoid cor
B fusion, and tile serving room Is cquif
4 ped with butler s pantry, cupboard
! drinking water, porcelain sink and a
needed convenicneee. The kitchen
which is we'll supplied with windows
contains large gas range, stone sinl
cnpboards, CITE, and between il an
the serving room is a broad low Shell
over which the viands are to be passa
I 10 the Mattresses The water for II
kitchen is heated by gas in tho has,
ment, cold water. boing converted I'M
hot water by passing around coil
4 Opening the faucet Automatically turf
on tho gas. end closing the fauc,
b shuts the gas off. 50 no heat is waste
On the rioht Of the yestibulc. aero
the corridor from the assembly roo,
is the ladies parlor furnished viii
attractive furniture and having IA
omen frenlaee of red pressed brio
The windows are fitted with la
Iraperies and on tho walls HANG nh
tographs If former pastors Of II
church. Between this ROOM ana ri
n Kitchen is the ladies cloak room N
toilet room.
\ stairway FROM the corridor lea
Iup TO the second floor. and in the &c
trial part, directly over the ladie
cloak room is the men S coat roo
with toilet room connected. Under /
IN roof, both north and south of I