St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-04-16
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Last Meeting of The Art Circle With
Mrs. TitcOmb-Personal and
Social Activities of the Week


Social Activities of the Week
Mrs. John w. Titcomb gave a
very delightful luncheon last week
Tuesday afternoon, to the members
OF the Art Circle. Sixteen ladies
were present, and enjoyed exceed
ingly the hospitality of her beauti-
full home. After the lunch the regu-
lar program of the last meeting for
the year was taken up. Miss Hills
gave an interesting account of the
work of the Arts and Crafts Society
in Deerfield, Mass. Mrs. E. A. Shor-
ey spoke in regard to the hand
weaving done in the Kentucky
Mountains. Mrs. E. H. Hoffman
showed some very old hand-woven
coverlets of great beauty and in
terest. The subject to be studied
next year was discussed and it was
finally decided to take up the study
Of Interior Household Decoration,
using the plan of work prepared by
the Art committee of the State Fed
Grafton of which Mrs. Titcomb is
chairman. The class this year has
been a very successful and enjoy
able one.
Miss Ruth Mccall was with her
grandmother, Mrs. S. S. Thompson,
a few days last week, coming from
Virginia to Boston.
Mrs. Joseph S. Schofield was call
ed to Williamstown last week by
the death of her father-in-law, the
Rev. William Schofield.
The Universalists and Methodists
served suppers Thursday afternoon
and the Congregational ladies on
Friday evening.
Miss Grace Cushman gave the
last of her series of Domestic Sci
ence demonstrations in the Institute
chapel last Wednesday afternoon.
These public demonstrations have
all been well attended, very practi-
cable and enjoyable. The subject of
the last was, Bread and Bread
Making" Prof. E. A. Daland gave
a talk on The Chemistry of the
Yeast Plant" and Miss Cushman
took up all subjects connected with
the making of bread in a thorough
ly practical manner.
Miss Mildred Stockwell of White
River Junction visited in town last
week
Henry Graves visited his uncle, E.
o. Cushman, at East st. Johnsbury
last week.
Mrs. F. H. Davis has been quite
a little worse of late, and Mrs. Eliza
Belden is now taking care of her.
Mrs. A. G. Emery recently visited
in Plainfield.
Mrs. G. L. Gerry of Wheelock
spent last week with her son and
wife here, Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard
Gerry.
Mrs. Rider who has been spending
the winter with her daughter, Mrs.
James J. Hutchinson, has returned
to her home in Fitch Bay, P. Q.
Mrs. c. A. Squires, who is i'll with
an acute form of melancholia, is
spending a few weeks with her son,
Herman Squires and family.
All the town schools began the
spring term Monday, except the
school at East Lyndon, which will
begin April %.
Sumner Stuart is at home work
ing in his fathers Office for
time.
Mrs. George Wheeler visited rel
atives in McIndoe Falls last week.
Mrs. Ethel Chayer from White
River Junction has been visiting
her mother, Mrs. Philbrick.
Mrs. S. S. Thompson is much i'm
proved and able to ride out in
wheel chair.
Mrs. w. A. Densmore has return
ed home from East Charleston,
where she has been caring for her
sister, Mrs. H. A. Stoddard, who is
an invalid.
M. H. Richards spent a few days
in Boston recently.
Mrs. Orissa Meighan is to move
soon from Mrs. Otis house at Lyn-
don Center, which has ben sold to
Mr.. Vail, into a tenement in
Charles Darling's house on Williams
street.
A NJ. Stevens of Whitefield, N.
H., has been spending a month with
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolphus Bison
have rented a tenement in Henry
Graves house on Raymond street,
and will go to housekeeping soon.