The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-05-05
S1OO CLEARED AT
CHILDREN'S FAIR
Proceeds VIII Be Used for Missionary
Work-Handsome Decorations
and Pleasing Program.

The children of the Congregational
Sunday school, from the beginners de-
partment through the intermediate
department, we're in their element sat
urday afternoon. when they partici-
pated in the annual children s fair
styled the Children s MAY Festival.
in Festival hall The weather was un-
usually hot, which resulted in a some
what smaller attendance than last year.
hut a large number were present and
the various booths received good pa
tronage. The proceeds amounted to
about 500, which will be used in mis-
sionary work. The fair was in charge
of Mrs. G. II. Thompson, who is
entitled to credit for the successful
working out Of the plans.
Festival hall was trimmed handsome
~ with laurel, cherry blossoms and
twisted festoons OF green and white
crepe paper. The festoons extended
from the centre Of the ceiling to the
balconies. The cherry blossoms were
arranged over the entrance to the de-
partment of refreshments at the south
east corner Of the hall A canopy
covered the stage, and the supporting
columns and the frame were wound
with laurel. Throughout the afternoon
Leitsinger : orchestra furnished music
from the stage.
The fair opened at 230 and the pro-
( gram began at 4. The time between
those hours was devoted to a sale of
various wares and refreshments. the
latter being in charge of Mrs. Lester
! G. AEeley and Mrs. Wesley NJ. Irish.
During the afternoon Miss Marjorie
/ Waterman, dressed in a dainty gown to
represent the May Queen, sold grabs
from her May basket Those in charge
of the various tables were as follows:
Popcorn, Mrs. W. T. Haigh and Miss
/ Margaret Root; cake. Mrs. +. L. Hill
dreth, Mrs. G. NJ. Clay and Mrs. W.
/ \. Gilbert; postcards and souvenirs.
Miss Allethaire Estey and Miss Mil
drcd Eddy: dolls and fancy articles
Mrs. II. +. Jordan and Miss Pauline
Fisher; aprons, Mrs. I. G. Crosier and
Mrs. J. +. Mann; candy. Mrs. L. a.
Whitney and Miss Emily Clapp; flow
crs. Mrs. II. J.. Waterman and Mrs. W.
+. Root.
The program was greatly enjoyed
and the children, who were drilled bv
Harry Wales. did their work in a very
creditable way. They wore costumes
especially fitting and presented a pret-
ty scene. The entertainment consist
ed of the following numbers:
Cherry blossom dance - Florence
Baldwin. Leora Barker, Margaret
Dunklec. Margaret Frost. Eva HAYNES,
Esther Hoadley, Laura Hoadlev, Mar
iorie Huntington, Ethel Irish. Ruth Ia
Plant, Doris Madden, Eleanor Manfey,
EVELYN Mann, Svhil Nichols. Marguer
lite Nixon Glenua Prince, Violet Rath
bone Ruth Reed. Dorothy Rice, Ruth
Sanderson. Elizabeth Schwenk, Irma
Thomas, Sarah Thomas and Dorothea
Nandeveer.
Farmer dauce--Leora Barker, Luells
ECgleston, Evelyn Fisher, Margaret
; Frost, Marguerite Nixon, Irma Thomas
Dorothea Vandeveer. Archie Ainsworth
Waldo Crawford, Coburn Cushing
Howard Gilbert, James Irish, Howar,
Lowe, Sidney Nixon and Harold Wor
r snop.
, Mavpole Dance - Dorothy Angler
, Harriet Arnold, Leila Barber, Heller
! Brackett. Eleanor Clay, Edith Farwel
. EVELYN Fisher. Pauline Fisher, Ftt
HAYNES. Charlotte Hildreth, Glady
4 Holden. Dorothy Knight, Louise Mann
5 Mildred Proctor. Gladys Rathbone
o Norene Richmond, Dorothy Sehwenk
e Elizabeth Spencer. Leila Thompson
n Ruby Upham. Louise Waite, Haze
J. Wentworth. Madeline Whittemore am
e Gladys Yeaw.
r The children who held up the May
II poles were Elizabeth Hamilton, Mar
: ruerite Beraud. Elizabeth Amidor
r Mildred Hall. Dora Kent and Nirgi
n NfetcaIf. This was followed by
y grand march i'm which all the childre
participated.