St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-03-13
2lST ANNIVERSARY
Woman's Club Celebrated Birth
day By Luncheon Yesterday
Speeches by x-Officials.

When it was decided that the
st. Johnsbury Woman's club OBJ
srve it's 21st birthday in fitting man.
ner and the details were left to the
ex-presidents of the club it was felt
that something out of the ordinary
must be found for the program OF
the day. The delightful luncheon
to which $50 ladies, some members
of the club and some guests, sal
down at half past one yesterday
was surely ''out of the ordinary
and an event which will go down in
the annals of the club as a red letter
day. The tables and hall were deco
rated for tn occasion with ever
green sprays and tiny evergreen
trees in green pots. At every place
were cards bearing the Vernon
flower, the clover, while the favors
were tiny candle sticks with red
candles. After grace had been sal,
by Mrs. Rebecca P. Fairbanks
simple luncheon of grape fruits
chicken patties, potato croquettes.
peas, orange sherbet, fancy cakes
and coffee was served by the socia
committee under the direction oil
Mrs Mary Somerville.
Following the luncheon all gath
cred in the main hall for the pos
prandial. First all watched with
interest the lighting of a birthday
cake by Mrs. p. +. HaZen. This wa
a three layer cake which was placed
on a small table and gracefully dec
Grated with SmilaX. The cake was
the inspiration of a member of
the club and one of the pretties-
things Ct the day. A piece of the
cake and a pink rose were pre-
sented TO each ex-president while
the toastmistress, the present presi-
dent, Mrs. George M. Gray, re-
ceived a bunch of violets.
The club was given a wish fol-
each year of its life by the follow
ing members; Mrs. M. G.. Benedict,
Mrs. Edward Peterson, Mrs. C. c
Flint, Mrs. L. P. Slack, Mrs Franz
Miner, Mrs. L. V Hastings, Mrs.
q. S. Waterman, Mrs. Bernard John.
SON, Mrs. w. V. Orcutt, Mrs. H. F.
Balch, Miss Sarah Carrick, Mrs. E
H. Gaskill, Mrs. Fred Beck, Mrs
w. G. Kicker, Mrs. F. H. Taylor.
Mrs. w. L. Heath, Mrs. C. v. Per-
ry, Mrs. A. F. Stone, Miss Mary E
Ide.
The TOasts
The first toast "Our First Birth
day. was responded to by Mrs.
Elisha May who was the clubs sec
ond president and is the oldest liv-
ing president. She paid loving tri-
butte to the first president of the
club, Mrs. Helen D. Ross and also
told how much the club owed to
H. N. Turner, who as president OF
the board of trade suggested the
club and all through his life was
of great help to the club both finan-
cially and by his interest. She
spoke of the fund given by A H
Mcleod in memory of his wife and
of other gifts the club has received
In response to the toast "In Mem
oriam" a paper by Miss Lucy NJ. Sin
clair was read by Mrs. c. H. Mer-
rill. She spoke of the So members
20 of them charter members, who's
loss the club mourns and spoke rar-
ticularly of Mrs Ross, Mrs. Lucy
Bailey, Mrs. l.. M. Cushman, Mis-,
Carrie Underwood, Mrs. Mira Fair
banks Blodgett, Mrs. Edith Hovey
Moore, Mrs. Elizabeth Jewett, Mrs
Anna Trainor, Mrs. Charlotte A. H
Thompson, Mrs. Orinda Hazen, Mrs
Olive Howard, Mrs. Ellen Pike, Mrs
Abb Chaffee, Mrs. Sarah F. Stone
and Mrs. Mary Fairbanks.
While the club showed it's respect
for the dead by standing Miss Helen
Boynton played 90 Paradise" on
the violin and the roll was read by
Mrs. Merrill.
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