The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-12-03
Christmas Bazaar i'm Baptist
Vestry Was Occasion of
Much Pleasure
LECTURE IN CHURCH
BYPROF. G. K. CHERRIE
Told Thrilling Story of Exploration of
River of Doubt with Roosevelt
Party, Showing Numerous Interest
ing Stereopticon Views.

OF the ways and means committee of the
Noman's society of the Baptist church.
held in the chapel, opened yesterday
afternoon at 1 o'clock, and there was a
liberal patronage throughout the afternoon |
The committee in charge consisted OF |
Mrs. A. H. Maynard, chairman, Mrs. j. |
Gray Estey, Mrs w r. Moves. Mrs Oscar |
T. Benson, Mrs. G.. +. Tomkinson and |
Mrs. A. Z. Simonds. to whom is due much |
credit for the affair, which was one of the |
prettiest ever given by the society. The |
seven ages of woman were represented in |
q novel and attractive way by decorated |
/ booths The booth representing the first
age, that OF the infant. in charge OF
/ Mrs w r. Moves, Mrs A. r. Simonds. |
Mrs. G. L. Tomkinson and Mrs. Fred 5.
Knight and was decorated daintily with
white bunting, pink roses and tiny kew
pies and here was sold all the little and
pretty things for the baby. \ very hand
some wardrobe for the baby and bassinet
with stork perched on the top added much
to the attractiveness.
| The second age represented by child's
booth with its toys of unusual type and
variety was in charge OF Mrs. Oscar +
Benson, Mrs. j. Gray Estey and Mrs. G
{. Gould, and was truly toy shop. Be
hind lattice work of pansies and running
pine Mrs Gould presided over the grabs
for the children.
| The third age. the sweetheart's booth,
was very prettily decorated with lattice
work. around which was entwined pink
cherry blossoms and pink paper hearts.
All kinds of sweets in the homemade
candy line were to be found here in charge
of Miss Ruby Thurber Miss Charlotte
Barrett and Miss Flosse ODER
The brides booth in charge of Mrs.
Robert Pretlow. Mrs Harold Newell and
Mrs. Walter Halliday was trimmed with
pink paper flowers and running pine. Here
were to be had fancy articles, gift books,
eoIored platinum prints and place cards.
The matron ; booth was especially pretty
in decorations OF white rrepe piper and
; yellow chrysanthemhis Delicious pastry
cakes and jelles were sold by Mrs. G r..
Crosby. Mrs w b. Smith and Mrs f. A.
: Woodbury.. --aI
The sixth age, that of the grandmother,
2 was in charge of Mrs NJ C. Mitchell,
r. Mrs. T. \. BemiS, Mrs. H. p Wcllman
and Mrs l.. *. Fuller. wearing dainty llcr-
chiefs and caps and having to sell both
kitchen aprons and the daintiest linen
:, aprons besides numerous holders,
The seventh age. that OF the spinstcr,
was in charge of Mrs. \. W. j. Wilkins,
Mrs Fl. w. Spauldjng and Mrs. \. f,
. Miller with Miss Hortense Hall, Miss
l Izetta Stewart. Miss Addic Shattuck Miss
Lillian Newton. Miss Ethel Eddy Miss
. Georganna Mexican. Miss Ruth Buxton
I and Miss Florence Wcllmau a. mattresses
u who were dressed in spiusters costume aud
served a delicious menu of chicken salad,
= not rolls, cake, icc-cream, coffee and tea.
Some of the upper class rooms were used
u for this purpose and made a very attractive
. appearance. the small tables arranged
: around the balcony, which was trimmed
: with paper flowers and running pine
! Upon each table was d small old-fashoned
- glass candlesticl with Il burning candle.
The men were not forgotten in this Ira
- zaar. There was a large booth decorated
- with small spruce trees and white bunt
!, ing. which represented a Chinese laundry
= and here the men called for their laundry
;, and received package with mysterious
. Chinese laundry marks upon it upon the
! payment of a small fec The "Chinamen'
a in charge were Raymond Harris and Fred
! ericE McCaffry dressed in native COS
| tune.
e The high school orchestra rendered mu
II sic during the afternoon which addeC
D much to the enjoyment of the affair.
r In the evening Prof George krucl
Cherrie of Newfane, naturalist with The
If Roosevelt Brazilian expedition. gave al
re illustrated lecture in the church to am audi
K, ence that filed the auditorium. He lief
IF in the minds of his auditors a vivid picture
lie of the difficulties and dangers encountered
by the members of that expedition an,
successfully overcome.
>, The pictures shown were beautiful view
and compassed wide range of such ami
mate and inanimate things as could b
70 thus shown But it required word picture
to have his audience understand the con
slant battles with rapids and falls, port
~ ages and carries; the nerve racking know
he edge that they were constantly under TN
s. eyes of Indians, who shot their dogs frol
= ambush but never were seen by member
;, of the party; the struggle in the rapid j
! which one of their party was drowned an
- Kermit Roosevelt barely escaped with hi
= life; the battles with fever and the strus
! giles to do constant hard work on less tina
IL half rations and the fortunes from ants an
9 other insects that constantly harasse
d them.x
III Allspf these things aud many more Pro
Cherrie described in such way that hi
audience enjoyed the thrills, for they wei
told so that no gruesome facts We're LEI
sticking out, and invariably the speakt
polished each story or anecdote of seriou
~ nature with another that left his auditor
in the thorough enjoyment of que
:, laugh The lecturers sense of humor COZ
- stantly cropped ont aud was by no NEAR
:, the least enjoyable feature of the cvenin
nc Before the party started on its plung
into the wilderness Prof Cherrie made
:, plain that Col Roosevelt had neyt
claimed to have discovered the River &
Doubt, but to have explored It for IT'S el
tire length and put it on the map
to When the party reached the headwate1
St there were % members, of whom 16 wei
canoemen and camp workers. They ha