St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-04
SOCIAL EVENTS.

James Campbell, reader, gave a con-
cert Friday evening at the Baptist
church in Passumpsic. Musical seIec-
lions by a male quartet, a ladies'
quartet and by a mixed double quar-
tet, also solos by Miss Ruth Flint,
| Miss Morrison and II. E. Harvey were
given Refreshments were served
after the concert. About 20 from
here went down in a barge to attend
the concert.
The Iroquoisia group of Camp Fire
/ Girls entertained all the Camp Fire
Girls in town, Friday evening at the
/ North church parlors. There were
nearly 100 present. Various games
were enjoyed during the evening
Among other things each girl was
/ given a piece of cloth with the name
of some animal pinned to it. She
was then given thread and needle and
T asked to make the animal The re-
suits were both funny and clever.
| Mrs. Margaret Haywood and Miss
Katherine Bingham presided at chat
i ing dishes, and very dainty refresh
ments were served by the hostesses.
Miss Beatrice Wright was chairman
! of the committee on arrangements
being assisted by Misses Dorothy
Beck, Margaret Bailey, Exine Stevens,
Hazel Harris, and Pauline Beck. A
little shadow play illustrating selec-
tions from Hiawatha's childhood and
hunting was given most effectively
IReading from Longfellow by Miss Isa-
bel Noyes accompanied the action and
was very pleasing feature OF the
evening.
The ladies of the Grace Unity Club
and of the Ladies' Aid of the Metho-
dist church, gave a very fine shower
party for Miss Elsye Sargent in the
church vestry Friday afternoon. 1t
was bowl shower, and Miss Sargent
received everything in the shape of
bowl, from a cut glass berry bowl
to wooden chopping bowl. She was
first blind-folded and asked all sorts
of questions about housekeeping, and
then with her eyes still covered, she
was led to a table where the bowls
were arrayed, and then the bandage
was removed. Later in the afternoon
tea was served, Mrs. E. E. Sargent
pouring. Music was furnished by
IRIS. David Williams and Mrs. Don
titles.
The Masons gave a masquerade
dance in their temple Friday evening.
There were about 40 couples masked
and several unmasked. The affair
was a great success and all entered
into the spirit of the occasion. There
was a great variety of costumes
some very funny and others very
pretty. Sargent's orchestra furnish
ed excellent music for dancing.
There was another successful dane
ing party given in Red Mems hall,
Friday evening by L. A. Bigelow, F.
=. Narcotic, and Erwin Wilkie, who
hox orixr nrinvnI10 ut
intervals during the winter. This
time it was a masquerade party
There were about 65 couples in at
tendance, most of them being mask
!. Miss Emma Cole who was dress
ed as a princess, took first ladies
0rize, and Mrs. Harry Underwood, as
argain-day-hunter was awarded
BOBBY prize. Wright Chesley made
a very good looking Indian and was
awarded first prize for men. Ben.
\ Ferlazzo in the costume of a police
lman, took BOBBY prize. Laughlin's
orchestra played, and all enjoyed a
very jolly time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Good of
-Thurch street, entertained the mem
bers of the Newcomers Club and their
husbands at very enjoyable Wash
ington's birthday party on Monday
evening, Feb. %. The evening was
spent playing whist. First prizes
we're won by Mrs. G. r. Bollinger
and Mrs. Clyde e. Fuller. Consola-
ton prizes were won by Mrs. J. B.
Oaige and Fred Beck. A delicious
luncheon was served at a late hour;
the favors being little hatchets and
silk flags. After this the guests de-
parted, each declaring they had had
the best time ever. Last week the
club was entertained by Mrs. J. B.
Paige.
The Outlook Club held a very in
teresting meeting with Mrs. Mary
Underwood, Feb 25. The subject
for study was the life of Washing
ton with poems relating to him for a
roll call Mrs. Susanna Drew gave
humorous reading followed by
music. Mrs. Underwood served re-
freshments.
The members of the Comus Club
gave Miss Elsye Sargent a surprise
party and shower Monday evening.
A little after eight the unexpected
guests appeared at her home. In some
mysterious way many parcels were
led under a table. Miss Sargent dis
covered them later, and upon un-
.'oing them found she had quite q
supply of aluminium ware. Refresh
mems were served and a very good
tine eHioved.
Doris qovey entertained five lit