Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1914-12-09
THE CLUB FAIR A SUCCESS
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large red Christmas bells and back
ground of evergreen. At this booth
one found everything for children
Carter, Mrs. Erwin, Mrs. Guar Hanson
and Mrs. Marsh presided.
No one could miss the food booth.
1t was artistically decorated in green
and white and Mrs. Reirden and Mrs.
Helen Batchelder seemed to be busy
at all times furnishing material to be
taken home and thrust at poor insgnifi-
cant man. whose duty it was this
week to stay home with the childer
and get his own suppers.
The candy booth appealed to both
old and young and Miss Robinson and
Miss Atwell. with the help of Mrs.
Lang. were at times unable to handle
their trade. so great was the demand
for these homemade candies. The
booth. too, with it's white arch and
japonicas, was one of the attractions
of the fair.
The demonstration booth, was the
| largest booth at the fair, and with it's
many and artistic advertising signs
calling attention to everything from
corn flakes to stove polish and presided
over by Mrs. Stannard and Mrs. Mae
Batchelder, who have by the way,
handled the demonstration booth at
several previous fairs made this booth
perhaps was the greatest attraction of
the entire fair. You could buy any,
thing from soap to fapjacks, and hot
coffee and it was noticed that if
you didn't keep your hands stuffed
into your pockets you would find you
possessed many unaccountable things
when you left the hall.
Under big Japanese umbrella Mrs.
Cutting, Mrs. Pillsbury and Mrs. Pierce
served tea to the patrons of the fair,
and we are surprised to note so many
confirmed tea drinkers in town.
The grab bag this season was a
center of attraction and in a novel
form. it being large Christmas tree
in the center of the room, on which
carefully wrapped parcels dangled and
you paid the dime and slipped off into a
corner of the room to see whether you
had drawn prize or been hoodooed.
The Misses Santa Claus in attendance
were Miss Dotie Potter and Miss
Clemma Seaver. The hall, too. was
decorated with evergreen wreaths and
big red Christmas bells and looked verv
artistic. The club quilt was in charge
of Mrs. Harry PerIey and whether
work of art or not, it most certainly
was the art of work with it's over 1910
embroidered names and wheels and
from it alone sum of over $1OO was
realized for the library fund 1t was
sold Friday evening at auction and Mr..
Hamblet, the highest bidder, again
donated it to the club, to be preserved
in their ancient archives Mrs. Perley.
Mrs. Roystan and Miss Mae Wheeler
have been very active during the sum-
mer and fall in getting this material
together and their efforts have been
shared by all the members of the club.
The entertainment committee, Miss
Redfield, Mrs. R. Webster, Miss Ferrin,
provided entertainment each evening,
which was exceptionally good and con-
sisted in readings, vocal solos, violin
and piano duets by local talent and
! went to demonstrate that Barton can
at all times put on very creditable
entertainment from it's home talent.
A victrola loaned the club by Mr..
Lang, also added very materially to
the evenings entertainment.
Congratulations are certainly due
the president, Mrs. F. w. Cutting. the
general committee, Mrs. Pierce. Mrs.
Blake and Mrs. Hubbard, and all the
special committees for another decid-
eddy successful fair.
The club committees desire to thank
all those who so materially assisted in
making, the fair success and espe-
ciallv the Peerless company, who so
kindly loaned large number of boxes
to be used as counters