The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-18
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New millinery arrived this morn
Ing az the Surprise store Library
building. ADV. 65t2
Mrs =. A. Booth entertained the
Friday Afternoon club az her home
on Silver street last evening. After
the business meeting Eve hundred
was played and dainty refreshments
were served.
There will be a special meeting OF
Bennington council. Knights OF Co
lumbus. al the council rooms In the
81. Francis de Sales academy build
ing al o'clock tomorrow afternoon
for the purpose OF comforting the
first degree
The fun program of Easter music
viii be repeated al 81. Francis de
Sales church tomon " forenoon At
10 o'clock with the assistance OF the
orchestra. All members OF the choir
are requested 10 be In attendance AZ
s.i5 o'clock.
While making your weekend pur-
chases this afternoon and evening a
visit TO the Joe Levin department
store will put you in touch with
some big bargains In the way OF
mems and women's furnishings and
irst-class footwear. Adv.
The first section OF concrete road
built in Bennington has been put in
at the factory of the Cooper Manufac
turing company by the firm OF Lam
bert q burlington. 10 Is one
course pavement inches thick and
Is for a section OF drive way.
At the Second Congregational
church Sunday morning Dr. Isaac
Jennings OF the Old First church will
preach in exchange with the pastor.
Hour OF worship is 1880. Sunday
school at noon. c. r. meeting at
ESQ. Evening worship at 7.s5. Note
the hour Mr. Mills will give a lee
turc on Rome the Eternal City" Il.
lustrated with stereoptcon views.
A cordial invitation is extended 10
the public to all the services OF the
church.
Beginning Sunday evening. Rev
G.sS. Mills will resume his series OF
Illustrated lectures at the Second
| Congregational church. Last year
MIR. Miller was in Rome. and he will
tell the story OF some OF things that
he saw He has secured two sets OF
excellent slides. from which he viii
make selection of about fifty OF
sixty pictures to illustrate his lee
ture. They are pictures OF Rome
ancient, medieval and modern. ant
while in one lecture Il is impossible
! TO touch more than the outside o
things in this inexhaustible city. Mr.
Mills viii attempt to give a. falrl,
comprehensive suvey of what il
most interesting.
Dr. w. (. Putnam received yestor
day a long letter from Major Gener
al Sir Cecil Macready Of London
Eng, who was travelling compan
ion Of. Or Putnam's in the Eas
thirty years ago when Sir Cecil wat
young captain OF the Gordon High
landers then stationed at Cairo
Egypt. Both DR.. Putnam and Gen
eral Macready who, were in thei
early twenties, travelled togethe
many weeks. and formed a stronl
boyish friendship for each other a
that time which neither has forgot
ten. General Macready stated in hi
letter that he had more pleasur
and real fun out OF that trip than an.
he had ever taken before or since
The general represented the Britisl
war office in the recent negotiation
with Sir Edward Carson. of Ulster
in the attempt TO try to straightel
out the present trouble in ireland.
The Red Rose" a. the oper
house tonight viii be one OF the hes
as we'll as nearly the last attraction
of the season. Il was in Rutlan
at the new theatre there Thursda
evening and the Rutland News c
yesterday says of it; The Re
Rose" was produced for the secon
time in Rutland last night and
clearly musical company pleased
capacity audience at The Play-hous,
Not only the principals could sin
well, but the chorus was made up o
exceptionally good looking wei
trained singers The gowns through
out were much above the ordinary
especially those worn in the secon,
act and in the ball room scene in tn
last act For the first time peopl
in Rutland had the chance of seein
colored wigs to match the gown
worn in this city and the effect,
must be admitted, was pretty. Tn
programs we're in keeping with 9TH
Red Rose"