The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1914-04-06
CARNIVAL HELD TO
SECURE MONEY
FOR TEMPLE
Three Days Affair at North
Bennington
WAS A GREAT SUCCESS
Tucker Lodge and Tucker Chapter
Plan to Have Building Of
Their Own

A three days carnival was held IN
Bank Hall. North Bennington. April
ls;. I'd. and Sd: the first two nights
under the management OF Tucker
Chapter. Order of the Eastern Star.
The object Of the carnival was 70
raise funds toward the erection OF
Masonic Temple.
In spite OF the inolement weather,
a good sized audience was In atten-
dance the first evening. All were
well repaid for Drawing the elements,
as one sight OF the beautifully deco
rated hall made one forget the storm
outside.
The stage was arranged 10 repre-
sent a living room In a modern home,
being furnished in mission style. AZ
It's right was n little oriental room
for fortune telling. This was in
charge Of the Misses Rockwell and Bias
sett in unique Gypsy costumes. assist
ed by Mrs. A. 5. Payne. also In cos
tune. as fortune teller The interior
was hung with oriental rugs and drap
cries and its weird appearance was
effected by the use Of small colored
lights. Many souvenirs from foreign
lands aided in the realistic surround
ings. The futures predicted foi
some OF the leading citizens OF the
town were astonishing to say the
least.
The next booth IN order was the
apron and handkerchief booth In
charge OF Mrs. $. o. Tefft and Mrs.
Geo. Green. The decorations we're
arranged in the FIVE Eastern Star
colors, in drapery effect. with large
star. the emblem OK the order. in the
background.
At the next booth the decorations
were entirely in yellow, with brass
| loving cup filled with daffodils to
carry out the color scheme. This
booth was presided over by Miss Flor
ence Walbridge, Miss Amy Surdam
and Mrs. Herbert Walbridge. The
Davis aprons aud clean easy"
products and other articles on COM
mission, were for sale here.
AZ the rear OF the hall was the re-
freshment booth, arranged with
white Grecian columns and green lat
tice work hung with white roses.
Here refreshments consisting OF
sandwiches, salads. pie and cheese,
cocoa and coffee were served "a la
carte" by FIVE ladies', dressed in
white. The booth was lighted with
white shaded candles set in crystal
sticks. which gave beautiful APP
pearance to its interior, lighting the
white back ground on which was
| placed a large G and square and COM
pass in green.
The first night this booth was in
charge of Mrs. Fred Thomas. Mrs.
Ralph White, Mrs. r. A. Jones. Mrs.
John James and Mrs. valda Temp
kins. This same booth was used
the second evening for food sale,
under the management of Mrs w. r.
White, Mrs. Elmer Amidon, Mrs.
Charles Wentworth and Mrs. Henry
Spencer.
The fancy work booth on the south
side of the hall was forerunner of
spring, with its lattice work of green.
overhung with boughs of pink dog
wood blossoms. At the center front
was a gold square and compass, the
emblem of the Masonic order. Mrs.
Charles Hawkins of South Shafts
bury, Mrs. Henry Spencer and Mrs.
Ira Adams directed this booth.
The daintiness Of the candy booth
attracted especial attention, with its
three sides in arch effect. Each
arch was covered with heavy fringe
of white crepe paper, dotted here and
there with tiny pink roses; a large
basket of pink roses and asparagus
fern hung from the center arch.
Here delicious homemade confec-
tions were served by dear little old
lady in colonial costume, better
known to the residents Of the town as
Mrs. Fred Ranney. She was assisted
! by Mrs. j. B. Woodruff
During the first evening the aud
fence were delightfully."- entertained;
the program consisting of readings
by Miss Florence Humphrey of South
SALISBURY. Solos by Miss Helen
Tompkins of Bennington and Mr. and
Mrs. Wells White; Duets by the
Misses Mildred and Dorothy Smith,
violin solo by George Donnelly of
Bennington and piano solo by H.
! S. Phillips. Instrumental music was
! interspersed throughout the evening
! The second evenings entertain