St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-25
SOCIAL EVENTS.
Specially Interesting Meeting of the
Outlook Club

Outlook Club
1t is seldom that the members OF
1.-The Outlook Club" are privileged
to listen to such a treat as was ar
ranged for them in the form of a So
cial and musicale held at the hos
pitable home of Mrs. Elsie Harvey
on Concord Avenue on Wednesday
evening, March Is, In spite of the
storm over 60 members and friends
gathered and listened to the follow
ing program: Words of greeting,
Our President; piano solo, Miss Ell
gle Taft; cornet solo, Harold Coax
ley; ladies quartet, Mrs. Hovey Mrs.
Sherry, Mrs. Hunt, and Mrs. Carpen-
ter; violin solo, Russell Stuart; So
prano duet, Mrs. Chamberlain and
Mrs. Hovey; cornet solo, Clinton
Reed; original poem, Mrs. Cummings;
piano solo, Leslie Moyles; ladies
quartet; piano solo, Eugenia Scott;
soprano solo, Mrs. Burt. The hos
tess served dainty refreshments and
the club song was then sung and
another pleasant evening had passed
into the clubs history. Those pre-
sent were unanimous in expressing
words of praise for the original poem
read at this time. 1t was history
of the club with a biographical
sketch of each and every one of it's
40 members.
Another COmus Club Success.
A very attractive dancing party
was given in Pythian Hall Friday
evening by the members of the Com
us Club. 1t was a st. Patrick's Day
affair and the rooms were very pref
tily and attractively decorated.
There were many strings of green
shamrocks and festoons of green
crepe paper around the rooms. The
punch table was covered with a
white cloth and decorated with
streamers of green paper, shamrocks
and Irish flags. This was presided
over by Miss Alene Gilman and Miss
Vera Genge. Excellent music was
furnished by Madam Brock of Lob
anon, for so long the popular pian-
list of st. Johnsbury. She was assist
ed by Arthur Hawkinson, violin;
Clinton Reed, cornet, and Harry
Moore, trombone. About 40 couples
enjoyed the dance. The chairman
of the decoration committee was Miss
Gertrude Franklin, of the program
committee, Miss Ruth Impey, and of
the music, Miss Vera Barrett.
The Picnic Club was entertained
by Mrs. Edmund Blodgett on Fri
day evening at a supper in honor of
Mrs. SceVa Speare of Nashua, N H.,
and Mrs. Leslie Hunt Newton of Bos-
ton. Miss Efie Woodside and Mrs.
Richard G. Baker were also guests.
Mrs. Maud May entertained these
connected with the Berry-Ball store
at the home of her sister, Mrs. G. M.
Bonett, last Wednesday evening.
Cards were played, delicious refresh
ments served and singing, dancing
and a very good time enjoyed by all.
Mrs. Harland Howe entertained
the Bridge Club very pleasantly at
her home last Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. William w. Barrett and Mrs.
F. M. Crosby entertained the Ladies
Friendly Whist Club on Thursday
evening, it being gentlemen's night.
Whist was played at eight tables, the
prizes being won as follows. Ladies,
first, Miss Helen McCaray; second
Mrs. Fred Foam; consolation, Mrs.
H. F. Moore; gentlemen, first, Will
liam Perry; second, Ray w. Howard;
consolation, Fred Humphrey. A
chatting dish lunch was served, the
favors being shamrocks.
The pupils of the seventh grade,
Summer street school, gave their
teacher, Miss Grace Barney, a shower
of kitchen utensils on Friday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Harland r..
Howe.
The Outlook club will meet with
Mrs. Blanch Chickering Wednesday
afternoon.
The M. T. o. club met with Mrs.
Harry Chestey last Saturday.
Eleven of the little friends of Mil
dred Haskins gathered at her home
Tuesday afternoon, March II, to
help her celebrate her twelfth
birthday. After supper games were
played and refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served. The children
presented Mildred with a birthday
book.
The friends and neighbors of Cor
don Wright met at his home Tuesday
evening, March 10th, to remind him
it was his 23rd birthday. The even
ing was pleasantly spent. playing
whist. Refreshments were served and
the party broke up leaving with their
host an oak rocker and their best
wishes for many more happy birth
days.
The whist club met with Clarence
Richards, Friday evening, March 20,
Whist was played at three tables, the
first prizes going to Mrs. Mable Car
penter and Horace Camp, the second
prizes to Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Blake.
Refreshments of maple sugar and
plain doughnuts were served.
A few of the little friends of Bern
ard Wilcox gathered at his home
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