St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-06-03

Pre-Memorial Day exercises were held
at the school house last Friday afternoon.
The schoolroom was tastefully decorated
with the national colors, flowers and
ferns and the following program which
was given showed much painstaking on
the part of the teachers, Miss Barrows,
Miss Currier and Miss Simmons, who
had it in charge: Prayer, Rev. Mr., Good
heart; Keller's National Hymn. school;
recitation, Greeting, Dennis Wiley; reci-
tation, Roll Call. George Meserve; reci-
tation, The American Flag, Clara Hal
! lett; Soldiers Song, Primary Class; reci-
tation, The Heroes of 81, Mary Brooks;
recitation, Barbara Freitchie, Florence
LaPoint; song, The Big Drum, four Pr
mary Pupils: recitation, The Flag, Ger
trude Mclaughlin; recitation, The Pal
metto and the Pine, Kathleen Chaffee;
March Song, ten primary pupils; recita-
ton, Driving Home the Cows, Avis
Brooks; recitation, The Flag, Doris Stew
enson; song, The Star Spangled Banner,
School; address, Capt. Edward Potter;
closing song, America. At the close Of
the program following a few very inter
esting historical remarks the speaker OF
the day was introduced by the Rev. Mr..
Goodheart, and as Capt. Potter arose
and took his place on the floor he was
greeted with loud applause. His address
which was given especially for the chill
dren was filed with patriotism and his
"reminiscences of the war were so clearly
given that one could almost see what he
in words portrayed. In closing he said
that the schools were what saved our
country and implored the children to
stand bv them and uphold the principles
taught in them, and to thank God that
they were Americans.
Frank Kimball spent Memorial Day
with his parents at Shelburne.
Mrs. Cora E. Sebery, National organ
izer of New York, gave a very stirring
address at the Congregational church, in
the interest of the w. c. T. u, Sunday
evening.
Bert Mclaughlin and Arthur Orcutt
and son have been on a fishing trip to
Long Pond and are telling some pretty
good fish stories.
Mrs. Addie Page, who has been visit
ing several weeks at White River June
ton, has returned home.
Mrs. Achsa A. Worthen of White River
Junction is spending a few days with her
sister, Mrs. Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Hovey and child
of Hardw spent Memorial Day with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Green
wood.
Mrs. Ellen Grange, who has been
spending a few days at Walden. has re-
turned home.
Miss Ruth Berry of Worcester, Mass.
is visiting at Mr. and Mrs. c. S. Berry
and will attend the Newel-Berryl wed
ding.
Mrs. Jessica Brooks Dawes and son of
Massachusetts called on old friends here
the last of the week.
The lumber 10 being cut off from the
Edgar Fuller place bought by Frank
Carr and the saw mill that has been
erected is busy all day.
The quarterly board meeting of the M.
E. church will meet in the vestry of the
church Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. s. K. Huse, Mrs. D. 0. Woodruff
and Mrs. Jonathan Huntley attended
the w. c. T. U. convention at East Bar
net last week.
William H. Bean has gone to work for
the Cummings Construction Co., who
are putting in the abutments to the rail
road bridge between Lyndonville and
West Burke.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Woodward and
children, Reginald E., Dorothy NJ. and
Frank E., of ST. Johnsbury spent a por-
ton of last week with her parents Mr..
and Mrs. E. M. Massey. Other guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Massey during the week
were A. E. White of Montpelier, E. A.
Woodward of North Danville, and on
Memorial Day their nephews, @. A.
Massey, wife and son of St. Johnsbury
and ]. Frank Massey and wife of New
port called on them.
Miss Ruth Johnson has been spending
few days with friends at Lyndonville.
Mrs. L. A. Aldrich and daughter Vir-
ginia of Jefferson, N. H., accompanied by
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fl. Goss of
St. Johnsbury, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Will