St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-03-11
ON SNOW SHOE TRAILS
Young People Plan A Ball To Close
Seasons SpOrt-A Pleasant Trip
To The Center Notes.

Last Wednesday night the Snow
Shoe Club made a pilgrimage to st
Johnsbury Center and enjoyed the
hospitality of Green MounAair
Grange. To the inexperienced, the
night appeared an ill one for a snow
shoe trip, but the regulars" thought
differently, and 20 were ready to
start at the early hour of 7IO0
O'Clock. SHOES were adjusted on
Mt. Pleasant street and the leaders
TOOK to the hills just beyond the
cemetery, IN such a manner, that for
the rest OF the way, the path was al
most entirely down-grade. The
footing was very good for March, and
the moon, half full, appeared in time
to light the road and shine on the
| hills. The lights along the valley
road tWinkled below the laughing
crowd. A number of tumbles added
to the hilarity. The three miles
were short ones, though the pace
was not swift, and just as the rear
guard reached the Centervale station
and removed their shoes, the faith
full Boston & Maine brought SO adj
ditional members, who could not
/ 6ldl dI SON6n o CLOCK.
The new dance floor at the Grange
hall was not long idle, and Miss
Elsye Sargent presided at the piano,
both before and after supper, and
was very generous in granting en-
cores. The Center ladies had to set
a second table for the starving snow
| shoers, and the excellent meal was
thoroughly appreciated. During the
evening little vaudeville and a lit
tie business were taken up, the fea-
ture of the evening being represen-
tation of Mrs. Pankhurst doing the
tango. The club also voted to con-
t1nue the tramps as long as there is
any snow to tramp upon, and to hold
a ball, sometime after Easter, as a
wind-up to the seasons outings. The
following committees were appoint
ed to arrange for the ball: music and
hall, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Moore, Mr..
and Mrs. G. r. Bollinger; lunch, Mr..
and Mrs. o. E. Beck, Mr.. and Mrs
R. H. Hardie, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. R.
Searles, Mr.. and Mrs. T. r. Goode,
Harold McKone, John Herlihy; in
v1tation and program, Mr.. and Mrs.
r. w. Turner, Mr.. and Mrs. c. V.
Perry, Miss Vera Drew, Miss Winni-
fred Drew, E. E. Hooker, Carroll
Cummings; decoration, Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Fitch, Miss Katherine Eaton,
Miss Beatrice Potts, Miss Pauline
Randall, Percy Judd, Alex Porter,
Fred Moore, Joseph Moore.
The chairmen of these committees
S. A. Moore, o.. E. Beck, Rex
Turner, Perry Fitch, with Earle E. |
Evans, the president, will be an ex-
ecutive committee to have general |
charge.
The return from the Center was
made in barges, at an early hour, and |
the club rode home from one of the |
pleasantest evenings yet spent. These
outings grow in. pleasure and popu-
larity each week, due to the infor-
mality and spontaneity of good feel
ing.
Tonight a tramp will be taken
under the guidance of Joe Moore,
and the start will be made from the
Athenaeum at the usual hour of
eight O'Clock. The committee to
provide refreshments for the crowd
consists of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Bar
ker, Miss Beatrice Potts, Miss Kath-
crime Eaton and F. F. Owen.
Sporting Notes
The academy team has been very
much handicapped during the season
by the lack of proper equipment, es-
pecially suction-soled shoes, which
practically every team is supplied
with and which are a necessity to a
speedy, shifty team. The floors in
the outside towns are often smooth,
as the armory floors in Montpelier
and Newport, and this fact was a
positive hindrance to the local boys,
when playing at both places. 1t is
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soon equip it's teams as they deserve,
adding thereby both to the players
ability and pleasure, and serving as :
an incentive to greater numbers COM .
peting for the various teams.
The vote to present a site for an !
armory to the state, at the past town
meeting, also has its support from
the basket ball fans, for they hope
TO find in the armory, now assured,
a hall that may be used for various
basket ball teams, both in which to
practice and compete. A suf-
large hall would mean much
to the encouragement of amateur
sport.
Seneca Club Notes.
The Seneca Club has found it nee
essary to house itself in larger quar-
ters, and the first of next week will
see the club installed in a suite in
the Citizens Bank block. Increased
and increased activities
have resulted in the present rooms
being much too small. The new
rooms provide light, air, space and
view sufficient for an even larger or
ganization, and there are accomoda-
tons for lunches and dances, which
the club proposes to give.
At present the activities are bent
On producing a winning ball team
this summer.
The Senecas have decided not to
enter the Sunset league as a team.
because to do so would rob several
teams of their best players and be-
cause the league is large enough at
present. but will play Independent
ball with outside teams, and other
local combinations.
WALDEN
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