St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-06-16
DanvilIe
First Alumni Banquet of Phillips
Academy-Birthday Surprise
For George w. Vance

First Alumni Banquet of Phillips
Academy-Birthda Surprise
For George w. Vance
(Mrs. C. A. Bartlett, Correspondent
The first annual banquet of the
Phillips Academy and DanviIle High
School Alumni Association was held
at the Congregational church Thurs
day evening, June 10. After the
banquet the following officers were
elected: President, l.. Arthur Bart
lett; vice-president, Miss Anna Brick
EFT; secretary, Miss Clara ellis;
treasurer, George Fisher; executive
committee, Charles H. Dole, Miss
Ethel Bagby, Arthur Webster. Prin-
cipal w. ]. Rideeut acted as toast
master, introduced the following
speakers: l.. A. Bartlett, Mrs. A. e.
Currier, Mrs. M. H. Sharples and Rev.
c. A. Adams. About rs were pres
ent.
George w. Vance was very much
surprised last Saturday evening when
he was invited to the X. P. Hall
where between Is and 80 of his
friends had gathered to celebrate his
21st birthday. 1t was a complete
surprise to him, the affair having
been arranged by his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Vance. Music was
furnished during the evening by Miss
Crane and Miss Kimball on the piano
and violin, and promenading and
dancing was greatly enjoyed A
watch and gold watch fob, gold cuff
links and scarf pin were presented
by L. Arthur Bartlett in behalf of
Mr.. Vance's parents and friends.
Sherbert and assorted cake was
served.
Mrs. Lyman Boyce and children
have returned from South Easton
where they have been visiting rela-
tives.
Rev. NJ. w. Hale of Cabot will
speak at the Congregational church
next Sunday morning in exchange
with Rev. G. A. Adams.
The Caledonia County C. e. con-
vention will be held at the Congre-
gational church Thursday, June "a.
The session is to begin at II o'clock
A. NJ. and last throughout the day.
Among the speakers will be the state
president of the @. e. Union, Profes-
sor Stafford of Burma and the Rev.
w. E. Baker of Morrisvil1e.
Very appropriate exercises for Chill
dren's day were given at the Congre-
gationaI church last Sunday morn
ing. There was also special music.
The ladies of the Methodist church
will hold a food sale in the church
dining room on Saturday afternoon.
The friends here of Mrs. Laura
Cutler are sorry. to learn of her death
which occurred at East Orange, N.
J. She made many friends here
while visiting in the past with her
cousin, Mrs. l.. A. Rowe. She had
been an invalid for the past year and
her funeral was held at East Mont
pelier last Sunday.
Miss Lettie ellis is spending the
week in Boston.
Mrs. L. A. Rowe and Mrs. Carl
Lang were at East Montpelier Sun
day to attend the funeral of their
cousin, Mrs. Laura Cutler.
John Bridge of Peacham spent
Sunday at A. M. Steele's.
Miss Hazel Hack of Barre is visit
ing friends in town.
Miss Annie Badger of Hyde Park
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ella Bad
ger.
Rev. Mr.. Sharples gave a very in
teresting sermon appropriate to Chill
dren's Day at the Methodist church
last Sunday morning. The church
was beautifully decorated with potted
plants, ferns and cut flowers. Eleven
little children were received in bap-
tism and in the evening a cantata
entitled, 1.-THE Carnival of Flowers"
was given by the children of the Sun
day school and assisted by the choir
and violin. 1t was a most creditable
affair to the committee who had the
affair in charge.
DR.. G. E. Libbey and C. S. Dole
were at Burlington last week where
they attended the meeting of the Ma
sonic Grand Lodge.
The Walk-Over Shoe for men and
women sold by Bundy and Amey, st.
Johnsbury, has just been awarded
the Grand Prize at Panama-PacificI
Exposition.
Diamond Chapter, No. IA, o. E. s.,
will hold their regular meeting at the
Masonic Hall this Wednesday eve
ming.
The undergraduates exhibition of
the high school was held Friday eve
ming at the town hall. The hall was
very prettily decorated in green and
white, the school colors. Following
the exhibition the commencement
promenade was held. Excellent mu-
sic for the evening was furnished by
Miss Crane at the piano and Miss
violin