The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-09-02
WILLIAMSVILLE.
Twenty three Cousins at Tea Party.

The fcousin tea party given by
Mrs. Charlton on the parsonage lawn
Aug. q was a great success. Twenty
three cousins Gall of whom live in Will
liamsville) were present and five 9th
ers sent regrets at being unable to at
tend. The lawn was prettily decorated
with Japanese lanterns, and two long
tables were decorated with bouquets of
sweet peas and cut flowers. Place cards
with drawings symbolic of some char
acteristics of the individual greeted
each one as he or she became seated
for chicken-pie eat. While on the
lawn, Miss Marion Sherman enter
tanned with the graphonola, after
which the merry company adjourned to
the parlors of the parsonage to kindIe
fire and make merry with instru-
mental and vocal music while ice-cream,
cake and waters were served After
this repast Mrs. Charlton read an orig
inal poem, written for the occasion, en-
titled Our Williamsville Cousins. All
the cousins agreed that a very pleas
ant evening had been spent.
Mrs. D. R. Stedman entertained the
Mizpah class Tuesday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs G. B. Lamb went We'd
nesday to Brattleboro for visit.
Paul Stratton of Springfield is visit
ing in the home of his uncle, l.. E..
Stratton.
The Sunday school of the Methodist
church will resume activities Sunday
morning.
Miss Matte Wade of Springfield is
spending several weeks with Mrs. ]
A. Young.
Miss Mabel Rand of F'itchburg has
been a guest several days of Miss Flor
ence LaZelle.
Mrs. E. r. Willard and daughter,
Dorothy, returned Saturday from their
visit in Greenfield
Miss Amelia Smith, who was at DR..
Gordon IS two months, has returned to
her home in Brooklyn.
The Mizpah class will give a mystery
social in the vestry of the Methodist
church Friday evening, Sept. 10:
Mr.. and Mrs. G. f. Webster and
Mr.. and Mrs. p. c. Thayer and son,
Webster, were in Londonderry Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs F. ]. Pierce returned
Tuesday from q week s visit in Hill,
n. H. They made the trip by automo-
bile.
Mr. and Mrs. Porter Thayer attend
ed the golden wedding of their cousins,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. A Carpenter, of New
fame, Monday.
Mrs. f. E. Freyenhagen and daugh-
ter, Irene, came Saturday from Spring
field and visited her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. X. Stedman, returning Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Hyde and son
Kenenth, of Amherst and Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Gale and daughter, Marion, OF
Walpole were guests over Sunday OF
Mr.. and Mrs. 7. B. Sparks.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Stetson of Heath
Mass, came Friday to visit Rev. anG
Mrs A. S. Charlton. Miss Christie
Charlton, who had been their guest
several weeks, came with them.
Schools began Monday Mrs. Rem;
Morse returned for the third year t.
teach the first grades. Miss Hester
| Holden is teacher of the gramma
school. Mrs. Rena Morse and Mis-
Hester Holden are boarding with Mrs
G. B, Williams.
Rev. and Mrs. Webster, who are Wis
iting their daughter, Mrs. Porter Thay
er, were recipients of large box o
choice gladioli sent them by their con
eregation in Berlin, n. Y. Rev. an,
| Mrs. Webster returned to Berlin Thurs
day by automobile.
The women were beaten by the me-
in the contest for the best entertain
ment at the Grange meeting Tuesday
The program follows: Singing b.
Grange; recitation, Mrs. Mary Ingram
solo, Miss Florence Lazelle; recitation
Mrs Minnie Timson; piano duet, Mr.:
w. E. Wheeler and Mrs. M. A. Bling
ham; tableau, harvest scene at til
Oranges; singing by chorus; farce
Maidens All Forlorn; singing, Old Vel
mont