The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-02-05
HUNDREDS s
AT THE FAIR
Flower Bazaar by Universal
list Society Had Many
Attractions
DECORATIONS OF
UNUSUAL BEAUTY
Hot Turkey Supper, Handsome Booths,
Entertainment and Dance-Thirty
Big Turkeys Required in Feeding the
Crowd

| Entertainment and Daa1ce-Thlrty |
Big Turkeys Required in Feeding the
Crowd.
1t appeared to be the general opin-
lion of the hundreds who attended the I
supper and Goth annual fair of the Uni |
Iversalist society held in Festival hall
yesterday afternoon and evening that
the hall had never been more attrac-
Itivelv decorated for any occasion and
that the hot turkey supper left nothing
to be desired in the matter of quantity
and quality, while the entertainment
provided for an hour was distinctly a
feature. The general dancing from 81
to l. clock to music by Leitsinger's
orchestra rounded out an evening of
pleasure.
i 1t was Il flower bazaar in conception
and the first glance into the hail. con
firmed by more careful study of tho
i decorative scheme, was convincing
lproof that the committee in charge of
the transformation of the hall had been
remarkably successful in producing the
desired effect. -se
With the exception Of the lattice
work used over the booths and stage
and some bluebirds used in the bal
Iconv decorations every bit Of the dee
: orations We're floral and no two of the
booths received the same treatment
I, from the artistic hands Of the volun-
teer decorators.
} Tiger lilies and evergreen marked
! the candy booth which was in charge
of Miss Minnie A. Scott Mrs c. NJ.
Dugan and Miss Harriet f. RalHon.
The apron booth was trimmed with
snowballs and there Mrs. Larkin Am
idon. Mrs. c. r. Dickinson and Mrs.
: Frank Willard sold real bargains.
The fancy work required Two adjoin-
ing booths decorated respectively with
poinsettias and chrvsanthemums. These
were in charge of Mrs. G. F. Barber.
q Mrs. c. l.. Sticknev. Miss Emma Lund-
berg and Mrs. Alice Edwards.
l. Pink roses outlined the flower booth
. where Mrs. Verne Winchester. Miss
i Pauline Putnam and Miss Ruth Sar-
gent disposed of great quantity Of
I stock
n Down in one corner of the hall a
/. lilly pond dotted with pink and white
lilies behind n rustic entrance marked
i the lemonade booth and there Mrs G.
= Y. Chamberlin. Mrs. Harriet l.. Bcms
and Miss Marion Simonds served that
refreshment.
n Huge red roses were the decorative
Il feature of the cake. pie and meat
4, booths. Mrs. !. 4. Bemis. Mrs. II. r
, Willis. c. r. Simonds and Mrs. FlorG
T. futile held dominion over the cakes
and pies and Mrs. Mvra Stone an6
= Mrs. \. J. Currier served 30 big tur
KEYS
Huge bird 5 nests concealed in
grove OF evergreen trees held tn,
grabs. and Miss Ada Mason and Mrs
Leon /. Leader superintendent the ar
of grabbing as practiced in the hal
in that particular place.
The front of the stage was a bed o
= tulips and many considered this bit
little the most effective part of the dee
orative scheme. The windows wer,
covered with lattice work and hum.
with wistaria while bluebirds on ban
p ners and evergreen boughs were sus
: pended from the balcony railing. Owe
the entrance to the hall hung a hug
z bell of evergreen tipped with SNOW
- balls.
- From : clock until 80, while III
II serving of the hot turkey supper wa
II in progress, the 10 tables. each decorat
II ed with bachelor buttons, in the cen
II ter OF the room, at which 800 person
II could be seated at time. were a
IL most constantly filled. Mrs. !. |
II Goldsmith and Mrs. Emily Edward
II with their able corps of assistant
II handled the big, hungry crowd a
II rapidly as was possible. In cOnrectio
II with this serving Of the supper Augn>
ii Holander and Fred Thompson s"tst
II the ice cream, which was the closih
III number of a menu that Included abou
II Everything that would he found on
II dinner table at Thanksgiving time. b,
= sides the 80 turkeys, two and one hal
80 bushels of potatoes were served.
The center of the hall was cleare
of tables soon after 100 o clock an
the first number of the entertainer
program. which was in charge OF NJ,
Marion Knight, was a demonstration {
II the one-step and the fox trot by Mastt
II kinson Doak and Miss Dorothy Pratt
Il THE little folks were roundly arpIau,
ed
Ernest Wells and Miss DOROTHY f,
wards convulsed their audieHre wit
i Reuben and Rachel" sketch an
Master Doak and Miss Pratt foliowe
with exhibitions of the hesltatic
4 waltz and the military gavotte
II The sketch entitled Packing Hos
Missionary Barrel furnished hilario,
Entertainment. The partic;oa l. ou-
II cred at the home of Mrs Brown il
personated by Miss Maybellc Spaul
II ing, each with her contribution for Il
II Ibarrel. Under the circumstances it VI
II natural that each should skiIfullv pit
"A to pieces the contributions of all Il
others, and it is whispered that man
a=~k were reminded of old times by 9th
things than the costumes Those WI