The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-12-27
BANoUETED AT HOTEL BARRE.
Bonaccord Club Found Pleasant Time
Awaiting Them.

On the eve of Christmas, merrymak-
ing was the particular speciality of the
Bonaccord football club and with good
reason, too, for the holiday seasons
zenith not only spelled Yuletide cheer
for everyone in general but it brought
around once more the clubs anniversary
reunion. Hotel Barre was selected as
the first gathering place and there at
| 3 o'clock assembled round 100 peo-
pie. A bountful Christmas banquet was
the offering which Manager Rowen had
ready for his guests and for the
better part of two hours, the Bonaccords
and their guests, between courses, were
telling each other that the first station
in their yearly Christmas eve assembly
would undoubtedly prove to be the best.
The service was altogether excellent, the
Bonaccords declared, and the viands laid
before them were done to fine turn.
George Mowatt, the club president,
was master of ceremonies and it was
he who presided over an impromptu mu-
sical program. The presence of football
players from the Barre Hill Rovers and
the Rangers club prompted the presi-
dent, in his opening remarks, to refer
to the fraternal feeling existing between
clubs in the old Vermont Soccer league.
His remarks in that respect, as in all
other respects, were manifestly popu
lar. kilograms were read from out-of
town Bonaccords, Bros. Palmer of Red
stone, N. H., and Charles Sangster of
Milford, N. H., expressing regrets over
their inability to attend and wishing all
the blessings of the Christmas season.
Mrs. Hugh Gallatley contributed much |
to the program by singing, "The Beau
tiful Picture in the Gilded Frame" and |
George Mcleod, whose singing of the
old home strains needed no introduction,
sang, Scotland Forever" Both vocal |
lists were loudly applauded
1t was 10 o'clock before the banquet
was over and at that hour the club COM
mittee again demonstrated its thorough
ness in preparative details by providing
automobile transportation for the la
dies, the cars being destined for Clan
Gordon hall. There. it developed, John
Cooper, the well known yiolinist, was
bending earnestly to his fiddle and his
.ccompanist, Miss Stephens, was wish
ng earnestly that the dancing would
,egin. II began, began with verve and
In animation. And it continued until
christmas had really arrived. During the
ater part of the evening there was an
.bundance of refreshments and a capa
BE committee saw to it that no one
vas slighted Nothing like straw vote
vas needed to discover that the Bonac-
ord's reunion plans for 1915 we're in
family popular, and the indications are
hat next years arrangements will offer !.
o deviation from the course pursued
his year.
A handsome donation by the club was
realty appreciated by the committee,
nd, needless to say, it aided materially
i the success of the affair. At intervals :
uring the dance order, songs were rem Y
cred by Miss Stephens and the general r
scretary of the Bonaccords. =
The committee in charge of the doings Z
insisted of George Mowatt, chairman; I
lex. Cormack, secretary; William Kerr, :
DOR manager; George Mclean, James :
obban, Alex and James Coutts.