St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-12-15

Community League and Boys To Man
age Am Ice Rink-Union
Club Meeting.


Club Meeting.
(Mrs. E. ]. Blodgett, Correspondent
The December meeting of the Lyn-
Idon Union club was held in the Gable
hall last week, Tuesday afternoon
with a large attendance. Since the
lsubject was forestry the forestry class
of the Agricultural school was pres
lent A number of others also at
tended. Considerable business was
transacted. Mrs. Charles Walter was
present and gave an interesting &C
lcount of the Red Cross work. Mrs.
]. T. Gleason spoke on the work of
the Friendly Aid committee. Mrs j.
| w. Titcomb spoke on the Mildly ear
meeting of the State Federation at
Bethel. 1t was announced that ID
new members had been added to the
club. Thirty dollars were voted to the
Normal Scholarship fund. The fol-
lowing notices were given of coming
events in club circles: Music Circle,
Dec. 16, with Mrs. James j. Hutchin-
son; Current Events class, Dec. 10,
with Mrs G. M. Campbell; Mothers
Circle will hold their annual Christ
mas party for the children on Satur-
day afternoon, Dec. 10, in the Cable
hall: the usual New Year reception
to be held at the library on Saturday
Jan. 1. The program of the day was
then carried out. Very enjoyable mu-
steal numbers were piano solo by
Miss Irene Stimson, vocal solo by
Miss Lois Redmond, and the first verse
| of America" by the club. The
sneaker was Prof. K M. Woodward of
the New Hampshire State college at
Durham, N. H. The next meeting of
the club will be on Jan. 4, and will
! take the form of a joint debate be-
tween this and the ST. Johnsbury club,
on the subject, "Shall the State Grant
Mothers Pensions?" the visiting club
in the affirmative, the local club in the
negative This program is in charge
of the Civics and Current Events de-
partments.
Miss Bess Hutchinson spent last
week in Boston on a business trip.
The Girls Industrial class will not
meet for a few weeks until the re-
turn of their leader, Miss Lora Watch
lie. Miss Watchie is now in the Yer
mont Memorial hospital in Boston,
where she is recovering from the eff
fects Of an operation, and expecting to
return home soon.
Miss liza Batchelder was in town a
few days last week, coming from West
Burke where she has been for two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Jamie
son. She is gaining rapidly after her
recent long illness, and when she has
spent the Christmas vacation at her
home in MiddleseX, hopes to be able
to resume her school at the beginning
of the winter term.
Mrs. V. L. James of East Burke was
visitor in town last week.
The item in regard to the Congre-
gational fair last week was incorrect.
Iof Al
dies took in enough to make the to-
tai amount of profit $3.50 instead of
500 as first printed.
Fred White, who has been for some
time a very popular and efficient
helper in the Silsby store has finished
work there and gone to st. Johnsbury
to work in the Harris clothing store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gee have
moved their household goods to Scots
town, P. c., where he has bought a |
garage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest LaFrance and
children have moved from the Cor
don house on Hill street to the Glea-
son house on South street, recently va
Gated by Charles Gee and wife.
George Hubbard has been sick for
a few days with a severe cold, which !
threatened pneumonia, but is now bet
ter.
Mrs H. E. Folsom spent last week
in Boston, returning home Friday
Dr. Richard Wilder of Whitefeld, |
N. H, made his mother, Mrs. jose
phine Wilder, a short visit last week.
Marion and Philip Lyster have been
spending few days with their grand
mother, Madame Lyster. They went
from here direct to their new home at
Andover, Mass, where the Lyster
brothers have moved their chemical
works from Whitefield, N. H.
The Christmas club will meet this
"wednesday afternoon with Mrs Eli
sha Bigelow. This will be the an
nual Christmas drawing.
All the schools close Friday of this
week, Dec. II, for the Christmas va
cation. The Institute and the Agri-
cultural school reopen Tuesday, Dec.
28, the graded school not until Jan. 8.
David Brock, who is stopping with
his daughter, Mrs. Martin Daniels, has
been very i'll for several weeks, but is
a little better and BILE to sit up part
of the time.
The junior class at Lyndon Insti-
tute gave a reception to the freshmen
Friday evening in the chapel, which
was we'll attended and much enjoyed.
Mrs. G. B. Allyn, who has been in
hospital several weeks for
returned home the last of
the week, much improved in health.
The Community League has under
taken the project of keeping the cove
in condition to use as a skating rink
this winter, and is financing the pro-
ject. Charles NJ. Darling called a
meeting of all the young men interest
ed in skating in the Gable hall Satur-
day evening, and the response was en-
thusiastic. An association was then
formed of those who pledged them
selves to work and keep the ice free
from snow and flooded. There are
now over so names on the list The
League furnishes water for flooding
and will put lights on the pond, and
he boys agree to do the work and
nave the use of the pond for them
selves and their guests. They will be
divided into squads. each under cap q
ain, who has the authority to call on
his men whenever needed. Officers .
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