St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1915-03-03

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then to Texas, where DR.. Davis has
brother. They will then go to Pa
sadena and Los Angeles, Cal, and
proceed northward to the exposition
at San Francisco. On their return
home they will take a northern
route and return over the Canadian
Pacific.
Mrs. John Ahern was the hostess
of the Christmas Club at a very de-
| lightful meeting and supper last
Wednesday afternoon.
First on the program for the
Washington ball last week was
short patriotic play, 1.-THE Heir of
Mount Vernon" representing the
youth and marriage of George Wash
ington. The two scenes presented
showed two very pretty drawing
rooms of the Colonial period, MT
ting background for the charming
costumes of that day. The charac-
ters in the play were as follows:
Madame Washington, Mrs. b. u
Marrison; Martha Washington, Mrs
Charles Hale; The Custer children,
Guy and Dorothy Norton; Lord FAIR
fax, George GOodrow; George wash
ington, H. E. Wright! Mr.. Fritz
Charles Hale; Uncle Remus, DR.. c..
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Sambo, Charles Johnson; Aunt
Shady, Mrs. Grover Foster; Sally,
Mrs. H. o. Allen. During the play
male quartet of darkies, with ia
naiiiar voices, sang Dixie with good
effect and Mrs. L. T. Huntley gave
the solo, Gust a Bit of Cloth, but
It's Red, White and Blue" A very
beautiful tableau was arranged to
follow the play. The house was
darkened and a curtain lowered half
way back on the stage with the
Stuart picture of Washington, sur
rounded by red, white and blue
lights. and similar lights were fes-
tooned across the stage. The back
ground was draped with flags as
were the wings, and as the charac-
tiers Of the play were grouped DE-
fore these flags, it made most ap-
propriate setting. The audience
rose and sang America" with p
solemnity and feeling peculiarly ap-
prCpriate to the present time. 10
our local decorator, Frank ]. Wiley,
is due the credit of the very success
fuI appearance of this evening. The
electrical effects were arranged by
George Goodrow. Immediately after
the play the floor was cleared for
dancing. The grand march was led
by Elmer A. Darling and his sis
ter-in-law, Mrs. Lucius Darling, who
were followed by the actors in cos
tune. About so couples took part
in the march. Probably rs couples
took part in the dancing, while the
gallery was filled with spectators un'
til a late hour. The ball was GER
tainly a great success, both socially
and financially, and the committee
of ladies in charge of which Mrs.
F. J. Wiley was chairman, deserve
great credit for their work and plan
ming. 1t is probable the next social
event of the kind will be a st. Pa
tricks ball, on or near that date in
March.
Several from here went to West
Burke Friday evening to attend the
first gentlemen's night of the West
Burke Woman's Club and report a.
fine time.
Karl Davis was at home from Nor
wich University for a few days va
cation last week.
Misses Laura Stanley, Hazel Bur-
bank, Lola French and Helen Steele
were in town fiom ST. Johnsbury to
attend the Washington ball.
Miss Nina Smith is at home from
Fitzdale where she has been teach
ing school.
Mrs. E. A. Gray of Concord was a
recent visitor in town.
Mrs. Frank Temple of East Burke
was at Jesse Smiths last week.
Members of this lodge, K. of P,
with that from ST. Johnsbury, were
entertained by the lodge at McIn-
does Falls last Friday evening with
a social and oyster supper.
&c Ellounrfh InnK
visited at Frank Jocks in Concord
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. r. Griswold Wis
tied his mother in East st. Johns
bury last week.
A dramatic company from Grace
Methodist church of st Johnsbury
will appear in Music Hall Thursday
evening in the play, 1.-THE Mishaps
Of Minerva
Frank Whitney's family are NOV
ing into the upper tenement of A. F.
Christopher's house, recently pur-
chased, on the corner of Broad and
Center streets.
Mr.. and Mis-. George Randall Wis
tied friends in Wheelock last week.
Mrs. R. B. Gammell of East Bar
net visited her son and family here
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Heath or Dan
vile were in town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Heath have re-
turned from their winter vacation
trip to the Isle of Pines.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Mears of West
Burke were visitors in town last
week.
Mrs. Barnard Hoyt, who has been
very i'll, is gaining a little. Mrs. Jen-
Inns iS taking caro- hQr
Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown of Con-
cord, N. H., are stopping with their
son and family, DR.. David R. Brown.
Loren T. Huntley visited his pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Huntley
at Stanstead, P. O., last week.
The library had ON exhibition last
week some dolls dressed in Austrian
costumes and some hand-cArved Ger
man toys which were of great in
terest.
Annual village meeting in Music
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