The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-12
WATERBURY
Many Friends Met Saturday with MISS
Palmer to Observe Birthday.

Saturday was day Of surprises fof
Miss Annie Dorothy Palmer, who was
! home from Lyndon institute. lhe hrst
was the arrival IN the morning OF Miss
Marion Rickert Of Barre, who came as
an over-Sunday guest. Miss Rickert was
also Is last week. The family dinner
party at noon had been told to Miss
Palmer, but the arrival of members OF
the orchestra, soloists and readers, who
| had been with her in entertainments,
was a perfect surprise. These were en-
tertained for tea, the place cards being
| titles of songs. In the evening, while
the orchestra was playing, about 90
members Of Dillingham; grange marched
into tho house. The evening passed with
music by Buzzell's orchestra vocal solos
! by Miss Kathleen Lel,arron and the
presentation speech by Supt Norman
Frost, in behalf of the grange, Of a beau.
tiful Wallace Nutting picture, Mend.
ing" Refreshments were served and
college and old time songs sung. Miss
Palmer was the recipient OF many other
gifts and carries back to school delight
full remembrances of her home, friends
and her 18th birthday Among Others
who aided in the festivities were Miss
Palmer's uncle and aunt, MIR. and Mrs.
A. G. Huntiey of Bolton.
Mrs. l.. r. Foster, who had shock
Friday evening, remains in an uncon-
scious state at the home of her son, DIR.
r. J. Foster, at Waterbury Center.
Mrs. Clara Parsons is supplying in
the school taught by Mrs. Ernest New
comb. Mrs. Newcomb is improving.
The little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Bert Ayers has been taken to the Mary
Fletcher hospital for treatment Of APP
pendicitis.
Mrs. Frank Hodge picked from rasr.
berry bushes set out this spring, one
and one-half pints Of the st. Regis berry
on Saturday.
Mrs. Luretia Sargent and Mrs. L, T.
Butts of North Hyde Park and Mrs.
Luna Bailey of johnson were guests last
week of their sister, Mrs. Myron Hutch
ms, at the Center. Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Jones Of North Hyde Park were also
guests at the same home sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Pike Of Chicago
are guests Of MIR. Pixies daughter, Miss
Margaret Pike. at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Demeritt.
The funeral OF John King was held
from st. Andrews church Friday morn
ing at 10 O'Clock High mass of requiem
was celebrated BY Rev. Robert Dewey.
The bearers were w, II. 0'Brien, T. II.
0'Brien, w. j. 0'Ncil, James McClaerey
and W. H. Carroll Of this town, and
Martin Cortell OF Richmond. Among
those present from out OF town were
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Carver of Lynn, |
Mass. Mrs. Jennie McCarty of Bellows |
Falls, Mrs. George Wheeler and Miss
Kate Forham Of Montpelier. Mrs. Ed. |
Buck, r. r. Hollord, ID. Cochran. Mrs.
Mary Walder, Mr. and Mrs. Robert |
Walker. Mrs. Manchester and Mr.. and /
Mrs. Frank Warren Of st. Adams, Rich.
ard Burke and Miss Winnie burke of
Richmond. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Reeves
and Miss Mary MeGrath Of Burlington; |
Miss Ann Kane Of Montpelier, Miss Kate
Harmon and Belle Taylor of Hillsboro,
y. II.
The reception of the Hypatia club at
the home of Mrs. W. II. B. Perry Friday
afternoon was a delightful affair. The
new members were in the receiving line
with Mrs. X. +. smith, president OF the /
State Federation OF Womcn's Clubs. Mu
sic on the sonora was furnished by Mrs
V. l.. Perkins and piano solos were rem
dered by Mrs. Dewey Graves of Chatta-
nooga, Tenn. Mrs. Smith addressed the
meeting on the departmental work Of the
clubs OF the state. what they are plan
ming and accomplishing. This year il is
planned to put more effort on the rural
school problem. They are also trying to
improve the moving pictures of the state.
The afternoon was very pleasant and in
structive. Refreshments Of chicken sal.
nd. hot biscuits. Jelly sherbet. cake and
coffee were furnished by the program
committee and hostess. The house was
decorated in the American colors. flags 1
having prominent places and flowers 70
harmonic with same. The afternoon
gave the club a fue start for
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