The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-09
ENTERTAINED BIG CROWD.
Fashioned Singin' Skewl at Congre-
gational vestry.

Closing with an old.fashioned singin'
skewl last night. the annual fair OF the
Congregational ladies proved one OF the
most successful ever held, and when the
final accounting of funds is made, the
treasury of the womans association will
be considerably enriched.
At least 300 people attended the sing
in skcwl and enjoyed the rendering Of
the old.fashioned songs and the costumes
that were in style generation ago.
Those taking part were Mrs. w. II. Gale,
Mrs. Carl Eisenwinter, Mrs. Gladys
Bradley, Mrs. VIII Holden Mrs. II. g.
Woodruff, Mrs. f. d. Ladd, Mrs Abbie
! ID. Wiley Misses Elsa Ramage, Glee
| Wood, Katherine Young, Hazel Par
fridge, Katherine Martin Merle Cow,
Margaret Woodruff. Mabel Taylor, Rach-
ell Robinson and John r. Hubbard, Eleaz-
er j. Dole, Fred Inglis, Leonard Hutchin-
son, DR.. Joe Jackson, James Robertson
and Guy Oltolini, while "Cy" arthur
Bigelow made a director who kept his
skewl right up to their places, and Miss
Mary Lease of the seminary faculty was
aecompanist for the evening and played
a few notes on an old hand melodeon.
The garb of the singin' skewl pupils
was as varied as could be imagined. poke
bonnets. pantalettes, curls and real heir
looms being produced for the event and
many of these same articles, which have
been carefully preserved, some of them
for more than century, no money could
buy. As times goes on and the customs
of a generation ago are al changed, to
possess some of the articles then in use
becomes real privilege. In knee
breeches, white stockings and wigs, part
of the male members of the skewl were
clothed.
There were numerous selections from
Father Kemp's collection OF old fashioned
songs, and these were interspersed with
readings, solos and duets. True to the |
old time style, the members of the skewl |
beat the time as they sang and when the |
air ran in particularly lifting way, the |
head often accompanied the hand in the |
time beating movement. One selection |
was sung by note and il was evident |
that Conductor Bigelow had pretty tai
ented bunch of male and female singers
in his charge.
Squire Martins gal Abigail tKath-
erinel and Zabed iEleazer) Dole, the
sang a piece together,
'Dost Thou Love Me. Sister Ruth?' and
the audience could but admire the de-
mure maiden who acknowledged Zabed's
made her "feeI queer"
Miss Jerusha jenkins, none other than
Mrs. Abbie D. Wiley denounced the
evils of the present world in a recitation
hat was thoroughly enjoyed, deciding
hat for those who wished TO be good
his world was no place for them.
Uncle Josh" fCharlesl Bigelow of
came to town to address his
on's singin skewl and, incidentally,
hose who gathered for the final concert,
md gave recitation, entitled, cold +
Times and New" comparison of the h
lines when the Pilgrims landed on the Ii
shores and those of to- !,
lay. This was much enjoyed.
MY Grandma's Advice" was sung by
Hiss Mehitable (Glee Wood in very
leasing manner and she was obliged to
espond to an encore. The singin' skewl !
xtra closed with the singing of Cousin =
edediah" by jeremiah Fred Inglis in +
he solo part, the class joining in on the .
horus, and this, too, demanded an en-
ore. =
The concert was much enjoyed and at =
ntermission ice cream was on sale, 4
idy sum being received therefrom.
Many of those attending the concert
ngered long about the tables in the
hurch parlors and before the last one :
ad departed most of the articles in
very line that had been on sale had
cen disposed of and the ladies were
lore than pleased with the result OF the I
forts that had been put forth to make
ne affair success.