The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-26
BETHEL
Community Christmas Tree Exercises
Considered Successful.


The first community Chrii IN as tree
was considered great success. Com
mittees from the Bethel Woman's club
co. operated and secured the backing nee
essary TO carry out the project Amir
ably. A fine spruce tree SO fass high was
pla ed on Central Vermont inilway
ground near the Brooks 4 Wdshburn
store, was wired gratuitously by Is. 4.
Bundy and equipped and illuminated
gratuitously by the Hortona Power Co.
The first illumination was on Saturday
evening, when the pupils If the village
schools, directed by their teacher OF
singing, Mrs. Fred'C. Pdthaln, gathered
at the town hall and mrrehed t. the tree,
where they sang several carols. A lea
ture of the occasion was tn; firiVal SIX
hours late of the southoound New Eng
land States Limited, whose pa'sengers
seemed much interested in tn" pretty
spectacle in the park. As tn tree re-
mains illuminated all night each night
this week passengers on the evening ana
night trains are surprised by the hand'
some sight which the tree pres 'iltS WIN
its abundance of colored lights. Alter
the exercises at the park there was
program at the town hall, where Rev.
will c. Harvey was master of economics
and Rev. Frederick X. Dixon showed
series of views in the life OF Christ Inc
boys and girls enthusiastically pledged
themselves to meet again this evening
and visit several homes where in'a4Ids
live to cheer them with the carols. Mrs.
Guy Wilson spoke for the Womans eiup.
Whooping cough has increased in the
west part of the town until now there
are about 30 cases.
Mrs. W. o. Bailey and her son, lyman,
came last evening from Springfield, Mass
Miss Lucy Washburn is home for the
HOLIDAYS from teaching in Montclair, NJ
j.. Miss Mary Abbott from teaching IN
Somervile, Mass, Miss Katherine Bart
lett from teaching in Springfield, Mass,
Austin b. Noble from teaching in Man
chester, n. H.. Robert S. Noble rom
teaching at Goddard seminary and Miss
Jessie Parker from teaching in Montpe-
lier.
There was a large attendance at MD
night mass in st. Anthony's church.
Edwin H. Mcintyre is home from
Worcester academy, Harry j. Graham
from Brown university, Miss Grace FER,
sons from Burdett Business college and
Miss GLADYS Hassam from Goddard sein-
mary.
Prof. G. W.T.. Whitney of Princeton,
graduate of Whiteomb high school
lately visited his sisters. Mrs. p'n'el l..
Parker. He is now at his oil home III
Tunbridge.
Leon Come is at home from his wcrls
in New Haven, where he lately hired out
for another year on farm.
GUY w. Hatch and Mrs. Lena jpowel
Mason were married Dec % BY Rev. j.
Wesley Miller. Both We're born in TINS
town. The bride is the daughte. ol MI.
and Mrs. George T. Rowe of this village
and well known nurse. The bride
groom is the son Of Mrs. Ida Hatch OF
Barnard He has worked several mont -
in Springfield, where they will 10 hght
housekeeping for the present.
Mrs. Edward Fitzgerald de Seid ~
1870 East 5Ist street, New York, an
nounces the engagement of her brighter,
Henrietta Tracy de Selding to Rev Fen
iamin NJ. Washburn, rector OF Grace
chapel. son Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. NJ. VAST
burn of this village. The wedding viii
take place soon after Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred +. Gilman and thrir
son, Wesley Gilman, formerly OF this
place and recently of Winsted, Conn,
are at A. C. Batcheller's on their Wy to
Bedford, Que, their home previous to
coming here nine years ago.
The Woman's Relief corps at its an
nual meeting elected the following OIL
GERS for 1917: Mrs. w. H. Arnold, pres'-
dent: Mrs. w. r. Rogers, senior vice
president; Mrs. Mary Quinby, Junior
vice president; Miss Mae /. Savage,
treasurer; Mrs. w. L. Fish. chaplain;
Mrs. G. w Newton, conductor; Mrs. q.
n Barrows, guard.
Miss Marion Davis, student nurse at
the state hospital, is here for a short
stay
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage Dec. 20 of Ruth +. Bent oil
West Somerville. Mass, formerly OF Bar
nard and Bethel, to Ruric A. Chilson,
formerly of this village.
The cantata, "Grandpa's Christmas
Guards" was given last evening by the
children of the Methodist Sunday school,
after which the Christmas tree was re-
lieved of its heavy load
There was good attendance Sunday
evening at a union religious service in
the town hall when a cantata entitled,
"The Story of Bethlehem" was presented
by choir of 26 voices, p.1er the direc-
ton of Mrs. R. M. Chase. The soloists
were Mrs. Edith Putnam. Mrs. II. Z.
Perkins. Mr. Perkins, j. A. Graham and
C. w. Southworth.