Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-31
HAVE RAISED $1,000
Congregational Children Hold
Eighth Annual Fair
In Rainbow March 1856 Were in Cos
tume-Rev. r. M. Houghton Enter
tanned with Stories.

tume-Rev. r. M. Houghton Enter
tanned with Stories.
The eighth annual children S festi-
val of the Centre Congregational Sun
day school, this year styled Grain
bow fair" held Saturday afternoon
from $50 to clock in Festival hall.
was a gay occasion and was thorough
ly enjoyed by everybody present 1t
attracted the usual large attendance at
this annual event and was featured
by the presence of Rev. Roy NJ. Hough-
ton, former pastor of the church, now
of New Haven, Conn. The net receipts
were approximately $40. The seven
previous fairs netted $685., so the
eighth fair brings the total well above
$1,000. This money is used in the
work of home and foreign missions.
Rev. Mr.. Houghton arrived in town
at clock and went Immediately to
the hall. He was joyfully greeted by
the children and spent much of his
time in meeting his former parishion-
ers. He was on the program to tell
stories to the children and told them
four, which held the close attention of
the gathering, otherwise habitually
noisy.
Little time or effort had been spent
in decorating. The stage decorations
were those used at the recent st. Pat
rick s day festival of st. Michael S
Catholic parish and the booths at which
fancy articles aand aprons were sold and
that part of the hall set apart for the
serving of refreshments were trimmed
simply in gay colors. In the southwest
corner an arch had been erected in the
colors of the rainbow and at the bot
tom of each end were pots of gold
from which children drew colorcd
strings, and on the end Of each string
was prize.
The general charge of the entertain
ment rested with Mrs. c. II. Thomp-
son, who was assisted by the teachers
of the primary, intermediate and junior
departments of the Sunday school.
Miss Constance Adams, who won praise
at the recent high school gymnastic
exhibition for her training of the girls
of the public schools III gymnastics,
again received many compliments for
the work done by the children in the
marches and dances. Leitsinger 8 or
chestra furnished music during the af
ternoon.
The program of entertainment began
at clock with Danish dance of
greeting by the following members of
the primary department. Margaret An
derson, Elizabeth Pratt, Edith Adams,
Elizabeth Amidon, Charlotte Thomp-
son, Edith Lee, Esther Howe. Louise
Pier, Marguerite Walker, Raymond
Gould, Lyman Baker, Norris Bragg,
Lawrence Shaw, Alfred Trip, Winston
Brasor, Floyd Smith, Lynn IIoadley
and Cecil Miner.
Csehbogar, Hungarian peasant
dance, was given by the following
members of the intermediate and
junior departments: Dorothy Wilson
Rugg, Esther Hoadley, Mary Baker,
Ethel Lawton, Leora Barker, Dorothy
Miller, Esther Cotton, Marguerite Nix
on, Evelyn Hamilton, Irma Thomas and
Nella Clark.
The Norwegian Mountain march
which followed was participated in by
the above named girls and Sydney Nix
on, Henry Cotton, Hugh Bradley, Ell
lerv Rugg. John Mann and Allen Rice.
Allen Rice, Howard Rice, James Irish
and Edwin Frost, as quartet, sang
Bobby Bates and appeared as the
Rainbow band, being equipped with
comets and horns. Marjorie Pier re-
cited Rainbow Fairies and members of
the primary department appeared at
tired for bed and sang a good night
song. They were Mary Rugg, Gladys
Proutv, Jean Arnold, Marion Rice
Mary Crane, Elizabeth Hamilton, Ev-
clvn Ellis, Gertrude Frost, May Cooke
and Doris Wood.
The Rainbow march, the concluding
number of the program, was partici-
pated in by 135 children in costume,
arranged in the order of the rainbow
colors. 1t included all those who had
participated in the preceding numbers
of the program and who had been at
tired in gaily colored clothing and some
|others wearing orange colored sashes
land ribbons. The latter were Eliz.
|abeth Sanders, Charlotte Thompson
I Jean Arnold, Elizabeth Hamilton, Eva
Cooke. Marion Rice Mary Crane, Ev
elyn Ellis, Dorothy Trip, Louise Pier,
Doris Bragg, Doris Wood, Marjorie
Champany, Elizabeth Waterman, Mar
garet Anderson, Eleanor Anderson, Mir.
lam Fits, Margaret Duncan, Harriet
Waterman, Gertrude Frost, Cecil Miner,
Harold Miner, Arthur Miner, Percy
Parsons, James Viele, Winston Brasor,
Maurice Davenport, Raymond Gould,
Lynn Hoadley.
These dressed in yellow participated:
Elizabeth Amidon, Sarah Thomas
Gladys Prouty, Mary Rlgg, Edith Adj
ans, Maxine Howard, Ethel Waterman
Esther Howe Marguerite Walker,
Edith Lee, Elizabeth Pratt, Marion
Shattuck, Betsey Crosby, Lyman Ba'
kcr, Alfred Trip, Frank Lee, Frank
Scherer, Norris Bragg, Donald Mad
den, Harold Belliveau, Floyd Smith,
Lawrence Shaw, Glenn Roberts and
Victor Manley.
Mrs. I. G. Crosier and Mrs. c. A.
Baker were in charge of the apron
booth, Mrs. H. r. Jordan and Miss
Ruby Upham of the fancy booth and
Mrs. w. T. Haigh, Mrs II. A. Vicle
and Mrs. n. II. Arnold Of the rain
bow grab
On the food table were cakes made
by seventh and eighth grade girls of
the public school Home and Industrial
league.