The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-05-13

signed. Miss Beatrice Hale is vale
dictorian, Miss Angie Whitman, saIuta
torian; Miss Olive Martindale will give
the class prophecy and Miss Helen Pan.
ker the class history. Miss Irene Grout
and Miss Lucy Hammond have honor
able mention. The graduation exercises
viii be held in the town hall the even
| ing Of Thursday, June %.
F. w. Kellogg is spending few days
! in the White mountains.
Mrs. A G. Moody will speak at
Mortified Farms Sunday evening.
Samuel Wright came to East North
! field this week and is guest of Mrs.
! Sophie Wilson.
George 0. DunneH is improving his
house by the addition Of a veranda on
! the west side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin James are NOV
| ing to one Of Mrs. Woodbury's cot
tages, Brier Crest.
Prayer meeting viii be he'd Wednes-
day evening next week instead Of
! Thursday, as many plan to attend the
Keene musical festival Thursday even
ing.
The Mortified Hotel provided a ban
/ quet of seven courses for IS knights
! Templar on Wednesday, who came by
automobile from Holyoke and North
ampton.
/ Commencement at NorthfieId will be
from June to 6. inclusive. DR.. G..
Glenn Atkins Of Providence. formerly
Of the faculty of Mount Hcrmon. will
deliver the commencement address and
graduation sermon.
In the annual meeting of the Even
| ing auxiliary of the Foreign Mission
any society Wednesday, the golden iu-
bilee gift boxes were opened and the
contents were SIS. The members will
continue with the boxes until the final
opening in 1917.
w. r. Moody has announced 10 the
seminary students the gift of 1000
bond, the interest of which is to be
used in prizes for excellence in schol-
arship. Mr.. Moody has decided to
award the prizes to members of the
first and second preparatory class who
make the most Improvement in penman-
ship and spelling each year.
The final meeting of the BOYS and
Girls society was held Thursday after
noon, with Mrs. 4. c. Moody in charge
in the vestrv of the Congregational
church. As the roll was called eac,,
child brought forward his missionary
mite box. Rev. Mr.. Pattison opened
these and found the contents TO be
5000, and there are several more to
hear from. This money the society
sends to Miss CAROLYN T. SeweIl OF
Tiensin, China. Prizes were awared to
Gordon Sweet and Mildred Pierson for
boxes which were kept the neatest.
Mrs. Moody read the closing chapter Of
Jack and Janet Around the World
which has greatly interested the ehii
dren all winter.
The Grange held its regular meeting
Tuesday evening and gave a program
on Birds with papers by Mrs. J. Il
Cotton on Our Birds, and The English
Sparrow by Chauncey Newton. Miles
Moore gave the current events and
Miss Hazel Willard a reading. The
next meeting, May 23, viii be post
poned as the minstrel show will be
given that evening in the town hail.
Mrs. /. r, Smith, Miss A. G Moody
and Mrs. H. 3. DeWolf We're in Green.
field Tuesday for the annual meeting
of the Franklin branch of the W. B. f
NJ. Mrs. L. R. Smith was reelected
president and Mrs. A. G. Moody was
elected uperintendent of Junior work
Mrs. II. F. Cutler of Mount Hermon
was elected first vice president The
address of the day was given by Mrs
Stanley Enrich of Mardin, Turkey.
Twenty-three mothers and Il babies
met at the Parish house Wednesday at
ternoon for the annual meeting. Some
OF the children recited and sang. Mrs
+. W. Wilbur and Mrs. T. b. Holton al
so recited. Refreshments of ice cream
and cake were served. At the business
session these officers were elected:
Pres, Mrs. L. F. Howard; vice pres
Mrs. n. Fay Smith, Mrs. f. W. Pat.
tlson, Mrs. c. S. Warner; sec. and
treas, Mrs. L. H. Lazclle; executive
com; Mrs. kendrick. Mrs. Abbott
Mrs. Leavis, Mrs. Sword, Mrs. Cowles
Mrs. Sutherland; calling com, Mrs
Maynard, Mrs. Buffum, Mrs. B. New.
ton, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs Doolittle;; pro
gram COM, Mrs. L. r. Smith, Mrs \
Fay Smith, Mrs. Dickerson, Mrs. Du-
ley, Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Roberts.
A request music recital was given in
Russell Sage chapel Friday afternoon by
the faculty of the music department Of
Northteld seminary. Nine selections
were given, taken from the four re
cltals which were given in February and
March. The artists were Mrs. Edith
Christie Miller, violin, Mrs. S. f. Walk
err, Mrs Jennie Haight, Mrs c. f. Dick
erson, Miss Viva Faye Richardson. pi
ano; Miss Mabel Angel, organ. The
final number, Overture to Rienzi, Wag-
ner, was a remarkable rendition. the
brilliant playing of Miss Richardson be
ing delightful feature. The entire
program was the work of thoroughly
trained artists and was received with
pleasure by a large audience of studens
and others from this locality. The next
concert viii be the annual sacred con
cert to be given the evening of June 3
to open commencement week at North
! field seminary.