Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-03-24

Martha Haskell, has moved to the
| Mrs. n. F.. Alexander house at the
corner of Main street and WarwiclS
avenue.
The Boys Brigade basketball team
played a closely contested game in
Brattleboro Saturday evening with
the high school team of Brattleboro.
The latter won.
Miss Marion Ellegate of Glovers-
vile, n. Y, is guest of Miss Marion
| Webster. They were classmates in
the New England Conservatory of
Music in Boston.
Gould hail will be open for the ac-
commodation of seminary gir!s who re.
main here for the vacation, which be.
gins Saturday of this week. Miss Hill.
lis will be matron and Miss Margaret
Nelson head of the house.
7. L. Atwood and daughter, Miss
Gertrude, viii have for their guests
for the week end Harlan Atwood and
Miss Ruth Griswold of Hartford, Conn,
and Mrs. Justina Grswold of Shei.
burne Falls, who will remain week.
The next meeting of the Parent.
Teacher association will be held in
Alexander hall the evening of We'd
nesday, March 20. Officers will be
elected and committees will report.
All parents interested in high school
students are asked to attend.
The parents meeting was held a,
the parish house last evening with a
good attendance. Mrs. E. H. Howard.
president of the Mothers society. pre-
sided. Rev. +. w. Pattison gave Il
talk on Cooperation of Parents in the
Home, With Teachers, and With the
Pastor. His lines of thought i'll CON
nection with this subject were on
honesty, love, trust and prayer. The
a social hour with refreshments.
Mrs. Viola Rice Pratt, IS, died III
her home at the Wright Arlin place
Tuesday of pneumonia. The funeral
was held in South Deerfeld Wednes.
day and the burial took place there.
She leaves her husband, John G. Pratt.
one son, Charles Pratt of Maine, two
brothers who live in Erving and three
sisters, one of whom lives in South
Deerfeld, Mrs. Mary Beaman, and the
two others in Greenfield. The former
home Of the family was Deerfield Mr.
Pratt was taken to the northampton
insane asylum this week. Mrs. Pratt
was Il woman of excellent character
and was respected by all
At Mt. Hermon Monday evening the
annual alumni prize debate was held.
The question was: Resolved that the
United States, in not less than two
years nor more than four, shall grant
independence to the Philippines upon
the same terms which it granted to
Cuba. The affirmative was upheld by
John f. Tufel of New York city, Scott
II. Wells of Pyeng Yang, Korea, and
Seth B. Clifford of Adamsville, Il. |.
The negative side consisted of Harold
V. Harris of Pawtucket, r. l., Robert
q. Tolman of Yonkers, n. Y, and Ron.
aid c. Monogram OF Gardner, Mass.
The judges were William Nichols and
Professors Wager, Stark, Yeager and
Hopkins all of Mt. Hermon, who
awarded u prize of $15 to the negative
side. A prize of $40 was given S. II.
Wells as best debater and a prize of
S. to R. G. Toiman, who took second
place in debating.
The Young Peoples society of the
Congregational church held a business
injecting ana SOcldl Ill lHe cHurcH MOu-
day evening with large attendance.
At the business meeting Roger Ayres,
the newly-elected president presided,
with Miss Carrie Scoville MS secretary.
Miss Lillian Maynard was elected
chairman of the social committee 1t
was voted to adopt the Christian En-.
deavor pledge. Reports of officers and
committees were read. On Sunday
evening, April 2, this society will have
charge of the evening service and Rev.
F. w. Pattison will give an illustrated
lecture ON the North American Indian.
Following the business meeting Rev.
Mr. Pattison gave . lecture illustrated
by the stereopticon, on Life in Lon
don. The pictures showed conditions
in the slums of London and the mis-
cry of the crowded tenements. Home
made candy was served and games