Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-07

the local post. Mrs. Hamilton accom-
panied him and they will visit Mr..
Hamilton s brother in Medford. The
delegate from the Relief corps was Mrs.
II. NJ. Bristol Mrs. II. H. Mason and
Mrs. Ella Tufts also attended the con-
vcntion.
The Young People s society of the
Congregational church held a delight
full entertainment Monday evening at
the vestry. There was an unusually
large attendance and many of the Mt.
Herman boys were present. Miss Carrie
Scoville presided at the business meet
ing, after which an entertainment was
given under the direction of Miss Lii
Ian Maynard, chairman of the social
committee. Readings were given by
Mrs. A. G.. Moody and Miss Ellen
Howard. Miss Elizabeth Solandt and
Miss Ruth Sword rendered piano solos.
Miss Edith Steadler and Mr.. Hall sang.
Much fun was had with draw string
pies and in this manner partners were
secured. Games were played and re-
freshments of cake and punch served.
The April meeting of the Women s
Foreign Missionary society was held
at the parish house Wednesday after
noon. Mrs. A. G.. Moody called the
meeting to order and spoke on the
Golden Jubilee celebration which comes
in 1917, and appointed a committee to
make arrangements for a gift from
this auxiliary. Mrs. w. II. Waite, then
presented the program for the after
noon, which was on Japan. The geog
raphy and sketch of history was
given by Mrs. f. B. Caldwell; Today
in Japan with a Glimpse at Yesterday,
Mrs. W. H. Waite Mission Work in
Kobe, Mrs. w. c. Roberts; japanese
Women, Mrs. F. H. Doolittle; japanese
Manners, Mrs. F. B. Clapp; Work of
the Congregational Women the Past
Fifty Years, Mrs. f. +. Hunt. A Lent
en- offering was received.
The senior class of the high school
start today for Washington, d. C. Their
itinery is as follows: Leave South
Vernon o.4S Friday morning; leave
Hartford by boat at p. M. for New
York, reaching there Saturday morn
! ing and Washington at noon visit Mt.
! Vernon, National cemetery at Airing
ton, congress and all national buildings
leave Thursday for Philadelphia for a
few hours visit; Friday and Saturday
spent i'll New York and arrive in
Mortified April IS. While in Wash
ington the party will register at Hotel
Winston. Principal C. E. Baillis will
chaperone the seniors and Mrs. c. l.
Holton and Donald Finch will be mem
bers of the party. The following are
the seniors: Olive Martindale, Pauline
Aldrich, Olive Holton, Ionia Johnson,
/ Irene Grout, Lena Dresser, Angie Whit
man, Helen Parker, Lucy Hammond,
! Doris Doolittle, Ruth Davis, Dorothy
/ Ayers, Albert Anderson.
The Lord s Supper was commemorate
ed at the Congregational church on
Sunday, and seven new members were
received into membership. Rev. Mr..
Pattison preached on Communion Med
itation. In the evening the missionary
committee of the Young Peoples socie-
| ty had charge of the service with Rog-
err Ayers, the president, presiding. Miss
Marion Vale and Mr.. MILAN of Her
mon sang and a quartet composed of
the two already mentioned and Miss
Dorothy Shawhorn and Mr.. Barr
of Mt. Hermon, also sang Rev. Mr.
Pattison gave an excellent talk, illus
trated by the stereopticon, on the
North American Indian. Mr.. Pattison
has lived in the West on a ranch and
thus made his talk realistic The pro
gram Tor the other evening meetings
of April is as follows: April 9, A Bad
Bargain; April 16, musical evening
with the choir; April Is, Easter, an
hour with the children from to S
o clock; April 80, A Good Soldier, with
the Boys Brigade in charge. Mr.. Pat
tison is giving a series of services pre-
paratory to Easter at each Thursday
evening prayer meeting. On Easter
Sunday communion will again be OBJ
served and new members admitted to
the church. An Easter service will be
held at Sage chapel at 5.15 Easter
evening, followed by the children s
service at the church at clock.