The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-02-03

Thoroughly Enjoyed = Many Attrac !
tive Booths - Chicken-Pie Supper to
Be Served Tonight.
The Goth annual fair by the women |
Of the Universalist church opened yes
terdav afternoon in Festival hall. 1t
will conclude this evening. 1t is styled
The Carnival of Nations, the various
booths, costumes of the attendants, ta-
BILE decorations and decorations of the
hall being designed to carry out the
suggestion of the title.
The fair opened at o clock and
from $50 to 40 hot turkey supper
was served to throng at tables which
seated 100 at a time. The entertain
mant was provided by f. c. Moffatt,
who sang two selections, accompanied
! by Mrs D. f. Trout, and Ida Jenness
| Moult0n Of Beverly, Mass, a reader
/ and impersonator who has enjoyed an
enviabIe reputation for years and who
/ thoroughly pleased her audience last
| evening.
Besides the regular supper it was
possible to obtain German meal in
Dutch kitchen, something that cannot
be done III every town. The dishes were
distinctly German. The menu for this
supper was printed in both English and
/ German which gave many who like
sauerkraut, Frankfurts, German apple
Ike, rye bread and several brands of
cheese opportunity to try their linguis-
tie abilities if they desired. Whether
ordered in English or imitation German
the result was the same, an excellent
supper.
This afternoon and evening from $50
to 100 clock a chicken-pie supper
will be served, also another German
supper in the Dutch kitchen. The even
ing will conclude with the usual dance.
The hall will be open at 4 o clock for
the sale of the articles at the various
booths.
The hall is prettiIy decorated with
flags and banners emblematic of diff
ferent nations. Each booth has some
thing distinctive about il and those in
charge are eostumed in styles eusto-
mary in the country they represent
Those in charge of the supper tables
were representative of the United
States and the table decorations were
Il vases of the national fewer-golden
rod - Sdesigned by Mrs. 9farles S
Chase The design on the menu card:
was by Miss Alvena NJ. Walker.
On the right of the entrance to tbs
hall was the Dutch kitchen, the scenery
for this and for several booths having
been furnished by Mark s. Mann Of
4 Hinsdale, n. II. This kitchen was il
] charge of Mrs. Carl Schorling, sr., as
4 sisted by Mrs. Carl SchOrhng, jr., anC
! Miss Ruth Sargent.
Next was the grab booth bearing thu
I legend: Way Down on the Suwane
River. The scenery showed a southern
country place and the grab - was il
charge of Miss Alta and Miss Emm;
: Eames and Miss Alice Wright, all ap
4 pearing as "cullud folk" and assiste
/ by the following piekaninnies: Vol
II Braman, Ara and Ellen Cudworth, Clan
II ence Pierce and Carlton Strong.
II The apron booth was in charge of tn
II following "natives OF Sweden: Mr.:
II Frank Willard, Mrs. Charles r. 81
II monds and Mrs. c. b. Dickinson.
II The Japanese booth, where man
II pretty fancy articles tempted patron,
II was attractively decorated with swee
II peas and was in charge of Mrs. Georg
II +. Barber, Mrs G. L. Stickney, Mr..
II Henry r. Brown and Mrs. l. S. E6
II wards.
II Maidens attractive in Spanish mar
II tillas presided over the next boot
: where a tempting array of home-mad
candy bore evidence of the ability c
Brattleboro women to- make othe
- were Miss Minnie Scott, Miss Mario
y knight, Miss Harriet Rallion and Mis-
Florence Dickinson.
The flower booth was arranged t
give glimpse of an Italian waite
scene and those in charge were Mr.