The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-03-27
congregational Little Folk
Raised $14O for Mis-
siOnary Work
EIGHT FAIRS HAVE
MELTED OVER 81, 600
In Rainbow March 1876 Children Par
ticipated in Costume Story Telling
by Rev. Roy M. Houghton, Former
Pastor, . Feature.

The eighth annual children IS festi-
val of the Centre Congregational Sun
day school, this year styled train
bow fair, held Saturday afternoon
from 2.30 to 6 clock in Festival hall.
was gay occasion and was thorough
~ enjoyed by everybody present 1t
attracted the usual large attendance at
this annual event and was featured
by the presence of Rev. Roy NJ. Houoh-
ton, former pastor of the church. now
of New Haven, Conn. The net receipts
were approximately $40. The seven
previous fairs Melted $3.50, 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 o'clock and went Immediately to
the hall. He was joyfully greeted by
the children and spent much of his
time in meeting his former 3arishion-
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.
4 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 aud at the bot
tom of each end were pots of gold
from which children drew colored
strings, and on the end of each string
was prize.
The general charge Of the entertain
ment rested with Mrs. c. H. 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 fol
the work done by the children in the
marches and dances. Leitsinger' IS or
chestra furnished music during the af
ternoon.
The program of entertainment began
at 4 clock with Danish dance o.
greeting by the following members o.
the primary department.: Margaret An
derson, Elizabeth Pratt. Edith Adams
! Elizabeth Amidon, Charlotte Thomp
son, Edith Lee, Esther Howe, Louis,
Pier, Marguerite Walker, Raymont
Gould, Lyman Baker, Norris Bragg
Lawrence Shaw, Alfred Trip, Winston
} Brasor, Floyd Smith, Lynn Hoadle,
and Cecil Miner
: Csehbogar, Hungarian peasan
: dance, was given by the following
, members of the intermediate an,
Junior departments: Dorothy Wilson
Rugg, Esther Hoadley, Mary Baker
, Ethel Lawton, Leora Barker, Doroth
Miller, Esther Cotton, Marguerite Niz
on, Evelyn Hamilton, Irma Thomas an
Nella Clark.
q The Norwegian Mountain marc
: which followed was participated in b
the above named girls and Sydney Nh
/ on, Henry Cotton, Hugh Bradley. E
]. lery Rugg, John Mann and Allen RE,
: Allen Rice, Howard Rice, James Iris
3 and Edwin Frost, as quartet, san
/. Bobby Bates and appeared as th
: Rainbow band, being equipped wit
comets and horns. Marjorie Pier re