St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-05-02
ORLEANS
Doris A. spafford. Corresponds
Eastern Star Election

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Doris A. Spafford, Correspondent
Eastern Star Election
Initiation and installation of the Or
der of Eastern Star tooksp1ace Mon
day evening. Miss Elsie E. Skinner
and A. d. Seaver being the new mem
bers. The following officers were in
stalled to work during the coming
year: Mrs. l.. NJ. Kinsley, w. NJ; Mrs.
II. G. Dickens, A. NJ; +. III. Pierce,
w. p; Mrs. Edith Stoddard, secre-
tary: Mrs. Hazel Wiley, treasurer;
Miss Marie Darling, conductress; Mrs.
Martha Lanphear, associate conduct
ress; Mrs. f. J. Kinney, chaplain;
Mrs. Fred Witt, marshall; Mrs. Annie
Parlin, warden; Mrs. John Cotton, or
ganist; Mrs. L. D. Woodbury., Adah;
Mrs Alice Pierce, Ruth; Mrs. Grace
Barney, Esther; Miss Edith Lothrop,
Martha; Mrs. Charles Stevens, Flee
tor; Peel Rosebrook, Sentinel.
Red Cross Receives Masonic Funds
By a recent vote of Valley Lodge
No. 106, through it's lecture course
committee. the local Red Cross So
eicty has been given the sum of 1854
10 carry on its work. ~
Locals and Personals
Roy Bean, DR.. Cleasby, Wilder JOS
yn, Herbert Person, John Cotton and
\. O. Austin are enjoying an outing
It Long POnd.-The rank of squire
vas worked Tuesday evening by tho
Knights of Pythias-Bernie Lumbra
has purchased an Overland car.-Mrs
Harry Bassett and little daughter who
have been visiting relatives in Barre
have returned home.-Alphonse En-
ond has Joined the navy.-Charles
Harris is the new freight agent at
| standardization Turnbull is in
NortOn'S Mills on buSinesS:-Mrs.
! Ruth Simpson is working in the
| Whipple French basement store
| Henry Clapper and George Gormar
| leave today for Burlington to enlist.
I A large. congregation last. Sunday
morning voted the following reso-
| luton with instructions that it
| be Immediately transmitted to
! President Wilson, to Senators Page
| and Dillingham; and the Representa-
| Porter and Green: Mindful of the
| fact that such action would cut off
| present sources of revenue, but i'm
| oelled by the conviction that such
| action is for the national welfare in
| his crisis, particularly for the good
| If our citizen soldery, for group, and
Individual efficiency in all our indus
! ries, for the production and conserva-
| ion of our food supply, we, members
If the congregation of the Congrega-
| iOnal church in Orleans, Verm ont.
| respectfully petition and urge the Ma
| .ional Executive and the National
| Congress to give attention, at the ear
| lest convenience to a National Pro
/ aibtion law to be adopted as an en-
| Urgency measure for the duration OF
| he present war;
/ Mrs. w. j. JosIyn entertained the
| Try Again Glass with a sugar party
/ 1T her homo Monday evening" L.
| }. Collins and daughter is, in town
| listing his mother, Mrs. l. D. r. Col
| ins.-Mrs. J. A. Bates was a visitor
| N Newport Monday.-D. e. Smith
| Ind family who have, been living al
| Brennan's have moved into Mrs. Con-
| ways house.
| The following letter has just been
received in Acknowledgement of the
| supplies for the Boston Base Hospital
| sent from the local branch of the
Red Cross Society some weeks ago.
! Headquarters of Boston Metropolitan
%, Chapter ~
SO Newbury Street, Boston.
| April Il, 1917.
| 1.-THE Red Cross Supplies Commit
| tee of the Boston Metropolitan Chap
| ter, acknowledge with thanks the re-
ceipt of the following articles from
! your workers; two boxes with con-
| tents as per invoice.
| These articles are now stored with
| our Base Hospital Supplies in, the Old
| South church and make a most well
| come addition.
Many thanks for your interest.
1 am sorry to be. SO, SLOW. in ac-
knoWledging these articles. We were
| delighted to receive them, but have
| been SO busy with our packing and
| sorting of the supplies received that
| letters of thanks have had to wait
Thank you all, very much
| Very sincerely yours, =,
| Ellen r. Emerson;
Chairman Supplies Committee
Mrs. Fl. T. Smith and Mrs. Fred
| Percival of Pike, N. H., have return
ed to their home after attending the
| funeral of Mrs Alonzo Smith.-John
| Hoffman of East Brookfield, Mass.
| was the guest of. his cousin, Mrs. A
F. Cham berlin, Wednesday.-H IL
| Person has sold his house on Union
| street to Miss Ardelle RowelI.-The
| following people have taken ,advan-
tage of the offer of H. w. Buchanan
| in regard to land for gardens: Will
liam Austin, William Wells. Frank
Hardy, S. G. Mann and Mr.. Bennett
miss Hazel Towle of Littleton, n. H.
| is visiting friends in town.-Miss Muir
riel Trip of Lyndonville is the gues
of her aunt, Mrs. Julia Stafford.
A gasoline tank is being installed in
front of the H. r. Peabody Co. store
&C. f. Jenkins has new auto truck
for delivery purposes.-MissM Mildred
| Montieth visited friends in st. Johns.
bury. Friday.-Dr. i +. L. Ian
/ phear was a visitor in st. Johnsbury
| Thursday.
ST. JOHNSBURY ACADEMY NOTES
/ Chapel exercises were discontinued
for this week after the Monday morn