The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-02

Made 932 Roses - List of Booths and
Names of Those in Charge
The annual fair of the Ladies cir
Gle of the Universalist church was held
Yesterday afternoon and evening in
Festival hall, and this year was con
fined to one afternoon and evening in
stead of two as has been the case for
most OF the Sc annual events of this
character which preceded that of yes
terday.
At the Sign of the Rose was the
title given the fair and the general
decorations Of roses which had been
put i'll place under the direction of Mrs.
Charles :. Chase. committee for the
decoration of the hall, made the name
appropriate. Those in charge of the
numerous booths had used roses for
decorative purposes and some of the
booths were inseniously Conceived 'ahd
decorated. IA
4 There were yellow roses, pink roses,
red roses, crimson ramblcrS and paper
limitations of about every famous sort
of a rose. Some idea Of the magnitude
Of the task the women set for them
selves may be gathered from the record
of Miss Mercy Cox, who alone made
932 roses. She was one of many who
made roses for the decorations for
months. Literally there were thou
sands in the decorations. 1t was
d tremendous task to accomplish for one
} might 5 use. but the success of the oc-
2 casion was so great that those resPon-
), sible must have felt repaid. Instead
cf badges Of ribbon sold to dancers,
, paper rose buds were sold as the in
( sigma of the right to dance.
| The hail was opened at o clock.
and a turkey supper was served from
: to 40 O'Clock 1t was served hot
/ and there was nothing lacking in the
: way Of trimmings and fiXin 5 to make
it notable meal for the scores who
cuioved it, The tables were cleared
away and dancing was enjoyed from
$50 to midnight. Leitsinger 5 orches
+. TIA furnished music during the supper
. and for dancing.
Immediately in front of the entrance
to the hall was lattice gateway with
roses climbing over it. At the right
of the entrance was tho popcorn booth
decorated with crimson ramblers This
was in charge Of Miss Ruth Sargent
- aud Miss Rhoda Barry. Beyond was
ID big screen of green with the center
Of pink roses. which was the shelter
. for the grabs in charge of Miss Alta
t Earncs, Miss Alice EamcS and Mrs.
n Ralph Wilson.
r The candy table with decorations
- of hanging rose baskets illuminated
was in charge of Miss Minnie Scott.
Mrs. W. II. Richardson. Mrs. II. ID.
Miller. Miss Florence Dickinson and
Miss Marion Knight. Next was the
apron booth, like the others decorated
with roses. in charge of Mrs. Frank
. Willard, Mrs. George Hall, Mrs. Emily
% Allen and Mrs. Charles SmondS. Two
long fancy tables with their roses in
= baskets and as decorations for the posts
, and uprights were in charge of Mrs
, George F. Barber. Mrs. Henry r
q Brown. Mrs. c. l.. Sticknev, Mrs
Frederick Greasy and Mrs. l.. s. Ed
wards.
: In the northwest corner near the
t stage was Il huge windmill with arms
= of yellow roses. This was the bootl
+, Tor the sale of real flowers and pottet
n plants. Mrs Neil ID. Clawson, Mrs
, l.. Guy Tasker, Mrs. Verne II. Win
chester and Mrs. G.. NJ Dugan were il
= charge of that.
~ The stage was an arbor Of Lattice
work ard pinl, roses with baskets Q
: roses OF other colors in relief. In TIL
d southeast corner hear the stage was tn
u acknowledgements booth done in greer
with huge yellow roses sticking out o
the dark background. Mrs. Harrie
8emis and Miss Helen Childs dispense
that refreshment. 81
40 The long tables for the cakes an
pies temptingly arranged among a pro
fusion of roses were in charge of Mr.
f. Emily Edwards, Mrs. J. L. Barney
or Mrs. Fred futile and Mrs John Roes'
~ Mrs. \. J. CurFier and Mrs. +.
II tklcy had the responsibility Of scrvin
he The meat and Mrs. Emma Niles care
er for the cranberries Mrs. Lvma
he Goldsmith and Mrs. Fred G. Sarger
no were the supper matrons and Mrs. v
m, y. ellison was the table matron.
m The tables had decorations Of rost
|, and the Mattresses were not forgotte
in the distribution Of the flower
of They were Mrs. Florence Switzcr Mr.
,o r. T. Eldridgc, Mrs. Carrie Allen Mr.
m Emily Goodenough, Mrs. Waldo Well
,t Mrs. Lottic Hopkins Mrs. Archie Wi
on chester, Mrs Frank Strong. Mrs. lie
,k w Allen. Mrs. Arthur Roberts. Mr.
ya Baxter Reed, Mrs Mary Snow. Mi
vs Addie Bailey. Mrs Frank Streetc
Mrs Charles English Mrs. Villa
MS Coombs. Mrs Arad Gould. Mrs. Fran
IVY. Powers, Miss Gertrude Mardcn al
ost Mrs. Eugene Gotta.
nm. The reception committee consisted
r,t Mrs. A. w. Rockwell. Rev Delmar
in. Trout, Ferris Il. Vaughan and Nj
ich George s. Dowley Tickets for adm
ma sion and dancing were sold by c.
.tIa Stickney aud +. L. Burnett and
hcr the supper by F. G. Sargent T
aoor directors for the dancing we
Verne H. Winchester, Philip Frank
aud p. l.. Sargent. Ansel J. Pierce "
in charge of the coat room.
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