St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1917-06-20

r. Taplin, G. j. Gross, O. w. Locke,
C. d. French. L.. M. Kinsley,s j. G.
Turnbull, f. H. Pierce and B. O.
Smith who will begin Immediately to
raise. the money.-Mr. Howard, the
secretary of the Vermont chapter of
the American Red, Cross will speak
in the opera house on Wednesday eve
ming at Ills before the pictures, Evl-
cry one invited to ATTENDING. and
Mrs. III. III. Peabody visited relatives
in. Ayers Cliff on sSunday.-The Field
Day at Skinner Athletic Park will be
this afternoon. The parade will leave
Postofice Square at Las. There, will
be the band, three lodges of knights
of Pythias. the National Guard and
members of the Red Cross and every
oneais invited to- be present. - s.
Every Red Cross member is APP
pointed a. committee of one to appoint
themselves and every other member
they see between now and Tuesday
afternoon to be son hand for the par
AIDE that will leave sPosteffice Square
at Las and march toe=the : Skinner
Athletic Park where the ball game
and other sports will take place. The
parade will consist of the Red Cross
and Philemon Lodge and will march
in body, headed by the Orleans
band. This is the annual Field day
Of the knights of Pythias and they
have kindly given the Red Cross
chance to celebrate with, them. A
collection will be taken for the Red
Cross during the celebration. The
stores will close to give every one a
nj a u as = III
Men are wanted between the ages
Of IS and SO for the First Regular
Vermont Volunteer Militia This reg
iment is being formed for duty in
! Vermont If called for duty. enlisted
men will be paid $1.50 per day and
substance while in service. Each
and equipment. Application for en-
listment should be made to Harry
Dickens Orleans.
Commencement exercises of Orr
leans High School closed with the
prom given in honor of the seniors
by the junior class on Friday evening
1T Opera Hall. The hall for this oc-
casion as well as for the other events
If the week was decorated with the
national colors and with evergreen
| vas in attendance and all enpoyed
| themselves very much. The class of
lI917 was the largest class to be grad
Ilated from Orleans Or. Barton Land
ng High School with one exception.
number of people from ST. Johns-
)ury were in town Friday evening to
lttend the junior prom.-Miss Ruth
If. Trip has finished her school year
l - T cor Tn 10 md enc 13f
summer with her aunt. Mrs. Minnie
| rwom McWain, st.
Iohnsbury Academy, II, spent the
weekend with his mother, Mrs. M. E.
cWain.-Walter Cleveland of Cow
we're here for the junior prom Friday
Observation-Disclosures and Mrs. A. G..
Fletcher and children, Albion. and
Emily left Saturday noon for Boston.
Mr Fletcher will farm during the
summer and the last of August viii
go to Maryland where he is engaged
20 teach-Mrs. ]. P. .Wescott. Mrs.
fW. E. Gerald Miss Mary Westcott and
Mark Lothrop returned to Boston
Sunday noon.-The list Inf. V. N. G..
'acks nearly 900 men to fill it's quota.
application for enlistment should be
made to Harry G. Dickens. Orleans
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Linon, of New
York, Misses Katherine, Margaret,
Bertha and Elizabeth Linon and John
Linon of Albany and Mr.. and Mrs.
Proctor of Barton attended the dance
Friday evening.
Grammar School Graduation
The grammar school graduation
took place in the Opera House on
II MI
sented two short plays. ! "Hiawatha,''
taken from the poem by Henry w.
ILongfellow was the first one The
stage setting was of Indian scenes.
The costumes and music were appro-
pirate for the occasion. Glenn Wedge
took the part. of Hiawatha, Dale An
ME, Nokomis; Eleanor Lyon, Mime
Ihaha: Charles Hardy, Iagoo, Dwight
Stafford, pale faced priest. There
were dances by the braves and Indian
Maidens. The second was a Greek
play: 1.-THE Fairest Spirit" where the
| Goddesses were all assembled on Mt
Olympus quarrelling as to who had
been of the most use to mankind, mu-
sic, beauty, and love. After much dis
cussion the spirit of service was
crowned queen of them all. The
| poi rs were we'll eldkGII dIlU TSHGCE6Q
much credit for their teachers, Miss
Chandler of the ninth grade and Miss
Heidger. the teacher of expression.
Alumni Banquet
The 10th annual banquet of the
Orleans Alumni Association was SER
we'd in the vestry of the Congregations
alist church by the ladies of the Viii
lage improvement Society on Thurs
day evening to the members of the
alumni, teachers. pupils, trustees and
friends of the Orleans High School.
The banquet was all that one could
hope for and every one enjoyed it.
Clarence Cole, IL. was the toast mas
ter and proved his worth along that
line. Greeting to the class of 1T by
Doris Spafford, '16 followed by the
response by the president of his class,
Raymand Cole, II. Athletics were
responded to by Ass't.-Prin. A. D.
Seaver. A piano solo by; Dale Whip
pie and Our County, by the Rev. w.
S. Smithers Charles r. Tap1in, 10.
spoke on Boys in Uniform and "Out
Eof the Deeds of Sacrifice. the Pillars
of the future rise Coming as it did
| from a young man of military age he
| impressed those present of the need
of money as well IS men to carry on
the warfare for liberty and humanity,