Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-16
HINSDALE, N. H.
FESTIVAL AND FAIR.
Annual Universalist Event Attracts
Large Number.

The 4jth annual festival and fair
given by the ladies of the Universalist
church is now being held in the town
hall and as usual, is attracting n large
number of people, many coming from
the surrounding towns and several from
more distant points, many of the latter
being those who plan to make this event
an annual return to their home town.
This year the fair is called q calen-
dar bazaar, and each of the several
booths is decorated to represent some
month in the year, making the whole
appearance very attractive and charm
ing.
The booths are prcttily arranged
about the hall.
October, fortune telling booth,
striking in black and white with
witches and eats in evidence, is in
charge Of Mrs. Prcntiss Taylor and
Mrs. II. s. Garfield.
June, the flower booth, is mass of
red rambler roses and grcenery, with
many beautiful cut flowers and pottcd
plants and ferns, in charge of Miss
Charlotte Slate, Miss Ina Doolittle,
Miss Eta Richmond and Miss Mabel
Lang.
April, the lemonade booth, where the
many patrons are waited upon by Miss
Georgianna Scott, Hattie Moon, Alta
Snow, Harold Weeks, Jason Holman
and John Snow, is very pretty sight
with it's decorations of many and vari-
Gus colored tiny parasols in readiness
for April showers.
August, the ice cream booth, takes up
the right alcove and is attended by
John II. Smith, f. H. Cole Gordon
Martin, Harlan Owen and Galen
Stearns.
January, the candy booth, where
sweets of all kinds are for sale, pre-
sents charming appearance in red and
white, representing snow and many
hanging icicles, upon the top of which
is perched snow man. This booth is
ably looked after by Misses Lillian
Stacy, Lamoille Langworthy, Hazel
Tillinghast and Cora Dexter.
The domestic booth, in the left al
cove, in green and white is called De-
cember and the days of the week also
are represented here. Many beautiful
articles are on sale in charge of Mrs.
R. A. Weeks, Mrs. j. NJ. Lamb, Mrs.
+. J. Temple, Mrs. F. NJ. Fuller, Mrs
E. j. Richards, Miss Minnie Snow and
Mrs. R. NJ. Langworthy.
orange and white and decorations of
sun flowers. Miss Gertrude Goss, Elmer
Fuller, Ray Bruce, Helena Owen and
Sybil Stearns arc in charge.
May, the fancy booth, has decora.
tions of apple blossoms, in charge of
Misses Mabel Temple, Winnie Tilden
Mrs. F. II. Cole and Mrs. James Snow
March, the children's booth as usual
attracts q large crowd most of the time
especially the children, who are anx
ious to see what their purchases will
be. This booth represents forest
with lion tame enough to allow the
children to insert their hands in hi:
mouth where they made their pur
chases.
Thursday evening the ladies served
an excellent chicken-pie supper to theil
usual large crowd. Following the sup
per an entertainment was given by thC
Marlboro Dramatic club, 4 three-act
drama entitled, Petrol, the Storm
Child. The play was greatly enjoyed
by the large and appreciative audience
who applauded with much enthusiasm
the excellent work of each one in the
cast.
The east of characters was as fol
lows: Captain Stubs, Emmons w. At
wood; Sim Freeman, Winifrcd Gar
field; Petrol Kingman, Helen w. Good
now; Lem Gale, Harold Derby; Armand;
Libby, Grace f. Page; Jabez King
man. Fred +. Adams; Bob Braxton
Claude Mas "; Harry James, Charlie
b. Knight; Ezra Green, Edgar Robin
son; Bessie Stubs, Helen Perry; Mrs
Kingman, Addic r. Lawrence; MI
Brief, Harold Derby; Cecile, Emm
Pierce.
This evening the booths will continu
their sales and the supper will be i
charge of the men of the parish, VIII
ere to serve baked fish, cold meats
salads, etc
Following the supper this cvenin
the one-act comedy, Troublesome Ki
trina, will be given. The cast is
Joseph Phipps, Louis Stearns; Abne
Smith his cousin, Clifford Stearnt
Marjorie Lane, engaged to JOSEPH
Hazel Tillinghast; Mrs. Anderso
Phipps, Clara Stearns. After the pla
four hours of dancing will be enJoye
with music by Lyman s orchestra.
The committees who helped to max
the affair a success are: General, j. n
Lamb, r. A. Weeks, +. j. Temple,
j. Richards; entertainment first nigh
H. M IIdhR WI WY ch'Ni '"ihH'Ni
second night, +. II. Cole, Snow Scott
decorations, Mrs f. j. Temple, j. \
Lamb, F. II. Cole; music, general con
mittec; dance; Clifford Stearns, Si'
neg Stearns, Harold Garfield, Jane
Snow; printing and advertising, job
II. Smith, Mrs r. NJ. LangworthN
supper first night, Mrs. Lizzie Stearn
Mrs, Butler, Mrs. Polly, Mrs. Stratto
Mrs. Felch, Miss Mexican, Mrs. w.
Smith, Mrs. Kinds, Mrs. Burrough
Mrs. Moon, Mrs. Hubbard, Mrs. Dave
port, Mrs. Goss, Mrs. Bruce and Nj
Tillinghast supper second night, +.
Cole, h. A. Weeks, j. =. Scott, G.
Policy, Richards, Smith, Tilden, Lam
Davenport, Burroughs, Temple, Tod
Goss, Fisher, Fay, w. =. Stearns, Oak
Shattuck, Langworthy, Snow, +.
Fuller, Warren Holman, Clifiol
Stcarns, Garfield and Tillinghast.