Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-27

Of New York, Mr.. and Mrs. II. Isenbers
of Revere, Mass, Mrs. Tester and II.
Tester of Chelsea, Mass. Mrs. Margols
Of Lynn Mass, Sergeant Bonnie Adler
and the Misses Dollie and Anna Adler of
Canada; Sergeant Barney Udolfsky OF
Mississippi, Private Morris Fiengold Of
Camp Greene, N. c. About $25 was donated
for the relief Of the Jews in the war zone
Dancing was enjoyed following the supper
The couple will reside at IA Interval
avenue.
Six more recruits into the service Of the
navy were added within the past few
days to the nearly 800 already obtained
In this district. One of the sextette Is a
Burlington boy. George A. Derby, who
has enlisted as machinist mate in the
aviation corps. The others are Robert
A. Major and N. c. Derby of Lake
Placid. N. Y. w. G. Church of st. Adams,
A. M. Randall Of Pittsford and r. D.
Eaton OF Hancock. Ensign Crosley told
Free Press reporter yesterday that
reports of the attitudes of various exemp-
ton boards in neighboring districts were
very favorable towards registrants who
applied for certificates allowing them to
join the naval service II they so prefer
red. Any registrant in the Chittenden
county district will be given such certifi-
cate by DR.. c. ]. Russell. chairman Of the
local board, upon application, providing
he will not be needed to fill out the next
draft quota from this county.
Mrs. J. M. Ashley. wife of Major Ashley,
received letter from her husband Sat-
urday wishing all his friends Merry
Christmas and Happy New Year. Major
Ashley has been i'll, along with some
hundreds Of others in the French camp,
with what is known over here as the
grip. At the time the letter was mailed
early in December he had just been dis
charged from the hospital. He stated
that the epidemic had been pretty strong.
The medical corps had been augmented by
II Red Cross nurses, who accomplished
wonders. Their nursing did much that
the medical corps men could not, because
the latter did not understand how to do
all the nice things which can be done
around sick bed. On Thanksgiving day
the Nermonters had their turkey and
cranberries. and every man in the ammu-
milton train had an apple pie to himself.
The cooks stayed up all night to do the
work. The ammunition train is in the
same camp which it went into when It
first arrived in France. The weather Is
cold and crisp, and It Is hoped that will
do something toward stopping the grip
epidemic.
Tuesday night from six to eight O'Clock
the annual Christmas exercises of the
First Baptist Church Sunday school were
conducted In the vestry with large
attendance. The exercises were given
by the kindergarten and primary depart
ments. the older classes observing a white
gift Christmas. A sum Of between Sc
and SIS was raised for that cause. and
numerous foodstuffs and articles of cloth
ing were contributed. to be disposed of
through the Howard Relief society. The
contributors to the program were George
Zeiner. Thelma Kittell. Ruth Platka,
Kenneth Slower, Francis Hoag, Irene
Atwood. Harold Spear, Philip Boyd, Mar
tina Whitlock. Marion Hill. Daisy Wells
Ivan Stanhope. Alice Boyd. Lewis Kit
tell. Gertrude Strong, Winona Brace
Lily Wells Mildred Vosburg. Ruth Hoag
Norman Robinson, Marion Sails, with
Rotations; Thelma Kicker. Glynn Kicker
and Mary Austin, with songs; dialogue
Rosemary Tracy. Juanita Brace. Char
lotte Palmer. Katherine Taylor; dialogue
Winona Brace, Kenneth Prior. Orville
Weston, Lewis Kittell, Charlotte Simonds
Ruth Platka, Daisy Wells Gordon Thomas
and Mildred Vosburg; dialogue. Marjorie
and Katherine Taylor. Readings were
| given by Mary Crane.