The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-10-05


Mr.. and Mrs. A. w. Braisted have re-
turned from stay of several days in
New York
Members of the nurses aid training
course who usually meet on Tuesday
and Friday evenings will meet this
evening for study in Library hall.
William H. Shields of the Troy saw
ings bank and a well-known summer
resident of Bennington, is the chair
man of the liberty loan committee in
Troy.
Mrs. John Stewart is spending a
few days with relatives at Arlington.
Burt Newton of Bennington Falls
has gone to work for the Black Cat
Textiles company.
A large, efficient chunk stove was
set up at the Y. NJ c. A. camp yester-
day by the boys, which will assure
the camp to be as warm as could be
desired in the coolest weather.
Mrs Minnie Madison of Maple
street announces the engagement of
her granddaughter Miss Laura Gal
lagher to Frank s. Leigh of Salem.
The wedding will take place this
month
Speaking of the annual meeting of
the p. w. A. just feel that it is yours,
because Ii consists of and concerns
the whole community-and that's
everybody who cares whether Ben
nington is on the map or not.
The public meeting of the Welfare
association next Tuesday night is to
be real public not just nominally So
Everybody in the town of Bennington
and all friends of the town are not
only invited but urged to be there.
Owing to the district meeting of the
Masonic Order, Wednesday, Oct IT,
the supper which was TO have been
given on the same date at St. Peters
Parish house, has been postponed,
kindly watch for future announce
ment.
Even if you are pretty busy with
war relief work, or had thought of 60
ing to the movies Tuesday evening,
decide to come to Library hall in
stead. You see, the T. W. A. isn't
anybody in particular. it is everybody
in particular
The Rev. c. f. Hill Crathern is to
be installed as pastor of the First
church of Old Bennington Monday af-
ternoon at o'clock The service will
be in the Old church and the public
is cordially invited. The Rev DR..
Merriam of Fitchburg will preach the
sermon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Geer of School
street have received cablegram an
nouncing the safe arrival in England
OF Fred and George Geer enlisted in
the field hospital corps of the Second
Massachusetts regiment which was
attached to the Goth division of the
American expeditionary forces.
The old Bennington baseball as
ISOLATION will have at least one repre-
at the games of the worlds
series, Daniel j Keller former secre-
tary of the association, is on his way
to the Windy City to witness the I
opening game between the champion |
w mite SOA OF Ine american lSduSS |
and New York Giants of the National
league.
The Sunday school service, which !
has been so happily and SUCCESSFULLY |
held in Ben Venu library for several |
years under the leadership OF Miss
Susan Colgate, now Mrs. Cleveland of
New York, will be continued on Sun
lay afternoons during the month OF
October. The Rev. c. +. Hill Crath-
ern, pastor of the First church will ,
conduct the service at 3 o'clock
One of the features of the sendoff (
given the second contingent of Ben
nington county drafted men Wednes.
lay morning was the speech made at
the station by one of the drafted men,
Emanuel Kaffatos of Manchester.
Kaffatos who is native of Greece, I
made most of his remarks in his ma
i've tongue and consequently was not
by his audience but the
of the young man was ap-
parent