The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-11-27
NORTHFIELD. MASS
Choral Society Concert a Success.

lSOAN ILL
Choral Society Concert a Success
The seveata annual concert of the
Choral society was given in
the congregational church last evening .
and proved a highly successful event. /
The chorus Of 100 voices under direc- +
ton Of Nelson f. Coffin was strong and |
well balanced and gave an excellent
rendition OF the oratoTio Elijah Gwilym /
role of Elijah and sustained power |
ful and dramatic expression OF the /
part, being the leading soloiSt. Three |
other soloists were Mrs. Martha At |
wood Baker, soprano, OF New York /
Emma Ecker, rontralto, Of Boston, and
Norman Arnold. tenor, Of Boston.
The second part of the program in
cmded selections by each OF the artists.
The selection To Thee. O Country, by
Eichbcrg, was given by the fun chorus.
orchestra, piano and organ and proved
very effective. The program closed
with the Star Spanglel Banner An
excellent orchestral concert OF nine
pieces was gwen in the afternoon under
direction Of Rowan Huxley of Boston.
Dr.. j. e. Moore. soloist, was cordially
received. a. were Edward Holbrook OF
Keenc, y. H., Mis- Clara 3. TiIling
hast and Viva Fave Richardson. plan
ists, Of Nortafcld seminary. This
closed the season OF the Choral society.
The Auction Bridge elnb met with
Mrs \. 7. Wood Monday.
Miss Mullov of Brattleboro is a guest
Of Mr. and Mrs. Ansel Howard
Mrs Arthur r. LYMAN is convalesc-
ing in the Brattlehoro Memorial hospi-
tai.
Misc Sarah AImot entertained the
Neighborhood Sewing club Saturday
evening.
Dr. and Mrs Elliott W, Brown of
New York were at their home here n
! few days last week
Miss Marion f. Webster entertained
a few Of her friends Saturday after
| noon in honor Of her guest.
W. H. Dresser has accepted Il posi-
| tion in Orange. Mrs. Dresser and
daughter will remain for a while here
| with ner father. Alvin George.
Mis-, Esther Moody. who came home
| for the Powell Fit wedding. was a
! guest of hcr parents until Monday.
When She returned to Wellesley college.
Or Frederick Emcrich Of Roston,
secretary of the Home Missionary
board. was the preacher at Mount Her
| mon and Mortified seminary Sunday.
Next week "Wednesday afternoon the
| Foreign Missionary society will hold
its month"; meeting. Mrs. A. Ii.
Moody. Mrs. l.. X. Smith and Mrs. &.
+. DickeIson will give reports Of the
jubilee held in Boston recently.
Mn and Mrs. Edmunds of Westfeld
\. j., are at the Northield hotel They
are Iarishioners OF Rev. and Mrs. w
W. Coe and spoke in the highest APP
probation Of both Mr.. and Mrs. Coc
. Miss Mildred Coc, who IS a student al
Columbia university, spends every 9th
CT week end in Wcsticld with her par
ents.
y Thanksgiving service will he hcld
at the Congregational church Thurs
: day morning from 10 to IL o'clock
when Rev. F. w Pattison will speak
1t will be in the nature of harvest
festival. \ collection will lac takcl
for Armenian and Syrian relief Til,
, collection for Christmas stockings fol
, war children also viii be received a
this time.
On Friday evening OF this week tn,
t Red Cross members OF East Mortified,
VII have charge of an entertainment
n the congregational church vestry
The entertainers are Miss Helen ST
monds. reader; Miss Sands. contraltt
soloist; Miss V r. Richardson, plan
.a, and Mis- Eleanor Streeter O
: Springfield, soprano soloist. The pro
leeds are for the Red Cross.
! The Tennis club has made final prep
! tration Tor its dance on the night o
: Thanksgiving at the town hall TIL
dances are for old and Young and man'
of thc old-time favorites are on tn
cards. Or. X. e. Holton Is floor man
lger with Roy Stratton and Alton NJ
Dunnell as aids The club committee
i'll charge j. c. y Kidder, A. NJ Dun
nell and Miss Lillian OClair. Nusi
| will be furnished BY the Millers Fall
orchestra
Next Sunday morning all the loos
money III the collection at the Congre
gational church will be used to sen,
Christmas remembrances to the .
Northfield young men who are nov
serving III the war. The Lord 8 Suppe
will be commemorated. Among thos
who will be received into membership
of the church are Rev. and Mrs. Yves
ley Atkins of Danvers. \. H., the mis-
sionaries whom the church is sendin
To SOuth Afriao