The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1917-05-15
THE EVENING BANNER
BENNINGTON VERMONT
Tuesday, May is, 1917.
BENNINGTON BRIEFS
Nows OF she Town ana Village TOLD
Briefly for eusy Rssdsre

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There will be q regular meeting OF
Miriam Rebekah lodge this evening
at O'Clock.
Hurleys orchestra will play appro-
pirate music for THE Tale of Two
Cities" at the Harte Theatre today
Adv.
Mrs. w. II. Patch Of Winchester, ~
H., is spending a few days here as the
guest OF her daughter, Miss Mary A.
Patch
The greatest educational and histor-
| ical photodrama, The Tale OF Two
Cities, is showing at the Harte Thea
tire today One day only. ADV.
Frank G. Adams and c. f. Mattison,
who have been visiting at the home
Of Mr., and Mrs John Eddington, left
today on their return TO New Berlin,
n. Y.
James Sutton, who recently enlisted
in the engineers corps, was in the es-
cort for Marshal Joffre at the time OF
the big parade in honor of the famous
Frenchman in Boston Saturday.
The Girls Glee club Of fifty voices
and the high school orchestra win give
a concert. May IS They are to be
assisted by Miss Suter. soprano solo
list Of the Second Congregational
church, and the choir Of the Second
Congregational church
tr,,or.. ,,.,,,,,,, e., ,,,i,,...t,.. 81, -,
wants to help out in this emergency
year. but who finds the requirements
Of the various organizations which she
is asked TO join rather puzzling, is
urged to be at the Congregational
chapel tomorrow, Wednesday evening
at 8 o'clock to hear Mrs Coffin Van
! Rensselaer,, chairman of the publicity
| committee OF the National League for
| Woman's Service Mrs. van Rensse.
| l2er comes to us from the national
| hcadqual tcrs to explain how TO make
the service women can render OF the
! greatest value to their country.
For a fuller account, see the article
| "Noman's Work in the War" printed
ON page OF Mondays Banner in
| the afternoon. Mrs. van Rensselaer,
| viii speak to the women of North Ben
nington at 4:30. at the home OF Mrs.
J. G McCullough. Any Bennington
ladies' not able to attend the evening
meeting, are invited to hear the speak
er in the afternoon
Secretary II. A. Wilkinson Mrs.
Wilkinson ami little daughter have re-
turned from Southwest Harbor. Me,
where they have been making an eX-
tended visit at the home Of Mrs. vii
kinson's parents They made the
journey 10 Bennington by the way of
Boston. where they witnessed the pa
rade in honor of Marshal JOlfre AS
their train neared North Adams they
had occasion 10 pass through the
train Like q dutiful husband. Mr.
Wilkinson was carrying the little girl
In one OF the daY coaches lie was
halted by man, who reached out for
the child hand and started CONVEX
sation composed OF those unintelligi-
bic sounds commonly known as baby
talk. Passing into the next car, Mr.
Wilkinson left the child with her
mother Later he returned 10 the
coach in which the baby had goo
gooed" with the stranger, but he had
LETT the train. The oai was nearly Gl.-
ed but observing an unoccupied half
seat, he dropped into it and found
himself alongside Mayor Whitaker Of
North Adams. DO you know who
that man was who interviewed your
Daby?' inquired the mayor. no, I
never saw him belort in my life" re
piled the secretary. HE was J.
Pierpoint Morgan" and the mayor
smiled rs he observed the look of sur
prise that passed over the Bennington
mans face