Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-04-25

Orleans Lodge No. 55 F. & A NJ,
held its election of officers Friday
evening, electing w. P. Barrows, w.
NJ; w. NJ. Wright, S. VIII. R. Bar
ron, J. w; F. w Cutting, treasurer;
C E. Hamblet, secretary; H. M. Gar
diner, S. D.; P. E. Buck, J. D.; M. w.
johnson, S. S.; S. Rook, ]. s.; f. G..
Burdick, tyler; w. A Warner, chap
lain; F. D. Pierce, marshal The
usual reports were made and commit
tees appointed.
A memorial service for the late
Fred H. Pillsbury, who died April II
In the Aldershot Military hospital,
England, was held at the Currier resi-
dence at 6 o'clock Sunday evening.
Rev. w. A. Warner conducted the
service which consisted of scripture
reading. prayer, brief remarks and
the reading of a poem, Sometime,
Somewhere" The service was pri-
vate, only few immediate friends
being present. Mrs Pillsbury has
the sympathy of the entire comn1uni-
ty.
The Red Cross society now have
over 100 members and have recently
received the following contributions:
65 yards of outing from the Peerless
Manufacturing company, valued at
S9.75; hardwood stocking driers from
II. H. Person of Orleans, a bandage
roller from Andrew Wolcott, 81 from
Miss Harriet Austin, SO from the
Village Improvement society, $16.75
from the benefit recently held in Odd
Fellows hall and other substantial
gifts. The society is now making
pajamas for the Vermont boys at
Fort Ethan Allen.
The Woman's Literary club met
with Miss Pierpont at Mrs. Under
woods on the evening of Apr. 18.
Twenty-one members and three Wis
itors were present. After the busi-
ness meeting two most interesting
and entertaining papers were given:
american Humorists," Miss Fran
ces Butler; "Women Writers as HUI
morists," Miss Patrick. These pa
pers were interspersed with quota
tions and illustrations and showed
much reading and study. In a plea
sing maner Mrs. Lang sang s'The
Slumber Boat" by Jessie Gaynor.
The next meeting will be May with
Mrs. Arthur Buswell.
The annual meeting of the Barton
Improvement club was held at the
club rooms last evening. The follow
ing officers were elected: H. w. Car
ter, president; G. E. Hamblet, vice
president; A. w. Buswell, secretary
treasurer; trustees, H. It. Seaver, r.
P Webster and G. A. Barrows. The
members voted to support lecture
course for the coming season and f.
nal steps were made IN taking over
lie Beau Lac Boat club. The secre-
tary-treasurer's report shows net re-
sources over all liabilities of S541 ii
a gain in resources of $62.05 and a
decrease Of liabilities of $155.47, thus
bettering the financial condition of
the club S217.47 for the past year. A
lunch and smoke talk completed the
evenings work. There are 50 mem
bers.
The Afternoon Study club held a
very pleasant meeting with the
President, Mrs. A. p Underwood,
April 18th, with seventeen members
and three visitors present. Mrs.
Nettie Allen arranged the program
for the meeting, taking for her sub
ject, ~Jane Adams Roll call was
responded to with "Some event in the
Life Of Jane Adams Paper. 4
Early Home Life. Invalidism Trip
Abroad, Establishment Of Hull House,
It's bread lines, Mrs. &. +. HambIet.
Reading: It's Art, Literature and
Industries developed, Work for So
cial betterment, The raising Of the
family and the neighborhood, Mrs.
Nettie Allen. Paper: Jane Ad-
dams from 1912 70 1916, Mrs. +. w.
Barron. Mrs. j. T. Blake kindly
favored the club by singing two
songs. The next meeting viii be
held with Mrs. II. VI. Carter, May 2.