Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-02-09
UNIvERsALIsT FAIR.
Thousands of Roses Used for Decora
lions at Annual Festival--Dance Fol
lows Turkey Supper.

The annual fair of the Ladies' cir
Gle of the Universalist church was held
Thursday afternoon and evening, Feb
], in Festival hail. and this year wa
confined to one afternoon and EVENING"
instead of two as has been the case for
most of the 66 annual events of this
character which preceded that of
Thursday.
At the Sign of the Rose was the
title given the fair and the general
decorations of roses which had been
put in place under the direction of Mrs.
Charles s. Chase, committee for the
decoration of the hall, made the name
appropriate. Those i'll charge of the
numerous booths had used roses for
decorative purposes and some of the
booths were ingeniously conceived and
decorated.
There were yellow roses, pink roses,
red roses, crimson ramblers and paper
limitations of about every famous sort
of a rose. Some idea of the magnitude
of the task the women set for them
selves may be gathered from the record
of Miss Mercy Cox, who alone made
932 roses. She was one of many who
made roses for the decorations for
months. Literally there were thou
sands in the decorations. 1t was q
tremendous task to accomplish for one
night S use. but the success of the oc-
casion was so great that those respon-
sible must have felt repaid. Instead
of badges of ribbon sold to dancers,
paper rose buds were sold as the in
sigma of the right to dance.
The hall was opened at clock.
and n turkey supper was served from
. to $50 o'clock. 1t was served hot
and there was nothing lacking in the
way of trimmings and fixin IS to make
it notable meal for the scores who
enjoyed it. The tables were cleared
away and dancing was enjoyed from
$50 to midnight. Leitsinger's orches-
ira furnished music during the supper
and for dancing.
Immediately in front of the entrance
to the hall was lattice gateway with
roses climbing over it. At the right
of the entrance was the popcorn booth
decorated with crimson ramblers. This
was in charge of Miss Ruth Sargent
and Miss Rhoda Barry. Beyond was
big screen of green with the center
of pink roses, which was the shelter
for the grabs in charge of Miss Alta
Eames, Miss Alice Eames and Mrs.
Ralph Wilson.
The candy table with decorations
of hanging rose baskets illuminated
was in charge of Miss Minnie Scott,
Mrs. w. II. Richardson, Mrs. II. D.
Miller, Miss Florence Dickinson and
Miss Marion Knight. Next was the
apron booth, like the others decorated
with roses, in charge of Mrs. Frank
Willard, Mrs. George Hall, Mrs. Emily
Allen and Mrs. Charles Simonds. Two
long fancy tables with their roses in
baskets and as decorations for the posts
and uprights were in charge of Mrs.
George F. Barber, Mrs. Henry r.
Brown, Mrs. G. l.. Stickney, Mrs.
Frederick Cressy and Mrs. L. s. Ed
wards.
In the northwest corner near the
stage was n huge windmill with arms
of yellow roses. This was the booth
for the sale of real flowers and potted
plants. Mrs. Neil d. Clawson, Mrs.
L. Guy Tasker, Mrs. Verne II. Win
chester and Mrs. c. NJ. Dugan were in
charge of that.
! The stage was an arbor of lattice
work and pink roses with baskets of
roses of other colors in relief. In the
southeast corner near the stage was the
attractive lemonade booth done in green
with huge yellow roses sticking out of
the dark background. Mrs. Harriet
Bemis and Miss Helen Childs dispensed
that refreshment.
The long tables for the cakes and
pies temptingly arranged among a pro,
fusion of roses were i'll charge of Mrs
Emily Edwards, Mrs. j. l.. Barney
Mrs. Fred futile and Mrs. John Roess
Mrs. A. j. Currier and Mrs. +. II
Akley had the responsibility of serving
the meat and Mrs. Emma Niles cared
for the cranberries. Mrs. Lyman
Goldsmith and Mrs. Fred c. Sargent
were the supper matrons and Mrs. w
ID. ellison was the table matron.
The tables had decorations Of roses
and the mattresses were not forgotten
in the distribution of the flowers
They were Mrs. Florence Switzer, Mrs
R. j. Eldridge, Mrs. Carrie Allen. Mrs
Emily Goodenough, Mrs. Waldo Wells
Mrs. Lottic Hopkins, Mrs. Archie Win
chester, Mrs. Frank Strong, Mrs. Hen
ry Allen, Mrs Arthur Roberts, Mrs
Baxter Reed Mrs. Mary Snow, Miss
Addie Bailey, Mrs, Frank Streeter
Mrs. Charles English, Mrs. William
Coombs, Mrs. Arad Could Mrs. Frank
Powers, Miss Gertrude Marden and
Mrs. Eugene Gotta.
The reception committee consisted of
Mrs. A. w. Rockwell, Rev. Delmar e.
Trout, Ferris r. Vaughan and Mrs
George S. Dowley. Tickets for admis
sion and dancing were sold by C. L.
Stickney and +. L. Burnett and for
the supper by F. G. Sargent The
floor directors for the dancing were
II.
in charge of the coat room.