Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-11-02

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| intermssion.
Philip Howard was home from Yves,
leyan university for the eck.end.
Other guests of Mr.. and Mrs. T.. +.
Howard for the week end were Mr.. and
Mrs. Newton and family Of Charlie
mont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Washer of Will
Evansville, VT, have been guests of
their sister, Mrs. G.. n. Kidder, and Mr..
Kidder. They are on their to lion,
n. Y, where their son lives. They will
make their home in lion.
Mrs. william Boomer returned Satur-
day, after q visit of two months in the
West. While away she spoke many
times under the direction Of the Pres.
byteran Board of Foreign Missions on
her mission work in Chile.
On Monday evening, Oct 90 the SEN
Tor class of Northfeld seminary gave
a Halloween party to the senior class
of Mount Hermon in the barn at
Principal G.. +. Dickerson g. At the
same time the junior class gave Hal
lowcen entertainment for the junior
IIermonites at Gould hall.
The senior class of the seminary en-
tertained the seniors of Hermon at
the barn of Principal c. T.. Dickerson
Monday evening Halloween games
were played and rolls, fruit salad, cake
and coffee were served. The barn was
made very attractive by the use of
jack and crepe paper decora
tons.
Lieut. Newton Howard arrived at the
home OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f.. +.
II,u-orI ot o'n1onls GnnIo,. "a.
and remained until Monday afternoon. He
then returned to Newport News, Va,
where he is with the aviation corps, which
expects to be called to France soon. Lieut..
| Howard has been at an aviation camp in
Texas all summer.
The first Mothers meeting of the year
was held in the parish house Wednesday
| afternoon with 10 present. Mrs. W. c.
Roberts presided and presented the sub.
ject of Seeking Worthwhile Things.
Mrs. f. F. Howard also gave prepared
| talks on this subject. 1t was voted to
eliminate the service of refreshments at
the social hour for one year
Mr.. and Mrs. f. F.. Howard had n
very happy gathering of relatives for
the weekend, Philip Howard of Yves
leyan university, Miss Ellen Howard
of Manchester N. H., Mr.. and Mrs
Newton and family of Charlemont, Mr..
and Mrs Bachelor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Newton, Mrs. Scribner and Mrs New.
ton, ST., all of Wallingford, VI.
The choir Of the Congregational church
was entertained by Ambert G. Moody at
the Mortified hotel Tuesday evening
Twenty members were present After
supper a business session was held W.
H. Waite was elected president Raymond
McGrath secretary, Miss Daisy Holton or
ganist, Miss Sophie Brooks director,
Philip Porter congregational director. A
social time followed and Mrs. Moody re-
cited
The annual meeting of the Unfair
ian Sunday school was held Thursday
evening of last week. The following
officers were elected: Superintendents
II. c. Holton and F. w. Williams; sec.
retaries, Miss NJ. Z. Webster and Mrs
Nellie Cady; treasurer, Robert Ware;
librarian, Miss Mary Gubold music
committee, Mrs. II. c. Holton Mrs {.
II. Webster, Mrs. !. +. Langton; super
intendent of cradle roll, Mrs. Williams,
auditor, F. A. Irish.
The annual harvest supper of the
i~"NiNo owing oOCICtN VI IHt lulId-
rian church was held Thursday evening
in charge of the president, Mrs. C. II.
Webster. An old fashioned boiled din.
ner was served at supper time, after
which the following program was gwen;
lin duet Bernice Billings and Margaret
Cady; readings, Mrs. G. c. Stearns and
Mrs. F. w. Williams; rccitations by
Lob Thn
Of Mrs. Webster also.
The first meeting of the evening aux
iliary met in the home of Mrs. l.. r.
Smith Friday evening with large at
tendance. After the business Miss
Florence Warmer of the seminary fac.
ulty, gave a resume of the first chapter
of the year s study book, Missionary
Milestones 1t was voted to prepare
and send four Christmas packages to
four home missionaries, also to send
a barrel to Miss Amy Chadwick for her
mission school in the South. This was
home missionary evening.
The annual meeting of the cradle roll
was held last Thursday afternoon with
AZ little children, many of them babies,
and their mothers present. Mrs. A. G.
Moody and Mrs. +. r. Pallam presided,
Gertrude Walker gave q recitation of
welcome, Margaret Laird a poem prayer
and Julia Alexander recited Do Your
Bit. The mite boxes were opened and
$ll.50 were collected, and over S. from
the mothers. This will become part
of the gift of the Woman 3 Foreign
Missionary society for the Board mis-
sion work.
Christian Conservation was the sub.
iect of Rev. +. w. Pattison s sermon
Sunday morning. He noted the feed
ing Of the 5000 by Christ and of the
gathering up of the fragments that
none might be last. Most of his talk
was on conservation in the homes. He
read two letters from the government
on this subject and then had the dea-
cons distribute to the heads of each
house series of nine cards on food.
saving. These are to be filed out and
deposited with the church conservation