The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-02-23
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

Miss Margaret NJ. McGinn gave
luncheon yesterday to the members of
the Ouija club. The dining room was
tastefullT decorated in keeping with
Washington S birthday and favors
were presented to the guests.
The members Of Troop 3 of Boy
scouts will so on a snowshoe or ski
hike tomorrow morning to the Pleasant
Valley reservoir. Dinner will be
cooked in the woods and Rev J. Fred
rlk Virgin, scout master, will be in
charge. The boys will meet at the town
hail building at $50 clock sharp or
he at the end Of the car line in West
Brattleboro at 10 clock
5. f. Breese Morse, son of Mrs. Cola
{. Morse Of Brattleboro, and Miss
Mary Thompson of Bridgeport, Conn,
were married in that city Saturday,
February L. They are expected to
visit Mr.. Morse s mother ut Easter
tune. Mr.. Morse is a native of Brat
| tleboro and graduated from the Brat
tleboro high school in the class Of 1911
lie has, been employed for some time
with the United Metallic Cartridge Co.
If Bridgeport
Between 20 and 80 couples attended
the dance given last evening III Odd
| Fellows temple under the auspices of
| the high school and danced to music
| by Hoosc s orchestra of Amherst,
Mass, until ] clock. The decorations
put III place for the Country club
dance the night before had been left
IN place, which was much appreciated
| by those responsible for the high school
/ affair. The patr0nesses Were Mrs. G.
I. GRAHAM, Mrs f., L. Hildreth and
Mrs. \. II. Arnold.
AT the regular meeting of Protective
Grange Wednesday evening the pro-
gram included a song by the choir;
reading of selection from Max Adler
| BY Mrs. NJ. A. Fisher; reading, Mrs.
| Ada Miles, song Mrs. c. f. Farnum;
recitation, John c. Pellet; piano solo,
Mrs Harold Moffitt; recitation, Mrs G.
I. Stacy; address, Our Law Makers
What They Are Doing, Judge f. B.
| Pier; remarks on the federal road law,
David T. Perry. The birthday com
mittee served homemade candy after
the meeting.
Rev. Or. F. f. Marble of Cambridge,
| Mass, was the speaker at a large meet
ing Of the Brattleboro Womans' club
III Odd Fellows temple Wednesday
aftemoon. His subject was The Mod
| arn Woman in the New World He
gave comprehensive view Of the MANY
hanges that had taken place in the
'osition of a woman in the world as
shown by comparison of conditions
today and those of centuries ago.
Among the Illustrations he gave were
scme interesting statistics of the vast
Increase of woman wage earnerS IN
lie last few years Miss Mavla Rob
'rtS played two piano selections.
\ George Washington party at the
Cniversalst church last evening under
the auspices Of the Daughters circle
WAS largely attended by members of
he parish. The program included the
singing of national airs by the as
semGlT, song by the Misses Martin
and the Misses Prescott, toast by
George Washington, given by George
Martin, tableaux of George and Mar
tina Washington and Betsy Ross, a re-
citation by Edward Bushnell. a vocal
solo BIZ Miss Miriam Childs with violin
obligato by Miss Dorothy Shorey and
\ toast to George Washington by Miss
Dorothy Martin. Yankee Doodl-
kitchen, III which the occupants
washed ironed and cleaned to thu
music OF the old tune, provided much
amusement. \ spelling match conclud
ed the entertainment