The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-01-08
RANDOLPH
Installation of U. S. Grant, G. A. r. Post
and Relief Corps.

and Relief Corps.
The installation of the officers of U. S
Grant post was held in the afternoon Of
Saturday, when G. w. Flagg acted AZ
installation officer. The officers for the
year are as follows: Commander, +. III
Ketchum; senior vice commander, f. N
Rising; junior vice commander, Norman
Nichols; officer of the day, John Man.
ney; guartermaster, c. w. A. Putnam
officer of the guard, Martin Sargent; O.
M. S., f. N. Rising; G. NJ, Norman
Nichols; adjutant, r. II. Ketchum. The
ranks have been so depleted that in some
cases, the same comrade is obliged to
take two offices. Following this the Off
cersof the Relief corps were installed
by Mrs. A. Lee Cady of Bethel, who
came with Miss Mary Wynn on the aft.
ernoon train from Bethel for the exer-
cises. The officers are as follows: Pres
ident, Mrs. May Goodwin; senior vice,
Mrs. Clara Ketchum; junior vice, Mrs.
Rose Heath; secretary, Mrs. Louise Hol-
man; treasurer, Mrs. Ella Bruce; chap
lain, Mrs. Ella Cas-; conductor, Mrs.
Nellie Hutchinson; patriotic instructor,
Mrs. Flora Jones; press correspondent,
Mrs. Clara K4tchum; musician, Miss
VERNE Dumas; assistant conductor, Mrs.
Gertrude Dwyer; first color bearer, Miss
Della Chandler; second color bearer, Mrs.
Laura Luce; third color bearer, Mrs. Ma
bel Howe; fourth color bearer, Miss Mel
lie Dumas. The Relief corps have re-
Gently purchased now rugs for their hall,
new curtains and other additions of inn
provements, which makes the hall more
attractive.
Mrs John Wood and infant daughter,
who have been in town for two weeks,
returned on Saturday to their home in
Lebanon, n H.
The congregation of the Methodist
church were very much surprised on Sun
day morning by clock on the wall OF
the auditorium, near the yestry, the one
who caused it to be placed there being |
unknown at present. During the service
mention was made of this by the pastor,
Mr.. Suitor and thanks were extended in
behalf of the church to the unknown |
friend
f. O. Merrifeld representative from
Grafton, was the overSunday guest of
his daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Morse.
Miss Ruth Greene and Miss Hazel
Campbell left on Saturday for Albany,
where the latter will enter the business
college, to complete her course there in
June, and Miss Greene, former gradu-
ate there, will enter for a two weeks
study, after which she hopes to find a
position.
Mrs. r. L. Patch and Mrs f. M.
Woodwork were in Barre and Montpel-
Ter on Friday on business and pleasure
trip where Mr. Patch Joined them after
attending to some business in North
field.
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
vas entertained at the parish house on +
afternoon by Mrs L. B. John
ION and Mrs. II. T. johnson. A
arge number of guests and mem
,ers were present. Mrs. Fl. T. johnson
arranged for speaker, Alfred Wallace c
Peach from Norwich university, who
rave a critical estimate of the writings
If the late James Whitcomb Riley, which
vas interesting and a source of pleasure v
o all present. c
Mrs. f. H. Ketchum was in White !
River Junction on Saturday to attend !,
he funeral of her little grandniece,
whose death occurred on Thursday. D
The girls and boys basketball team :
f the high school went on Friday to :,
rochester, where they played with the :
teams, and in both cases suf- q
cred defeat. :,