Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-09-28

the chapel service at the Retreat Sun
day afternoon at O'Clock.
Two automobile parties of women
from Willamsville came Tuesday and
spent the afternoon sewing at the Red
Cross rooms. A large amount of work
was done, which was much appreciated.
The women of the Centre Congrega-
tional church are holding rummage
sale in the vacant store in the Emerson
building on Elliot street. 1t will con
tinue through Saturday.
| The summer regulations at st. Mich
ael IS Roman Catholic church will close
next Sunday and high mass will be re-
sumed. There will be no mass at I
a. M, but there will be masses at $50
and 1890.
The 59th anniversary of the found
ing of the Rebekah lodge was observed
Tuesday night by Dennis Rebekah lodge
in Odd Fellows temple. A program of
music and readings was furnished and
refreshments were served
Rally day and promotion exercises
of the Centre Congregational Sunday
school will be held Sunday morning at
1890. Every member of every class
is asked to meet in the chapel at 1918
Sunday morning to form for the pro-
cessonal.
Private funeral services were conducted
over the body of Mrs. Mary b. (Weeks)
Knight at the home, II Pearl street at 2
Saturday afternoon. Rev. Richard II.
Clapp officiated and the bearers were
members of the family. The burial took
place in Christ church cemetery in Gull
ford
Next Sunday evening at $50 O. clock
Rev. R. H. Clapp, pastor of the Centre
Congregational church, will begin a Sc
ries of lectures on the origin and char
acter of the Old Testament. The lee
lures will be given in the chapel. The
first one will be on The Background of
Hebrew History.
Mrs Charles R. Dunklee entertained
the Needlecraft Wednesday afternoon
at her home, GA Western avenue, where
Red Cross sewing and knitting was
done. Husbands of the members who
arrived shortly after 6 'clock, made
a party of 30, and all enjoyed a COW
cred dish supper. A pleasant evening
was spent.
Chairman o. +. Benson of the local
Red Cross committee has received a
request from state headquarters in Bur
| lington that all subscriptions to the Red
Cross war fund be paid on or before
October l. In case of those who have
subscribed locally the check should be
sent to Mr.. Benson. Twenty-Five per
cent of this fund goes to the local Red
Cross branch.
Benjamin May of Putney was arrested
Nv to1, Of hot
Wednesday on the charge of non-sup-
port of family He was brought to Brat
tleboro, and Miss Ethel l.. Millington,
clerk of the municipal court, placed him
under bonds of 5000 for his appearance
in court next Monday, when Judge Cud-
worth will be present. M. G. Williams,
a Putney merchant became surety for
his appearance.
A special meeting of the officers and
board of managers of the Woman Is aux.
iliary of the Y. NJ. C. A, was held Tues
day afternoon at the rest room. Mrs.
A. w. Montgomery was elected treas
urer to succeed the late Mrs. George C.
Averill, who served the auxiliary as
its treasurer so many years Two hun
dred dollars was voted from the treas
ury toward the expenses of the rest
room for the coming winter. The rest
room management is grateful for the
gift, which obviates the necessity of
observing Red Tag day this fall.
Every Vermont hotel a Vermont
picture gallery" was the slogan set by
James p. Taylor, secretary of the Great
er Vermont association, and the local
board of trade has taken the initiative
in this section of the state. Under the
direction of Horton d. Walker, presi-
dent of the board of trade, some excel
lent views in and around Brattleboro
have been taken and now occupy prom
inent space on the walls of the Brooks
House Office. They are the Photographic
work of B. A. Crown and are artistical
ly framed. A similar set has been
placed in the board of trade rooms
; The views are Broad Brook, West
River, Brattleboro Retreat Grounds
, West River Road, West River Scenery