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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
Condition of the Water.

IS am: Great Falls-Temperature. 80;
condition, 10. Dalecarlia reservoir-Tem.
perature, 80; condition at north connec-
ton, 9; condition at south connection, 9.
Georgetown distributing reservoir-Tem-
pera ture, 80; condition at influent gate
house. s: condition at ef1luent gate
house, 10.
Weather in Various Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17

Miss Martha Ann Blocker, ninety
Ave. one-time leading fashionable dress
maker of Baltimore and reputed to
have brought the first practical sewing
machine to that city, is dead. For
sixty-five years she lived in the house in
which she died. She was born in Beth
lehem, Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
WALL STREET MARKET
IS MUCH IMPROVED
Steel and Other Metal Shares, With
Some Munition Specialties, Make
Moderate Advances.
Shipping and Oil specialties Show
Improvement-Inc Trad
ing-New Haven Rallies.

NEW YORK, February 17-There
was a suggestion of short covering in
the display of better strength and a
little more activity in the short Satur-
day session. Stories of government
contracts under government supervi-
sion in some of the munition plants
caused improvement in the stocks of
certain corporations. while the belief
tthat steps will be taken to relieve the
shipping and railroad congestion in the
near future helped the stocks in both
these groups.
Trading was on a broader basis and
brokers' customers rooms presented
larger number of interested spectators
than for some time past. The sales for
the two hours were 100000 shares.
Metal. copper, oils and specialties
were the favorites, the high prices for
in the securities that certainly seemed
warranted. A reported sale of copper
was announced at a new record price,
and refined oil also made new high
in the market.
Steel common acted we'll from the
start to the finish Of the session. 1t
opened at 105H and advanced to and
remained around 1O6A. Baldwin Loco
motive advanced tx; American Loco
motive, ~ Crucible Steel gained a
point. and Industrial Alcohol, at the
top. was IL better, but receded
slightly.
Shipping shares were among the
West Indies improving l ", and Mer-
camille Marine preferred ".
Utah Copper, II higher; other coppers
were strong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Bearish Sentiment Renewed.

Absence of any sign of fresh export
buying, however. led yesterday to
renewal of bearish sentiment, despite
crop damage reports from the south
west. and notwithstanding assertions
that sailings from New York to for
eign ports had become almost as nu-
merous as before the revival OF IN
restricted submarine attacks.
Mild weather that promised to lessen
demand for feed tended to weaken
corn.
oats hardened in respo ~ to reports
that the southern winter oats crop
had been badly damaged by severe
cold weather.
Provisions were steaC:"d by advices
that the Belgian relief commission had
ordered 20o0O.000 pounds of meats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17

Prince Edward Island has shipped
about $4,000 worth Of BURBERRY pie
stock to American caterers this season.
The material is shipped in kegs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Money to Loan

Secured by First Deed of Trust on Real Estat
Prevailing interest and commission.
Joseph l. Weller. GA F St. NV.
1 WILL BUY FOUR OR FIVE HUNDRED
shares of Millers train control stock at 81 so or
little better. Address Box loot. Star ofice. lie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Industrials Firm to Strong.

On the whole industrials, especially
those of the semi-war variety. We're firm
to strong. Metals also denoted a better
undertone, the inquiry for these stocks
accompanying reports that additional
large contracts would soon be placed for
domestic and foreign consumption.
Lack of public interest was emphasized
Nv the lower levels reached by bonds of
the quality most acceptable to investors.
International bonds continued heavy, but
made some recovery in the later days Of
the week, their Improvement being as
sisted by the resumption of gold imports
on a large scale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Cottonseed Oil Market Firm.

NEW YORK. February 1.-THE cot
tonseed oil market closed firm. Spot,
1910 bid; February, 12.40a12.50: Ma ci,,
12.46a12.4S; April. 12.21a12.30; May.
12.25a12.26: June, 12.24a12.2s: July,
12.22a12.24: August, 12.22a12.23; Sap
TENDER. 12.12a12.20. Total sales. 1900
barrels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
PRICES ARE IN KEEPING
WITH LIGHT TURN OVER

NEW YORK, February 17.-Dullness
was the only striking feature of the week
in the stock market dealings dwindling
almost steadily until they fell to the
minor proportions reached in the apathetic
weeks of last summer.
Prices were in keeping with the light
turn over, the situation being governed
almost entirely by the uncertain interna-
tional 3nditions and freight congestion
Further moderate liquidation of selling
of high-grade securities, including prime
diyidend-paying rails. was noted. Offer
ings of these issues were again ascribed
to the necessities of foreign interests arts
ing from the closing out of loans by our
bankers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
WASHINGTON GAS WAS
AGAIN. VERY Strong
Sales Largely Of Small Lots on Ad-
vancing Scale From ~ to 70.
Traction IS Were Lower.
Plans for District Bankers Associa-
ton Dinner-Big Profits Made by
Mail Order Concerns.
BY I. A. FLEMING.

Washington Gas shares again led in
interest at today's session of the Wash
ington Stock Exchange. The greater
part of the business transacted was in
i've and ten share lots, only one twenty
hve-share lot showing on the sales
sheet, this at Tx, to which price the
stock advanced after opening at IT,.
The high for small lots was rs, and
at the close stock was offered at rs
with TIN bid. Only ninety-five shares
were sold today. thc gain being " to
3 points over yesterdays quotations.
other stock sales included 100 shares
of the Bank of Commerce and Savings
ut IL. and few shares of Railway pre-
ferred at S2h and Capital Traction at
S3ss to s31s.
A moderately large business was
transacted in bonds. the feature being
lowering of the price for Capital
Traction 5s to 106 and then to 1O5 u,
as compared with recent prices y to
j point above these figures. The quo
tations on Washington Gas SIS were
lower.
Potomac Electric consolidated IS sold
freely at 100h and Railway As at SOY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Action in Rails Slow.

Action in the rails was decidedly
slow, but the feeling was improved,
New Haven. the weak sister of the last
few days. coming to, the front, for 1 u
gain. to SO. Nipper was y better; Ca
madam Pacific, a point. and Union Pa
cific, !. point, with but restricted trad
ing in southWesterns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
EXPORT TRADE SITUATION
DOMINATES THE MARKET

CHICAGO. February 17.-Alternatine
hopes and fears regarding export bust
ness largely dominated the wheat mar
ket during the last week, with the sit
uation made more complex by de-
moralizAd railway traffic conditions and
by the chances of wider breach be-
tween the Teutonic powers and the
United States.
In the end prices ranged from Y de-
cline to 41a advance as compared with
week ago.
Corn lost 1saA to Is oats gained ~
to 1ala1%. and provisions showed no
material change.
Sharpest advances in wheat came at
the outset, and were due to assertions
that the British government had COM
Wandered large number of South
conveys of war vessels to rush food
stuffs to Europe from United States
ports.
More Acute Weakness.
After double holiday, bearish SEN
timent received on Tuesday an impetus
from reports that seemed to point to a
likelihood of the arming of all Ameri-
can merchant vessels. More acute
weakness developed next day. owing
to notices of fresh embargoes on i'm
portant railways and because of re-
iterations from Berlin that the U-boat
campaign would be actively carried
out. despite prospects of actual war
with the United States
Announcements that the British gov
eminent would load grain in prefer
ence to cotton and that vessels for
Holland and other neutral countries
would be able to avoid the German
blockade by calling at Halifax rallied
the wheat market on Thursday. and
so, too did action of railway officials
looking to an outlet for eastbound
daily trainloads of grain and flour to
meet domestic requirements of the
Atlantic states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
Mail Order Business.

The aggregate business of the two
great Chicago mail houses. Sears, Roe
buck & Co., and Montgomery Ward &
Co., for the year 1916 totaled s20S. S79,-
e45, compares with combined business
Of $155, 357 ,00s in 1915.
Both these great corporations are do
ing business only on a cash basis and
despite the fact that they make COM
paratively low prices the gain or profit
on each dollar of sales was 1866 per
cent on Sears, Roebuck & Co. business
and 7.26 per cent on each dollar of Mont
gomery Ward & Co.'S trade.
Factory Poor.
The Winchester Arms Company is said
TO be factory poor having made too
extensive improvements, indirectly be-
cause of the wonderful earnings of 50, 00O,-
600 net for the two fiscal years ended
February 5. 1917. as compared with a
gross production in normal times of
$3.50, 900.
With such profits in sight the directors
put nearly $15,000.0 900 into plants and ma
chinery.
The last order. one for 100000 Lee
Enfield rifles, will net the company not
. dollar Of profit. but it is insured against
loss on the rifles.
It would seem as if the company was
well prepared for the needs Of the Ameri-
can government and that the big plants
might be made very useful
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
New York Bond Market.

Quotations furnished by W. B. aibbs & Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-17
LONDON MORE ACTIVE.

'Taken at pm, local time, February Il
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

James B. Bridges. He qualified last
week.
Miss Mary Boomer, o student of
Wellesley college, formerly of North.
field, has been a guest of Miss Esther
Moody.
Dorothy French, who attends the
East Mortified grammar school severe
ly injured her leg while coasting We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Moody are spend.
ing the week in Boston and vicinity.
Miss Frances Davis is in their home
during their absence.
Miss Sue Thompson returned from
her vacation with her sister in Maine
Saturday and resumed her teaching of
the subfreshman class Monday.
News has come of the safe arrival
of the McGraths in Daytona, Fla. 1t
was very comfortable trip for Mrs.
McGrath. They have an apartment and
are keeping house.
Mrs. Frank Kendricll had charge of
the mothers meeting Wednesday after.
noon and presented the subject, Truth
in Expression: Sincerity. Fourteen
mothers were present. Mrs. Leavis and
Mrs. Cowles were the hostesses for the
social hour.
The Masonic concert and ball in
Hinsdale, N. H., Friday night was at
tended by the following persons from
Mortified: DR.. and Mrs. A. L. New
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. G. n. Kidder, Mr..
and Mrs. Alvin George and Mr.. and
Mrs. John Phelps.
Rev. F. w. Pattison, who spent sew
cral days in Boston recently and heard
Billy Sunday often, spoke on his worl,
at the service in the Congregational
church Sunday evening. Rev. Arthur
n. Thompson spoke at the service in
the Unitarian church Sunday evening.
Rev. j. Earl Harrison of Mount Her
mon preached at the service in Sage
chapel Sunday night. Next Friday
evening President Barber of Rochester
Theological seminary will speak at the
5 clock chapel service. Albert f.
Roberts, international secretary of Y.
NJ. G. A. for rural work, spoke to the
seminary students Tuesday morning.
The annual installation of the
Woman s Relief corps took place We'd
ncsday afternoon in Alexander hall.
Dinner was served at noon to the mem-
bers and to the u. ii. johnson post,
four of whom were present, j. A. Fish
or, George Field, b. II. Field and r. II.
Woodbury.. Mrs. Rand of Turner's
Falls was the installing officer, assist
ed by Mrs. Gillett of Greenfield as
conductress. The following officers
were installed: President, Mrs. j. A.
Stebbins; s. V. p, Mrs. II. w. Mason;
J. V. p, Mrs. j. T. Cummings; sec,
Mrs. +. NJ. Lazelle; treas, Mrs. NJ. r.
button; chaplain, Mrs. Mary Doolittle;
c., Mrs. J. E. Nye; A. c., Mrs II. II.
Chamberlain; G., Mrs. Nettie Abbott;
A. G., Mrs. William Severance; p. l.,
Mrs. C. c. Stockbridge; press cores
pondent, Mrs. c. Randell; color bearers,
Mrs. Bristol, Mrs. Tufts, Mrs. Wood.
bury, Mrs. Ellen Stebbins; delegate TO
state convention, Mrs. Nettie Abbott.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
MORTIFIED, MASS.
Society Event of the Fortnightly.

The annual society event of the Fort.
nightly was held Monday evening III
Alexander hall. Fully eighty members,
with their guests were present to OBJ
serve gentlemen s night. The program
of the evening was in charge of Mrs
II. X. Calender, president of the So
ciety, Mrs. f. +. Howard, vice-presi-
dent, Mrs. G.. +. Williams and Mrs. C.
II. Webster of the music committee and
the executive committee of the socie-
ty, who are Mrs. r. A. lIolton, Mrs. l..
III. Lazelle, Mrs. +. II. Doolittlc, Miss
Carolyn Rolfe and Mrs. William Dres-
ser.
After an informal reception a play
was presented entitled A Pink Tea,
which was n humorous presentation of
the foiblcs of high society. The parts
were cleverly taken by Philip Howard,
the star actor, Mrs. F. A. Wclch, Miss
Carolyn Rolfc, Mrs. G. n. Kiddcr, Miss
Sarah Minot, Mrs. n. p. Wood Miss
Florence Hodges and Victoria Sankey.
A musical program of much merit was
then rendered, Mrs. G. II. Webster,
cellist, Miss Marion Webster, violnist
and Miss Gertrude Proctor, pianist,
rendered as trio, two selections,
Moonlight Wooing and Grandfather S
Clock. j. j. Vandeveer of Brattleboro,
baritone, gave three songs, accom-
panied on the piano by Mrs. Vande-
vcer. Miss Marion Webster gave a
piano selection in b minor by Scherzo.
Each selection was warmly received
and encored. Refreshments of. sand
witches, cake, ice-cream and coffee were
then served by the members in charge,
the daughters of members acting as
Mattresses. Carnations were used for
decorating the hall. The evenings pro-
gram was thoroughly enjoyed, each and
all had a good time and feel that it
was perhaps one of the most pleasing
gentlemen s nights ever given.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12

Rex Higgins; acting chaplain, Rev. f. II
Cole; tyler, c. A. Fletcher; organist, W.
Up. Lyman; representative to the grand
lodge, r. L. Fletcher. 49,
Grand Deputy Chief Ranger r. l..
Howe installed the officers of Court
Ashuelot, No. IS, f. of A., Wednesday
evening as follows: Chief ranger, w. l..
Brooks: sub chief ranger, p Major;
treas, Frank j. Young; fin. Sec, +. F..
Currier; rec. see, William Gilliland
senior woodland Alexander Mossc
junior woodland, Max Bergeron; senior
beadlc, George Marshall; junior bca-
die, Charles King. Following the in
stallation an excellent chicken-pie sup
per was served.
The Hinsdale Woman 8 club met
| Tuesday afternoon in the home of Miss
Charlotte S.. Slate. Mexico was the
subject. In the absence of Miss Ruth
Sandcrson, who was unable to give her
paper on account Of illness, Rev. A.
l.. Hill spoke on The Ancient History
of Mexico, making the subject very
entertaining and instructive. Mrs.
Anna l.. Tilden followed with an in
teresting paper the Products of Mex
leo, and Mrs. Ida S. Watson presented
the difficult subject The Present Out.
look for Mexico. This timely subject
proved to be of great interest to all
present and all felt that the afternoon
had been profitable one.
Madelon Taylor, past worthy matron,
installed the following officers of Mao
mi, o. +. S., Monday evening: w. NJ,
Mrs. Lila A. Taylor; w. p, f. II. Cole ;
A. NJ, Mabelle Lang; conductress, Cora
b. Dexter; associate cond., Marion r.
Stearns; Adah, Gertrude Field; Ruth,
Christina r. Jeffords; Esther, Eva C.
Robertson; Martha, Ina G. Doolittle;
Electa, Bernice Langworthy; warden,
Eva Fay; sentinel, C. A. Fletcher; chap
lain, Anna l.. Tilden; marshal, Ellen C.
Kimball; organist, w. p. Lyman. Fol
lowing the work refreshments were
served.
At the meeting of Unity lodge, No.
40, /. o. o. F., Monday evening the
following officers We're installed by d.
d. G. NJ, Garfield and suite of MARI
boro N. g., Floyd Sprague; V. g.,
Rex Higgins; rec. see, William McClar-
en- fin. see, William Hall; treas, W.
f. Watson; r. S. n. c., l.. B. Merritt;
l.. S. n. g., G.. l. Pollard; warden, W.
w. King; conductor, +. A. Buc kley;
chaplain, G. S. Howe; r. S. S., George
Rubeor; l.. S. S., John Magee; r. S. V.
g., Lloyd Sprague; l.. S. V. g., Marvin
Barrett; inside guardian, David Bell;
outside guardian, 2. C. Stewart Sew
eral guests were present from Cheshire
lodge, No. 50, of Winchester.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
SOUTH VERNON.

Miss Florence Weatherhead has taken
n position with Wilson Bros. of Green
field, Mass.
Mrs. W. D. Johnson is i'll and hel
daughter, Ionia, has come home to as
sist in caring for her.
About 15O, 0O9 eggs of brook trout
have been planted at the Vernon hatch
cry and are doing well.
A. A. Dunklee went to Burlington
Tuesday to attend the meeting of the
Vermont Dairymen IS association.
Mrs. Fred Adams, Mrs. P. H. Martin
and her son went to Boston Thursday
to attend the Billy Sunday meetings.
Mrs. Fred Jackson, and daughter
Miss Ethel, of Springfield, Mass, were
guests recently at Mrs. Martha Jack
son s.
Rev. F. H. Leavitt delivered an ad.
dress at the annual donation of the AID
ventist church in Providence, II. l..
Thursday.
Floyd Johnson of East Jaffrey, n. H..
returned home last week and has gone
to work at the steam saw mill on Huckle
hill for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Collier and son
Richard, and Mrs. Forrest Streeter have
been i'll with grip. Mrs. c. d. Severance
and Mrs. Charles jackson also have
been ill, but all are reported to be i'm
proving.
The schools in town will SOM be
equipped with covered sanitary recep
tacles for drinking water. They have
been ordered in compliance with the
rules of the state board of health, tc
replace the obsolete open pals now in
use.
The Loyal Workers enjoyed a sleigh
ride to Mount Hermon Monday even
ing, returning by way of Northtield and
stopped at johnson hall, where they
ate supper which had been so beautiful
ly provided for them by the women of
South Vernon. A. A. Dunklee anu
Thurlow w. johnson furnished the
teams.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Brooks,
who recently died in the home of her
son, Eli n. Brooks, in Seattle, Wash,
former resident of this town, will be
held in the Adventist church in South
Vernon instead of the chapel next Sun
day at p. M. Rev. Thomas w. Owens
of the Methodist church of Brattleboro
officiating.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
MARRIAGES.

In Brattleboro, Jan. 5, by Rev. Del.
mar +. Trout, Max Snow and Miss
Mary f. Whitney, both of Brattleboro
In Brattleboro, Jan. 6, by Carl S
Hopkins, Esq, Joseph Carson Harlow
and Lydia Celestia (Littlefeld) Leet
both of Springfield. Mass.
In Brattleboro, Jan. 6, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Edward Aaron Baird and
Mabel A. Yeomans) Honcncamp, both
of Westfield, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Jan. 8, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Albert j. Loiseau and
Miss Josephine McGarry Touhill, both
of Springfield, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Jan. 8, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Walter G.. Wheelden and
Luella May (Loud) Cooley, both of
Springfield, Mass.
In Brattleboro, Jan. 9, by Carl S,
Hopkins, Esq, William Joseph Gaifney
of Springfield, Mass, md Florence Lii.
liam (Mather) Rouleau of Norwich,
Conn.
In Brattlcboro, Jan. 9, by Carl s.
Hopkins, Esq, John Francis Kelly of
Springfield, Mass, end Margaret Alice
Burns of Holyoke, Mass. SD
In Brattleboro, Jan. 10. by Rev. Del
mar f. Trout, John Henry Clark and
Marion Janette Dickinson, both of
Bridgeport, Conn,
In Brattleboro> Jan. 10, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Emery Roberts of In
dian Orchard, Mass, and Nellie Estelle
Burbank of Tbompsonville, Conn
In Brattleboro, Jan. 10, by Carl S.
Hopkins, Esq, Banaah James Aries of
Springfield, Mass, and Helen Sabrina
Drown Muller of Mcriden, Conn.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
GUILFoRD.

Joel Flagg was called to Northamp.
ton, Mass, Tuesday by the death of his
cousin, Mrs. Mary Jane (Eels) Gilbert.
Rev. Alfred Cornell, formerly of this
place, is i'll with grip at the home of
William Tyler. Mrs. Cornell has been a
guest there several weeks.
About 20 or more people from this
part of the town attended the golden
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
David Baker Tuesday evening and had
a fine time.
School began this week in the Jacobs
district Monday with Mrs. Jennison as
teacher The school in the Higley dis.
trict is closed this week by the illness
of the teacher, Mrs. Thomas.
Mrs. Sarah w. Shearer, "a, widow of
Park Shearer, died Saturday in the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Luke n. Thornton
of "a Main street, Greenfield, Mass. Mrs.
Shearer's maiden name was Weather
head, and she was born in this town and
lived here until about 35 years ago.
Besides her daughter she leaves a son,
George w. Shearcr, of Greenfield. The
funeral was held in the home of Mrs.
Thornton Monday and burial took place
in the Federal street cemetery in Green.
field.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
DEATHS.

In sboro, Jan. s. Robert Alfred
Ryan, nine months old, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred James Ryan
In rattleboro, Jan. :. Mrs. Jennie
5. Mixer, 50, widow of Charles Mixer.
In Brattleboro (Memcrial hospitaD
Jan. 6, Mrs. Minnie Ermice (Johnson)
Hamilton, As, widow of Rolan d p. Ham
ilton.
In Brattleboro, Pan. II, Mrs Sarah
Aurelia (Nourse) Chamberlain, 80,
widow of Hiram X. Chamh ,rlain.
In Nottingham, an. s, VI RS. Abigail
Anterior Murdoch Kingsbm ", 80.
In South Ncwfane, Jan. 7, Mrs. Oliver
p. (Niola r. Brown Morse, ir., 73.
In Grafton, Jan. 3, Mrs. Maria A.
Woollcy, 70.
In Rochester, Mimi, De,. %, Mrs.
Adelaide (Stebbins) Stcbl inns. 67, II
native of Brooklinc, wife o f Alonzo II.
Stebbins.
In Belnardston, Mass, Jan. l, Mrs
M. X. Nelson, ~, native of Vernon.
In Westminster, Jan. ., Mrs. Maria
j. Gowing, 49,
In Greenfield, Mass, Fan. G, Mrs.
Sarah w. Shearer, 81, wi dow of Park
Sbearer, and former res client of Gull.
ford.
In Bellows Falls, Jan. Z. DIR. Ozias NJ.
George, 70.
In Bellows Falls, Jan. Z, Henry E.
Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-01-12
Eastern Star Installation.

The annual installation of the North
field chapter, Order of the Eastern
Star, took place Friday evening in
Masonic hail. This is the chief social
event of the order and the hall was
filled with members and guests. Mrs.
lola Fiske, past grand matron, and
Mrs. Cutler, marshal of Greenfield were
the installing officers. The work was
accurately and beautifully done and APP
probation of the exhibition was cx-
pressed in speeches by Rev. G.. l..
Thompson, Rev. +. w. Pattison, a. G..
Moody, DR.. n. p Wood and Prof. Proc.
tor of Mount Hermon. Mrs. C. II. Web
ster and Miss Marion Webster rendered
n piano duet, followed by violin solo
by Miss Webster. accompanied by Miss
Webster on the piano.
A banquet under the management of
Mrs. w. w. Keet was served after these
exercises. The officers installed were :
Worthy matron, Mrs. G. r. Nelson
worthy patron, w. A. Wright; associ-
ate matron, Mrs. II. II. Mason; secrc
tary, Mrs. n. p. Wood; treasurer, C. r.
Nelson; conductress, Miss Marion
Webster; associate conductress, Miss
Carrie j. Scoville; chaplain, Mrs. II. NJ.
Bristol; marshal, Mrs. John Nye; war
der, Mrs. F. B. Estabrook; sentinel, II.
NJ. Haskell; Adah, Mrs. Frank I1olton;
Ruth, Mrs. F. w. Harness; Martha,
Miss Mary Aldrich; Esther, Mrs. F. c..
Britton; Electa, Mrs. C. F. Slate. Mrs
II. A. Smith was presented a past
matron' s jewel, and III. A. Smith, the
retiring patron was the recipient of q
jewel. Carnations were presented to
Mrs. Fiskc.