Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-04
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being closed three weeks
Sunshine society, branch No. |, hell
their regular monthly meeting Friday
afternoon with Mrs. j. l.. Stockwell o
West Brattleboro, with a good attend
ance Refreshments were served.
There was large attendance at tn,
high school dance party given in Ode
Fellows hall Friday night and a SNUG
sum of money was realized for tn,
Junior Red Cross. Miss Florence c
Allen was chaperone. Music was fur
nished by Woodward, Jones and Wales
The little tots of the Sunday schoo
connected with st. Michael's Episcopal
church enjoyed a Christmas party in the
parish house Monday afternoon. That
evening the senior classes held theil
annual party in the same place at 7,3O
o clock. A tree was stripped, refresh
ments served and dancing and games en-
joyed.
In the regular annual meeting of
Wantastiquet lodge, No. 3, /. o. o. F.,
Monday the following officers were
elected: Noble Grand, Frank A. Shaw
vice grand, Ernest White; recording
secretary, A. j. Currier; financial sec
rotary, C. L. Cobb; treasurer, Charles
G.. Staples. These and the appointive
officers will be installed next Monday
evening.
Boxes for the New Years celebration
in Rev. Antonio Alright S Italian evan
gelical church in New York city were
packed Dec. 81 in the chapel of the
Centre Congregational church. The Sun
day school recently appropriated $25
to be expended in behalf of the needy
children in Rev. Mr.. Arrighis church,
and earlier in the season q friend sent
barrel of apples.
Frank S. Rand of IS Highland street,
who is employed as a tool maker at the
National Automatic Machine Co.'S plant,
met with a painful accident while running
a lathe Saturday. One of the screws
loosened and an inch bolt pierced his left
hand through the palm. 1t severed the
tendons, but no bones were broken Mr..
Rand was taken to the Memorial hos
pital and was attended by DR.. II. p.
Greene.
Quonekticut tribe, No. 2, I. o. r. NJ,
elected officers at its last meeting for
the ensuing year as follows: Prophet,
George S. knight; sachem, Leon Par
:
junior sycamore, Harry Robinson; chief
of records, David Carey; collector of
wampum, George Brockington; keeper
of wampum, E. L. Parker; trustees for
three years, Orlin Whitney. They will
be raised up in the next regular meet
ing, Friday, Jan. II.
William +. Blanchard and Miss Alice
Lille both of Brattleboro, were married
Wednesday, Dec &c, by Rev. ID. +. Trout
at the. Cniversalist parsonage. They
were unattended The bride wore blue
travelling suit of broadcloth. Mr.. and
Mrs. Blanchard left that day for Spring
field, Mass, where they will make their
home, Mr.. Blanchard having a position
with the Westinghouse company Mrs.
Blanchard had been employed several
years by the Hooker, Corscr & Mitchell
Overall company.
A Christmas picnic was held in the
Centre Congregational chapel Friday
night for children and adults and was
well attended and greatly enjoyed. All
carried their own luncheon, which was
eaten at tables, hot coffee and cocoa be-
ing provided. After supper the children
played games and sang carols, Santa
Claus distributed popcorn cakes, there
were recitations by Mrs. Frank w.
Pier and long-ago pictures of present
members of the parish were shown by
H. +. Jordan with radioptican. All
of this was very pleasing, to adults as
we'll as the younger people. There were
Christmas decorations about the chapel.
The mass meeting which was planned to
be held under the auspices of the Brat
tlcboro board of trade and Windham
County Farm Bureau on the afternoon of
Friday, Jan. 4, with a speaker from the
United States food administration at
Washington, has been postponed until the
latter part of the month. Secretary Her
bert L. Stiegler and County Agent \. w.
Sweeton have agreed upon Thursday,
Jan. "a, providing that speaker can be
assigned for that date. 1t is intended to
make this a sufficient attraction to draw
people here from all sections of the coun-
ty as the question of food conservation
will be explained in detail by rcpresen-
tativcs who are thoroughly in touch with
the situation here and in Europe The
meeting will be held in the Auditorium
and expectations are that the place will
be filled.
The 18th annual meeting and Christ
mas party of the Sunshine society of
the Home for the Aged and Disabled
WAS held at the home Thursday, Dec.
~ when the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. j. p. Elmer;
vice president, Mrs. II. +. Houghton;
secretary, Mrs. c. G. Fits; auditor,
Mrs. \. |. IIawlcy; committee on
Christmas tree, Mia, Emma J. Gregg;
entertainment, Mrs. T.. II. Crane:
flowers, Miss Ruth w. Childs. A mu-
sical and literary program consisting
of the following numbers was then
presented; Piano solo. John Russell
vocal selection, Mrs G. r.. Brownell
reading, Miss May Cox; dance, Doris
Odds. This was followed by n supper
in the living room at which residents
of the home and 20 invited guests were
present.
The following item from the Winoosk
correspondence in the Burlington Free
Press is of local interest by reason of it.
reference to Brattleboro boy: Letter.
received in town from Ernest Salmon
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