Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-04-26
CHILDREN FAIR NETS $3.50
Unusually Successful Event by Con-
gregational Sunday School-Win Be
Used for Missionary Work.

Home and foreign missions of the
Congregational denomination will re-
ccive material aid as the result of the
Children s Spring Festival in Odd Eel
lows hall Saturday. afternoon by the
Sunday school of the Centre Congre-
gational church. From a financial
standpoint and interest shown it was
the most successful affair the children
ever have given, the proceeds being
approximately $3.50, which will be di-
vidcd equally between the two branches
OF missionary work. General super
vision of the festival was in the hands
of Mrs. Ebert Smons and the success
which it scored proves her ability and
efficiency for such an undertaking.
The festival opened at = o clock and
the hall soon was well filled with peo-
pie, including a large number of small
children, some $50 admission tickets
being sold and all children under five
years of age being admitted without
charge. All the tables did thriving
business before the entertainment,
which began at 3.l5 o. clock, and those
in charge were busy again as soon as
the program closed.
The children of the Sunday school
gave the entire program Except bu-
gle calls), which follows together with
the names of those in charge of each
number: Rcvcille, bugle by Roger Ken
nedy; Rubenstein S Spring Song, by n
chorus of girls from the junior and in
tcrmediate departments under the di-
rcction of Miss Emma j. Gregg with
Miss Emily r. Clapp at the piano.
Folk dances, Sailor Boy, by primary
tboys and Polka. by. primary. girls with
Mrs. F. c. Adams and Mrs. II. l.. Far
well as chaperones and Miss Evelyn
Fisher instructor; military drill and
wand drill by girls of the junior de-
partment under instruction of j. +. Hell
var with Mrs. o. +. Benson and Mrs.
+. w. Kuech as chaperones Frolc Of
the Kittens, by children of the begin.
Mrs. Howard l.. Odds as chapcrone and
Miss Emily r. Clapp at the piano; n
boys military drill under instruction
of Capt w. II. lIaigh with Mrs. w. a.
Shumway and Mrs. G. G. Fits as chap
eroncs; garden exercise by small boys
and girls in costume, with Miss Ger
trudc Marston, Miss Marie johnson
and Miss Cola Martin as chaperones;
grand march of the Sunday school chill
dren; piano selections by Dorothy
Trip, Ruth Reed, Gertrude Simons,
Alfred Trip Natalie Benson, Alice
Boyden and Elizabeth Crane and piano
duet by Marjorie Pier and Eleanor
Manley.
The drills and exercises were fruits
OF the work which has been done by
the children the past few weeks under
the various instructors and were en-
Enthusiastically received Perhaps the
most pleasing, especially to the little
ones, was the frolic of the kittens, in
costume, which drew much applause,
The useful and fancy articles table
was in charge of Mrs. |, G., Crosier
4 Mrs. +, Il. Perry, Mrs. II. +. Jordan
!: and Mrs. G. A. Baker and the receipts
from this source were large Mrs. C,
W. Reed, Mrs, A. +. Schwenk and Miss
Bessie l.. Farnum presided over the ia,
BILE of home made candy, which was en-
tirely disposed of at an early hour
War cookies proved tasty attraction
under the direction of Mrs. A. s.
Thompson, Miss Rosamund w. Ashley
and Miss Jessie G. Pratt. The orange
tree and parcel post table provided
grabs for the little ones, Mrs. w. It
: liaigh, Mrs. Hugh Viele, Miss Mary
Auchincloss and Miss Mary Curtiss
picking the orange crop and Miss Har-
rict Mcllcn, Mrs. II. V. Durham
and Miss Elizabeth Hildrcth delivering