The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-11-18
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| Mrs. Ralph Hamblet, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Tuition were in ST. Johnsbury
Saturday.
! Harris Hamilton gave party to
a few of his boy friends Friday eve
ming, the event being his 18th birth
day. The evening was pleasantly
spent in playing games, also attend
ing the movies. Refreshments of cake
and ice cream were served.
| Miss Helen Buck of Barton Wis
ited at the home of her uncle, E. +.
Humphrey, over Sunday.
| The annual district meeting of Re-
bekah lodges, I. O.. O. F., in district
No. S, which was to have been held
October B but cancelled on account
of the influenza epidemic, will now
be held at Derby Center December
4th.
Bernard Wheeler of the U. S. navy,
stationed at Hampton Roads, arrived
home Thursday night for a short fur
Tough, returning on Friday.
Miss Lottie Cardwell, who has been
in Boston for the past two days,
returned home Saturday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs e. P. circuit of Derby
visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
C. Blanchard over Sunday
w. c. lindsay has moved from. the
Lindsay block to rooms over his gar
age, East Main street.
Robert Baker is moving from the
S. G. Scost house on Raymond ave-
nue. into the Blanchard house, "a
Prospect street.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Harvey of
Apple Grove visited at DIR. Badgers
Friday and Saturday.
The eighth grade gave a social to
the freshmen at the school hall Fri
day evening. The evening was pleas
antly spent in promenading. Re
were served.
Miss Eva Dresser of Sherbrooke
visited at Mrs. P. C. Blanchard's last
week.
A small party of friends spent a
pleasant evening with Mr.. and Mrs.
B.. H. Mosker, Coventry street, last
Thursday evening. The evening was
spent in playing FIVE hundred. Oys-
|ters,. sandwiches, cake and coffee
were served. The clock struck the
highest number when the party broke
up.
w. w. True, president of the board
of trade, called some of the members
of the board and business men to-
gether at the Y. M. I. C. rooms,
Friday forenoon last, to listen to Ed
ward F. Trefz, former field secretary
of the UEited States Chamber of
Commerce, who arrived in the city
that morning. Since the war began
Mr.. Trefz has also been connected
with the American food commission
and has spent part of one year in
France Mr.. Trefz is touring the
state, representing the Patrol Commi-
tee of the state of Vermont. The
work of the Patrol Committee is to
interest the business men of every
town in the state, that the people OF
Vermont should have as much pros
perity and progress as people, have ii
other states. Better roads with suffi-
cient money to maintain a modern
road ssytem. The auditing of every
state officials accounts who handles
the peoples money. The best sys-
tenn of education is none too good
Encouraging sheep raising to relieve
the wool shortage. A uniform basis
of assessing real estate for taxation
and to work for the adoption OF
the same at the next legislature. A
state meeting will be held shortly
where it is expected about 800 dele.
gates will be in attendance. It was
the sense of those present, by a vote
taken, that at the first meeting of the
board of trade six delegates should
be elected to attend the state meet
ing. A meeting of the board OF
trade will be held at the city council
rooms Wednesday evening at
O'Clock to elect such delegates.
Miss Florence Drew. teacher in the
9Th grade, gave a party to Miss Maud
Smith of West Burke Saturday fore
noon.