The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-18
TALK OF THE TOWN

Albert Lyon, who enrolled in the stu
dents army training corps at Dartmouth
college, is employed in his fathers gro
Gerry store during the holidays
Private Thomas Forbes, one of the
Company G boys who volunteered in the
early days of the war, writes his mother,
Mrs. Georgianna Forbes of Pearl street,
that he survived the great war without a
scratch. The letter, written under date
of Nov. 26, was altogether reassuring to
his mother, who had not heard from her
son since the armistice was signed. Pri-
vate Forbes said he was in the front
lines when the big wind-up came Nov. II,
and at the time of writing he had been
sent back to rest hotel in Paris Other
Barre boys in the command to which Mr..
Forbes was assigned are in excellent
health, according to the letter
Many of the dependents who call twice
weekly at city hall to obtain supplies
from the charity department had their
first contact with the social worker, Miss
Louise M. Gridley, who began her work
in Barre Monday. Each Tuesday and
Friday Miss Gridley is TO assist the over
seer in his office. Her personal investiga-
tion Of the needs of INDECENT people is ex-
pected to figure conspicuously in the dis
pensation of charity. Yesterday she had
personal greeting for each applicant
and in some instances received an invita-
tion to investigate circumstances in the
home The social worker is occupying
the mayors office near the west end of
the corridor and her Office hours are
to 0 a. m, and from 4 to p. m, daily
At the home of Mrs. George 0. Pratt
at 26 Cliff street last evening 25 young
ladies called to extend their best wishes
to. the hostess of the evening, who
was recently married in Boston. The
home was tastefully decorated and
an impromptu program given during the
evening was only interrupted when Miss
Margaret Muiry presented Mrs. Pratt
handsome blue silk bed puff as token
of their friendship. Mrs. Pratt respond
ed fittingly. Solos We're contributed BY
Misses Anna Robertson and Alice Down.
ing. Music and games furnished di-
versified entertainment, Refreshments
of sandwiches, coffee, fruit and candy
were served by Mrs. Robert Findlay and
Mrs. r. F. Sargent.
The music department of the Barre
Woman's club, under the direction OF
Miss Gladys Gale, chairman of the de.
partment, gave unique entertainment
last evening in Howland hall, in the form
Of Christmas musicale. The stage rep.
resented a home and Mrs Stella Averill
acted as the mistress. A group of q doz-
en- or more little girls approaching the
house through an avenue of evergreen
trees sang Phillips Brooks Star Of
Bethlehem" As they approached they
were invited to enter the home, where
the hostess had a Christmas tree in all
its glory and told the children a number
of stories about the origin Of the tree
and the old Christmas customs. An in
teresting feature of the performance was
the serenading of the house by five or six
little Syrian tots in their national at
tire A number of young ladies in old
time costumes, who were hidden behind
the trees, helped with the music and the
entertainment closed by the entire au-
dience joining in singing several old-time
Christmas favorites.