The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-04-22
CH|LDREN'S FAIR
NETS ABOUT $3.50
Unusually Successful Event
By Congregational Sun
day School
WILL BE USED FOR
MISSIONARY WORK
Affair Under General Supervision of
Mrs. Elbert Simons and Attracts
Large Crowd to Odd Fellows Tenn
ple-Sale, Supper and Program.

Home and foreign missions of the
Congregational denomination will re
ceive 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 financial
standpoint and interest shown it was
the most successful affair the children
ever have given, the proceeds being
approximately $3.50, which viii he di-
vided equally between the two branches
of missionary work. General super
vision Of the festival was III the hands
of Mrs. Ebert Simons and the success
which it met proves her ability and ef-
ficieney for such an undertaking.
The festival opened at 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 3.13 o clock, and those
in charge were busy again as soon as
the program closed.
The children Of the Sunday sehoo
gave the entire program Except bu
! gle calls. which follows together witt
the names of those in charge of eacl
number Reveille. bugle by Roger Ken
lnedy; RubenStein,s Spring Song, by :
trhorus Of girls from the junior and in
termediate departments under the III
=, rection of Miss Emma j. Gregg witt
g Miss Emily Il. Clapp at the piano
I Folk dances, Sailor Boy. by primar
i, hoys aud Polka. hv primary girls Wit
:, Mrs. r. G. Adams and MIS-. II. l.. Far
= well as chaperones and Miss Evelyl
i Fisher instructors; military drill an,
4 wand drill by girls of the junior de
- partment under instruction of J. E. He
: var with Mrs. Q. F. Benson and Mr.:
IF W. kuceh as chaperones; Frolie o
the Kittens, by children of the begir
ncrs and primary departments wit
Mrs. Howard l.. Olds as chaperone an
Miss Emily Il. Clapp at the piano;
10 boys military drill under instructio
of Capt ". I. Haigh with Mrs. W
Shumway and Mrs. G. G. Fits as chaI
t. erones; a garden exercise by small boy
en and girls in costume, with Miss &c
Id trude Marston, Miss Marie Johnsc
to and Miss Cola Martin as chaperones
at grand march of the Sunday school chi
Id dren; piano selections by Doroth
Tripp, Ruth Reed, Gertrude Simon
ny Alfred Trip. Natalie Benson, Ali,
n Boyden and Elizabeth Crane and pial
IN duet by Marjorie Pier and Elean
ca Manley.
y, The drills and exercises were frui
~ Of the work which has been done |
IA ~ the children the past few weeks und
I" the various instructors and were G
~ Enthusiastically received. Perhaps t
most pleasing, especially to the lit
ones, was the frolic of the kittens,
costume, which drew much applause
The useful and fancy articles tai
to was in charge of Mrs. l. c. Crosi
Mrs. f. +. Perry, Mrs H. f. Jord
and Mrs. G. A. Baker and the reeeiI
mp from this source were large. Mrs
the W. Reed, Mrs. A. f. Sehwenk and NJ
~ Bessie l.. Farnum presided over the
% bic of home made candy, which was
IN tirely disposed of at an early no
i, War cookies proved a tasty attracti
.he under the direction of Mrs. A.