Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1918-01-25
.ionary kindergarten school in West

slonary kindergarten school IN west
Turkey.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bromer sailed
from New York on Jan. on the steam.
ship Zacapa for Panama. They will
pass through the canal, then down the
west coast of South America to San
| tiago, Chill, whore they will resume
their mission work.
The engagement is announced of Ev-
erett e. Holton, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George A. Holton of this town, to Miss
Charlotte Elizabeth Hind, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w. Hind of Fitz-
william, n. II. Miss Hind is in Red
Cross service at the United States army
hospital base at Camp Devens.
The following young men from North
field have. been placed in class l of di
vision 8 of registered men: Ernest G.
Howard, Paul G.. Sprague, Sinclair
Sutherland, Raymond f. Culver, Nodes
| to Sargio. Armeng r. Krosharean, Am
bert p. Cummings, Raflale Cappelluzzo,
Ross E. Spencer, Edward H. Fleming.
The Boys and Girls society has elect
ed the following officers; President,
Elizabeth Howard; vice.president,
Langsford Dudley; secretary, Barbara
Williams; treasurer, Henry Smith. The
plan to hold a social in February with
Gladys Solandt, Blanche Walker, Rich
ard Hadley and L. Duley in charge.
The Mothers society met on Wednes-
day afternoon in the parish house in
charge of Mrs c. f. Dickerson. Her
subject was The Dignity of Simplicity
Her guest, Miss Clara c. Richmond,
gave an account of the kindergarten
school in West Turkey, of which she
had charge until last summer, when
war conditions became too threatening.
The funeral of Herbert Woodward
was held Wednesday afternoon at the
home. Rev. F. w. Pattison came from
the naval training camp at Portsmouth,
n. H., to officiate. The burial took place
in the Center cemetery. Those from
out of town who were here for the flu
neral were Miss Mary Milk of Chicago,
sister of Mrs. Woodward; Mr.. and Mrs.
Miles of Dover, VT, a sister and broth
er-in-law of Mr.. Woodward; Mrs.
James Linton of Everett, Mass.
Ambert G.. Moody, chairman of the
exemption board of this division, last
week accompanied the four drafted
men from Mortified to Greenfield
Devens. Those who left are. William
Broderick, Constantine Demyanoff,
Benjamin f. James, Albin f. Franz.
If they pass the physical test at Camp
Devens they will be given wrist
watches by the board of trade and
writing tablets by the women of the
Red Cross.
The Republican caucus was held Tues
day evening in the town hall with about
10 voters present. Elmer F.. Howard
was chosen moderator, and Attorney A.
s. Gordon clerk. The following were
nominated for office, to be voted for at
the town meeting on Feb. 4: Town
clerk and treasurer, w. j. Wright; Sc.
/ lectmen, H. H. Crozier, j. L. Dunnell,
&. l.. Tenney; assessor, j. Lincoln Ham.
mond; school committee for three wears,
| David Med. Ross; cemetery commission.
err, F. V. Wood; tax collector L. O.
Clapp; tree warden, j. r. Cotton; library
trustees, Prof. +. l.. Duley, DR.. R. H.
Philbrick; constables, +. w. Doane, A.
0. Howard, L. o. Clapp.
The January meeting of the Fort.
nightly was Held IN t1re home Of MIS- n.
p. Wood with an attendance of 81. Mrs.
f. F. Howard presided and Mrs. Mitch.
ell and Miss Florence Lyman We're voted
into the society. Miss Isabel Thomp.
son has invited the Fortnightly to her
home for the meeting of Feb. 4, when
Rev. G. l.. Thompson will give a lecture
on Emerson. Mrs. S. Catherine Rich
ardson will entertain the Fortnightly
in her home on February 49, Mrs. +. b.
/ Caldwell gave paper on The Brontes
and Miss Sarah Minot gave sketch and
criticism of Jane Eyre. Mrs. +. H. Doc
little presented Swinburne and Mrs. n.
P. Wood read selections from his poems.
A pleasing feature of the program were
piano selections by Mrs. Mitchell The
Fortnightly has given $40 to the Red
i Cross.