Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1918-05-01

The report of Miss Ruth Corley's
school in war savings and thrift
stamps to date is as follows: lila
Carpenter, a thrift stamps and l war
savings stamps; Dale Carpenter, 1
thrift stamp and l war savings
stamp; Evelyn Corley 10 thrift
stamps, Helen Metcalf thrift
stamps, Blanche Metcalf A, Irene
Meunier A., Lois Manley II, Lillian
calf 5, Horace Meunier 6, Maurice
Meunier 6, Earl Snider 3, Harold Sni-
der 4, Leon Snider 2. Total 1O4
thrift stamps.
The M. E. church has just closed a
very prosperous and delightful year
of earnest, aggressive work The
people have had a large number Of
appeals and have responded in most
loyal and patriotic way to calls of
the Y. M. G. A., Red Cross work and
the church. At the fourth quarter
ly conference reports indicated that
every department of church work was
active and wholesome. Rev. G. w.
Kelley during his two years pastor
ate has commended himself to the
whole community as strong preach
er and born leader in all church work.
He has been strong representative
| Oh CIle Reu CTOSS WOTh III JHe COIll-
munity. Rev. Kelley would have
year had he not enlisted for Y. M. G.
A. work. Shortly before conference
it was decided that a union of the
| churches would work out to good ad-
vantage and Rev. George Suitor,
formerly of Randolph has been en-
gagged to take charge of the work for
the coming year and will occupy the
pulpit at the Congregational church
Sunday morning. Let everyone come
out and give him royal welcome.
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Several of the relatives and friends
gathered at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Goss on the Barton road,
Orleans, and helped them to celebrate
their tenth wedding anniversary on
Wednesday evening, April oath.
The affair was so well arranged
that only when the guests began to
arrive, were they aware of the sur
prise.
The evening was very pleasantly
enjoyed by all, with music and good
time socially.
Refreshments were served, consist
the company was called together by
Rev. M. G. Upper of Irasburg, who
spoke words of congratulation and
in behalf of the friends and relatives
presented Mr.. and Mrs. Goss with a
purse of money which expressed to
them the love and appreciation in
which they are held.
The four members of their family
were present, also some of the i'm
mediate relatives including, Mrs.
Hunter, Mrs. Jones and Archie Goss,
L %,x,o -. of NJ
also Mrs. Aaron Healey and o. and
Mrs. Goss, with many other near
relatives and friends.
At late hour the company de-
parted for their homes, but leaving
behind heartiest wishes for many
more anniversaries and all feeling
that Mr. and Mrs. Goss were royal
entertainers and all expressed the
pleasant time enjoyed. S. R.
IRASBURG RED CROSS.
Regular meetings for sewing and
making surgical dressing Wednesday
and Thursday afternoons. We were
glad to welcome new worker at the
surgical class last week as well as
some members who have not been
able to meet with Us for some time.
We are unable to get gauze just at
present, but there is plenty of mus
lin to work on until the gauze comes.
There is always room for one more.
Mrs. Clough has been unable to
meet with us on Wednesdays for the
past two weeks. We are glad to re-
port that she is improving and we
shall welcome her back as soon as her
health permits.
Outfits were provided for our bows
who recently left for training at
Camp Devens.