The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-03-30
TOWNSHEND.
Home Economics Meeting.

Home Economics Meeting.
Pursuant to notice previously given
meeting in the interests of home econom-
les was held in the vestry Of the Congre-
gational church Friday evening. March
%. There was a good number OF women
in attendance, but few men George
3. Whitney, school superintendent,
opened the meeting and introduced as the
first speaker Miss Lucy G. Swift. the
county agent for the womens department
Of the farm bureau, who said that her
work in the county was TO do for the
women very much the same that Mr..
Sweeton as county agent is doing for the
men, namely, to help them solve the prob
lens they meet in their daily work, and to
answer the questions that arise in their
minds now that they are called upon Tor
conservation of food, labor, fuel and
clothes. She mentioned various Questions
which arise and which it will be her duty
TO help solve
Mlss Pierpont, the state agent, spoke
next. She thought some one was needed
10 work with the boys and girls. She
said that the cost of living had become a
serious question, that d dollar does not
90 as far as 1t used to, therefore a def
mite record ought TO be kept to determine
the cost Of producing various things, ant
people should cooperate and use labor
saving devices to conserve labor.
Mrs. Ida Howard was in BrattIeborc
Tuesday.
W. NJ. Sparks was in Brattlebort
Wednesday.
Mrs. Pike of Wardsboro has com,
to keep house for Don Boutelle.
| Easter will be observed in tn,
churches with appropriate services.
/ J. L. Cunningham of the Inn viii
spend Easter with relatives in Boston
Miss Ruby Stebbins, who was ava,
during the winter, returned home las
week.
DR.. F. C. Eastman of Brooklyn viii
come to spend Easter at the Townshen,
Inn.
Mrs R. 8 Westcott went to Brattle
boro Wednesday morning to remain 70
q time.
Miss Dorothy Rowe came Wednesda
night TO spend few days Wit
Blanche Brigham.
The spring term of the town school
and of Leland ana Gray seminary be
gan Tuesday, March &c.
The Red Cross branch met with Mr..
". NJ. Sparks Wednesday Afternoon
There was good attendance and goo
work done.
Miss Hester Holden being Ill wit
pinkeye and unable to teach, her piac
is being taken by Miss Anna NJ. Aikel
a teacher Of Newfane.
The Hadassah league will hold il
April meeting in the Baptist vestry ne1
Thursday morning at 100 clock. A flu
attendance IS desired as quilts are l
be tied for the Red Cross.
Deer seems to be numerous and tam
this spring. Fourteen were seen fro
: the correspondent 5 window Wedncsda
afternoon feeding in j. S. Sayre' s tiel
4 short distant away. These and othe-
5 have been seen near the village man
times.
! Mrs. Harry Sparks visited her pa
= ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Holden,
Westminster West from Saturday
Monday. Her daughter, Ruth, who ha
, been visiting her grandparents, return'
> home with her.
The monthly meeting Of the Dorct
guild will be held in the vestry of Il
Congregational church Wednesday, APP
3. A lunch will be served at noon
is hoped that al will come early as the
is work to be done for the Red Gro,
Mr. and Mrs George B. Whitney we
in Brattleboro Saturday to attend
meeting called by the state leaders al
held in the board Of trade rooms. SUI
Whittier of Montpelier and Mr.. J.
Carrigan of Burlington were present
speakers and helpers to formulate pla
for the boys and girls garden wo
this summer.
Mrs O r. Wright, Mrs. Margar
} Nichols and Earl Hamlin of Newfa
attended the Eastern Star meeting l.
! Wednesday evening when the install
ion OF officers for the year took pla
On account of the bad going not
were present Following IS the list
officers for the year: Mrs. Lula D.
\ GOOD, worthy matron; Oren r. Wrig
worthy patron; Mrs. Inez d. Wrig
associate matron; Mrs. Edith
Sparks, secretary; Albert C. Frank
treasurer; Mrs Annie Blood, cond,
ress; Mrs. Nellie Miles, associate c,
1 ductress: Mrs. Annie Cutler, ehapla
III Frank a. Blood, marshall Mrs Geor
III NJ Love, Adah; Mrs. Susan Atwo
Ruth; Mrs. Lena Dewitt, Esther; NJ
u Nellie Eddy, Martha; Mrs, Marga
N Nichols, Electa; Mrs Minnie Frank
II warden; William +, Blood, sentin
n Mrs. Grace Richardson, organist.