The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-28

eomingly gowned in white satin trimmed
with thread lace cut entrain. with a wed.
ding veil of white tuls. She carried a
| bouquet of orchids. The matrons wore
braided georgette gowns Of pink, trimmed
with lavender, and, with hats TO match
carried lavender colored bouquets. Fol.
| lowing the ceremony a reception was
given, the dining room being appropri-
ately decorated in pink roses. Those
assisting in the dining room were Misses
Eleanor Lowe, Marjorie Jones, Florence
Cory, and Mrs. G, M, Heaton of Mont
pelier, There were about $50 guests.
The groom is son of Mr.. and Mrs,
A. C. Blanchard OF Montpelier and is
the mechanical engineer in charge of
the munition plant in New York, while
the bride is daughter Of Mr. and Mrs,
Harry M. Cutler and well known among
the young people of Montpelier. They
will reside in New York.
Mrs. Nye Smith and Miss Helen Heuey
are helping with the work in the office
of the commissioner of education for a
few days.
Mrs. NJ A. Hoadlev has returned from
Boston, where she was called by the i'll
ness and death of George Glover, hei
brother.
| Miss Marcia Edison is employed in the
adjutant generals Office,
George r. Rodney, who for rs years
has lived near Manchester, N. H., is visit,
ing in the city.
| The local boards in Vermont have been
advised from the war department that
they viii defer the calling of any base.
ball player who may be member OF
the National or American leagues until
after Sept. 10. Probably this does not
affect a single man in the state at the
present time, although Il few years age
| it would have affected several
s. S. Bates is gathering information
| from the different towns relative to the
amount Of labor that viii be needed in
| Vermont next year TO handle the work
on the roads This is a request from the
war department that it may know how
much labor is TO be needed in 1919.
Adit Gen II. T. johnson was present.
ed Tuesday afternoon the flag OF the 18th
regiment Of Vermont militia, which Fred
Biekford Of Bradford and others found
! in the old G. A. r. rooms in that village
earlier this year. Mr., johnson accepted
the banner upon behalf Of the state and
il will probably 20 TO the historical de.
partment II is not battle flag, there
fore cannot be placed with those on the
second floor of the State House. Follow
ing the Civil war II regiments of militia
were formed in the state and Capt. Ed
ward Baker remembered that one OF
these was at Bradford, so that the flag
is probably the one that organization
carried.
Montpelier followed out the request Of
the national council Of defense Tuesday
evening by singing "The Star Spangled
Banner" at 8 O'clock; that is to say, a
small portion of the city people did and
probably if those in charge Of the plan
had let it be known more widely more
singing would have occurred The Mont
pelier Military band played accompani-
ment from the steps Of the city hall
while the voices from the Apollo club
and Eagle hall windows led the singing
Many Of those on the street also sang
Repairs are being made on the side.
walk near the Bianchi stonesheds Of
which Harry Bianchi made complaint at
the last city council meeting.
Miss Rebecca Wright has returned
from several weeks trip through the
West She visited Tacoma, Wash, aud
enjoyed the experience Of her life while
going from Portland, Ore, TO San Fran
cisco, Cal The government has taken off
the passenger ships so that those who
travel by water had to ride on lumber.
loaded vessels, and Miss Wright for three
| days sat in the sun on one of these For
q few weeks she was 5000 feet up Mount
| Hood and later in the season climbed
several thousand feet higher, but when
she left the fire warden had not arrived
for the summer, so that she was unable
| to 90 to the top She also visited the
national parks and stopped with Prof
Chester Wright, her brother, in Chicago
on the way home.
John G. Pease of New York, of whom
mention was made Tuesday, is here at
the request of p w Clement MIR Pease
| is not to conduct an Investigation but to
look over the system OF keeping the ac-
counts Of the state TO ascertain if he can
make any recommendations to Mr.. Glenn
ent as to the manner in which improve
ments in the system can be made. Mr.
Pease is a native of Vermont, but for
over 30 years has been in expert account.
ing in New York.
The state department of education has
been given Morgan stallion by Amasa
G. Woolson and the horse has been
placed at the T. N. Vail farm for the
production Of the Morgan blood of
horses, Recognition Of the gift was tax
en- at the meeting Of the board Of edu-
cation Tuesday evening.
At the meeting of the state board of
education held Tuesday evening the res
ignation of Nathaniel Love- who has
gone into the army, was accepted. He
is school superintendent. Mrs, Mar
garet t. Kelley has been secured as SUI
perintendent for the scond Newport dis
trict. Miss Belle Beeman Of Altman, N.
", has been engaged in one Of the
courses in teacher training. A copy Of
the resolutions passed at the superin.
tendents' meeting in Lyndonville last
week was read to the board. II in
cluded statements relative to bigger eff
forts in the war plan; appreciation for
the state board, Dr. Fillegas and others
for the conference; regrets Of the death
of NJ D. Young and b. B. Burbank and
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