The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-12-14
MONTPELIER

The presentation of Honeymoon
Lane" was given Friday evening in the
| Playhouse by company of young peo-
pie of the city for the benefit of Ivy
lodge of Rebekahs and under the super
vision of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Philbrook
Mrs. Philbrook taking the leading part in
the comedy. The lodge must have real
lied substantial sum, for the audito-
rum was filled with people. The play
went off with more than ordinary snap
for home talent production. The cast
of characters included j II. +. Sobson,
Mrs II. j. Tabor. Francis Sweeney, Lii
Ian King, Perley p Pitkin, James NJ.
| Thompson. George Smith, Henry Mills,
Bruce Mcdonald, Daughley Gould Doris
Emery and Phyllis King, with some so
other young people as students, dancers,
etc. 1t was the first time Miss Emery
has sung in public since her long illness.
She sang The Music of Love" and Hon
eymoon Lane" in her usual excellent
manner. All the other parts were well
taken and some interesting local hits
were made by the actors.
Herschel Cooney who has been for sew
eral years the ticket agent of the Central
Vermont railway at the Montpelier sta
tion, has resigned and will leave week
after next to enter business for himself,
it is understood Mr. C0oney as vet has
nothing TO say about his plans. l.. f..
Sumner, who was formerly night man in
the same office but has been employed in
st, Adams, is candidate TO fill the va
csncy. Mr. Cooney is recognized as one
of the best long distance ticket sellers in
this section. The new placing Of the
ticket work and handling of trains from
the Montpelier & Wells River railroad on
the local aation help has materially in
creased the work, so that the man who
comes to the station viii have to be well
qualified to hold down the job
The program Of the fourth annual Yer
mont Conference Of Social Work. which
will be held in Montpelier Jan. Is and l6,
has been announced 1t includes the
presidents address by X. r. B. Flint of
Mortified, a talk by w II. Jeffrey upon
the state board Of charity and probation,
public health nursing and human recon
struction by Ella Crandall Of the ma
tional organization on public health; pos
sibilities Of public health nursing in Yer
mont by Elizabeth Van Patteu, field sec
TeJUTN O1 bHt iHouhs lHuIlpnUH trust
Brattleboro. During the afternoon on
Wednesday, brief meetings of the Asso-
citation for Prevention Of tuberculosis,
Public Health Nursing association. child
welfare department of the woman's com
mittee of the council Of national defense
will be held. In the evening Edmund G.
Mower of Burlington will speak upon
home service and Julia G. Lathrop, presi-
dent of the national conference Of social
work, upon the protection of childhood
sound public policy Thursday morning
Prof G. G. Groat of Burlington speaks
upon reconstruction of Vermont's dis
abled soldiers, Prof. James Stevens Of
Middebury upon women and children in
industry, W J. Van Patten of Burling-
ton on social legislation, G. w Wilson of
Vergennes upon family relations court
In the afternoon the allied societies here
tofore named have meetings, when Bere-
nice r. Tuttle of Rutland, chairman of
the child welfare department of the
woman's committee of the national coun-
ell Of defense, will preside.