The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-08
MILITARY FAIR
ATTRACTS CROWD
One Booth at Universalist
Festival Nets Red
Cross S120
DECORATIONS OF
AMERICAN FLAGS
Hot Chicken-Pie Supper Served from 5
to 73O O'Clock-Entertainme Fol
lowed by Dancing, for Which go
Tickets Were Sold

Festival hall was resplendent yester-
day afternoon and evening with the
national colors, when the Ladies circle
of the First Universalist church held
its 6Sth annual fair and festival, which
was a military fair. The decorations.
which were strictly along military
lines, were entirely of American flags,
used about the balconies, draped about
the several windows and around the
platform, and gave a decidedly patri-
otic air to the affair. and the effect was
very pretty Mrs c. L. Stickney was
in charge of the decorations and en-
tertainment Mrs. J. l.. Goldsmith,
president of the Ladies circle, and Mrs.
b. l.. Sargent, secretary of the society,
had general supervision of the fair,
with large corps of able ASSISTANTS.
The various booths were simply but
effectively decorated with the national
colors. Prominent among them was the
| fancy booth, which was designated by
large red cross suspended from the
! top Of the booth, and the women in
charge wore the regulation Red Cross
head dress. The proceeds, which were
$l2025. were given to the local Red
| Cross work.
| The fair opened at i o clock. and
there was a large attendance through
out the afternoon and evening An
excellent chieken-pie supper was served
from to 7.30. Following is the menu:
Hot chicken-pie. mashed potato, rolls,
| cranberry sauce, pickles, pies, cakes
| coffee. tea. lee cream.
Teitsinger's Z orchestra of six pieces
| r,lavni "a crrYaar hour a,,J
dancing in tle evening and rendered
enjoyable selections. Ninety dance
tickets were sold. The floor directors
dali, William Belden, Howard Richard
sen
At 7.45 an enjoyable entertainment
was given consisting of duets and solo
singing by Miss Mary Hutehins and
Miss Marion Green. with Frank NJ.
Cram as aecompanist Mr.. Cram also
rendered. Instrumental music. Miss
Evelyn Fshor and Miss Charlena Thom-
as gave two dances Ezibulka Gavotte
and Waldteufel L 'Estuviantian Waltz
under the direction of T. Wales
The flower booth was in charge OF
Mrs. R. J. Eldridge with Mrs c. NJ
Dugan, Mrs. Verne Fl. Winchester, Mrs
l.. Guy Tasker as assistants. Dorothy
Edwards and Dorothy Dugan were ths
flower girls. Mrs. G. F. Barber was il
4 charge of the fancy booth, assisted by
. Mrs. H. r. Brown. Mrs A. w. Rock.
: well and Mrs. L. S. Edwards Mrs. G
r. Simonds had charge of the apror
table with Mrs. C. w. Puffer, Mrs
Sarah Dickinson and Mrs. Larkin Ami
don assisting The candy booth wa.
: presided over by Miss Minnie Scott
in charge. Miss Florence Dickinson
Mrs. Z. j. Coils Miss Marion Knigh
and Mrs. Harry Miller. Miss Ruth Sar
i gent had charge of the popcorn table
Miss Grace Cooper assisted by Mrs
Arad Gould and Miss Lila Marden at
tended to the wants of the younge
+ folks at the grab booth. A novel ide;
: was carried out here. the various rack
n ages being concealed inside of tw
y small drums. The lemonade booth wa
IN charge of Mrs. Harriet Bemis as
sisted by Miss Helen Childs
o Mrs. Willis u. Gibson, Mrs Julia \
= Cooley and Mrs. G. Baxter Reed wer
h the supner matrons, assisted by Mn
il Emma Niles, Mrss +. A. Tuthill Mr.
n Emily Edwards, Mrs. John L. Roc,
4 Mrs. j. l.. Barney. Mrs George Crol
o Mrs. George H. Hall, Mrs. A. ]. Currie
e Mrs. f. II. Akley, Mrs. H. NJ. WooC
! Mrs. Perry Davis, Mrs. Leon l. Leat
q er and Mrs. Larkin Amidon
,s The mattresses were Mrs. Florenc
20 Switzer, Mrs. Charles English, Mr.
i Peter Hopkins, Mrs. William Coomb
Mrs. A. f. Roberts, Mrs. Henry A
len, Mrs. Dana Yeaw, Miss Mildre
Yeaw, Mrs. E. F. Leitzinger, Mrs. L.
roy Wilder, Mrs. Frank Powers, Mr.
A. J. Brackett, Miss Sadie Wincheste
IN Mrs. Alvin Coombs, Mrs. Carrie B. 4
len, Mrs Arthur Chamberlain and Mr.
Leon |. Leader.
; G. l.. Stiekney and f. L. Burnett so
o admission tickets; Henry Shipmen an
ae c. K. Simonds took tickets; F.
SIS Vaughan and +. c. Sargent sold su
u per tickets.
er The reception committee consisted
Ell Rev ID. +. Trout Mrs. J. l.. Goldsmit