The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-21

Mrs. o. NJ. Waterman of Morrisville
IL the guest of Miss A. Z. Penniman.
The ladies' missionary society of the
Congregational church will hold it's an
nual meeting with Mrs. L. G. Smith on
Wednesday afternoon, Jan. %, at $50
o'clock. Following this, the ladies' aid
society of the church will hold a meeting
Mrs. Mae johnson of North Montpel-
Ter came to town several days ago to
take care of her sister, Mrs. Catherine
Jones, who was sick at the time, and
was herself taken seriously i'll. Both
are now improving,
Mrs. Ada Lasell and son, Francis, who
are spending the winter with Mrs
George Dillingham; of Mortified, were in
town for short time on the Goth.
Everett H. Waldo, the first overseas
soldier to return to town, arrived last
Saturday morning from Camp Devens,
Mass. He enlisted in Company r. LIST
Vermont infantry, June %, 1916, and
was transferred to Company d, l03d in
fantry, Sept. Is, 1917 He went across on
Sept. 20, and after several months in
England and France, partly in training
and partly laid mp in the hospital with
measles, he was gassed at Apremont
May 10, 1918, and was in the hospital
for five weeks. He was in the battle of
Chateau Thierry, and on July 20 was
struck by piece of sbrapnel in the leg,
which inflicted a serious wound, which
sent him to the hospital and from which
he is not yet entirely recovered. After
the return voyage he was landed at New.
pert News, Va, on Dec. 80, and was
transferred from that place to Camp
Devens, where he received an honorable
discharge from the service on Jan. II.
A. II. Jewett, manager of the local
creamery, was in Burlington last week
TO attend the meeting of the Vermont
Dairymen's association.
The home service committee of the Red
Cross is ready to aid any soldiers or
sailors family in the matter of allot-
ments, making out compensation papers,
procuring desired information about in
surance, or in any other way possible.
Men returning from the service are asked
to get in touch with the committee It
is also desired to make d complete roll
of men from Williamstown who have
been for any length of time in the army
or naval service since the declaration of
war Will families send correct names of
their soldier or sailor boys to Rev. John
Irons, chairman?
Mrs. B. c. Hall of Randolph and Miss
M. E. Rowe of the New England divi-
sion of the Red Cross, Boston, were in
town Friday. They met members of
the home service committee of Brookfeld
and Williamstown in the Red Cross
rooms for conference regarding their
work.
Don't forget the supper to be served at
the Congregational church Wednesday
evening, Jan. %. Supper served from
$3.50 to 1880; admission, 25c. Remember
that the new piano will be there. Plar
to stay for the program. Here is this
menu; can you guess it? Contemplated
courses-Cold comfort, cereal compound
cultivated country climbers, coffee col
ored corn cereal, Cutely cut cold cubes
city chop comforts, cucumber cider cured
country cousins comfort, coagulateG
curds, choice churned cream curious com
pounds by competent cooks, Chinese
cheer, communicative cordial containing
no cremated chickory. By command Of
committee composed of careful caterers
adv.