Putnam patriot., 1919-02-14
BIG RECEPTION TO
JARVIS BROTHERS
Odd Fellows Hall Was Hardly
Big Enough to Hold Their
Friends
Father and Mother Jarvis Proud of
the Boys.

It was Jarvis Night" in Putnam
last Saturday evening. A good part
of the town went down to Odd Fell
lows hall if only for few minutes,
to pay their respects to Jockey and
Bill" who, if some people never
knew them before, they know them
now through their interesting letters
published in The Patriot. 1t was
ssglad hand" time for all concerned
and the boys were the center of at
traction, not forgetting Leslie Wa
ters. member of the same company,
whom Father John and Mother Jarvis
have taken under their wing and CIV
en- a cosy corner in their large hearts
because the boy from Indiana had no
real home of his own. And right
here let it be said that Mr.. and Mrs.
Jarvis appreciate everything that was
done by others to help make the at
fair the big success that 1t was, and
extend their sincere thanks and ap-
probation to all.
i During the evening there were five
or six hundred people who attended
+ the reception. Saturday night Is
busy one for some, but work was
dropped and the merchant, the doc
tor, the lawyer, the laborer, the news
paper man, and people in all walks
and stations of life went down to
shake hand and say "howdy and
offer congratulations The boys had
a happy word for all and received
CONGRATULATIONS and shook hands I'M
til they realized what it means to the
president of the Good Old u. 5. A. "
they are so fond of, when he has to
shake hands with thousand or more
people. But the boys stood the or
deal and came through smiling. They
looked in the pink of condition and
perhaps Mother Jarvis home cooked
food was a factor in this, as they have
been home for a week or more. Any
how they were as healthy looking
pair of young soldiers as one would
care to see.
And Pa and Ma Jarvis. They were
proud and justly proud. Say" said
Pa Jarvis, ''who would a thought
there would have been so many here.
Gosh, if | had realized we had so
many friends we would have hired
Union hall. Did you see $50 and so
and so and sol they were here. And
say, just look at them, amt that
crowd" Ma Jarvis was busy seeing
that everyone had some of her excel
lent coffee and cake, and she had will
ing helpers Then there was Uncle
Frank and his family. All in all
there were lot of Jarvises present,
and all were sharing in the honors be-
ing shown the boys
When the gathering had reached
suitable proportions, and it was early
in the evening, whist was played. Ia
bles were crowded as near together as
possible and they were filled in min
ute. The first prize, handsome alu-
minum tea set, was awarded to Miss
Eva Labossiere, and the gentlemen
prize, a smokers set, to Eusebe Nor
rell of Battey street. A red bandana
handkerchief was given Peter Bert
rand as a consolation prize.
There was a fine program, as fol
lows:
Overture, C. A. C. orchestra; song
Miss Aurora Geoffriou of Webster
selection, orchestra; song, Gilbert De-
mouchelle of Webster, piano accom-
paniment by Miss Irene Cloutier OF
Webster; piano selection, Mr.. Dupre
of Webster; song, Miss Alice Marte
of Webster; song, Mr.. Billings OF
Webster; song, Mrs. Plante Of Web
ster; song, Miss Pearl Regis of Dan
ielson, accompanied by Miss Comeau
of North Grosvenor-Dale; song, Hen
nv Lussier of Webster Mrs. Charles
Tetreault conducted the whist anc
concert.
1t was nearly 10 o'clock when the
dancing began. The c. A. c. orches
ira furnished the music. The hal
was so crowded that the dancers hao
their troubles, but it was Joyfu
crowd and there was fun and gooc
nature.
A feature of this part of the eve
ming was when Father John stepped
to the front and took part in quad
rifle. Say" said Pa to Patriot rep.
swhat do you think. I've lived Al
years and that is the first time ! evel
shook foot" But those on the sia'
lines said that John stepped the quad
rifle ike a colt coming around thu
bend and hitting it over the last quar-
ter to the wire. And Pa came undei
the wire winner amid the applause
: from the grandstand.
The Jarvis brothers, Eudore an'
William, enlisted soon after thu
country entered the war. They wer'
stationed at Fort Terry until the com