Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-12-11

Garfield Circle, No T. Ladies Of the G
! a. r., held in knights of Pythias hal
| last evening. the following officers were
! elected President. Mrs Mildred Charles
senior vlce-presidont, Miss Nellie Rey-
| nolds; Junior WIGS president, Mrs. Mabe
Ieiner; chaplain, Mrs. Sarah Spaulding
secretary. Mrs. Catherine Bushey; treas
urer. Mrs Mary Murray; conductor. Miss
May Hannah; guard Mrs. Elizabeth
Wright
In probate court Monday the following
Wills were filed for probate Albert N
Baldwin. late of Burlington; David r
Bean, late OF Milton, and Aurelia p. Con-
nor. late of Milton. Walter f. Palmer
of Shelburne was appointed administra-
tor with the will annexed OF the estates
of Truman r. Webster and Helen o. Web
stcr, both late of Shelburne. Henry w
Tracy and Perry T.. Russell. also OF
Shelburne, were appointed commissions
ers and appraisers.
Chanplain Lodge, Knights of Pythias.
held their annual election Of officers Thurs
day and elected the following Grand
chancellor. w. w Aldiich; vice-Chan
cellor. l.. VI. Wheeler; prelate. A. L. War;
ner; master Of work, w. p. Hall; keeper
Of records and seals, Louis Grupe; mas
ter of finance, w A. Purdon: master of
arms, r. u. Spear: trustee for three years.
NJ w Preston. Tho lodge decided To hold
n bazaar in the City Hall during the week
beginning December 18
| The parloTs Of the Unfts rian Church
were crowded Friday afternoon and
evening al the annual Christmas
sale and soGiable, many from other de-
| nominations being present as guests Of
the Unisarians. The sale Itself added
a neat sum to tho treasury of the AIN
ance and then came one of the satisfy
ing suppers for which the ladies OF this
church are famous. and which in this
case ranged from roast lamb and baked
potatoes to ice cream and cake.
The annual meeting of the Algonquin
club was held Tuesday. when the fol-
lowing officers were elected: President,
r. W. Dix; vice-presdent Charles A.
Barber; secretary Charles A. Reusse :,
treasurer. w. &. Isham. Four members
of the governing hoard were elected to
serve a period Of three years They are
.. l.. Kinds. George A. Colburn. o. f..
| Prentiss, and G. W. Browne A feature
of the meeting was a program rendered
by the newly organized club orchestra
six deer that were at Ethan Allen Park.
1t was so expensive keeping six of them
that the park commissioners thought 1t
best to sell these and then if more were
wanted to buy two later. Three of them
were shipped TO Mr.. Hapgood on Saturday
morning and the remainder Monday
morning, as It was impossible for tho
express company to handle them all at
once. The deer will be placed in Mr.. Hap
goods reservation, where they will have
n good home and plenty of forest to range
in.
John Kendrick Bangs the famous
author and humorist. is TO appear in
Burlington Wedne sday, January 81 under
the auspices of Green Mountain Chap
ter. ID. a. r., it was announced at a
meeting of the chapter Monday. held in
its rooms at the Algonquin club. 1t was
the monthly meeting and an interesting
program was given. with Mrs. j. NJ JENNIE
I'm charge. Mrs. A. o. Ferguson read
from "A memorial which had been dedicated
to Miss Jane Delano and Miss Flora Lam
don gave an account of her experiences
as Red Cross nurse.
The locals hotels are already hooking
reservations for accommodation of dele
gates to the Vermont state Dairymen' s
annual convention, which is to be held
in this city the second week in January.
The sessions are to be held In the Uni
versity Of Vermont gymnasium, it being
the only hall in the city large enouG h
to accommodate the convention. It's
proximity to the College of Agriculture
and experiment station also make Il a
most convenient location for the gather
int IL fa6 hat . l,a
next session will see a record-breakng
attendance.
At the annual meeting of the Burling-
ton branch of the Vermont Equal Suf-
frage association, held in the New Sher-
wood Hotel Thursday, the following
officers were elected: President. Mrs.
Fred o. Shattuck; vice-presdent. Mrs.
Clarence f. White; secretary, Mrs.
Henry w. Blackburn treasurer. Mrs.
Ralph e. Thayer; chairman of publicity
committee, Mrs. J. Horton Lockwood
chairman of program committee, Mrs.
John A. Waterman; chairman Of member
ship committee. Mrs. James Eaton; chair
man of entertainment committee, Mrs.
w. !. Henderson.
AT meeting Of the executive commit
tee of the Chittenden County Farm Blu
reau, held in the office Of the county agent
in this city Saturday afternoon, Urban A.
Woodbury., End, was appointed chairman
of the livestock Improvement project. re-
placing G. NJ. Nelson of Westford.
| resigned. The matter of appointing a
boys and girls club leader for the county
was discussed and much interest was
shown. but no definite action was taken,
the matter being left with the executive
committee to see whether or not sufficient
funds can be secured TO take care of
the extra worker.
Mrs. Dorothy Farrar Ballard, U. V. NJ.
eX-'15. who has been visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. Wesley A. SturFes over the week.
| end. returned Monday 20 her home in
Enosburg Falls. Mrs. Ballard. who is
the wife of Captain Richard II. Ballard,
L. V. NJ. 10 is reCuperating from an OPP
Grafton at the Mary Fletcher hospital
about a month ago. and will spend the
winter with her parents in Enosburg.
Captain Ballard, whose home Is in Mont
pelier, has been stationed in New Mex
leo. but is now on his way to Vermont
for leave of absence before leaving
for service in the Philippines.
At its annual meeting Monday eve
ming Queen City Review, No. T. Woman's
Benefit association of the Maccabees.
elected the Following officers: Com
mander. Mrs. Mabel Prue; lieutenant
commander. Mrs Josie Tobin; past COM
mander. Mrs. Carrie Papineau: chaplain.
| Mrs. Elizabeth Crosby; record keeper and
collector, Mrs Mabel Xeiner; lady alarms
Mrs, Eva Robbins; sergeant, Mrs. Mar
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