The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-02-15

Is SpeHuiIiS LIE Wcth-Siu dC iliS ~.
Johnsbury home
Sergeant Everett L. Gould who
has recently been discharged from
the army, has been visiting his aunt,
Mrs. C. E. Somerville He left town
yesterday for Concord, N. H., where
he has a position in the First Ma
tional Bank.
The South End Reading Club held
its second Gentlemen's Night at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph A. Da-
Wis Thursday evening. The usual de-
lectable refreshment program was
followed by an edifying intellectual
and histrionic contest, won as usual
! by the team captained by DR.. Poole. |
Mrs. Elizabeth Clifford received |
a letter yesterday from her son, Pvt |
Hugh Clifford, saying that he landed |
at Newport News, Va, Sunday |
morning, coming with the Second |
Casual Co. They were IS days max
ing the trip and touched the coast
of Africa and Bermuda Islands. He
expects to be sent to Camp Devens
and hopes to get his discharge in
about two weeks. This is the first
letter Mrs. Clifford has received
from her son since November 2.
Local theatergoers will have an
opportunity of seeing the much-dis-
cussed new dance, the "shimmy'',
when "Vanity Fair" comes to the Col
onial on Friday evening, February Fl
i This new step, which has taken the
young people of New York and Chi
4 cago by storm, is exemplified by Mel
3 lie De Onsonne in the big musical
3 revue A cold-type description of this
1 new step would fail, to do it justice.
Like the hesitation and the one-step
: when first introduced, the "shimmy'
must be seen to be appreciated.
4 "Her Inspiration" is a play with
3 the spice of life, the tang of enticing
q adventure, played by an enhancing
a star, May Allison, girl of love and
a laughter, and features a romance OF
81 the mountains, fragrant breath OF
q pine-scented Kentucky. 1t holds a be-
g wildering and fascinating contradic-
8 ton, a girl who is both a sweet little
& mountain maiden and a reigning stage
8 beauty, the idol Of the footlights The
q character is alluring in the extreme
B and reflects the charm and vivacity
q Of beautiful May Allison, the star
n perfectly. This comedy drama is filled
81 with distinct and overwhelming sur
q prises, going from mountain fastness
81 es to the applause of fashionable
$ audience on Broadway. At the GLOBE
81 today.
An appreciative audience that fire
b quently interrupted the speaker will
81 applause, gathered in the Armory OF
al Friday evening to hear Ng Poon Chew
81 the Chinese statesman and Journalist
81 He appeared under the auspices o
a the st. Johnsbury Entertainment
a Course, given by the women's com
81 Inittee of the National Defense. MI
Chew gave splendid idea of hoy
China passed from a monarchy to
s. republic, paid a notable tribute
Missions, spoke of the reforms in edu
81 cational methods and finance and i
S. closing paid a deserved tribute t
"a the half million of his countryme
ID that did the work of the common la
. borer behind the lines in France. Fl
used the best of English, was fluen
speaker and often brought out muc
laughter by his keen flashes of vii
Dorothy Gish, who makes her DO,
Do
Jane" is one of the most-talked-o
picture personalities in the Unite
States. Her work as the Little Dis
turber" in "Hearts of the World,
a Griffith masterpiece which has al
ready been displayed more than tire
hundred times in New York with emo
nous success, achieved for her endu1
ing fame, while her artistry display
ed in "The Hun Within" a Paramount
Aircraft special picture recently re
leased, served to increase her popu
larity. Miss Gish is only twenty year
. old, but she is veteran motion-pic
n ture actress, she having been actin
III before the screen for seven years
III She is one of Mr. Griffith's most tai
iii ented players, but in her new Para
III mount series she will appear unde
iii other direction. In this series the pei
iii sonality of Miss Gish will be empha
Ill sized in all pictures, an entirely ne,
iii form of comedy-drama being EN-
iii ployed for the purpose
III At special meeting of the stock
Hi holders of the Caledonian Count
III Playground Company at the St. John
iii sbury House Friday, the President
HI George c. Cary, stated that the asso
III citation now had debt of over te
III thousand dollars and that more mon
HI ey must be raised by issuing ney
Ill stock or else the affairs of the com
HI pany would have to be wound up t
iii pay the debts. Mr.. Cary said that h
III stood ready to stay with the PROPOSE
HI ton if others would join him, and i
III was the sentiment of all present tina
HI it would be unwise to give up tn
Hi fair which has been an annual featur
Hi of this county for sixty seven wears