The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-05-17
NEWPORT LOCALS


and Rebekahs from our city who have
been attending the Grand Lodge at
Burlington, have returned home and
all report that they were well enter
tanned and large gathering of Odd
Fellows and Rbekahs was present.
The following clipping taken from
tn Burlington Free Press, will inter-
est many people Of Newport, as Mr.
and Mrs. Stay lived in our city pre-
viously before going to Burlington.
"Miss Kathleen Stay, the 16-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
L. Stay of The Gilbert Inn, returned
Saturday with her parents from
Glens Falls, N. Y, where Miss Stay
was given an addition by Oscar
Seagle, the we'll known singer and
teacher, whose big summer school at
Schroon Lake, N. Y, is known to
every teacher and vocalist. Mr.
Seagle summed up his opinion of the
young sopranos singing by saying
that she had a wonderful natural
voice of great possibilities. With
a voice like hers at 16, he said it was
impossible to predict what might he
the outcome with years of training,
but that she ought to become great
singer with such natural endowments.
He classified her as dramatic So
prano, and praised especially the
beauty of her middle tones. Miss
Stay, who has been pupil of the
studio of Mr.. and Mrs. George H.
Wilder for the past year, was being
taught along the right lines he said,
and he praised especially her breath
control. He advised that she keep
on studying as at present until the
time came for her to go away. AS
proof Of his sincere interest, he of
fered to teach her personally at his
summer school at Schroon Lake"
R. w. Spear and son, Carlton, were
in Burlington, Thursday. Miss Dor
othy Spear and Grace Annis accom-
panied them home.
Dr. and Mrs. l.. H. McIver were in
Rutland and Burlington this week,
returning home Thursday.
A very enthusiastic gathering OF
young people who are interested IN
the new hospital movement, was held
at the Goodrich Library Friday eve
ming. Frank C. Williams was elected
chairman of the meeting. The hospi-
tai movement was discussed and
many suggestions were presented by
those present, after which it was vot-
ed that the chair appoint large COM
mittee from Newport city and sur
rounding towns to prepare tentative
plans for permanent organization to
be presented to a mass meeting to
be called at the School Hall in the
near future, the arranging for this
mass meeting to be in the hands of
the Chamber of Commerce Publicity
committee. The committee will be
appointed early in the coming week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilfred T. Gardner
and daughter Evelyn of Nashua, N.
H., are visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Lamoureux of
st. Johnsbury visited at Charles Lam
oureux's lately.
Pvt. Walter Woodward has been
visiting at Charles Lamoureux's late
ly. 4e e
Mrs. Frank Sabourin was in Sher-
| brooke this week.
| Miss Katherine Ram returned from
| Montreal last Friday.
Sunday evening, May 18th, there
will be held a union service in the
Methodist church when Corp. M. B.
Crittenden of the famous Rainbow
Division will tell of the splendid work
done by the Salvation Army during
the Great War and of the plan for
taking care of the home work. A
drive for funds will be conducted this
coming week, local chairman;
l.. A. Edwards. "a
J. E. McCarten was in Boston last
week.
The first band concert of the sea-
son will be held Memorial Day eve
ming.
j. r. Aiken was in Boston last
week.
Last Friday evening at the Metho-
dist church, Rev. Mr.. Coontz gave an
illustrated lecture on "Birds," under
the auspices of the Junior League
which was success in every way.
A group meeting of the Woman's
Home Missionary Societies Of Or
leans, Albany, Irasburg, Barton and
Newport will be held in the Methodist
church, May %. Mrs. c. A. Converse
national field secretary will speak.
There have been resolutions pass
ed by the several Protestant church
es relative to keeping Thursday eve
ming free for the prayer meeting SER
vices. Feeling the vital importance
of prayer meeting it is courteously
requested that all organizations, as
far as possible, seek to leave free that
particular evening, and an urgent in
vitation is heartily extended by the
several churches to each and all to
attend the regular mid-week prayer
meeting.
Miss Loyalist Smith spent the week
end in Montpelier
Don Mayo of West Main street is
very i'll with pneumonia and typhoid
complications.
Mrs. H. B. Cushman has been