The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-21

attend and help seems to be an assured
fact. Tuesday evening a number gath
cred in the high school room and under
the leadership of Harry Bingham en-
tered into the singing of the old and
the new popular songs with lots of vim.
Community singing will be one of the
features, probably at two different
times each evening. The number of
articles upon which tickets are being
| sold increases and fine assortment is
seen in the windows of THE Corner
Store the American Clothing Co. and
| Brisbrin & Brisbrin. A good orchestra
will be on for the evening and if exhibits
OF interest on every side proves any
thing it is expected that good crowd
| from all corners of the community will
assemble The afternoons will also
prove interesting. Monday will be a
public card party. All desiring table
reserved are to call Mrs j. +. Smith
and Mrs. j. II. Burleigh Tuesday aft
ernoon there viii be q musical, when
| the high school Glee and Mandolin clubs
will have a prominent part and local
| artists will assist to make this after
noon OF special interest. Mrs Robert
Perry has the program in charge On
| Wednesday afternoon there viii be a
demonstration of cooking by Miss Jen-
ME Pierce, domestic science instructor
of the high school, with her pupils. The
articles demonstrated will be sold and
recipes given. Tea will be served in
kthe tea room each afternoon. The gen
era committee for this fair is J. r.
Smith, Eugene Magnus, c. c. Graves,
Miss Mildred Breene, Mrs w. j. LeBar-
ON and " l.. Perkins.
A meeting of the superintendent OF
the Winooski Valley association, mem
bers OF the school board and Prin. G. p
Hart was held at the high school build
ing Wednesday Those present from
away were Supt. Carroll White of
Barre, Supt. s. {. Hutchinson Of Mont
pelier, Supt Horatio Reed of Richmond
and Supt. Charles Mckee of Mortified.
Miss Marion Dana, psychoanalogist Of
New York City, gave an address on
The Backward Child" Miss Dana
spent part of the summer with her
sister here and is now in Waitsfeld
The fact that she is native of Wash
ington county makes one proud of her
ability. Her careful study and research
makes her an authority on the line
upon which she spoke. The dinner
which was served the visitors by the
\ domestic science class, was praised by
all and their work was much apprc.
| ciated
Miss Nellie Swasey daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. G. d. Swasey, who is doing
excellent work at the University of
| Vermont, has gone to Chamberbert
Va, where she represents the college
in the conference for student govern
mcnt. AT New York City she viii Join
students from Wellesley and. other col,
legcs.
Rev. Edward c. Hayes, who has been
attending the interchurch meetings in
Burlington this week has returned
with many valuable thoughts about the
subjects discussed.
The homecoming welcome viii be
given Rev. w. r. Davenport as district
superintendent. Mr. Davenport was a
former pastor of the Methodist church
in this place and has many friends here
| in all denominations
Miss Shirley Dutton, who is quite i'll
with whooping cough and bronchitis
seems more comfortable. Miss Jane
Boicourt is still in bed but seems more
comfortable Miss Avis Abbott of Dux
bury is one Of the latest victims of
whooping cough. The Duxbury Corner
and Crossett Hill schools are badly de-
pleted by this disease, while few eases
are creeping into the village schools
Miss Corinne Vassar is detained from
school by the mumps.