The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-02-26
BRATTLEBORO LOCAL.

A regular meeting OF the BOY scouts
will be held in the armory this evening
at 7.30 o clock.
There will be meeting of the exeeu-
tive board of the Brattleboro Red
Cross branch at the federal building
Friday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Sunshine society, branch No. /, will
hold its regular meeting, Friday at $50
o'clock with Mrs. George H. Clapp of
l9l Main street with Mrs. Louis A..
Whitney assisting.
The annual town reports were de-
livered Yesterday at the selectmen s
office and copies may be obtained at any
Of the banks, drug stores, the news
store or the selectmen S room.
About 35 of the friends of Mrs. Fred
Davis gave her very delightful sur
prise party at her home on Horton
place last evening. Bountiful refresh
ments were served and the evening was
spent socially with cards and music.
The guests departed at late hour.
Mrs T. E. johnson of Is Forest
street entertained the 500 club of which
she is a member last evening The
first prize was won by Mrs. William
Lenihan and the consolation prize by
Mrs. Alison Dugan. Refreshments were
served and good time was enjoyed
by all.
In a meeting of the executive COM
mittee of Windham County chapter,
American Red Cross, Monday afternoon
John E. Paddock of Saxtons River was
chosen chairman of the civilian relief
committee to fill the vacancy caused
by. the resignation of Judge T. E.
o 'Brien of Bellows Falls.
The most enjoyable social held under
he auspices of the Christian Endeavor
society of the Centre Congregational
church was the one of last evening,
when more than 30 young people of the
church entered heartily into the games,
music and general good time. Refresh
nents of sandwiches and cocoa were
erved
Private Benjamin H. Hill, son of
george H. Hill of 120 Elliot street, and
Neva y. Robertson of Stanton, Va,
we're married in Dayton, Ohio, Feb. 8
n the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Iardy by Rev. George W. Bunton, d.
D. Private Hill formerly was EN-
employed as linotype operator by the
special conclave of Beauseant com.
mandery, Knights Templar, was held
yesterday afternoon and last evening
to confer degrees on two candidates
from Springfield, this state. In the aft
ernoon the Red Cross degree was con
ferrcd and at $50 a supper was served
by Bingham chapter, o. E, s., of which
about rs participated. In the evening
the Temple degree was conferred. Ten
Knights from Springfield were present,
The funeral of Mrs. Jacob n. Wagar
of West Chesterfield, who died Satur
day afternoon in the home of her
daughter, Mrs II. w. Field of Pine
street, was held at the Field home yes
crday afternoon at $50 O'Clock, Rev.
DR.. Herbert z. Woodin, pastor of the
Centre Congregational church, officiat-
ing, and Mrs. William H. Bond sang
Jesus, Lover of My Soul, and God Be
With You Till We Meet Again. The
bearers, old neighbors of Mrs Wagar
| in West Chesterfield, were. Leroy Col
burn, Dan Jones, Dennis Brough and
! Charles Robinson. Those from out of
town who attended the service were G.
L. Wagar of Mount Hermon, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Dennis Brough of Winchester, n.
H., and Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Jones and
Leroy Colburn of West Chesterfield.
The social gathering in the Baptist
chapel last evening last evening was
attended by about 200 people and a
very enjoyable evening is reported. The
program was in the sandwich form
first an orchestra number, then sociabil-
ity. next a song by Miss Doris Coombs
and then more sociability, then a read
/ ing by Miss Julia Simonds and a musi-
cal number with the Star Spangled Ban
ncr to get people to their feet for more
sociability, and SO on. Miss Rachel
Clifford played the Second Mazurka By
GODDARD. Mr. Dalton sang, Miss Thur
Der read, the Baraca orchestra of Il
pieces rendered two overtures, Mr.. Gus
tafson gave eornet solo and things
were lively until late hour. A spe
cially pleasant feature was the unexpec
ted lsut welcome presence of Mr.. Tom
kinson of Philadelphia, called here OF
account of the funeral of Verne Adams
Supper at Episcopal parish house
Thursday. Feb. 81, at p. IA Menu
Cold roast beef mashed potatoes will