The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-10-11
TOWNSHEND.
Entertainment Course.


For the first time in several wears
people of Townshend and vicinity will
have an opportunity this winter to listen
to first-class entertainments by profess
SIGNAL talent. The ladies of the Dorcas
guild and Hadassah league have com
bined in securing a lyceum course from
the affiliated Coit-Albea lyceum Chau-
tauqua bureau of Boston, the object be-
ing primarily to furnish some worth
while entertainment for the young peo-
pie of this and surrounding towns. ANY
proceeds which may result at the end
of the series will be divided equally be-
tween the two churches, Baptist and
Congregational, of this place. The price
of admission to each entertainment is
low and a further saving of 40 cents is
made in the purchase of season ticket.
| These tickets will be sold i'll house to-
house canvass or may be bought from
the committee.
The first number of the course will
be given in the Congregational church
next Monday evening, Oct. l3 This will
| be presented by the Harmony Trio, col
ored. They include Pearle Cleage, first
alto and bird imitator; Gladys Wells,
soprano and accompanist, and Olive Ball,
second alto and reader. The program
will include the old southern songs which
none but darky hearts can render, whist
ling choruses and delightful humorous
sketches by Miss Ball, who is a clever
impersonator. The work of the Har-
mony Trio in the jubilee shouts. and old
plantation melodies will be enioyed by
all
The other numbers in the course are !:
Nov. 4, picturesque and dramatic lee
ture by Chief Strongheart, full blooded
Indian, grandson of Chief Standing Rock,
who led in a last stand against Gen.
Clusters men. The chief will appear in
| full Indian war costume; JAN &c, Mr.
Pearson, impersonator and comedy char
acter bortrayer; March 5, the Liberty
Duo, including Miss Donna Eva Case. So
prano, and Miss Elouise Pomeroy, mezzo
soprano This will include vocal duets,
pianologues, dramatic readings, child i'm
presentations in costume, etc.
With the varied programs promised in
these four entertainments treat is as
sured for the winter.
The committee of arrangements in
cludes Mrs. c. Truesdell, Mrs. |. S. Sayre
Mrs. H. f. Howard, Mrs. c. II. Willard
Mrs. Mary Kelsey, Miss Mary Plumb
Mrs. Fred Randall is visiting hel
father in South Hadley, Mass.
| Mrs. Addie Sparks is in Saxtons Ri.
yer caring for her niece, who is i'll.
Mrs. Danner left Tuesday for Beau
fort, S. c., after spending the summer
in town.
A regular meeting of Birchard w. r
&c. will be held in Masonic hall Saturday
afternoon of this week
Mrs. f. L. Osgood accompanied DR.
Osgood to Burlington, where he Went
to attend medical meeting.
Charles Evans and family will NOV,
to Springfield, Mass, soon and Franz
Adams swill occupy the Evans house.
The officers of the Christian Endeav
or society held business meeting Will
the president, Miss Pearl Thayer
Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. n. Mccall and twt
children, Lois and Esden, of Brooklyn
are visiting at the home of his bro
Their, J. r. Mccall.
Harry Robbins, who lived in tn
t Judge E. L. Hastings house in Harm
]. onyville, has moved his family t
Putney where he has work.
; Mrs. and Mrs. Z. j. o 'Brien. VIII
have been in their bungalow in Har
monyville through the summer, hav
/. returned to their home in Boston.
/ Mr.. Morrell, who was called her
by the illness and death of Judge I
, L. Hastings, has returned to Scars
dale. Mrs. Morrell and little daughte
will remain with Mrs. Hastings for
time.
,, Mrs. Pratt, teacher of the sevent
and eighth grades in the high schoo
and Miss Gibson, who teaches the low
| err grades in the graded school, are at
> tending the state teachers conventio
in Montpelier.
On account of the date of the frs
lyceum course entertainment occurring
on the same night, the regular Grang
$ meeting Monday evening will be omitte,
e and the next meeting will be held Fri
day evening, Oct. "a.
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