The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-11-15
LYNDONVILLE

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| The chicken pie supper which was
given in Music Hall Thursday even.
ing for the benefit Of the new hos.
pital, was a great success in every
way, as is usually the case when the
ladies of Lyndonville get together
for Il good object. Mrs. Charles L.
Stuart h&d charge of the general ar
engagements, Mrs. G. M. Campbell OF
! the supper, Mrs. Leon Curtice and
Mrs. Harry Johnson of the program,
Mrs. Il. j. Blodgett of the advertising
and Mrs. Prescott Moore and Miss
Erma Pierce of the fish pond, and all
these ladies were ably seconded by 4
willing and energetic force of help
ers. And only those who have worked
on Il supper in Music Hall can APP
preciate what an amount of work it
takes to give q supper there.
At six o'clock tables were set and
ready for 275 people, and the people
were there very shortly. A delicious
menu was served, with pea soup,
chicken pie, cranberries, rolls, all
kinds of pies for dessert, cheese,
doughnuts and coffee. The tables
were cleared and some others filed,
and, including the helpers, more than
$50 must have been fed and thor
oughly satisfied.
The Mattresses were young girls
in town, dressed in white and wearing
nurses caps and little white tents as
table decorations completed the idea.
While the audience was waiting for
the second table "a fish pond was OPP
ened in the corner of the\room, and
a great many awaited themselves of
the opportunity to try their luck for
a nickel, and see what novelty they
could draw from the pond.
DR.. Smith acted as POSTMASTER for
Il short program Of toasts, presiding
in his usual witty manner, and anus
ing the audience with number of
most apropus stories. He first in
troduced Miss Eliza Allen, who spoke
briefly and directly upon Community
Spirit" The next speaker was Mrs.
E. Blodgett, whose subject was
Health" The Rev. Mr.. McFarlane
then gave a fine tribute to "Our
Nurses" Music followed by local
orchestra, which gave some fine Sc
lections. This orchestra also played
during the supper hour, aad was a
most satisfactory addition to the pro
gram. Vt included Mrs. Eustace Be
attic, violin, Charles Stevens, piano,
II. z. Burpee, cornet, Harley John
son, drums and traps, AlphoAse Au-
bin, trombone, and Fred Duby, clar-
met.
A varied program was given on
the stage. First was solo by Mrs.
l.. r Huntley, with violin obligato by
Mrs. Beattie. Next was a reading,
selections from Riley, by Miss Kath-
leen LeBarron. This was given in
a child's tones, and excellently done.
A selection followed by a ladies
quartet, Mrs. Samuel Mitchell, Mrs.
Earl Roundy, Mrs. Shepherd, Mrs.
Wesley Emerson. There followed
solo by Mrs. Seavcr whose husband !
is one of the new teachers at the IN
stitute
Miss Anna Dahlbeck then gave a
very charming solo dance, accom-
panied by Miss Stimson. Miss Lee
Barron appeared again, in ukelele !
solos, and songs to that now popu
lar instrument The next was a
reading by Miss Ivah Dunklee OF
Denver, Col, Stephen Phillips "Mar !
pessa," beautiful poem, rendered
with much feeling and expression.
Miss Dunklee then gave series Of
poses illustrating different emotions
in pantomimc, with Miss Stimson ac
her on the piano. The |
program closed with vocal solo by