Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-05-29
LamOile County
STONE

The first event Of graduation week at
Stowe high school was the sermon to
the graduating class at the auditorium
Of the Akeley Memorial building by the
Rev. NJ. F. Bacon Sunday evening. There
was a large attendance. The ushers
were Richard Chase and Miss Hildegard
Smailey and Miss Beatrice Gale acted
as class marshal. The selections, The
Distant Hymn and How Long Wilt
Thou Forget Me- were rendered by a
double quartet, consisting or Mrs. A. D..
Lynch. Miss Ruth Mcmahon. Mrs. H. w.
Barrows. Miss Marjorie Watts, Mrs. 7.
A. Douglass, Miss Verna Stockman and
Mrs. H.. W. Cummings, assisted by T.
A. Douglass. G. A. Burnham and w. r.
Collins. The hall was decorated with
flowers and banners.-A memorial
Sunday service was carried out at
Unity Church Sunday morning when
the Rev. NJ. F.. Bacon preached the an
sual memorial sermon TO the members
of H.. H. Smith Post. Grand Army of
the Republic. Five members of the post
were present. Members of the Women's
Relief Corps, Boy Scouts. Torrent Hose
company and Mansfield Camp, NJ. w. A.
attended In bodies and several returned
soldiers were in the audience. A selec-
ton was rendered by a trio consisting
of Mrs. II. w. Barrows. Mrs. T. A.
Douglass and Mrs. II. w. Cummings.
with obiigato by G.. A. Burnham.-
DR.. Homer G. Brigham Of Grand Rapids,
Mich. president of the Lake Mansfield
Tiout club, is at the club house taking
charge of preparations for the opening
of the house for the season next week.
Miss Blanche Smith OF Morrisville. the
cook. Mrs. Mary Sherbut, Miss Rebecca
Buron and other assistants went to the
a to begin their work Monday. The
anpua melting and trout dinner of the
club will be held jun AIRS. Bessie
Mcmahon, president of the Stowe Red
Cross branch, Mrs. O. F.. Luce, Mrs. f. C.
Russell, Mrs. Minnie Tinkham, Miss Clara
Barrows and Mrs. l.. l.. HARRIS attended
q county Red Cross conference at Morris
vile Monday.-Mr. and Mrs. Clayton
Peck and Mr.. and Mrs. Nat Abbott and
daughter, Helen. of East Corinth
motored to Stowe Saturday and visited
Mr.. and Mrs. II. l.. Barrows. returning
10 East Corinth Sunday. Miss Alice Bar.
rows and brother, Roy. accompanied the
party home for a few days visit.-Prt'
vate Henry f.. Jenney, Jr.. coast guard
left Monday on his return to Fort Pierce
Fla, after a brief visit with his parents
WI obN ~ AAch'y ~ CIiN VI dnt
Mrs, G.. A. Burnham and children oil
Lyndonville, Mrs, Glenn Cole and daugh.
ter, Miss Catherine, of Hyde Park, Orlc
X. Jenney and Mr.. Bixby of the Uni
versity of Vermont and Miss Dori.
Graves of Morrisvill, were over-Sunda,
guests at the home of the Jenneys il
honor of Private Jenney's visit .-Mis.
Kate Seaver OF Boston is visiting he
parents, Mr., and Mrs. Arthur Seaver.-
Miss Mildred Seaver of Waterbury passed
the weekend with her uncle and aunt
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. j. Adams. and with then
and Mr.. and Mrs, G. NJ. Towne called
on Miss Seaver's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
f.. *. Seaver, at Cadys Falls Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. James Shepard and Mr.
and Mrs. II. II. Shackett attended tn,
funeral OF Mrs. Shepard's mother, Mrs
e. Marianne Gibson, in Hyde Park Friday
Mrs. Gibson had reached the great ag
of 1913.
A supper will be served to the returne'
soldiers of Stowe at the Akeley Memoirs
building on. the afternoon Of June s ant
il public reception will he held. Col
d Fred b.. Thomas of Montpelier, but
native of Stowe. who has recently re
turned from six months service IL
France will give Al address. There viii
he reports from the Red Cross and othe
COMMITTEES and +. T.. Stafford will Civ
a sketch of the service of the boys from
Stowe.-R. r. Mcmahon and sister, Mis-