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

turned from France on the S. S. Mt.
Vernon, which arrived at Hoboken. N. j.,
May II. He returned Sunday night to
New York, where, after being discharged
from the service. he will join the staff
of the New York Times as an assistant
| editor.
Miss Marjorie Hickok, head reconstruc-
ton aid, connected with the United states
army nursing staff, is enjoying a week $
| respite from her duties overseas at her
! home, SCI st. Paul street Miss Hckok,
who reports for further duty at New
York on Friday, arrived in New York
Friday on the steamship 1mperator after
six months' service in reconstruction
work at Saveney. France. Prior to her
overseas duty, Miss Hickok was con-
nected for seven months with the Walter
Reed hospital in Washington, d. C.
Robert X. Edgerton, U. " NJ. Is. who
held the rank of lieutenant, junior
grade, pay corps. in the United States
navy reserve force, during the latter
part of the war, has recently been re-
! leased from active duty at the navy yard
at Norfolk. Va. and has returned to his
home In Manchester, accompanied by
his wife and infant son. Mr. Edgerton
November, 1917. and was promoted in
| main at home and assist his father in
the real estate business
F. H. Tins of 81 South winooski ave-
| nue. received a cable Sunday stating
that his son, Lieutenant Leonard c. Tins,
| of the aviation corps of the British
| army, left England last Friday for a
short visit to the United States. Lieu
tenant Tins has been in the British army
for six years and lover there" since the
| beginning of the war, winning his COM
mission after the outbreak of hostilities.
Lieutenant Tins will be remembered here
as being graduated from Burlington high
school in the class of 1913. While in this
city he was active in Y. NJ. c. A. circles.
Chief Woman George Childs, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Childs of this city,
has received his discharge after serving
two years in the United States navy
Woman Childs has been on various ships
in the fighting zone and has visited many
| countries. He was on the Lake Forest
freight vessel when the crew of that
ship were commended for GOODNESS under
fire. When Yeoman Childs was on an
other ship the crew was engaged in a
submarine battle in which the German
undersea craft was sunk. When Yeoman
Childs entered the service two years ago
he had the lowest rating in the navy,
that of apprentice seaman
The marriage of Herbert w. Kennedy
and Miss Marie Evelyn Lambert. both
of this city, occurred Monday morning
at seven O'Clock at st. Joseph's Church.
The ceremony was performed by Mon
signor Jerome NJ. Cloarec. The dress of
the bride was of burgundy and she car
ried white roses Ralph Lafayette and
Miss Mae Raymond of this city were in
attendance upon the couple The brides
maid was dressed in suit to match that
of the bride and carried sweet peas Fol-
lowing a wedding breakfast at the home
of the bride. Mr.. and Mrs. Kennedy left
by automobile for Lebanon, n. H., where
they will spend their honeymoon. They
will return next week to reside at As
School street.
Judge Sherman r. Moulton has ordered
that the two divorce cases of Addie
Miller against Frank Miller and Ben
jamin Sharpley against Florence l..
Sharpley be placed with the court. In
the case of Nellie Ladue against Fred
Ladue, in which the petitioner asked
for divorce on the grounds of ne
glect and refusal to support, also in
tolerable severity. there was partial
hearing and the case was continued The
court ordered Mr.. Ladue to pay alimony
of $S week for the support Of his wife
and minor child, also $25 suit money to
Martin S. Villas, attorney for Mrs La
due, before the next term Of court. The
petitioner lives in this city while Mr.
Ladue is located in Essex
The annual meeting of the National
Society of the Colonial Danes of Amer
lea in the State of Vermont was held
yesterday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. j. Holmes Jackson. Officers elect
ed for the coming year are: President
Mrs. ]. Holmes jackson of Burlington;
first vice president. Miss Mary e. Ar
thur of Burlington; second vice-presi-
dent Miss Gertrude M. Denison of Roy
alton; secretary, Mrs. George A. Laird
of Royalton; treasurer. Mrs Charles
H. Darling of Burlington; historian
Mary Rogers Cabot of Brattleboro. 1t
was voted to continue the support of
two French orphans another year. The
business meeting was followed by
delightful social hour, with dainty re-
Treatments
"A supper ana annual business meet
ing of the Christian Endeavor society
of the First Church was held Monday
evening at the parish house. the sup
per being given by the Womens asso-
citation. About 140 were present. After
the supper reports were given by the
officers and the chairmen of the diff
ferent committees and officers were
elected for the following year. as fol-
lows President, Maurice Bond: vice.
president, George Howe; secretary,
Elizabeth Howard; treasurer. Herbert
Tilley; lookout committee, Miss Eta
Forbes chairman; prayer meeting COM
mittee Mrs q. A. Robbins chairman I.
missionary committee. Miss Elizabeth
Howe chairman social committee, Miss
Lorraine Manson chairman; social serv-
ice committee. Miss Evelyn Schwartz
chairman.