Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-01-01


street Saturday evening the marriage
engagement of Miss Louise l.. Greene,
daughter OF Mrs. NJ. u. Greene OF South
Main street, to Charles II. Elliott of
Oneida. ~ V, was announced Eleven
young women were the guests and the
table decorations were pink and green.
Among the guests was Miss Lois Cassidy
of Rutland. Miss Greene. who is Il St.
Adams girl Is engaged in work in six
counties Of New York as an Americana
zation organizer under the New York
state department of immigrant educa-
ton. For the last two months her head
quarters have been in Auburn, N. Y.
Mr.. Elliott, who was formerly county
agent for the Franklin County Farm
Bureau In this city, is now with the
Oneida Community Limited.
Many friends in this city will be inter-
ested in the announcement that o. NJ
Camburn. extension dairy specialist Of
the University Of Vermont. has been ap.
pointed by Gov. Calvin Coolidge Of
Massachusetts director of dairying and
agriculture for that State.
Mrs Ella @. (Foss) Parmelee, aged On
years. wife of Abner A. Parmelee, of
South Main street, died Saturday morn
ing at $50 o'clock at tho Sherwood sani-
last week Wednesday. The funeral serv-
ices were held at st. Luke's Episcopal
Church of which tho deceased was
communicate Monday afternoon at 2:3o
CLOCK. the Rev Richard u. Armstrong
officiating and the burial took place
in Greenwood cemetery. Besides her hus-
band. Mrs. Parmelee is survived by one
daughter, Miss Hazel NJ. Parmelee of
this city and four sons. Kenneth A. of
this city. Or. Berk,ey NJ. of Bridgeport,
Conn. and Arnold F. and Gordon McV.
of Boston. Mrs. Parmelee was n member
of Bellevue Rebekah Lodge, No. rs, I.
o. Q. F.. Weldon Chapter, No. 80, o. T..
s.. and the Grand International Auxil-
AIRY to tho Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers
News has been received that Mrs. T..
N. Mortimer, who with her husband Is
making an extended tour abroad, is Ill
with scarlet fever in the London fever
hospital in London. Her condition is not
serious.
The marriage of Miss Helen Ledoux,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Lee
doux of South Main street, to Elmer Le-
due of South Main street. took place at
st. Mary's Church Monday morning at
eight O'Clock. the groom's brother, the
Rev. II. o. Leduc, of st. Michael's Col.
lege, Winooskl, performing the cerc-
r,, oiiue was a''eiioeo oy MISS
va D'uuo VI nurnhston' sister OF
the groom. as bridesmaid, and the groom
., au % ms oest man hudolpn Ledoux OF
LIS s, oIo'ner vi 'ne orioe' Inc pride
Ne ""'ei,iis suit Oh Drown broad
.',,i',e' VII" iur WIN nat 10 match
anu ca, iieo "hi'e roses' Inc brides gift
90 t1,n h,.t.l
~ ''e oiiuesiiiaiu was ruby oroocn and
'"' 'oo'h siit 10 tne pest man was an
d'''o'n!s' stichpir'' foio"ing the cere-
''ionS oIeahiast was served the members
v, '"e iaihiiy at tue nome or the pride.
vi zen years the oride mas been stem
osrapher IN the or1ice OF the mechanics
ana superintendents office of the Gen.
tral vermont railroad and the groom
IIachin,st IN the shops or the company
ne oriue Threw her bouquet from the
steps OF the train and 1t was caught by
MISS "eraldine Bell Mr.. and Mrs. Leduc
icft on train No. =" south bound at 1925
O'Clock for ten days leave trip to Bos-
ton and Nashua, N Fl. On their return
they Will make their homo in this city.
Among out of town friends present be-
SIDES those already named were Mr. and
Mrs Arthur Leduc of Burlington, par
ents or the groom
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Elmer Wheeler expect
10 leave January for St Petersburg,
Fla, where they will spend the winter.
SeVenacres,' the home of ex-Gov. and
MIS-. EDWARD curtis smith. was the scene
or dellghtfnl holiday party Tuesday
night given In honor Of Mr.. and Mrs. c.
H. Smith. who were married recently.
The former is a son of Gov. and Mrs.
Smith. The house was beautiful with it's
decorations of Christmas green's. and hum
dreds or people were present at the recep-
ton, which was held from eight to 10
CLOCK ana the dance which took place
at 10 O'Clock. The guests were received
o4 ToV' ana MRS. smith and Mr.. and Mrs.
curtis Ripley Smith. Two orchestras.
Feltons or this city and the Van Ness
OF burlington. furnished music. and Miss
Lucinda Smith of Burlington catered.
Members of the house party at Seven
acres are Mrs. John w. Castles and son.
John w. Castles. Jr.. of New York and
MISS Charlotte Chafee of Rutland.
Mrs. Sarah webb Harriott. 15 years
old, died Tuesday afternoon about two
o'clock at the home of her daughter. Mrs.
n. w. Devns, of South Main street. The
body was sent to Oxford, n. Y, last
night
Mrs. Oliver Croker Stevens and Mrs.
Edward Curtis Smith entertained a party
of young people at Il New Years eve
dancing party at The Tavern roof garden
last night. The st. Adams orchestra fur
nished music. Among guests from out
OF town were Miss Katherine Sigourney
OF Boston, Miss Mercy Hooker of Wash
lngton. d. c.. and Miss Charlotte Chaffee