The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-19
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
"Jack O. Hearts" Great Success.


The musical program and play given
by east of local young people for the
benefit of the Loyal club in Gates opera
house Tuesday evening was very well
attended and greatly enjoyed by all
present. Preceding the play a short
program of music, dancing and comedy
sketches by well known local favorites
was given Mason Huse gave truly
beautiful rendition of the always pop
ular Souvenir Miss Mcnamara and
Mr. Jennings gave the audience 10 min
utes Or so of fun and laughter with
their comedy sketch entitled. You
Can't Forget What You Don't Know
and Miss Macnamara's singing, both
alone and in duet with Mr.. Jennings,
was greatly appreciated. Miss Dorothy
Hamilton's version OF the song, Honey
Chile" and Miss Elizabeth Harvey's
solo dance also brought a storm Of APP
plause and both were forced TO respond
with encores Last, but by no means
least, on the program were White Riv-
or functions favorite comedians and
clog dancers, the Donahue brothers, As
usual, their comedy sent the audience
into gales of laughter and their sing
ing and dancing were even better Than
usual Following the novelty sketch
by Donahuel brothers there was short
intermission, after which the curtain
was raised for the first act OF the play,
Jack O. Hearts" The cast Of charac-
tiers was as follows: Mary Heart. com
monty known as Polly, Marion Rollins;
Winthrop Hart, her brother Harry
Mann; DR. Hart, father Of Polly and
Winthrop. Charles y. Ward; Mary Rob
inson, a friend Of Polly, Gertrude Mac
namara; Betty Dryer, the girl who
lives next door. Clara Ward; John
Ames. clergyman friend OF Winthrop,
VI. p. Osgood: John Botsford, an un
known cousin of the Harris, w j. Ien-
nings: maid, Lou Jennings. The play
was thoroughly enjoyed by all present.
Every member of the cast played his or
her part extremely well, and the action
Of the play moved of very smoothly.
Much credit for the success Of the play
IS due to Miss Mabel Hamilton, under
whose management the play was
staged. At the close Of the entertain
ment social dance was held. Music
between the acts and for the dance was
Ernest Moore, states attorney. who
was expected TO attend the Hartford
municipal court, was detained al his
home in Ludlow on account Of sickness
in the home. Every member OF the
family was i'll with the influenza.
Arthur Dutton Of White River June
ton and Mr. and Mrs Clayton Hunt Of
West Hartford were called to Fairha
ven, Mass. by the death Of Mrs. Dean
Dutton. They left Tuesday for Fair
I haven
Fidelity Rebekah lodge has started
out with a new plan this year The
noble grand appointed two as commit
/ tee on the good Of the order for one
month, they 20 appoint the next tive.
/ Sisters Prudence Bailey and Bessie
Cleveland were in charge last Wednes-
I day evening and set the standard. Re
J freshments Of sandwiches, coffee and
T cake we're served after a social hour
\ had been spent by the members. Mrs.
Clara Smith and Mrs. Emma Butmsn
we're elected delegates TO the Rebekah
assembly: Mrs. Lizzie Stockwell and
/ Mrs. Emma johnson. first and second
slternates.
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I Cooper. was examining the First Ma
I tional Rank & Trust company on
I "Wednesday George Carpenter. bank
. commissioner for Vermont. was at the
/ Hartford savings Bank & Trust COM
panv examining the hank. "wednesday.
Nr. and Mrs pasquale Ramona. who
I we're visiting friends IN Arlington,
Z Mass last week returned home 70
I White River Junction Monday
samuel Shepard who was injured by
falling from a freight car Up a. the ice
I house Il the Ccntral Vermont railroad
and Who broke his leg, has just re-
turned from the hospital, but j. stiil
7 rising crutchrs Nr. Shepard g. i'm
proving slowly
Mfs William L Harris, formerly Of