Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-05-27

! a good very good attendance of the mem
bers of the outlook Club greeted Miss
futile at the home of Mrs Beebe Friday
afternoon. Miss futile gave an interest
| Ing talk on child welfare.-Iloyd II.
Thomas son of NJ l. Thomas, formerly
or this town and now of California has
received an appointment to the naval
academy at Annapolis. Out Of 900 appl-
cants but one hundred received appoint-
menus. Mr.. Thomas who has been spend
ing several weeks with his brothers. T.
-. and F. NJ. Thomas, leaves next month
Aor inc academy at Annapolis friends
ana neighbors of Mrs. A!ena Page gave
her birthday surprise party at the home
OF hcr son. j. @. Page. and family Satur-
day afternoon. Mrs. Page Ia one OF the
Oldest residents, being 80 years old.-Mr
and MRS. John d.. Martin went to Platts-
burgh Saturday.-Mrs. Beebe's and Mrs
Martins Sunday School classes had a
eocial in the Congregational Chapel Sat-
urday evening Games were enioyed and
lemonade and waters served.
MISS Ellie Haskins Of Rutland is in
| town training the High School pupils for
| the prina speaking contest These are:
rertrnoe Palmer 20: Kathryn Levarn
Il; Ethel Farr. q: Marjorie Hunt. 81
Evelyn Kent. q: Theresa Burritt. '22:
Norma Purnton. '23: Marion Morgon, '23 :
Bernico Gordon, 'A.-The Lanies' Aid Of
/ the Federated Church will meet in the
| Methodist Church parlors this afternoon.
! itostcsscs. Mrs. A. II. Markham, MS
a. ". Norton. Mrs. Wilson. Mrs. w. A.
| Ferguson, Mrs J. S. Burt, Miss Cynthia
Gown and Mrs. y. NJ. Dunshee Every
body invited and tho gentlemen arc in
vttcd tn suppcr.-Iamcs Cardell of Pitts
| Geld. Mass, 10 visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs W. ". Cordcll.-Mr. and Mrs
| Eansome Benedict Of Proctor visited
| relatives in town Sunday.-Eidley Norton
! was at home from Middlebury College
| over SunJay.--Tho Rev. DR.. Philip j.
Strong gave dinnar party Sunday at
| tho Bristol House to the Rev and Mrs
j. W. Linncil the Rev and Mrs. r. NJ.
! liagadorn. the Rev. and Mrs. J. j. Fow-
| Ter ana few personal friends. The table
decorations were exquisite roses.-S'~no.r
Lawrence and Miss Florence FAR OF tic
| University of Vermont were at their homes
! here over Sunday.-C. f. Muns1ll Of
| Pasadena Calf, Is the guest Of her sis
| ter. Mrs T. .. La.1b.-Holley han was
| hilei 10 itc capacity Sunday night by
coopo or this and surrounding towns TO
hear the story Bernon, Tho Rose That
.Ic"nr Faded" by tho Rev. Or. Philip
! q. Str,ms Of Tlainfeid. N. J. A larse
chorus choir with orchrrra accom-
paniinent fuc7 shed excellent music. Or.
| strong was ordained in the First Baptist
! Church many years ago it being his Gi-st
| pastorate and since then he has spent
| his vacation hero many times. He is in
teres'ed in Bristol's institutions and the
| community at largo. and the splendid
community service shows the esteem in
| which DIR. Strong is held by the peo-
ple.-Miss Grace Norton is Ill at her
| home on North street..-Lois Sheldon,
| who has been very i'll for the past two
weeks at the home of her parents on
| Pleasan: street is considered a little
| better.
| Mrs. Lydia Green, aged 70 years, died
| Tuesday about noon at the home of Fl. +.
! Shattuck on West street after a lingering
, illness. She is survived by two sons,
| Bert and Ernest Green of Lincoln, and
two daughters, Mrs. Arthur Cushman of
Lincoln and Mrs H. z. Shattuck. with
whom she lived The funeral will be
| held Friday at 200 p. m. from the late
home, the Rev. Il. w. Lnnell. pastor of
the Advent Christian Church. officiating.
The interment will be in Lincoln.-Mrs.
| Ransom Purinton returned from the
| Mary Fletcher hospital Tuesday i'm
| proved in health.-Prof. Bert Hodge Hill
| of the American school Athens. Greece.
| is spending his vacation with his brother,
r. r. Hill. and family.-B H. S. baseball
team defeated Middlebury High School
team Tuesday afternoon at Athletic field
by score of to 5.-A pleasant reception
| was given the Rev. and Mrs. J. j. Fow-
Ter in the Baptist Church parlors We'd
| nesday evening. Mr.. and Mrs. p. u.
! Lawrence assisted the Rev. and Mrs
| Fowler in receiving. The room was very
| prettily decorated by Miss Kate Stewart
| Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Lawrence and Mr..
and Mrs. l.. w. Bates acted as reception
committee. The ushers were Nichols and
J Bernard Bosworth, Harry Narney and
| Clarence Sturtevant. Punch and waters
were served by Mrs. r. S. Brown, Mrs
r. ;, Mathewson and Mrs. B. G. Varney
An orchestra furnished music.-Miss . ern
Shattuck Of West Rutland is visiting her
mother. Mrs. Olive Shattuck.-Dr A. NJ
| Norton has returned from Burlington
| MT. and Mrs +. NJ. Thomas and LLOYD
Thomas went to Springfield Wednesday
and from there they go to Portsmouth,
y. II. The trip is being made by auto
mobile.