The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-23
NEWBURY

The second annual alumni banquet
was held in Chadwick hall Friday eve
ming at 8 o'clock. One hundred and
| twenty five former students gathered
at the schoolhouse and marched to the
| hall, where a fivecourse banquet was
| served Clark's orchestra furnished
music during the banquet and dancing
| followed the business meeting until the
wee hours of morning. The repast was
tempting and bountiful Toastmaster
w. W. Bailey, jr., was in his usual
mood and kept the gathering in high
glee by recalling the escapades with
which each speaker had been connect
ed during his school days. The mer
riment that followed was due to the
efficient manner with which this part
of the program was carried off. Among
| the many who responded were DIR.
| John Miller of Wallingford, Principal
| Charles King of Wells River, Principal
d. S. Jones of Newbury, Mrs. Jones,
Mary Hale. Judson Longmoore, Leslie
Hildreth, Horace Knight, Harley Full
ton. Many puns and numerous es-
capades which had never been fully
understood during old school days were
revealed by the perpetrators. During
the last course shower arose, which
had not been predicted by the wealth
err man, and the air was filled with
crepe paper streamers which reached
from all directions to the strings Of
Japanese lanterns overhead. Showers
of confetti followed during the dane
ing and the hall had the appearance
of an up-t o-date cafe. Graduates OF
| 25 years renewed their youth as was
shown by the spirit with which they
Joined in the evenings gayety. Much
credit is due to the committee, Harley
Fulton, Leslie 'Hildreth, Lois Greer,
Frank Meserye and, Frank Rock, and
to the undergraduates who served. Lit
tie did Principal Jones realize what
would grow from the seed that he
sowed when he called 20 graduates
together a year ago last town meeting
day and put plans before them for
bringing the alumni together for the
first time. To the pioneer commit
tee belongs the credit of bringing two
hundred and fifty alumni to stand as
unit when only a few years ago
some of the classmates had not met
for 80 years. The original committee
we're Principal ID. s. Jones. Mary Hale,
Richard Patterson, Harley Fulton, Les
lie Hildreth, Harvey knight. The doors
of Newbury are always open to these,
her children, and she hopes to see ever
increasing numbers at each alumni
banquet. Let each one pass the word
along of the youth renewing time held
every June in Newbury.
Mrs. Martha w Atkinson has re
turned and opened up her home for
the summer.
A large throng attended the gradu-
ating exercises in Chadwick hall last
Thursday evening The stage WAS
handsomely decorated not only with
young lady graduates but with lot
of ferns and ported plants and above
all was suspended the class motto,
Character not fame.
The young sprgs which graduated
from this. the Newbury high school,
and who are about TO take their first
lessons of the school for hard knocks,
acquitted themselves nobly and are
apparently equipped for Iife's battle.
May the class prophecy become true
and may they, each and all, realize the
the legacies the class will be-
queathed them is the wish of all their
admiring friends.
w. H. Drant, who has for long
time been an invalid. died last Thurs
day evening at his home. Wildwood
Hall" The body was taken to Brook
lyn. \. Y. for interment.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bailey are at
Fnosburg Falls this week on a visit
10 their son. Dean Bailey. Miss Ethel
Bailey has charge of the domestic ar
rangements in the home during their
absence.
f. L. Cobb of Boston spent the week
end in town.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Andrews are in
town. having motored across the con
tinent from Los Angeles, Cal. Paul
reports very enjoyable trip, and if
we are any Judge of dry goods. we
can't see how il could be otherwise.
Next Sunday morning in the Con.
gregational church ehildren's day will
be observed. Come. The little ones
have full sway. and when they have
charge things are interesting.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Gage of West
Someryille. Mass, motored to town
last Thursday and Mrs Bathrick ae-
companied them. and while in town
they were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
~ T.. Hutchins.
Charles Dodge and family motored
to Fitzdale the first of the week.
Miss liberia Whitmarsh is the guest