The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-08-24

was staged by the junior Chautauquas
and in which Miss Ruth Frederickson
was the Old Lady Who Lived IN a.
Shoe. Among the various characters
impersonated were Jack and Jill, Boz
Peep, Humptv Dumpty, Mary and her
Lamb, Little Boy Blue, as well as many
others. The clown who introduced the
other characters was Frederick Knight
The program included dances, songs,
somersaults, elephant and camel walks,
building of human pyramids, flag
march and flag song. One of the most
pleasing features was the entrance of
the children of the Old Woman in the
Shoe, who were dressed in night robes
or pajanas, and who, after few min
utes of play, fell asleep at the feet of
their MOTHER who sang a sweet
bedtime song.
This was followed by an hour of
just fun provided by Fitzpatrick
and Havelock, the Chautauqua clown
and juggler, and the amusement and
excitement they created for the chill
dren was unmistakable. The older ones,
too, saw many new stunts in the Jug
Cling acts, as well as many which are
well known to local audiences. All of
their stunts were good, however.
were interested in the junior Chautauqua
work under the direction of Miss Marion
Bronson as superintendent and Miss Bes
sic Morgan as assistant. The local sup
erintendents were Miss Malva Roberts
and Msr Ernest V. Barre. The children
organized their town the first day, elect
ing the following officers and commit
tees: Mayor, Holland Smith; clerk,
katherine Ferriter; law and order com,
Charlotte Thompson, Frederick Knight,
Norris Bragg; thrift, Elsie Duquette,
Lyman Baker, Marguerite Wellman; ser
vice, Mary Crane, Doris Wood, Mary
Stolte; health, Russell Cushman, Eliza
beth Sanders, Lawrence Warner. The
children used various means of securing
funds and 1915 was turned over to the
Civic Improvement League to be used to-
ward a flower bed near the railroad sta
tion. At the junior town meeting in the
morning it was voted that the mayor
sign the contract for next year in their
behalf, which viii assure the support of
the juniors in 1921.
The guarantors for 1920 were: lie
more Ayers, G.. N Bond, ]. F. Bushnell
George NJ Clay, John E. Coleman, f.
p. Corbett, Mrs. Charles r. Crosby,
Sanford A. Daniels, E. J. Eddy, F. J.
Fairbanks. Harry C. Freeman, A. NJ.
Frzzell, Wayland P. Frost, Carl s.
Hopkins, Mary +. Horton, Fred s.
Knight, H. L. March. A. L. Maynard,
E. H. Miller, G. P. Miller, Harold E.
Moffitt, M. G. Morrill,, John C. Pellet,
A. It. Roberts, Wilfred F. Root, AIDE
line NJ. Shattuck, Mrs. Ebert Simons.
Will B. Smith, W. E. Stellman, d. f.
Trout, Charles G. Wheeler, Mrs. Eta
A. White, A. V. Woodwork
Following are the names of the guar
antors for 1921, practically all of whom
have attached their signatures to the
contract, a half dozen or so having
agreed to become guarantors of so
names were secured:
f. c. Adams, F. E. Barber, J. E.
Bushnell. G. n Bond. A. L. Benedict
George w. Brooks, b. c. Baldwin, F.
G. Brown George Nj. Clay, W B.
Cheney, Fl. b, Chase, E. B. Corbett,
Mrs. G. r. Crosby, A. L. Clapp, f. H.
Crane, f. w. Childs, George L. Dun
ham, J. G. Day. Sanford A. Daniels, E.
J. Eddy, s. w. Edgett, w p. Frost.
Harry G. Freeman, Abbott Frizzell, F
j. Fairbanks, w. A. Gilbert, E. G. Gus
tafson, c. S. Hopkins, NJ c. Houghton,
w. IT. Hescock. w L. Hunt. o. B.
hughes, Il. Z. IOlueIi, y. II. ItdyneS, l..
w. Hawley. Fred S. Knight, A. H.
Lynde, A. l.. Maynard, R. A. Num-, G.
J. Perkins Charles H. Perkins, w. Rem
frew. Fl. c. Rice Walter F. Spear, A.
P. Simonds, w. E. Stellman, w. B.
Smith, Henry f. shipman, Adeline NJ.
Shattuek, Charles G. Staples, A. S.
Thompson, r. B. Teller A. v. Wood
worth, G. c. Wheeler, Miss Florence
Wellman.
Immediately at the close of the pro-
gram last evening the guarantors met
and elected the following officers: Pres,
A. ". Woodwork; vice pres. Will b.
Smith; sec, G. S. Hopkins; treas,
Harry G. Freeman 1t also was voted
to leave the election of committees un-
til a later meeting.