The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-11-01
Howland Hall Never Was
Jammed So Full AS Last
Night
IN BENEFIT FOR
CITY HOSPITAL
Goose Green end Squag
Holler Folks = ere En-
terta rs

Nearly 1000 ! 8 : Of the Goose
Green and Squae ~ er bunch and the
Barre City hof "shuk down IN
Howland hall = light, in the great
est success ev Is aged by the boys.
According to H. the crowd was the
largest even seen in the hall, but, be
that as it may, so much money was
made for the hospital that the boys
don't expect to have it counted for a
couple Of days. Over slo0 was taken in
turing the short time the box office
was open during the festivities.
The crowd started streaming into the
place az soon as the doors opened and
by the time the entertainment com
| menced every seat was being either sat
or stood upon. However, the wonderful
spirit Of the merrymakers brushed that
aside and men and women, not in cos
i3ume but dressed in their best, Just
| cured down and sat on the floor. When
everyone was set and the program
opened the only space left open for the
performers was about Is feet in diam
eter.
The eminently versatile Tom Mercer
was a-.aouncer and made hit with
the crowd before he opened his mouth.
The first number was song by Miss
Anna Robertson and if discretion
hadn't prevailed she'd be singing yet.
The crowd simply went wild over her
| Then Abraham Potash read the Green
topics from the paper. Abe was Bill
Duthie and the crowd roared for 10
minutes solid. Alex. Straiton was or
the bill, of course, and treated the
crowd to a musical act that was a
winaer. "A Little Opera from the Hop
kins Family" they called it. Beatrice
Pspin played the piano and the Others
banjos, mandolins and the xylophonc.
Leone Reynolds, Cleora Reynolds. Clara
LawIess, Charles Collins and Maurice
Watkins were the family and then on
the encores AL Messier slid up and gave
great lift ON the xylophone.
An impromptu fight between Pete
Morgan and Harry Fasoli was classic.
| Pete and Harry were about as evenly
matched in size as the city hall and
the new water department limousine.
Gloves were introduced and the battle
placed under Marquis de Raspberry
rules. Fasoli couldn't keep his hat od
SO ended the battle by bodily carrying
the diminutive Peter TO the ropes. Then
came the big event of the night, the
spelling down kontest. The crowd chose
Professor Silas Quill to pick out the
teams. The professor is known on days
when people are buying insurance as
George j. Seager and he soon had the
following lineYps:
Goose Green team, Jerusha Levinsky,
Mrs. Eta Bennett; Cornelius Doolit
tie, Archie Taft; Susie Cookins. Mrs.
James r. Mackay; Seth Dobbns. Per-
ley Carr; Dorcas Nudge, Mrs. Leroy
Smith: Cyrus Doolittle, William A.
Mcleod; Anasfasia Stufflebean. Mrs.
II. A. Richardson; Jack Stout, Frank
w Jackson; Sobriety Boardman, Mrs.
Edith Tilden; Jebediah Spratt, Lee
Maiden.
The Sauag Holler crowd was Adei-
bert Hoffbrau. Leroy Smith; Maria
Spooner. Mrs. PerIey Carr; Enos Crum-
pet, frank f. Robinson; Albina Keteh-
um. Miss Ena Adie; Adoniram Peasc.
II. A. Richardson; Abigail Crabtree,
Mrs. Grant Lane; Abraham Potash, ".
n. Duthie: Rose Bobbitt. Mrs. Mark
Cutler; Percy st. Pierre. Arthur l.. Az
erill: Sophia Green, Mrs. r. Q. Melon
nell Mrs. Eta Bennett was awarded
the honors and received a beautiful low
ing cup made of two dishpans.
Mrs. W. G. McCriIlis of Bristol. y.
H., and Leroy Smith of Barre Town
were awarded the prizes for the best
rustic costumes, over a large field.
After the entertainment and the
Judging Of the costumes, the Goose
Green orkestry. led by Art Carroll.
played for the cavortin's which lasted
until l o'clock.
The silver cup for the best old-fash-
Toned Waiting was given to Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Emslie and Raymo Lotti
and Elvira Gill received tho cup for
the best fox trot. The judges were Mrs.
Henry Petrie and Duncan Mcmillan.
Among those present were George W.
Colwell Of Pittsburg, Pa. Fred X. Ir-
vine of Chicago and H. c. Whitaker
of Madison. Wis. Others were recog-
nized from Mortified. Brookfeld. VIII
Jamestown. Chelsea. Washington. Mont
pelier. East Montpelier. Plainfeid AMI
in fact nearly every place in radius
of 40 miles.
The following committees had charge
os getting up the shake-down and were
largely responsible for the bic success
II was. Chairman II. p. Hinman: clerk
Of the course. W. A Drew; ticket
committee. chairman. Frank Shea. r.
NJ Tobin. w. G. Reynolds. William
Barclay. C. B. Gladding. J. x. Mackay.
George Kent. r. :. Parks. Athoi Bel.
r c. Cutler and A. A. Milne; deco-a-
tions. chairman. George n. Collamer.
A. c. Tilden. A. L. Averill. II II.
Hodcdon. Chief John Hcncy: music
ehairman. Arthur Carroll. y :. Love.
H. T. Hinuian. A. Bel and
T. W. Bradley.
Entertainment. chairman. W. a
Drew. W. r. Dufhie. T. =. Mercer. p.
NcAi1ilan. refreshments. Herman Camp
ben. Cady Arcrill. 2. G. Cutler. q. y.
TiIden. novelties. etc W g. Reynolis.
Arthur Carroll snd p " Tcbin. Nurses
from the hospital were present a.
quests bat they piled right in and
Tended the sidur baryi for She hcrs