The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-06-08
90 MOTHERS ARE
ENTERTAINED BY
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Bennington Matrons Are Guests
AT Stag Prepared Supper
FASHION. SHOW FOLLOWS
Some Unmarried Women Break
Through Guard and Join
In the Festivities

Partly to give BIT of boot to the
activities of Chiliren's Week-whlch
is now in progress--but mainly to i'm.
press upen the good women folk of
Bennington the fact that nothing can
surpass in cuI9ine excellence a banquet
planned, arranged and executed under
strictly stag auspices, the members
of the Y. NJ, c. A, staff eolved them.
Sc YES into hosts at clock Tuesday
evening and entertained at supper
about 80 mother of the village. Gen.
eral Secretary Winslow has officially
designated the event as the "Y's Ban.
quet "a the Mothers of Bennington
However, with all the precaution of
the promoters quite a few most ex-
cellent women who are not even mar
ried managed to evade the strong
guard thrown about the funct on and
were seen occupying places at the
tasles dhis is sub rosa of course.
But It proves, too, that womans curl.
osity, cnce aroused. viii. not be de-
ned.
The spread was lad in the "Y"
gym, which was appropriately decorat
ed with flowers. Plates for 80 epi.
cures were in evidence, and evidently
appreciated. The guest filed into the
room promptly at O'Clock and at
that moment the stag end of the func-
ticn faded into innocuous desuetude.
IN other words, the "Y' staff retired.
turning the job of serving over to a
group Of Sunday school teachers. And
if Max Webster had not been one OF
the number it would have been an
Adamless Eden. These were the
mattresses, and very efficient ones they
proved to be, too: Mrs. Arthur Chase.
Mrs II. l.. Hall, the Misses Jennie
Watt, Helen Ere oman, Anna Chase.
p orence Moore, ard Ruth and Flor
ense Godfrey.
Some one has said that there's no
telling what a woman win do. These
women at the ''Y Tuesday night did
something that their no is had never
even dreamed Of putting on the pro.
gram. After eating all the good
things in sight, they really put on a
talkfest. Silence may be golden. but
what good is the gold stuff to a crowd
of women. e ther in Bennington or
e sewhere? And after the tide of
oratory had receded, a fashion show
followed. General Secretary Winslow
said afterwards that he more than
half suspected something like that
would happen.
Miss jeannette Perkins was the
mistress Of ceremonies and she tapped
as fine a brew of eloquence and rhe-
toric as had ever flowed within the
walls of the ~" Interspersed with
the speaking We're some good nging
numbers, in which Miss Bessie Kinne
and Mrs Elsa Estes distinguished
themselves. Miss Florence Walbridge
re ated some Of her Sunday school ex-
periences and Mrs. w. G. Towart dis
cussed Bible study.
But the fashion exhibit! as all
men were excluded from this diver.
sion, ony second hand Information
can be offered about 1t, But tbs said
that most every style of dress from
the days of the Pilgrims to Atlantic
CITY was demonstrated.
While the event was in progress.
many de egates to the convention of
the Women's Federation dropped in to
pay their respects and give the place
the once over.