Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1921-12-16
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BRATTLEBORO,

Inc entertainment committee of the
Vermont Wheel club is making arrange
ments Tor year END smoker to take
place in the club rooms Thursday eve.
ming, Dec. 90.
A mail box on q standard has been
put up just inside the entrance to the
Barber. building on Main street, for the
convenience of all, but especially the
tenants in the building.
The Southern Vermont Mortified club
was entertained Saturday afternoon in the
home of Miss Florence H. Wells of 107
High street, II women being present Re
freshments were served.
The Ladies' Enterprise society held a
meeting Wednesday afternoon at which
time the members voted unanimously to
contribute the sum of $25 for the benefit
of the Brattleboro boys who are at Kurn
Hattin Home.
A regular meeting of Canton Palestine,
No. 3, Patriarchs Miltana, was held Dec.
S in the Odd Fellows temple, and the
following officers were elected Captain,
George Bgelow lieutenant. Floyd John
son; ensign, c. Frank Hawkins; clerk,
Fayette Miller; accountant, William j.
Cain.
Lewis Pike, son of Mrs Lila NJ. Pike
OF Brattleboro, and Annabelle Cordelia
Barber, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Barber of Townshend, were married
by Rev. c. w. Bishop in the West Brat
tleboro Baptist church Monday. They
will live in the Robb house on Western
avenue.
Gov. James IIartness of Springfield,
Judge John Il. Weeks of NIddlebury,
director of state institutions, State Audi
tor Benjamin Gates of Montpelier and
Judge II. B. Shaw of Montpelier, secre-
tary of civil and military affairs all of
pf ha tatn nrI Of
control, visited the Brattleboro Retreat
and the Austine Institution Tuesday
after the welcome to Marshal Foch.
The Daughters of the American Revo-
luton served their annual chcken-pie
supper Wednesday night in Odd Fellows
temple, There was large attendance.
The supper was sponsored by the ways
and means committee with Mrs. II. A.
Staten chairman. There was also sale
and Miss Sylvia Crosby in charge; and
of fancy articles, Mrs. A. w. Rockwell
and Mrs. G. f. Barber in charge.
Two runaways attracted not a lttlet
attention Sunday, one in the forenoon
and one in the afternoon, both starting
from Prospect hill. In one case the
sleigh tipped over when the driver turned
out for a milk team and in the other the
driver left the horse without hitching
owned by Liveryman NJ. NJ. Tucker. The
first one stopped at the stable and the
other would have done so had it not been
for efforts to catch him.
News has been received By local rela-
tives of Mrs. r. B. G. Noorduyn of New
York that recently while she was away
from her apartment at 126 Seventy First
street for period of about four hours
the apartment was ransacked and all of
hnr linn trif nod atin
all of her clothing were stolen. No trace
of the robbers has been found. Mrs.
Noordyn was Miss Bertha Piggott of
Brattleboro, formerly teacher of home
economics in district No. ..
The Daughters Circle of the First
: Univcrsalist church held its annual meet
ing Wednesday night in the church par
lors. with 80 members present At the
business meeting it was voted to give So
from the society towards the church debt.
After the meeting a beautifully trimmed
Christmas tree bearing present for each
member was enjoyed and refreshments
were served. The following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. Leon |. Leader
vice pres, Mrs. Howard f. Gibson; sec,
Mrs. May Morris; treas, Miss Jessie
Pierce.
In the annual meeting of Triumph
lodge, s. f, of A., Wednesday evening
these officers were elected. Pres, Leon
ard ]. Erickson; vice pres, Hilma Oster-
holm; lecturer, Hula Kugge marshal,
Ebba Kugge; sec, f. G. Gustafson
fin. sec, Hjalmar Nygren; treas, Thor
wald Johnson; asst. sec, John NJ. An
derson; inner guard, John Boman. The
officers will be installed at the January
meeting by District President G. b. Ben
son of Concord, \. III. -Four Applicant tons
for membership were received. Refresh
off
Deputy High Chief Ranger ]. ]. Han
rahan of White River Junction was the
installing officer Tuesday night for st. Mi
officers: Chief ranger, David S. Carey
vice chief ranger, Michael McNamee (;
past chief ranger, John J. Eckes; rec
sec, T. a. Austin fin. sec, Raymond +.
Whitney; treas, Harry Il. Haus !;
speaker. John Blake; trustees, James
Grady, William O. Young, John Curry /;
conductors. Martin Burke, Patrick Man
ming sentincls, James Calvin, Cornelius
Kennedy. Refreshments were served aft
err the meeting.
THE regular monthly meeting of the
Brattleboro Mutual Aid association was
held Wednesday afternoon at the head
quarters on Harris place. The secretary
reported So calls for help received in
November, of which 6S were filled Six
teen attendants, three pupils ut the hos
pital and three at the school were on
duty 49, days, employed 54S days with
ii days vacation and four days sick
leave. The maternity nurse reported 43
patients under care and Is calls made.
The district nurse reported 3S patients
under care and 151 calls made. The child
welfare nurse reported 300 babies under
care and 90 visits made.
Thirteen candidates were initiated in
the meeting of Dennis Rebekah lodge
Tuesday night, when Mrs Adele Wallace
of Wakefield, assembly president Miss
Emma Gates of Ludlow, assembly see,
rotary, and Mrs. Musa Darling of South
Londonderry, deputy president of dis
trict No. 10, were present and made re
marks. Mrs. Eric Landry, a past Assem-
bly, president, also made remarks anC
presented each of the visiting officers O
bouquet of pink carnations, with greer
the lodge colors. Officers for the comnI
year also were nominated. During in
Permission an opportunity was given fol
the members to meet the guests. Re
freshments of ice-cream and waters
were served.
AT a regular meeting of Sedgwicl
Woman's Relief corps last Friday eve