The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-06-08
Seminary Commencement.

Commencement at Mortified seminary
opened Saturday afternoon with the
Home Science hail. Miss Elizabeth Bill
ings of Woodstock. Vt, and New York,
presided The hall is Memorial gift of
Miss Billings and her sister in memory
of their mother. Reports were read by
the treasurer. Mrs. j. j. EStey of Brat
tleboro, and the secretary, Mrs. y. G..
Moody of this town. The reports
showed IS girls were given aid the past
year making $50 girls who have been
helped in their student expenses since
the society was organized. More money
has been refunded this year than ever
before. but the demand has been the
largest. The outlook for the coming
year is for larger funds to continue the
work. The officers were reelected and
the board of directors az follows: Mrs.
George $. Palmer, New London: Mrs.
j. l.. Grandin. Boston; Mrs. \. Z. FIT
and Mrs c. f. DickerSOn, Mortified !;
Mrs. c. \. Broadway. Monson; Mrs. l..
r. Smith, Mortified.
Several demonstrations also were held
at Home Science hall Saturday after
noon. The sewing classes wore dresses
made i'm class and exhibited them before
the guests. Underwear and plain sewing
Also were on exhibition. Other demon
STATIONS were Of salads made by the
home economies students. which were
.
school lunches and trays prepared for
the sick r5om.
Reunion of classes were held in the
various halls in the early part of the
evening. The annual Estey Chorus CON
cert was held in the Auditorium at So
in the evening. This chorus, which con-
siStS of - students. was directed by Mel
son i. Coffin OF Keene, selections also be-
ing given by the Mount 'Hermon Glee
club with Prof. |. y. Lawrence director.
The proceeds are 10 be used for new mu-
sic for the next school year.
Sundays program opened with the
Alumnae. prayer meeting at $50 on
Round Top, the burial place of Dwight
i. Moody and Mrs. Moody. The ami
versary sermon was preached by j. w.
" Stewart. -. d., dean of Rochester
Theological seminary. His subject was,
Struggle Is the Law of Life. Phil. 3 IA.
w II. Moody presided. Mrs G.. l..
Palmer Of New London. a trustee of the
school, sang. and the vesper choir rem
dered King of Kings.
\ bronze tablet was unveiled at the
Home Science hall at $50 in the after
noon. in memory of Miss Edith |. Weld
man, who was head of the household sci
ence department from 1905 to 1918.
The sacred concert drew large crowd
and every seat in the Auditorium was
taken a half hour before the concert be
gan. Fully 1000 were present, many
coming from the surrounding towns and
cities. A chorus of 1000 VOICES. com
posed of the students of Mount HcrmOn
school and Mortified seminary. rendered
a program of sacred songs. Nelson Z.
Coffin of Keene directed the chorusps.
Mr. and Mrs. w. r. Moody entertained
the alumnae and guests at their home
during the early part of the evening. At
$50 in the evening DIR. Stewart preached
at the vesper service at Russell Sage
G. S. Warner representative from
this district, is at home for the summer.
The Crosby grain store is open for
business again. but goods are not deliv-
| cred
Theodore Holton is at home from
! Worcester School of Technology for the
summer.
Mrs. Mackenzie of New York has
| opened her summer home the former \.
| I. Pierson place.
George Nation of Worcester visited
/ his sisters. Mrs. Phelps and Miss Ger
| trude Nation, recently.
Mrs. Laird and daughter, Margaret
! have been visiting her older daughter
/ Mrs. Norman Martin. in Brunswick
! Me. They also attended the gradua