The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-22
WATERBURY,
Plans for Christmas Week at the Yer
mont State Hospital.

The program Of entertainment for
! Christmas week at the Vermont state
hospital is issued by DR.. Il. A. Stan
! ley, the superintendent, in neat little
/ folder. The order of entertainment is
as follows:
/ Monday, Dec, 25, Christmas dinner
and distribution Of presents. The
menu for this dinner comprises roast
chicken, with dressing, cranberry
sauce, chicken pie, celery, mashed po-
tatoes, mashed squash, boiled onions,
bread, butter, plum pudding, bananas,
ribbon candy, tea, and milk. Quanti-
ties will be about as Thanksgiving day,
there being no great change in num-
bers. The Christmas trees, which will
be in each ward, will be looked for
ward to with much pleasure. The reg
ular work in the industrial ward is
practically suspended while Christmas
gifts and decorations prevail for work.
Yards and yards Of paper chains, at
tractive candy hangers made out Of
cones covered with crepe paper in the
Christmas colors. OF these there will
be one for each industrial ward and it
Is hoped they will be able to supply
another ward also. There are dolls
made and dressed here and good
supply Of painted Christmas cards.
These have different designs, but all
are suggestive of the holiday. season.
While the large number in this ward
are making things merry for them
selves, they will also bring much
brightness to other parts Of the hos
pital. This part Of the hospital is very
attractive. AT each window are cur
tains, which they have hemstitched.
Window boxes and baskets which they
have made, filled with vines, alter
nate in the windows. These, with the
bright -colored bits Of Christmas work,
make the place very cheerful.
On Tuesday, Dec. 20, at p. m, is
the patients and employees dance.
On Wednesday, Dee. 81, at 2 p. M,
there will be musical entertainment
by the choir of the Methodist church
Thursday, Dec rs, at 2 p. M, there
are special reels of moving pictures.
Friday, Dec. 20, at p. m, there is !
a musical entertainment by the choir !
Of the Catholic church, and Sunday, |
Lee. Oh az & y. Ui.s "A Husle4I enter I
tainment by the choir of the Congre-
gational church
On the folder Is an appeal TO friends
and relatives for Christmas remem-
brances for the patients. Suggested
articles are candy, writing material,
tobacco, books, subscriptions to maya
zines and newspapers and articles of
clothing. Those who prefer to send
money can make checks payable to
the Vermont state hospital and the
money will be placed to the credit of
the patient and receipt sent. This will
be used to purchase such articles as
the patient may desire. People are
also urged to visit the hospital at this
time and to give bit Of cheer to those
who are there. Often, If this is done,
the giver Of the cheer receives the
greatest blessing. So, in Christmas
thought, one should have corner for
the Vermont state hospital and the
arge number of patients there.
People in this locality are particu-
arly interested in the press reports
which state that a log hut is 10 be put
Up on Camels Hump as memorial
o Prof. VIII s. Monroe Of Montclair,
Y. y. One thousand dollars Of the
II 500 which they hope to have for
his purpose is already in hand