The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1922-06-21
N T BROTHERHOOD
IN ANNUAL MEET
At HEDGES LAKE
Yearly Feature of Vacation Sea
son Bigger Than Ever
BAND AND ORCHESTRA
Organization and Friends Once
More Guests of Col. Bottum
at Popular Resort


and South SALISBURY heartily enjoy
ed themselves last evening at the
Methodist church annual Brother
khood outing at Hedges Lake.
Car after car, from lowly Fords to
palatial Appersons, rolled down Main
street to the Methodist church for
their quota OF passengers. There
was markedly little confusion in the
getaway as most of the assignments
had been carefully planned by mem
bers of the transportation committee.
Earlier in the afternoon the rain
fell with the ease that has been evil
dent for nearly two weeks. The
chances for dry picnic seemed
slight, but the rain maker relented
and the sun did its best to shine
amid the tears. BY starting time
the weather gave promise, and it
held true to its promise, of showing
no desire to further baptize faithful
Meilodists or other brethren.
Most cars made the ride to the
lake in something like an hour and a
half. But in every case the time in
transit passed quickly as varied
topics Of conversation from Genesis
to "flapperism'; created such ami
mated and brotherly discussions that
they almost forgot TO thank heaven
for the tar generously spread on long
stretches OF the New York highways.
All the men were human and need
less to say with appetites whetted
by the bracing ride. naturally the
first item considered upon arrival
was that OF satisfying the inner man.
Many did not carry their rations pos
sibly because they wanted to patro'
nize Miss Jane Pattorsons tea room
No one, however, went hungry for
others OF the 200 odd brought proyis
ions enough for seige. Col. K. f.
Bottum furnished each diner with
piping hot coffee for an appetizer
and generous dishes Of ice cream for
dessert.
There was little system to the eat
ing. but that was unnecessary any
way because men can eat without
system and probably could long be
fore they were swinging by their
tails. For better than an hour after
the first had answered the call OF
the digestive mechanism, men came
and went with lunch boxes, coffee
ice cream, etc.
Many of the younger element
went boating and others went In fol
a swim.
Legrand Colgrove and d. Ed. Moore
were seen conspiring together fol
some time and they finally conjuret
a ball which had the dimensions OF Q
baby's head, Someone said h was
Fred Martins vest but there was NJ
proof Teams we're organized ant
each had a paddle-shaped bat about
two feet in length to WELD against
TIE ball
The players were extremely erratiC
and showed little sign OF promise. A
bat some of them swung as frantical
ly at the air as though they were
fighting Jersey "skeeters" instead o
trying TO hit miniature balloon
There were countless collisions ant
tumbles when FIVE or six players raj
together in their anxiety to assis
each other, and the batted ball gen
orally rolled innocently between thei
legs Men fell out OF their hats ant
caps, in their mad efforts to win
others opened their mouths wild,
enough when the bail came thei
way to make an excellent catch
Doubtless they would have done 81
had the ball been fraction smaller
Several Cinnamon with as man.
abacus boards couldn't have kept tn,
score.
Colgroye and Moore came dow
the hill from one of the cottage
dragging rope. For minute
watchers wondered IL there was t,
be public hanging at a Methods
picnic, but fears were immediatel
dispelled and the married men got Il
) a tug.of.war against the single men
and probably because their wive
weren't there to add encouragement
they got beaten in the first fray
The second time the bachelors wer
weak and the hubby team dragge
! them back like an obstinate mule.
BY this time the Odd Fellows ban
had finished eating and got out I
! walk their suppers down. Everyon
fell in line. two by two like the an
, mails going into the ark. the fat me
looked sad but were not gutter,
Twice around the concourse the pre-
: cession marched and the fat me
} breathed heavily though happily
Onto the dance floor the me
marched Farra's orchestra and tn
Odd Fellows band played loudly an
long, from church hymns to the la
est popular hits. Then the Who'll
lake and hill round about echoe
I with the strains Of America.
l. Books were distributed and ever.
L one joined in grand sing. IL som
v lone Johnny had been driving a CO.
}, home on one of the distant hills, h
!. must have thought the angel Gabri,
!. was sounding the trumpet as IN
a vibrant words of "Jchnny Come
! Marching Home" rang through th
early night air.
y President Fred Martin called o
/ Arthur Cook of the Holden. Leonar
i mill with something OF these word