Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-07-28
Old Home Day Planned.

Every person who has ever had home
in Townshend, everyone who has spent
his school days at Leland and Gray
seminary, and every person who has
Iownshend folks to- visit is cordially
invited to come on Tuesday, Aug. %
and help the residents celebrate gen
uine Old Home day in this pleasant vii.
lage. All other people are urged to be
present and get acquainted with the
town. AT meeting called Monday eve
ming by Selectman J. Fl. Ware commit
tees for the day were appointed and plans
were made.
The days program will include a pa
rade, band concert. vocal music and good
speakers,' sports for young and old, a
buffet dinner on the park ball game, and
three-act comedy drama, Deacon Dubbs
in the new town hall, to be followed by
a dance.
The scenery among the hills of Town
shend is as beautiful as ever, the roads
are good and every heart and hand in
for the return home of old friends.
The following committees have been
appointed by the officers of the Com
lnunlty club to serve on Old Home day /:
General. j. II. Ware, w. H. Taft, c.
T.. Willard; Mrs; ID. G. Smythe, A.. c.
lips; program and speaker. j. II. Ware ;
reception CON-. Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Viii
lard, Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Taft. Mr.. and
Mrs. i. J. Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G.
Smythe. Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Ware; en-
tertainment, Mrs. r. H. Lawrence, Mrs
b. r. Phillips; music, b. r. Phillips, H
+. Howard; refreshments, A. C. Frank
lin; sports. DIR; f. L. Osgood, Rev. w
II. hobbs. D. G. Smythe; girls sports
Mrs. B. X. Phillips: parade X. w. Snv
der, Mrs. Fl. i. Howard, Mrs. d. G
Smythe; invitations. printing and ad
yertising. F. II. Lawrence, Mrs. F. II
Lawrence Mrs. Della Taft; decorating
&. Daignault, w. l.. Tenney; platforms
c. H, Howard. F. r. McColl; Judges fol
parade. c. w. Cutler Dr. and Mrs. j
f. Hair: premiums, Mrs d. G. Smythe
a. c. Franklin, +. l.. Osgood, Mrs. b
r. Phillips
Lois Bishop of West Brattleboro il
visiting friends here.
Miss Dckerson of Northampton i,
visiting in the home of Mrs. W. A. Eddy
Mrs. Harrison of New York is n sum
mer guest at the home of NJ. w. Thayer
Mr. and Mrs. Edward O'Brien of Bos
ton came Monday for stay at thei
summer home.
Mr. and Mrs. George Series of Atho
have been recent guests at the home o
John A. Grout.
Miss Amelia Hobert and guest, Mrs
Ballard, returned Tuesday from thu
Mortified conference.
Ten friends were pleasantly enter
tanned at tea at the home of Mrs. Bessi,
Billings Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Johnson an,
family of Buffalo, n. y. are guests a
the. home of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. VIII
lard.
Stanley Grout. who has again been n
Springfield hospital for three weeks. re
turned home Wednesday in an improve,
condition.
III. C. Franklin went Saturday to Rip
ton to spend few days and accompan,
home his wife, who has been visiting hel
parents there.
Miss Edna Moves of New Berlin, n
y, and Miss Mildred Jones of Mansfield
Mass, were guests Of Mrs Margaret
Ockels last week.
High bush bueberries are exceedingly
scarce on the farms east of the village
this year, and the usual picking by out
siders is prohibited.
Mr.. and Mrs. iPinkham and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. 'Christee all of New
Jersey are spending Il week with Mr.
and Mrs l.. w. Sage
A meeting was held here Monday eve
ming to interest the farmers in the Farm
bureau gram pool anu tne town Is De
ing canyassed for subscribers to tina
project.
Lauren Pike has finished work at vii
lard's mill. He went Tuesday to Will
mingtOn, where he has employment
Mrs. Pike and children will remain her
for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Smith and son o
Colerain, Mass, came Saturday to visit II
the home of her brother, Rockwell Davis
Mrs. Charles Hawks of Charlemont &C
companied them.