The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-06-01
N0RTHFIELD. MASS.

Committees for Anniversary Celebration
Mortified is preparing for the celc
bratlons OF the 250th anniversary Of set
tlement in 1873 and the 2O0th ami
Versary OF Incorporation as town, June
Is, 1928.
Although the days of celebration are
a year hence, plans are under way for
mIttee elected by the town called a
meeting of the special committees for
Friday night, May 26, at Dickinson hall.
DIR. y. p. Wood, chairman of the COM
mittee, presided. The other members
are; Mrs. Wood, Mr., and Mrs. Ambert
G. Moody, MIR. and Mrs. I. r. Calender
and Mr.. and Mrs. +. III. Montague. Mr..
Calender is the secretary.
The work of each committee was dis
cussed and each was asked to make a
study of his subject with an estimate
OF the amount of money needed for
carrying out the work. All are to re-
port at a meeting to be held Friday eve
ming, June is, at Dickinson hall.
An important feature of the eelebra-
ton is to be historical pageant, the his
tory of the town being rich in episodes
which Will be of great interest and
beauty reproduced with the local set
ting. Already directors of pageants IN
I Massachusetts, New York and Connect
cut have been heard from and one OF
note has been here to look over the
prospects and consult with the general
| committee. Others will be asked to
| visit the town and report. The pageant
| committee, which will work with the
! general committee, consists OF MIS- I,
| H. Montague, Mrs. A. p. Fits, j. w
| Field
| The other committees are as follows:
| Program and poster designs, Miss Mabel
/ Merriman, Miss Bernice Webster
publicity, f. H. Dudley r. f. Howard
| G. L. Thompson. c. E. Bittenger, Mrs
| f. B. CALDWELL; sports, R. l.. Clapp, /
| Courtland Finch, Walter Parker, A. z
FIT, Mrs. G.. c.. Stearns: clam bake, t
! a. Gabb, F. w Doane; family histories
/ \. g. Moody, Mrs. G.. l.. Thompson, Mrs
/ L. r. Smith, Mrs. c. G. Stoekbridge;
music. Mrs. c. H. Webster, j. w. Field
! Mrs. w. r. Moody.
More committees will be appointed as
arrangements for the events develop.
The town has voted SIS as an initial
sum to be expended by the general com
mittee and an appropriation VIII bt
asked for at the annual town meeting tc
/ cover the needs of the various commit
tees.
Miss Gertrude Metcalf of New York
a former student of Mortified seminary
/ is a guest of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Waite
| Mrs. Bessie Symonds of Holyoke and
1 Miss Helen Symonds of Worcester, will
friends, spent Saturday at their High
land avenue home.
Frederick Field, grandson of Mr.. anC
Mrs. c. B. Field, has been critically il
several weeks with rheumatic fever anC
St. Nitus dance at his home in Spring
field.
Mrs. Larsen has resigned as house
| keeper for Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Schell
where she has been for nine years. Sht
is with Mrs E. NJ. Lazelle for the pre-
| sent.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Roberts returned
to their home here Friday from Holyoke
Their daughter Miss Ruth. graduates
from Mount Holvoke college June 13
They win attend the commencement.
! Helen and Wavland Pattison. TIT
Youngest children of Rev. and Mrs. F
W. Pattison. accompanied by Miss MAY
| Weston, went May % TO he in the homo
| of their grandfather, Col. Herman DOVE