Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-10-06
nErrER HOMES cAMRAIeN.
Exhibition to Be Held in Festival Hall,
Also Lectures--LocaI Merchants to
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Exhibition TO Be Held in Festival Hall,
Also LecturesI--LocaI Merchants to
Cooperate.
In accordance with the national cam
paign that will be held during the week
of Oct q to IA, inclusive, local Better
Homes in America demonstration will
be held in Bratteboro sometime that
week. The demonstrating will be held in
Festival hall and not only will take the
form of an exhibition but will have also
many entertaining and Instructive feat
ures which are bound TO interest prac-
tically every man and woman in Brat
tleboro as well as the county and nearby
towns in New Hanpshire.
During the Same week, several other
towns and cities in Vermont are to hold
similar expositions, hutth Brattleboro
Better Homes demonstration will be the
only one held in the whole southern sec
has been appointed district chairman and
she has practically completed the initial
plans for the event.
The motive behint) the Rettcr Homes
demonstration prima y: Is educh tional
II places emphasis ~ only oH home
H I"ssis ssrs Wsr' A #
the best citizenship, Out also uptn the
furnishing, sanitation and equipment
of the home. To carry out the idea,
spaces or booths will be arranged IN Fes-
tival hall for the exhibition of the va
rious merchants, these wares being of
the nature that necessarily would be
aligned with better homes. In addition,
there will be short lectures by prominent
men and women on the Better Homes
idea, and on various subjects that inter
est the home owner and those who con-
template and ought to own homes.
All the merchants who have been in
terviewed in connection with the demon
stration have signified their willingness
to cooperate and the Chamber of Com
merce has promised its aid and support.
1t has not been decided just how many
days the demonstration will run, but
each days demonstration will last from
o'clock in the afternoon until 0 o'clock
at night. There will be individual after
noon and evening programs each day.
The Better Homes campaigns have the
Endorsement of President Harding, Vice
President Calvin Coolidge, and Gov
James Hartness of this state also has
been instrumental in furthering the
movement 1t is pointed out that the
community that exhibits a Better Home
demonstration will be given a powerful
impetus for good. 1t is stimulus to
better living, civic pride and community
morals. 1t encourages thrift and indus
try and develops a higher standard OF
taste. The experience gained in Other
cities which have had similar expositions
has shown that better communities have
resulted from demonstrations of this
kind.
The chairman has appointed the fol
lowing committees to arrange for thu
BrattleborO demOnstra ton:
Hospitality, Mrs. ii. X. Brown, Mrs
| w. j. Bigelow and Mrs. c. G. Fits
household budget, Miss Florence III
| Wells moving pictures, Mrs. f. G. Far
| rington program, Mrs. G. L. Stickney
aCgropnpn finance Mann SS Smopds ~ eR
hibits, X. ID. Hawkins; advertising ant
publicity, George j. Knoll, jr. This per
sonnet with the addition of G. l.. Stick
ney comprises the general COMMITTEES
which will have charge of the affair.