Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1922-12-15
VICE PRESIDENT
TO GIVE ADDRESS
Calvin Coolidge to Speak al
Mortified Celebration
2OOth Anniversary to BE Observed
Pageant by $50 Actors to Include
Residents of Several Towns.

Especial to The Phoenix
NORTHFIELD, Mass, Dec. IA.
A tentative program to be presented in
June, 1923, in recognition of the 2o0th
anniversary of the first settlement OF
the town of Mortified and the 2ooth
anniversary of its Incorporation as Il
town, has been formulated by the. cele,
bration committee, which was elected
ut the annual town meeting Feb. :,
1920, when 1t was voted to hold the
celebration.
Among the features planned is his
torical mass meeting at which 1t is ex-
pected Vice President Calvin Coolidge
will deliver an address, aud at which
historical address will be given; his
torical pageant of 10 episodes requiring
at least $50 actors who will come, not
only from Northfeld, but from Gill;
Mass, Vernon, Vt, and Winchester and
Hlnsdale; N. H., all of n these towns ms
Mortified; religious service, an nth
letc meet and clambake. Other
events may be added later.
The production of the pageant, which
will DC given both in the afternoon and
evening, will be under the direction of
Miss Leila Nj. Church of Rockville.
Conn, by whom 1t was written. She has
written many plays as well as stories
and produced pageants of varied size for
several years. She wrote and directed
the pageant of the town of Wallingford,
Conn, In 1920, which was attended by
2l,000 people. and will direct pageant
in Springfield in January, ~ press com
inent on the work of Miss Church at
Wallingford said:
she worked for weeks on every little
detail of the pageant, wrote every line
with historical precision. careful only TO
bring out the true facts of the town ass
related by its historians. Thousands OF OF
people praise her work, conceded by all
10 be the biggest thing ever held in the
state of Connecticut outside the Yale
bowl"
The first episode of the pageant here
will be presented by actors from Gill,
under the direction Of X. l.. Watson Of
Mount Hermon Vernon will produce
the fourth episode with Everett Powers
dale will unite in presenting the sixth
episode under the direction Of Mrs
Donarchy, and ]. W. Field of this
town. Mr.. Field also is to be the prop
erty man for the pageant.
The general committee elected by thu
town to have charge. OF the celebration
der, Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Montague. Mr.
and Mrs. A. G. Moody, DIR. and Mrs. \
T. Wood. Or. Wood is chairman of the
committee, Mr.. Calender recording sec
rotary, and Mrs. Wood corresponding
secretary. Those in charge of the va
rous features are Pageant. Mrs. F. H
designers of posters, circular, letters
etc, Miss Mabel Merriman, Miss Ber-
nice Webster; publicity and program
FL. Duley, L. F. Howard, Mrs. +. r.
Caldwell, G. f. Bittenger; sports, Il. l..
Clapp, T. H., Parker. George Carr. dec
orations, CORTLAND Finch. Walter
Parker, A. p. Fit, Mrs; G. G. Stearns ;
Ga 4
George Foreman. Mrs. l.. II. Smith. Mrs.
6. c. Stockbridse; canbake, I. A.
Gabb. +. w. Doane; music. Mrs. g. II,
Webster, Mrs. w. r. Moody, J. w
Field. Other committees will be ap
pointed as plans develop.
Mortified was incorporated as tOwr
by the general court OF Boston on petit
ton of 33 of the settlers of the town il
June, 1923. The town is known thu
world over as religious and as mn edu
cntional center. Few know Of the thrill
ing story of her early years which ar
more full of adventure and of romance
than most towns In America, sine
Mortified for nearly 100 years was n
outpost of civilization and the northerl
base of operations against the Indian
and the French.
To keep alive the memory Of her stir
ring days in the minds Of the rising gen
Grafton, 10 inform those who have re-
Gently become residents here, and t
spread abroad information of her m
cient nnnd honorable record are 4 fey
of the reasons why each citizen shoul
give his enthusiastic assistance to tn
celebration project.
Two appropriations, one Of $50 an
one of $40, have been voted by the tow
the first in February 1920. and III
second in May, 1022,-to be used by III
committee in preliminary preparation
for the celebration Of the two anniye
saries.