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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1966
Page
5
Mrs. Eugene Lepeschkin will guest speak at the Bennington League of Women Voters luncheon after the annual meeting at Mt Anthony Country Club on Wednesday April 27. Her talk titled Why Bother with Day Care Services covers early childhood education and community programs.
Poet James Dickey will give a poetry reading at Bennington College in the Carriage Barn on Tuesday at 8 p.m. He has been named Poetry Consultant to the Library of Congress for 1966-67, succeeding Stephen Spender. Dickey’s volumes include Buckdancer's Choice Helmets Drowning with Others and Into the Stone and Others.
A Sunday gathering at the Bennington American Legion rooms honored Mr and Mrs Frank Stemp of 106 Frank Street on their 50th wedding anniversary. They were married April 22 1916 by the late Reverend Purcel Dow of the Bennnington Methodist Church. The wedding party included best man Henry Stemp, now of Hoosick Falls NY, and matron of honor Mrs.
More than 200 churchwomen including Catholic delegates gathered in Barre for the 22nd Vermont Council of United Church Women assembly. Speakers included Rev. Roger Albright and Bishop Robert Joyce. A worship drama and luncheon talk highlighted ecumenical effort and church mission themes. The event closed with a Communion service at Universalist Church as delegates from Bennington and others attended.
The United Counseling Service board met on the hospital grounds to review the coming year budget and financial planning. Attendees included Dr. William H. Browning Mrs. S Whitney Dickey Msgr Francis B Flanagan and several trustees. The meeting focused on securing funds to maintain service quality for the agency. Also noted were local residents Mr and Mrs Vernon Gage returning from a Florida vacation and James M Betts a Bennington High School graduate now a Vermont University sophomore member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon Beta Chapter earning Gold Key honors and participating in spring track.
CDA Notes Court St Andrew will sponsor a rummage sale Friday at the K of C rooms starting at 10 30 a m Mrs Anne Cummings is chairman assisted by Mrs Eleanor Harvey Mrs Patricia Perrotta Mrs Ruth Mulbey Mrs Agatha Krawczyk Mrs Jean Stone Mrs Josephine McKeon Mrs Lena Litster and Mrs Catherine Deery will collect contributions at the rooms Thursday afternoon and evening The board discussed funding for the staff and a new psychologist to meet the needs of the new union school system and considered increasing the annual drive endowment funds and seeking 2 to 1 state matching funds with Montpelier action planned Father Wolf expressed thanks and Witten as incoming president was wished success Plans include three group therapy sessions and more interview hours plus the annual Dinner Meeting on Tuesday May 17 at Mount Anthony Country Club Tickets available through board members.
Thrift shop features new items including hand knit sweaters for children, buntings, socks, bonnets, a Forstman wool coat, suits, skirts, ski poles, tennis racquet, bath powder, music powder box, electric plate, silk stockings, rubbers, electric dishwasher, sink, and large trunks. Requests received for toasters, waffle irons, alarm clocks, Hi Fi records, spring hats, men's shirts, work pants, shoes, and a breadbox. Recent workers listed as Sally Adams, Sally Cooper, Mabel Towart, and Christine Lorom.
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