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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1968
Page
6
The Hoosick Falls Elks Ladies Auxiliary sets a May 25 6 30 p m Installation Night with a cocktail hour roast beef dinner and ceremonies led by install ing officer Mrs Thomas Beaumont. Reservations due May 20. المجلس
Meet Art Gould, the Yard's manager and a lumberman from long before. He is a hardware man's man ready to help with any building problem at costwide and will be glad to see you.
Arlington members of the American Legion Auxiliary are asked to attend the annual meeting in Legion rooms Tuesday at 8 p.m. for the election of officers for the coming year. The AMHS Student Council hosts a Sports Day at 1 p.m. with badminton, horseshoes, track, volleyball and softball. Faculty will umpire and judge, with points awarded for first to third place. the class with the most points will be champions. Tonight Bob Connell, WTAY disc jockey, headlines a Sports Dance. Sports Day committee: Roy Holton chairman, Barb Macksey, Maryanne Lawrence, Grant Hoffman, Steve Coulman, Linda Pike. Dance committee: Anna Webb chairman, Jerry Woodard, Linda Wyman, Elaine Kreel, Sherry Erickson.
Stanley Peterson, son of Mr and Mrs Francis Peterson of Manchester Depot, has been accepted at St Joseph College in Bennington for September. Charles Loyzelle urges flag sponsors to routinely fly their state colors in front of their businesses now.
Republican governor candidate Deane Davis spoke at the Old Red Mill Inn in Wilmington during a statewide tour. More than 35 local Republicans attended the informal coffee, Davis praised small gatherings to meet voters and hear views, while avoiding early prompts on issues. Davis listed Rockefeller support and Vermont’s shift toward party balance as context for a vigorous, people focused campaign. Mrs. Davis described assisting with driving and campaign logistics to free time for writing.
The Norton House Museum Committee will meet Tuesday at 8 p.m. at Mrs. Charles Staib s home on Cold Brook Road. The public is invited.
The North Bennington Graded School District will hold its annual meeting on June 26. The warning covers school support and appropriations for United Counseling Service and Bennington Friends of Retarded Children. Voter approval to set aside about $25,000 surplus for renovations is hoped, pending state approval for 30 percent aid.
Marlboro Vermont hosts the Marlboro Music Festival opening its 18th season on July 6 with chamber orchestra and chamber music concerts on Saturdays and Sundays, two Friday specials on Aug 9 and 16, featuring Casals and many famed soloists and ensembles from the Cleveland, Toronto, Baltimore and National symphonies. The Contemporary Composers Program, guided by Leon Kirschner, joins resident artists including Lerdahl and Weinberg, with Rudolf Serkin as artistic director and an active touring component.
Shaftsbury Fran Stacy reports the local Fish and Game Club will meet Monday at 7 30 p m in the 140 Club rooms A date to plant the remainder of the trout from the rearing pool will be set and a community youngsters fishing derby will be discussed
Sunderland resident Dr. Edgar F. Borgatta, sociology professor at the University of Wisconsin, was named the first Distinguished Alumni Award recipient by New York University’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences Alumni Association. He accepted the award at a Faculty Club dinner and gave a guest lecture at Washington Square College.
Attendees Mrs Harriette Lyon and others joined the reunion banquet of North Adams State Teachers' College at the 1896 House in Williamstown. Mrs Lillian Van Surdam and Mrs Mary Meagher were noted guests as the event celebrated college ties. Mrs William C Fels will start work at Radcliffe College in Cambridge on June 17, focusing on student campus decor and residential duties.
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