Manchester To Host Fall Meeting Of Early American Decoration Group
Manchester hosts the fall gathering of the Historical Society of Early American Decoration Inc at Equinox House from Sept 26 to 28. President Mrs. Spencer G Avery of Batavia N Y will run sessions while chairwoman Mrs Eugene A Bond of Dorset leads planning with Hospitality Chair Mrs Ira A Robinson and others. G Murray Campbell of Manchester Village welcomes attendees after dinner. The program includes decoupage demonstration by Thomas Harris Jr curator of Chaffee Art Gallery Rutland and a lecture with slides by Col John Cummings Westfield Mass on paints of the American Past. On Wednesday members view slides and hear further talks.
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Manchester
Historical Society of Early American Decoration, Inc
Equinox House
Spencer G. Avery
Batavia
N.Y
Eugene A. Bond
Dorset
Ira A. Robinson
Barre
Donald J. Hanks
Salem
Pioneer
Garden Club To Hear Talk On Mushrooms
Arlington Garden Club opens season with a 2 pm Tuesday meeting at Mrs. Alfred E. Andrews home. Guest Alvah W. Sanborn of Pleasant Valley Bird Sanctuary Lenox Mass will speak on mushrooms. Exhibition chairwoman Mrs. George C. Watt and hosts invite crafts and antiques enthusiasts to view displays Tuesday 9 am to 10 pm and Wednesday 9 am to noon. The club, formed 1946 in Esther Stevens Brazer’s memory, aims to educate craftspeople in preserving 18th and 19th century decorative art.
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Arlington
Arlington Garden Club
Alfred E. Andrews
Alvah W. Sanborn
Pleasant Valley Bird Sanctuary
Lenox
Mass
Christian Schafer
Leon Cole
William T. Schwarz
Gladys Wiswell
Donald Kendall Jr
J. Donald Simson
Wales
England
France
Edwin W. Rowell
Whitman
George C. Watt
Short Hills
N.J
Esther Stevens Brazer
Final Plans Set at Hoosick Falls For 175th Celebration
Hoosick Falls prepares for a Sunday parade and street festival tied to the 175th anniversary of Rensselaer County. Miss Hoosick Falls Debbie Markiewicz is unable to reign due to a scheduling clash. replacement Miss Margaret Bromirski will ride the queen’s float. The procession starts at 1 30 p.m. with bands floats scouts and officials from surrounding communities. Fire companies hoosick grange and elks sponsor floats while the Lions Derby clubs run park concessions and a street dance follows the parade with prizes for dancing.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
Hoosick
Rensselaer County
Walter Wirmusky
Town of Hoosick
Debbie Markiewicz
Margaret Bromirski
Upper Main Street
Main Street
John Street
Church Street
Lower Wilder Avenue
Little
Firehouse Five
Cambridge
Lions Club
Derby Club
Invaders
Grand Union
the Elks
Gibboney Maps Options For Burr and Burton Future
State education commissioner Dr Richard Gibboney told Burr and Burton Seminary trustees he did not discuss junior college and outlined several paths to address the Tri Valley private high school issue. He spoke with board chairman William Barrows and assistant Daniel G OConnor after Spencer had floated keeping the school in a regional system or moving toward junior college status.
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Manchester
Richard Gibboney
Burr and Burton Seminary Board of Trustees
Tri-Valley
Gibboney
Rupert Spencer
State Department of Education
Burr and Burton
Spencer
Daniel G. O’connor
Wilmington
William G. Barrows Jr
Seminary Board
E.H. Henry
Henry
State Department
Union School
BBS
Ringheiser
Wilmington Zoning Vote Set for October 25
Wilmington town officials plan a special meeting September 26 to review a proposed zoning ordinance now drawn. Voters will decide the ordinance October 25 in an evening session, with public hearings October 4, 5, 6 evenings and Oct. 7 afternoon and Oct. 8 morning. The ordinance establishes one acre zoning in two districts residential and commercial, covering most of the town except some areas. Public speakers may contact Turgeon at 464-3321. The zoning board and planning commission members are listed.
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Wilmington
Edmond Turgeon
Board of
Selectmen
Turgeon
Vt. 9
Higley Hill Road
Haystack
Hospital Unit Hears Talk On Museum
Cambridge NY Mary McClellan Hospital Auxiliary hears Mrs John Case, coordinator for the Grandma Moses Schoolhouse Exhibition of Mementos, discuss the museum's establishment and progress. Gardner Cullinan reports on the hospital expansion under construction and praises auxiliary in-service volunteer work and financial aid. He raises a question on Burr and Burton school district union and potential board representation.
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Cambridge
N.Y
John Case
Mary McClellan Hospital
Cambridge Hotel
William Areson
Hoosick Falls
Gardner Cullinan
Cullinan
Burr and Burton
Cross backs independent study on valley school needs
Manchester supt Neil E Cross endorsed an independent study of enrollment building and curriculum problems in the Trie Valley area. Education Commissioner Richard Gibboney proposed a factual base for regionalization debates, noting costs between 3500 and 7500 dollars.
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Manchester
Neil E. Cross
Burr and Burton Seminary Board of Trustees
Richard Gibboney
BBS
Gibboney
Trie Valley
Cross
Bennington
Mt. Anthony Union School
Manchester Officer Presides At New England Women Meeting
The Green Mountain Colony National Society of New England Women met at Baptist Memorial Hall in Hoosick Falls after touring the Grandma Moses Schoolhouse in Eagle Bridge. Miss Hazel Hill led a covered dish luncheon and Mrs G Murray Campbell presided in the absence of Mrs Leonard Drake. A museum tour was directed by Mrs Forrest Moses. The October meeting will be in Grafton with tours of old houses and the newly restored inn.
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Hoosick Falls
N.Y
Green Mountain Colony National Society of New England
Grandma Moses
Eagle Bridge
Baptist Memorial Hall
Hazel Hill
G. Murray Campbell
Manchester
Leonard Drake
Springfield
Forrest Moses
Grafton
Herman Weston
Saxtons River
Marjorie Williamson
Picnic Visit Marks Vermont Farm Purchase In Arlington
A party led by Mr and Mrs Harvey Hard traveled from Arlington to Florence Vermont for a picnic at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Hard who have just bought a local farm. Attending were Mr and Mrs Henry Weeks of Bennington Mr and Mrs Ronald Hard and three children of Albany New York and Mr Walter Harwood of Dorset. East Arlington Federated Church announces Sunday School registration resumes this Sunday at 11 a.m. in preparation for opening next week and a teachers workshop will be held at 3 p.m. in Bailey Hall.
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Harvey Hard
Henry Weeks
Bennington
Ronald Hard
Albany
N.Y
Florence
Paul Hard
Walter Harwood
Dorset
East Arlington
Bailey Hall
Pownal church events mark weekend services and vote
Pownal Methodist Church holds 9 30 worship dedication of new hymnals funded by the Christian Advocates class sung by the choir under Mrs. Mason. Sunday school resumes at 10 30 with Miss Mason in charge. A Memorial Mass for Mrs. Howard Black is set for Saturday at 8 at Our Lady of Lourdes. Juniors Club cookout planned for Saturday 3 pm at North Pownal Congregational Church with Rev. Metcalf leading. Primary election sees 223 Pownal voters, the largest local tally in years.
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Pownal Methodist Church
David C. Hubbard
New Methodist
Christian Advocates
Charles F. Mason
Jesus I
Hughes
Warren Mason
Howard Black
Our Lady of Lourdes Church
Ladies Guild
North Pownal Congregational Church
James Metcalf
Pownal
Norshaft Lions Meet Tuesday Evening at Church
The regular bi weekly meeting of the Norshaft Lions will be held Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the social rooms of the Congregational Church. The first fall meeting for the Women's Fellowship of the Baptist Church will take place Tuesday in the social rooms of the church, starting with a buffet supper at 6 30 p.m. All women of the church are invited to attend this meeting.
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Norshaft Lions
Congregational Church
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