The Vermont Phoenix, Brattleboro, Friday, April 17, 1908 Brattleboro Local Mother Goose Party Novel and pleasing entertainment given by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mother goose and her rhymes held sway in the Congregational chapel Wednesday evening when Brattleboro Chapter, D. A. R. gave a novel and entertaining Mother Goose party. Mother Goose and many of her most famous followers were there in costume. The feature of the party was the "four and twenty blackbirds" who danced about a huge pie in the early evening. At the proper moment the crust of the pie flew open and another very animated blackbird hopped out. The blackbirds were little girls in black costumes representing birds and besides the novelty of their appearance their dancing was very attractive. Sylvia FRENCH was the blackbird who came out of the pie and the others were Elizabeth SPENCER, Gladys HOLDEN, Dorothy SCHWENK, Susan GRAFFAM, Dorothy GRAFFAM, Ruby UPHAM, Ruth WILDER, Ruth SARGENT, Evelyn HARRIS, Helen PIERCE, Sylvia CROSBY, Pauline JACOBS, Charlotte HILDRETH, Marion MAYNARD. The Easter novelties were in charge of "the old woman who lived in a basket," Mrs. H. W. SPAULDING. Mrs. W. A. GILBERT was the Queen of Hearts with a resplendent crown. The fancy table was in charge of Mrs. C. F. BINGHAM and Mrs. Emily EDWARDS as Lucy Locket, who lost her pocket, and Kitty Fisher, who found it. The candy table, gaily decorated in red, white and blue, was in charge of Mrs. A. S. THOMPSON and Mrs. L. E. HOLDEN, in appropriate costumes. The flower garden in one corner was in charge of Mistress Mary, quite contrary, Mrs. F. I. SWIFT, and Mrs. H. R. BROWN. The general committee in charge was Mrs. W. H. CORSER, Mrs H. W. SARGENT and Mrs. W. T. HAIGH. Transcribed by Ruth Barton -- Ruth Barton mrgjb@sover.net Dummerston, VT