The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-12-10
FOR THE CHAPEL.
Ahe Attractive Fair Given by the
Ladies of Gorilam.

ses Grown in tho Historic Town
Ihs Chapel Is Now Na.r,v con,,,atea
zine chapel which has been erecteo bv
Vne congregational church in Gorham ia
r"piuly nearing completion and il q
charming little building. OF two stories
Win tower at one side. the exterior of
the building is pleasing in effect the
WOODWORK being painted q rich red to
harmonic with the color of the bricks
On the lower floor the greater part of the
surface Is devoted to the large Sunday
school room, adjoining which are tba
class rooms, which will be separated from,
the main apartment by sliding partitions
This arrangement is that generally
adopted in modern Sunday school buiJd.
ings. On the floor above is LARGE room
for social gatherings and several nIeasant
parlors. Adjoining the large room are
ante-rooms and well appointed kitchen
in which lisa range, the gift of Hooper.
Son and Leighton of this city. All the
rooms are well lighted and finished in
light woods, while the walls are painted
in colors in keeping with the general
effect which is one of cheerfulness and
comfort. The chapel is the result of
much effort on the part Of the Rev.
George W. Reynolds, the pastor of the
church. In his labors to procure for his
people this beautiful church home, Mr..
Reynolds has received great aid from
Hon. Frederick Robbie and Miss Matte
Cressey, both of whom have been liberal
contributors beside aiding the work in
many other ways. The chapel is to con-
tain a number of memorial windows.
One will be donated by ex-Mayor Bax-
ter of Portland In honor of his father,
who was for twenty years an active ply
sioan in Gorham; another by Mr.. James
ID. Hamlen Of Portland in honor of his
great-great-grandfather, Rev. Solomon
Lombard, the first minister in Gorham,
judge of the Supreme court of the state,
delegate to the provincial congress and
also delegate to the constitutional con-
vention. Ex-Governor ROBBIE also donates
window in memory of Miss Eliza Robbie,
a deceased daughter. There is also
window by Miss Matte Cressey in mem
~ "a nov GA GA AAOAlOCjb "a nCI ld0llly d42O
one by Deacon Leavitt.
Shackferd and Dolley were the contrac-
tors for the building and George Vent
worth did the painting.
Among the most active of those to
whose efforts the chaple is due is the
Ladies Circle of the church. This organ
| ization, composed of about fifty ladies be-
came responsible for $500 of the $40, 600
or $12, goo which. the building will cost.
They have worked early and late for this
cherished object and as result have
raised $4,000 of the amount they promised
The officers of the circle are:
President-Mrs. Clark a. Barker,
First Vice President-Miss Ellen Win
gate.
Second Vice President-Mrs. George
Adams.
Seoretary-Mrs. Ira Otis.
Treasurer-Mrs. Charles Billings
These officers are seconded in their
Efforts by board of eighteen directors.
To provide the balance of the $3.50
which they pledged, the ladies have been
holding q fair in Ridlon hall for the past
two days. They transformed the barren
room inte bower of beauty and filled it
with Large assortment of beautiful and
useful objects. The decorating was done
under the direction Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Billings. Streamers of Nile
green, white, red and yellow bunting
were used to drape the walls. Near the
centrs of the hall, the bunting fell in
graceful curves, forming canopy over
the central booth, where the ladies in
charge displayed fancy goods and delicate
bits Of needlework in a profusion which
would have done credit to store devoted
to the sale Of objects of household art.
This booth WAS in charge of Mrs. George
W. Reynolds, Mrs. Edward Harding,
Mrs. Foster Smith, Mrs. Fred Giddings,
Mrs. A. L. Lincoln, Mrs. Edwin Soule,
Miss Sarah Robe and Mrs. Horatio Bill
lings.
The person who could have passed the
| candy booth at the fair in Ridlon hall
would have been impervious to the at
Effectiveness of sweets in handsome set
ting for the booth was dainty creation
in green, yellow and pink and was laden
with candies cooked by the ladies them
selves. Mrs. Frank Clement and Mrs.
Charles Killings were in charge.
Gorham is a wonderful town. That
was shown by the fact that in the fai r
was an orange tree product Of the town
and mo1e than that each orange when
opened was found to contain something
to gladden. the heart of the possegsor. The
tree itself looked as If 1t might have
grown in an orange grove in Florida.
Mrs. Martha Harmon and Mrs Theodore
Edwards discovered this wonderful tree
and Miss Hattie Harmon dispensed the
fruit from it's heavily laden branches.
The artistic possibilities Of paper were
illustrated in the booth prepared by Mrs.
Ira Otis, who also made the articles
which 1T contained. TIE booth in appear
ance was what one of the young work
men at the Normal school on the hill
near by might have described as a dream.
bright colored paper giving it festive