The Portland daily press., 1900-09-19
Annual Reports of the
Officers.
Board Elected for the Ensuing
Year.

At the vestry of the Chestnut Street
methodist church last evening the newly
elected officers of the Epworth League of
that society were installed by the pastor,
Rev. LutherFr Freeman There was a good
attendance and the special exercises fol-
lowed the regular devotional meeting.
For fifteen years now,'' said Mr.. Free
man in beginning the installation ser
vice, I'VE have had an organization in the
church which has been doing much good
among the young in systematic, active
Christian work. A broader conception
has little by~littIe been taking possession
OF the minds of the people, So we are
working in all sorts of efforts. The broad
er view of the church is the feature that
has become the most prominent in relfg-
ious work in the past decade. The Ep-
worth League has been following out this
idea
Mr.. Freeman then called on the officers
OF the league for the past year, first taking
occasion to explain that 1t would not be
fair to say that statistics could show the
whole story.
Mr.. Joseph II, Marston, who has been
the president for the past year, reported
that there had been quite an increase IN
membership In both the active and asso-
ciate department gduring the year. AL
though the last years officers were about
to retire they should not take any back
seat In the work of the future Miss
Alice M. Lord, the first vice-president,
said that during the year meetings had
been held every Sunday evening except
I ~
uary when there was diphtheria in the
institution the league had held religious
services at the county jail every Sunday.
Mrs. @. I'll. Simonds, the second vice pres1-
dent,\ reported that the visiting commit
tee had made calls on the sick and aged
and those in trouble, that 421 articles had
been donated to the needy and that near
~ $3.50 had been spent for rent, coal,
clothing and medicine for the poor.
Mr.. Freeman commented very ravorabIy
on these reports, swing that the show
ing was magnificent one and that the
work had been well done. Miss Ethel S.
Norton, the third vice president, said that
the literary department. ha d endeavored
to do Its work and Miss Marie w. Day,
the fourth vice president, stated that
there had been nine entertainments held
during the year, one being to the sailors
last winter at their recreation rooms.
Mr.. Arthur f. Dyer, the treasurer, re-
ported that the receipts for the year had
amounted to $245.22 and that there was
a balance of just seven cents in the treas
ury. Miss Brown, The secretary, was not
in attendance but 1t was stated that her
report would show that there were about
2O5 mem bers, about One-half of whom
were active members. Miss Jennie Della
no, the historian, reported that history
of the league had been compiled. Mrs.
Freeman, for the Junior league, reported
that thu membership was a little less than
100 and that at the meetings there had
been an average attendance of sixty
members. 1t is expected that this year
will be the best that the league has ever
had
Mr.. Freeman then spoke few words to
the new officers who took places about
the altar with the Off c1al board of the
church. 1.-THE officers for the coming year
are:
President-Miss Marie w. Day.
First Vice President-Mr. III. w. Cobb.
Second Vice Pres1dent-Mrs. Annie
Pierce.
Third Vice President-Miss Mary
Fourth Vice President-Mrs. f. r.
Griffeths.
Secretary-Mr. Owen P. Holden,
@Treasurer-Mr. Thomas Asbury.
Auditorium. John A. Jackson.
Historian-M1ss Mary K. WOodman.