St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-08-20

the meeting was in charge of the presi-
dent, Mrs. Bowman. After the regular
opening the president welcomed the club
and the guests in the following address,
MEMBERS OF THE SEVENTY CLUB:-We
greet you in love, and welcome you most
cordially to help celebrate our 10th and
8Oth birthdays. AS we open the book
of memory and look back on the past
year, we see that the angel of death has
invaded our circle, and taken from us
several of our loved ones whose cheerful
and loving words we shall so much miss
| in our future birthday gatherings. But
they have only laid aside the well worn
dress of the soul" and entered into new
life, their life work is done, but they still
live in our hearts,-sweet is their men,
ory-Mrs Bingham will give as short
record OF them.
Perhaps some present would like to
know something of the history of our
club. 1t was organized ten years ago.
A constitution with appropriate by
laws was adopted and it was called the
Seventy Club" as it was composed of
ladies who had reached the age OF 70
years. The watch-word is Love"
Longfellow has said that "Love keeps
out the cold better than a cloak and
serves for food and raiment." Since the
organization of our club there have been
36 members. One by one one-half of this
number have left us and gone to their
Heavenly Home.
"But we will not mourn the dear ones,,
Who have laid their armor down,
All honors and awards are theirs
And to each vCtor's crown
| We grieve not their departure,
They have found the longed-for rest.
| And they are now rejoicing
In the mansion of the blest."
We all have nearly crossed the sea OF
life and shall soon enter the haven on
the other shore. Our passage thus far
has been attended with storms and sun.
shine,-we have all seen affliction-but
think we have enjoyed this life and its
blessings as we'll as most of our fellow
voyagers and
"our bark will soon be waited from the
| By breath divine
| And on the helm there rests hand
Other than mine"
Mrs. Laurette Bingham presented q
memorial of the five members who had
died during the year, Mrs. D. d. Webster
Mrs. Wiley, Mrs. B. M. Tillotson, Mrs
George w. Spencer and Mrs. M. NJ. Tag
CART. She began as follows;
"In behalf of the Seventy Club | wish
to extend congratulations to our host
and hostess on having rounded out four
score years of usefulness and service
May their last days be their best days.
AT evening time may it be light"
In closing Mrs. Bingham said:
Gas | think of the % members of tht
club who have passed away since it,
organization II years ago ask myself
do they not in their pure and exalted
state meet together and think and speal
of us and Of the pleasant association
formed in this lower world. Perhaps
we caunot say. This veil of flesh hide
the future world from our view, and W
can only see as through glass darkly
while they are face to face with glorie
which eye hath not seen, ear hath no
heard, neither have entered into tn
heart of man to conceive of those thing
which God hath prepared for them tha
love him."
The president then introduced Majo
Bowman who spoke as follows:
MEMBERS OF THE SEVENTY CLUB:
l most heartily and cordially secon
the greeting and welcome of your pres
dent. Though l have arrived at tt
8Oth milestone in my life, my heart
yet young and l enjoy the meetings ar
social gatherings OF the Club as keenly I
when l first became a member, and
still feel it to have been the create
, honor of my life when you elected me {
honorary member of your associatio
whose members never seem to grow ol
company cheerful and happy, alwa
seeking how to do good and make oths
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