The Republican journal., 1909-07-08
THE NORTH CHURCH AUXILIARY
Has an Interesting Meeting at the Battery
and Entertains Miss Alice Ropes of

Has an Interesting Meeting at the Battery
and Entertains Miss Alice Ropes of
Bangor.
from the Houlton conference the members had
been looking forward to the possibility of ar
ranging for visit from Miss Alice Ropes Of
Bangor, who made such favorable impression
at the conference there, and it was with pleas
ure that they received she announcement that
she could be in Belfast June 30th. Miss l..
Grace Chadwick, Mrs. A. J. Knowlton and Miss
who made the arrangements for the meeting
and picnic supper to be held at The Barracks,
The Battery. Although the showers on the
date set upset some of the arrangements for
starting, etc., by o'clock most of the company
were comfortably established on the porch at
The Barracks, and Miss Ropes had already
completely won the hearts of her newly made
friends. A delicious supper was soon prepar-
ed, and served on the porch, when the sea-air
had already sharpened appetites to picnic
pitch. After supper the Auxiliary president,
Mrs C.. M. Craig, in introducing Miss Ropes,
said that the meeting that evening would go
down in the society's history as red-letter
day, together with the dates when Mrs. Ropes,
Miss Ellen Stone and Miss Alice Kyle had been
its guests, and that the welcome awaiting Miss
Ropes was an especially warm one for several
reasons One was because her mother was
present at the organization of the Auxiliary,
and another because one of the special
efforts of the society this year has been to en-
deavor to familiarize its members with the
names, faces, and lifework of the young mis-
sionaries going out. Miss Ropes said it was
pleasure to go where her mother had been be-
fore her, as she was always sure of welcome
there, and then she went on to tell her eager
listeners how she came to decide to become a
missionary. Ever since her early childhood she
had been interested in missionaries and their
work, partly because she had favorite aunt in
the field in Turkey and partly because of her
mothers deep interest. She had always lived
IN missionary atmosphere surrounded by
papers and books, and her ever active
interest led her, while in her college
days, to sign a student-volunteer pledge.
Then, too. her own life had been filled
her duty to pass some of her joy on to less for
tunate lives. Most Interestingly Miss Ropes
told of her proposed trip,-here substituting
1--WE" for "I', as she expects to be married
early in September to Mr.. Edwin Kellogg,
Seminary 'O9 They are to go first to Oregon,
to meet the people of the church which is to
support them, and then they will sail from
fop
chow, and then taking a three weeks trip go
ing up Min River in river boats to Shar-woo,
where they are to be stationed Of course
their first task will be to learn the language
Mr. Kellogg studying the Mandarin and she
the local dialect. As Mr.. Kellogg had bank
er's training previous to his seminary work he
will Immediately assume the charge of the sta
ton accounts. The Shar-woo station, which
was the first interior mission established by
the Board, comprises theological seminary
mems and womans hospital, and boarding
schools for boys and girls, beside the church
work. This work is carried on under the sup
erintendency of the little group of Board work,
ers assisted by native workers who have prov
ed especially efficient. Mr.. Kellogg, who has
business methods, will have charge of the or
ganization of the churches and will do consid-
cradle touring, while Mrs. Kellogg expects to
do some kind of teaching, probably with the
Bible women.
At the conclusion of her interesting talk,
which ended all too soon in the opinion of her
hearers, Miss Ropes offered to answer any
and through a number of them all gained more
knowledge of the country, climate, journey
and the people in the far-off land which will be
their home for eight years before furlough is
granted them, although they will go either to
the hill country or to the coast through each
summer. Miss Ropes personal magnetism
and charm were irresistible, and her hearers
will not only hold the day il pleasant memory,
but will watch with interest what they are
sure will be a most successful career in the
field to which she goes. After the charmed
circle" broke up, the lure of one of ]. RDunton's
famous bonfires proved irresistible, and those
who could remain were soon cozily arranged
within comfortable distance, while some of the
favorite Battery songs were rendered, and
"Uncle Billy posed, with great dramatic sue
cess, as chief fireman. Reluctant good nights
were said at last, however, and one of the
Auxiliary "red letter days" passed into history.
APPLETON.
DR.. Benz. Keller attended the annual meet
ing of the Maine Medical Association in Port
land 90. Miss Gwendoln Cummings of Vinal-
haven is visiting her grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Cummings =. Miss Mildred Went
worth arrived home last Saturday from North
Searsmont, where she has been teaching school,
Mrs. Myron Brown and daughter, Mrs. Bry-
ant of Unity called on friends here recently.
VIM. B. Dorman of East Union has finished set
ting granite cap on the retaining wall on the
Sumner lot in Pine Grove Cemetery. The wall
is $50 feet long, two feet thick and four feet
above ground, and laid in cement The cap is
in blocks 8 to 81 feet long, seven inches thick
and feet, inches wide. The end post caps
are feet, 10 inches square, of same thickness,
all with six cut hammered top surface and
rock-faced edges. Cap is laid in Portland &C.
ment with loaded end joints. >. John Proctor,
an officer in the Charlestown, Mass, State
Prison, is spending his vacation here with his