Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-07
Mrs. VIM. H. Reid. Mrs. Fl. s. Turner
and Mrs H. T.. Miliiken.

After many years of striving an
adequate parish house for the secular
and Sunday school life of ST Mark $
parish has been erected at a cost of
about $4,000 The new parish house is
40x60 and two stories in height in adj
dition to basement The exterior is
stone gray and the interior walls are
Of golden yellow hue. The interior
wood work is OF cypress and the floors
throughout of hard wood with maple
finish. The parish house is heated
with hot air and lighted by electricity
and thoroughly modern and up-to-date
in all its equipments.
The lower story contains five rooms
and an entrance hall. Upon this floor
are a large dining room, Wonan's
work ROOM kitchen. woman's dressing
room and a small assembly room. The
kitchen is equipped with large ga )
stove sufficient for all the culinary
needs of the ladies Of the parish On
occasions when food is served at the
parish house. The upper floor is en-
tirely occupied with the large assembly
room for social gathering. which -
ADEQUATE in size and one of the best
halls in the city. The parish house is
not as yet completely furnished, but
already number of pictures have
been hung. among them photograph
OF the interior of Canterbury cathedral
and two pictures of ST. Helena. one
from an antique print and the other
photograph of the famous statue of ST.
Helena in st. Peters by Bolgi
About year ago the vestry Of st.
Marks church elected the following
building committee to have charge OF
the constructions ofthe parish house:
Richard E. Goodwin, w. II. Williams.
Dr. w. Scott Hill. Mrs. Fl. P. Milliken.
Mrs. Fl. S. Turner and Mrs. w. II.
Reid The contract for the building
was given ia Reuel J. Noyes. who
pushed the work rapidly forward TO
completion. The corner stone Of the
parish house was laid on All Saints
Day. Nov. l. 1908. by Rev. Brian
Chadwick Roberts. rector of ST. Marks
with appropriate ceremonies. and ex-
actIy six months later, May |. 1909.
the painters We're putting the finishing
touches upon the exterior of the build
ing.
At the laying Of the corner stone the
senior warden, DR.. William McDavi1,
presented the box to be deposited in
the corner stone This box was OF
copper specially selected and prepared
for the purpose by Malcolm & Dyer
1t contained the names of the rector,
wardenS, vestry. organist, crucifer
acolytes and sexton. the officers OF the
Mothers chapter and a brief account
Of the work of the chapter. year book
of the Armitage chapter, the officers OF
the Women's Auxiliary and the Boys
and Girls Junior Branch. officers of
the Sunday school. officers of st.
Helena's chapter. officers of ST. Faiths
chapter. officers of the Mems chapter
md OF the knights of King Arthur,
Hymn of the Knights. parish calendar
'or November, photographs Of the
bishop and rector. copies of the
Diocesan paper. of the Living Church |
md of the Daily Kennebec Journal of
October 81, 1908, brief account of Mrs.
Williams life and the gold cross
from Jerusalem, which Mrs.
Williams used in her private devotions. |
Unlike many a memorial the parish |
house is not named through the bene- |
factions of Mrs. Williams. nor of her
family, but it's name. the Hannah
Bridge Williams Memorial Parish
House. was chosen as response TO
the unanimous desire Of those in all
walksS Of life in the parish.