Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-06

The Woman's Missionary union, Mrs.
FRAZER Metzger president, has member
ship Of 80 and meets the first Tuesday in
each month. Through voluntary sub
scriptions ss2.s1 was raised; S4i.50 de-
voted to home work and f23 to foreign
missions, & balance of $40 being left on
hand. A barrel OF clothing and bedding
has also been sent to Mcintosh, Ga.
The Bethany Girls, 35 in number, are
organized into a society for the social and
religious good OF the young women ofthe
community. Their president is Miss
Marjorie Chedel At their. meetings BIZ
BILE study precedes a period in the gymna-
stun.
The Christian Brotherhood, Of which J.
B. Adams is president, has held IA regu-
lar meetings in the last year with an aver
age attendance of 80 and has opened
Music hall to the public four times, giv-
ing entertainments both pleasing and in
structive.
The roll of the Young Mems Christian
brotherhood was much smaller in 1909
than in 1908, owing to the fact that
number OF boys have left town for work
or to attend college. Nine new members,
however. have been admitted. A new
departure is an initiation night with a
stag supper, three OF them in year, and
two have already been held successfully.
instead Of his usual Bible talks at the
regular meetings, Rev. Mr.. Metzger has
been discussing lately the lives of some
OF the great missionaries. Harold p.
Gaylord is president OF the Y. Nj. 9. B.
The knights OF King Arthur, Fred
Goodwin, king, have held regular con-
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knights have Joined the Young Mems
Christian Brotherhood, and five boys
have been knighted. At the conclaves
the merlin has led discussion on the life
of Abraham Lincoln and different mem
beers have brought in stories about this
great man.
o. J. Marcott, J. H. Lamson and DR..
e. o. Blanchard, Parish house committee,
made this report:-''In the construction
OF the Parish house, the church has
hoped to provide q place which might
serve the community as a social center,
while at the same time furnishing means
for carrying out the social enterprises OF
the church. but the main purpose was to
give opportunity somewhat parallel to
that afforded BY the Young Mems and
Young Women's Christian associations
OF the larger cities.
"To some extent this purpose has been
fulfilled and the Parish house committee
Is Rratified to find q remarkable response
TO its efforts by the young people OF the
village. Reference to the ianitor's re-
port will at least indicate the progress al
ready made, but there is something iarg-
or TO be gained. A room large enough
| for basket ball and indoor sports is sorely
needed. The success Of the bowling alley
and present amusements warrants the
! hope that the day is not far distant when
/ we NAV introduce a pool table and other
amusements for the idle hour and the
hour OF companionship."
Contributions towards its maintenance
amounted TO s370.74, and its running ex-
penses we're f356.7S.
The directors of Chandler Music hall
E. T. Salisbury, J. w. Raymond, Nj. M.
| Wilson-suppIement their financial
statement with this report OF their work =
"Appreciating the responsibility that the
control OF Music hall imposed upon ouE
church, We are glad to express our comb
dsnce that our community has recognized
the purpose of Colonel Chambers gift
and also our attempt to make his gift Of
real use and value to the entire commune
ty. The novelty OF the plan has caused
some mistakes on our part, and naturally
there have been some Misunderstanding
on the part OF the public. One misun
Outstanding, especially prominent, has
been, that the hall has been a source oil
revenue to the management or to the
church, which has resulted in much mis-
statement, based entirely on a misappre-
hension OF the facts. As shown by the
financial statement we are now in debt,
and we have had to resort to every ex.
pedient of economy and saving to keeI
the hall from being burden, instead ol
being as it is, seh supporting"