The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-04-06
REV. AND MRS. ASHLEY A. SMITH
rendered Brilliant Reception in Bangor.
Other Churches Represented by Pastors
and Members,
From the Bangor Commercial

and Members.
From the Bangor Commercially
A largely attended and most enjoyable re-
ception was rendered the new pastor of the
Universalist church, ana wife, Rev and Mrs
Ashley A. Smith, in the attractively decorated
vestry of the church, ursday evening. which
was participated in by members of the parish
the majority of the clergymen of the city
and prominent representatives of the other
churches, to whom special invitations had been
extended.
On entering the main vestry, which from an
early hour in the evening was scene of much
animation and attractiveness, the guests were
ushered to the receiving line, which included
besides Rev. and Mrs. Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
R. A. kingsbury, Mrs. Estelle Peck, Hon.
Henry Lord, Mrs. Isah Sanborn, and Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Hayes. From the time when
the reception opened until well into the
evening, the line of guests was almost con-
tlnuous and 1t was generally remarked that
the affair was one of the most largely attended
and enjoyable in the history of the parish
Among the clergymen who took this occasion
to welcome the new corners to the community,
were Revs. Alva R. Scott of the Unitarian
church, c. A. Collier, Charles L. Cutler and
Edgar L. Brown of the Congregationalist
churches, George A. Martin Of the Grace
Methodist, A. B. Lorimer of the Columbia
Street Baptist, A. B. Hyde of the Essex Street
Baptist, while the Bangor seminary was rep
resented by Professors Sewall Lyman, DEMO
and Ropes Rev. and Mrs. Warren Morse of
Brewer were also present
During the reception and throughout the
three pieces of Pullen's orchestra, Messrs.
Pullen, Ringwall and Sprague playing.
The large vestry had, through the excellent
taste of the committee decorations, been
transformed into one of much beauty; tall
palms and attractive box plants had been
kindly loaned by Florist j. A. Loder; screens
had been secured through the courtesy of the
Hodgkins & Fiske Co., while many members of
the parish had contributed attractive rugs and
oriental draperies that were used to cover the
settees aid opera chairs distributed around the
walls and attractively arranged in groups in
the center of the room. The decorations were
in charge of a committee consisting of George
L. Mansur, chairman; Mrs. Mansur, Miss Addie
Mansur, Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Taylor, Miss Mat
tie Trask, and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Newell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester A. Penney, assisted by
numerous members of the various church So
cieties, were at the doors to welcome the guests
and pass them on to the ushers, who were
Charles Leonard, Harvey Sleeper, Clifford
Kenney, James Mosher. Roger Swan and Har-
old Doe. The members of the standing COM
mittee were also in evidence to show every
courtesy and see that the occasion moved
along spiritedly. Charles J. Wardley was in
charge of the music.
The refreshment tables were located on the
side opposite the reception line and presented
a most attractive picture, being presided over
by the women and young misses of the parish
gowned attractively in evening costume, and
who were attentive to every want of the inner
man. Mrs. F. H. Grant was chairman of the
refreshment committee and everything moved
very smoothly under her direction. Mrs. Belle
Bowles and Mrs. Carl Danforth officiated at
the punch table; Mrs. F. C. Chalmers and Mrs.
F. H. Meinecke poured the coffee; Mrs. Charles
]. Wardley and Mrs. Frank Murch presided at
the cake tables; Mrs. Palmer and Mrs. Tooth
aker at the ice cream table and Mrs. Walter
Holmes and Mrs. Abbie Hall had charge of
serving.
The young ladies' who officiated as mattresses
were Misses Elsie Morrill,, Lola Eastman,
Madeline Clark, Doris McCurdy, Mildred Park
er, Marion johnson, Doris Currier, Beatrice
Mayo, Ethel Lord, Ruth Lord, Jessie Lord,
Edith Cranston, Beatrice Grant, Florence Wey-
mouth. Madeline Buzzell, Clyde Kicker, Olive
Torrey, Linnie Ray, Edith Mosher, Beatrice
Kingsbury, Marjorie White, Priscilla Clark,
Anna Peavey, Ethel johnson, vara Colburn
and Ruth Getchell.