Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-05-03
GARDINER.
Large Attendance at the
Sunday School Meeting.
Interesting Program Carried
Out--NO. VasSaIborO in 1912.
Death OF Miss AdeIine Palmer Chill
dren's Hospital Fund.

delegates TO the number OF over 90
were in attendance at the annual
meeting of the Kenenbec County sun
day school Association held Tuesday
ut the Highland avenue Methodist
Episcopal church. The convention
was called to order by Alfred w.
Hawkes. of Manchester. president, and
after devotional service lead by S.
+. Johnson of Gardiner the following
committees were appointed: Nomina-
tions-Rcv. j. W. Mcneil, Mr.. Long
ley, Rev. l.. G. March, Rev. Perry
Leach. Miss Ida Searles, Mrs. Sumner
Packard. Mrs w. II. Perry. Creden-
tials-Mrs. Lewis Millspaugh. Miss
Lila Hutchins. Mrs. c. II. Beane.
Resolutions-Rev, II. L. Nichols, Rev.
a. l.. Lane, Rev. K. y. Joscelyn.
There are ten districts in the county
and written reports We're received
from three of these and several verbal
reports were given. The reports Of
the convention officers gave q better
showing than last year while the
financial report was the best that was
ever given.
The officers of the convention We're:
Alfred w Hawkes.. Manchester. presi-
dent, Charles T. Klbreth. East Win
throp. vice PRESIDENT Olive a. Gould,
Albion. secretary; Mrs. Mabel Bailey,
Winthrop Center. treasurer: Mrs w
II. Perry. Hallowell. Supt. of Home
Dept; Mrs. +. c. Whittemore. Water
willie. Slpt. of Primary Dept; Rev. Ar
thur Jones. Winthrop. Supt. Teacher
Training: Rev. A l.. Gerrish, Oakland,
Supt. Adult Dept: Rev. ". f. Berry,
Waterville, Supt. Temperance Dept.
H. r. Iufkin of Portland. General
Secretary of the NJ. s. S. S. Assn. was
also present.
Atznoon dinner was served by the
Ladies Aid Of the church. The com
mittee in charge was Mrs. G. A. Bow'e,
Mrs. Clarence Smith. Mrs. W. o. Cobb.
Miss Hester Rogers. Mrs. Mary Wig
eroux, Mrs Z. y. Joscelyn, Mrs. Hiram
Burgess, Mrs. Charles Hartman, Mrs
BENZ. Smith. Mrs. Harry Holt. Mrs.
Frank Perry. Mrs. Sophie Dill. Mrs ].
NJ. Rogers and Mrs, Amos Jones. This
committee also had charge of the sup
per served in the evening.
The afternoon session was opened with
devotional services led by Rev. H. l..
Nichols of Hallowel The nominating
committee presented its report and the
= following officers We're elected for the en-
suing year: A. w. Hawkes.. Manches-
ter. president; Charles f. Kilbreth. East
. Winthrop, vice president; Olive a. Gould.
Albion, secretary; Mrs. Mabel Bailey,
Winthrop Center. treasurer; Mrs. W. II.
Perry. Hallowell. Supt. of Home Dept. !;
Mrs Lewis Millspaugh. Winthrop. Supt
of Primary Dept; Rev. j. w. MCNEIL
Winslow, Supt. Teacher Training; Rev
a. l.. Gerrish Oakland. Supt. Adult Dept. !;
Rev. w. +, Berry, Watervile. Supt Tenn
perance Work; Mrs. Alice w Manter
Oakland. Supt Missionary Dept; Mrs.
Lila Hutehins. Augusta. Supt. Cradle
Roll; Rev. L. G. March, North vassal-
boro. G. w. Longley, Oakland. w. d.
Hutchins, Augusta, executive committee
The committee on resolutions reported
embodying in their work the thanks OF
the convention to the presiding officers
the speakers and the members of the
church for the entertainment. They in
dorsed class organization, especially
among adults, and reafirmed their belief
in prohibition and pledged the convention
to work for its retention. The support of
the convent.o, was also rendered the
state and county officers.
The invitation of the North Vassalboro
them in 1912 was accepted.
Three very Instructive and able adj
dresses We're given during the latter part
of the afternoon. The first was by Rev.
+. s. Hartley of Waterville, who spoke
on Jesus as an Educator" tie second
by Rev. j. NJ. Frost of Waterville, whose
subject was why the Slippery Boys
Slip" and the third by il; f. Lufkin Of
Portland. Mr.. Lufkin talked on Making
Teachers and at the close he conducted
conference on the teaching work
At the evening session Mr.. Lufkin again
spoke. his subject being worldwide
Sunday School Work" Rev T. j. Huh
of Lewiston, superintendent of the Adult
classes, also gave an interesting address
on his department. During the evening
selections were rendered by the Method
list Sunday School Orchestra and Ray
Jewett gave n violin solo
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