Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-07-11
SkOWHECAN.
Bethany Baptists Hold a
Banquet, Tuesday Night.
Meeting Of SkoWhegan Water
Company Elects Officers.
MclIMraih-Eames Wedding-.-Real
Estate Transfers of Somerset.

Over $50 members and parishoners
gathered at a banquet in the Bethany
Baptist vestry, Tuesday evening. to
share in celebrating the 25th anniver-
sary of the church. Beautiful flowers
and happy faces, together with tempt
ingIy laden tables, formed fitting in
PRODUCTION to the hearty speeches
which followed
The daintily arranged tables which
filed the vestry and parlor showed the
infinite care bestowed by the ladies in
charge, these being Mrs. Mary p. Ar
cher, Miss Harriet Cleveland, Mrs.
Fred Nye, Miss Ethel knowlton, Mrs
Isaac Pierce, Mrs. Fred Tuscan. Mrs.
Mildred Turner, Miss Marion White
more. Mrs. Charles Whittemore, Mrs.
Alice Mitchell, Mrs, Nellie Weston,
Mrs Ella Mitchell Mrs. Van Nelson.
Miss Emma Bragg Miss Lucy Taylor,
Miss Ethel Merriam. Mrs, John Phil
lips, Miss Agnes Manter and Miss An
ME Caswell.
Rev. George Merriam, the present
pastor of the church, acted as toast
master and with apt words introduced
the various speakers First of all
was duet by Fred and Elsie Rayner,
for which their sister, Miss Doris,
played the accompaniment. The
growth of the church in the Is years
of its history was then portrayed by
Mr. Merriam. Ten of the constituent
members of the church We're present.
Mr. and Mrs Nathan Sullivan being
the only married couple of these ten.
Among the interesting things Mr.. Mer-
Ram said that the membership of the
church was now $50. Singing by the
Sunday school followed and then Rev
H. G. McGlauflin. pastor of the Meth
odist church, gave a greeting. Letters
were read from absent members,
among them being Alice Whittier and
Ella Nash. pastors of a church in Mon
mouth, and DIR. w. Fl. Spencer of
Cambridge. Mass. a former pastor of
the church. My Heart Remembers
Thee was then sung by Fred Ray
ner Rev. ]. G. Osborne gave all
hearty greeting. Mrs Elizabeth Fos-
ter Of Waterville. recently returned
from China. gave an address. Beauti-
full solos by Miss Arlen Mckinney,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Nc
Kenney of Madison, were another
charming feature of the program.
Few people of our town have the
eulogiesN that were given to Rev and
Mrs. Merriam by Mrs. G. r. Fogg on
this occasion. The truth was told
with such impressiveness that the
whole thing was a masterpiece. She
told how the pastor was called from
Freeport. and how the report spread
that he had nine children. But she
said those nine children had been a
blessing to the town and church. and
IN the way of proof she said they had
cast their influence in the University
of Maine. Colby College Boston Uni
versity and Harvard College. their |
influence now being felt from Maine
to Pennsylvania. She said that if
enough roses now growing We're
plucked to offset the blessing that Mrs |
Merriam had been the rose bushes !
would be stripped.
Rev. Harold Hanson of Rumford |
son of the first pastor of the church |
then gave some "reminiscences and |
Miss Louise Coburn read the dedica- |
ton hymn. Mrs. Hanson also spoke
and the program closed with another |
solo by Miss Mckinney and piano |
solo by Miss Verna Abbey.