Putnam patriot., 1913-05-16
THOMPSON

Thompson, on Tuesday, May l3. Such meetings are always an inspiration, bringing pastors and people into closer fellowship.
 Rev. j. K. Moore paid glorious tribute to mothers and the kee ping of Mothers Day from the text Prov. 3l1, the prophecy that his mother taught him. In our busy everyday life we do not stop to remember mothers love and care and prayers.
 O.. k. Mills of Boston and Arthur W.
 Mills ana wife and her sister, Miss
 Bessie Gleason, of Worcester, were the guests of Mrs. Sarah k. Truesdel over Sunday. The father of Mrs. Mills and
 Miss Gleason died in California one
 week ago, burial in Sacramento. His business had been in the far West the past few years.
 The annual musical festival in Tren- ton, N. J., was given on April 2S and 2O, conductor, Otto Toieman. The president, Mrs. Otto Toleman, nee Miss Alice Hill, was often guest of friends In Thompson, where she delighted her friends by organ, piano and song. Dur ing this festival there was a chorus of So00 school children. The event aim- ed solely to raise the standard of intel ligence, culture and refinement by giv- ing to the people greater love for the
 best music. They were assisted by such talent as Madam Sehamann-
 Heink and others, also by the Boston
 festival orchestra.
 The entertainment at Grange Hall
 was we'll attended Friday night, all
 feeling well paid for coming. The hall
 was again crowded Saturday. We
 were glad to see that some of our own
 grange won some of the prizes, Emery
 Munyan second prize on the essays,
 Jennie Johnson on the solos, Mary ] Ross of Putnam on the violin. All passed of well until just as the meet
 ing closed George Law, Jr., of Putnam fell to the floor, having a shock. He
 was taken to his home in an auto where he lies in critical state at the present time.
 Mrs. Mary Green and Props Ingra- ham of Quadic went to the moving pictures in Putnam recently. Rev. R. Boardman of the Baptist church had an interesting sermon Sun day with text from l John, B. It was Mothers Day. Jennie Johnson sang solo, "Tell mother I II be there. .u Forest Rhodes and wife have return. ed from New York and will open their house for the summer. The Misses Cranska have a new
 washing machine run by electricity. Prof. John Wesley Wefzel, Ph B., professor of English Literature at Yale college and instructor of public speak ing at Yale law school, instructor in elocution and pulpit deliv- cry at Hartford theological seminary, l and his wife, who is an accomplished
 musician, gave one of the most cul- | tured and delightful entertainments at Town Hall last Friday evening to a
 most appreciative audience AS there
 were no printed programs the numbers
 cannot be perfectly given. It might be called an evening with James Whit comb Riley as he recited several of his poems. The sad Irish story of Con nofs was fine also "That old sweet | heart of minep to which Mrs. Wetzel | played lovely accompaniment. All
 the selections were beautiful and it is | hoped arrangements can be made to | induce them to come again. The pro. | lessor and wife were schoolmates of l valued friends.
 l Program at Mothers Day service at | Brandy Hill Baptist church: Hymn, Beneath the cross of Jesus, | School
 l Prayer Mrs. Alice Soper | The Apostles Creed School Solo, My mothers hands, Mabelle Chandler
 Reading, There'll be room in heaven, Marguerite Matthewson | ri nf 1Ha Soper
 | Reading, Nobody knows but mother, Clara Matthewson | Reading, My mothers Bible, Esther Svenson
 Reading, Tell mother I'll be there, Teresca Beyer Reading Lillian Blanchard Reading Janette Withey Miss Jennie Johnson, organist, read
 the fine old poem by Elizabeth Akers Allen:
 ROCK ME To'sLEEP
 Backward, flow backward, o tide of the years,
 l am so weary of toll and of tears, Tolls without recompense, tears all in vain,
 Take them, and give me my childhood again.
 I have grown weary of dust and decay,
 Weary of fiinging my soul wealth away
 Weary of sowing for others to reap,
 Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to
 sleep.
 Clasped to your heart in a loving em- brace,
 N ith your light lashes just sweeping my face,
 Never hereafter to wake or to weep,
 Rock me to sleep, mother, rock me to sleep.p
 Miss Ada Whitman read part of Ten nyson's Memoriam to Queen Victoria "Her court was pure, her life serene, God gave her peace, her land reposed A thousand claims to reverence closed In her, as mother, wife and queen. J | Mrs. Alice Soper read scripture selec- tions of the mothers of the Bible, Mary, the mother of Jesus, and many | others. Mrs. Carleton, superintend : | ent, spoke of the origin of Mothers | Day and the great love which many of | the greatest men of the present gene | ration have shown for their mothers, 1 several of whom have in state and
 family receptions given the place of l honor to the mother even before the wife, not only 10 show their respect for old age but for their love. After the program was finished the superintend- ent distributed carnations to all in the house and also sent them to the old, the feeble, and to some of the mem bers
 of the cradle roll not present. One of the pleasing incidents of the service
 was the presence of few of the mem- bers of the cradle roll and how eagerly