The Press., 1913-12-31
WELLINGTON.

WELLINGTON.
 The prayer meeting Thursday even. ing will be omitted this week.
 We hope to meet all readers of this column who are within available dis tance at the New Years party this Wednesday, evening. -,
 Mrs. sleight was at home fo1 Christmas and will remain over the new year. There was a family din. ner party at MT. Cosgrove's.,
 Rev. E. W. Darrow's timely sermon of Sunday morning was greatly ap. preciated. The duet by Rev. and Mrs. Darrow was a pleasing feature of the service.
 There were many pleasant home gatherings and family Christmas trees. We took dinner at Hillside farm, and are sure no one had a sweeter or more appreciated Christmas.
 It was mentioned at Sunday school IshaA Miss Emma Florence Robbins was the only pupil who had been perfect in attendance for the year 1913. She will receive certificate.
 The placing of a new furnace in the Baptist church involves an en- largement of the basement and the building of a new chimney. The matter is still under advisement, but, doubtless, will be taken up soon, as it is better to be safe than sorry.
 Altogether it has been very pleas ant Christmas season. Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Darrow took a trip to Hart ford for the gifts for the Sunday school, and with helpers decorated the church, the effect being dainty, deli cate and very pleasing, if not as elab- crate as at some times.
 Mrs. Gardner and Miss Gardner passed Christmas in Rockville with D. B. Gardner and family. Samuel Gardner spent Christmas eve with his mother and sister, being on his way to Massachusetts to pass the holiday with his recently married daughter and her husband at their new home.
 Next Sunday, the first Sunday of 1914, is to be observed as church at tendance Sunday, and an effort is to be made to get everybody in the com munity to attend the church service at 12 o'clock, sharp. There will be special music, for which Miss Dun ming will arrange, and it is hoped that every person in the community will be present at the service.
 On Friday evening there will be a special meeting of the grange. The first and second degrees will be con- ferred on the waiting candidates, the work to be done by the degree team. This ceremony, that is always pleas ing and interesting, will. be followed by gift at which, as always, a very pleasant time is anticipated by the members. It is hoped that the whole mem bership may be present
 "All the token flowers that tell,
 What words can never speak so
 well.''
 Had Bryon lived in this friendly age he might have written cards, instead of flowers, although it is significant that so many of the lovely cards have floral designs. For the many received from readers of this column we are truly appreciative, "Knowing full we'll that with them love and kindness dwell. ''
 All who attended the very delight ful and in every way satisfactory Christmas concert, and saw the pretty, bright-faced Slavic children as they marched upon the platform, and stand ing beneath the evergreen arch and the star sang Christmas hymn very sweetly in the Slavic, could but feel how very important the Sunday school department of the church work is. We note that in our large centers great effort is being made to induce everybody to join the Sunday school either in the church or the home de- partment, for the new year. Chris tian people should be aroused to this opportunity, and instead of 50 at Sum- day school we should have 100 at least.
 Commencing next Sunday, and last ing until the change of the time of service until afternoon, April 1st, the Sunday school will commence at II o'clock and the preaching service at