The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-12-13
COngregationalists Will Try
to Raise Money to Buy
GoOdhue Property
OPTION AT $4,000
HAS BEEN SECURED
Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Dunham Offer
to Give $1,000 for Every $4,000
Raised by Society Until Total of
$4,000 Has Been Secured.

That the Congregational society Of
this village soon will come into posses
sion of valuable property, the Good
hue estate on Main street. which il may
use for parish house purposes, for a new
church building or carry a. an invest
ment. seems almost an assured fact.
An option on the property has been OBJ
tained, at Il reduced price. u personal
promise by Mr.. and Mrs. George L.
Dunham has been made Of $1,000 for
each $4,000 that the society will raise.
up TO a specified limit, a subscription
committee has been appointed, further
| pledges are in prospect and the mem
| bers of the parish who have learned Of
/ the plans are filed with enthusiasm.
/ The facts relative TO the option came
out last evening ct an adjourned annual
meeting of the society in the chapel.
and Immediately after the meeting the
trustees met and appointed ? subserip-
/ tion committee. y call for special
meeting of the society viii be called at
once. to be held Monday evening. Dec.
%, when action viii be taken on the
question Of buying the property, as the
option expires Jan. /. This means that
a quick campaign viii be made. and
there is every reason 70 believe that il
will be successful.
The annual meeting of the society
was held Wednesday evening, but SO
much time was taken up in the discus
sion of various matters that not all Of
the business was completed. and an nd-
ljournment was taken to Fridny night at
the close of the 'midweek PRAYER meet
ing. 4 large number remained to the
business session, which was presided
over by Francis L. Perry, who was
ieiected chairman OF the trustees at the
previous meeting.
For the benefit of those who We're not
present ut the earlier meeting the clerk.
Walter \. Gilbert, gave minutes of that
meeting. 1t was voted to engage Miss
Florence NJ. Hemenway as assistant as
tor for the coming year at the same sal
airy as the past year. The trustees are
authorized to appoint finance com
mittee as usual. Mr.. Gilbert was elect
ed special auditor TO count the society
offerings received at the church ser
vices
: : This brought the business. down TO
the report of the committee elected at a
, special meeting Oct 10. 1918, to aseer-
: tain whether it would be possible TO
raise the amount of money necessary TO
= CoNtI contemplated improvements 10
E the church property to provide more
; room for the Sunday school. At the
Z special meeting in October the building
e committee elected at a special meeting
Nov. l, 1912, reported that plans had
Q been made by New York architect for
I enlarging the present quarters, which
; would cost about $4,000. That report
!, was accepted and the society pledged 1t
: self to take immediate steps to meet
the need for more room and a commit
i. tee was elected to see if the necessary
:, money could be raised.
. Judge j. VI. Tyler, who was chair
Q man both of the building committee an,
r. the special committee, reported las
n evening that after the meeting of Oct
= 10 the committee began to have misgiv
' ings because of the fact that not foo
L of adjoining land could be bought an,