Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-08-11
PITTSF|ELD
18th Annual Christian Endeavor
Summer School Opens Mon
day Here Fine
Attendance mi
PROGRAM FOR TODAY Is AN
INTERESTING ONE

The 18th annual Christian Endeayor
summer school opened in Pittsfeld Mon
day under most suspicious conditions.
Over 70 arrived in town, many coming
from Massachusetts and Vermont It is
expected that the attendance will be
double that of two years ago and larger
than last year. This is the first time
it has held it's sessions here and it is very
gratifying to the townspeople to have so
good number come and a most cordial
welcome is extended them. Sec. Harry
W. Rowe of Waterville, who was grad
uated at NJ. c. I. and is well known
here, is making every effort to make it
an epoch making one in the history of
the society. The sessions are held at
Maine Central Institute aud those from
out of town are located in the boys and
girls dormitories. Monday afternoon was
given to arrival, registration and assign
ment of rooms. At 7.45 P M occurred the
opening meeting for welcome, introduce
tions and announcements The program
for Tuesday is as follows:
Tuesday, August II
I45-S25 A. M.-Bible hour General
Greatest Need; The Power Of the spir-
it in Life and Service" 1.-THE Glory
Cloud and the Tongues of Fire" Mr..
Sauer of Bangor, Y NJ. C. A leader.
S.3o-9 k-"Getting Acquainted" First
Things" organizing Society,"" The
Need of an Organization" THE Con-
stitution and Bylaws" Membership
The Society and the Sunday School,
Mr.. Shartle of Boston, publication man.
ager of the United Society of c. E.
s.15-9.55-Talk on 1.-The Value of Express
sion to the Christian Worker Miss
Koch of Spencer. Mass.
| 10000. 4O-"Primary Work." Miss Storey
of Lewiston.
| 10.45-11. -"Firstlfngs," Mrs. Moulton Of
auckland, Mass.
| IL 30-12. 10-"The Missionary Comr;tta>
In the Young Peoples Society,"" Miss
BATES of Bennington, VT
DINNER.
Afternoon: Fellowship and Recreation.
Every afternoon is left free for this
purpose.
$40 p. M.-Sunset service on steps of
girls dormitory.
745-Reception to leaders and delegates
given by Pittsfield Christian Endeayors
in Free Baptist church.
l.. w. Norton of Newport was in
town Monday. Mr.. Norton, who left
here two years ago for Newprt, where
he has conducted a confectionery
store, has sold out his business to Mr..
Withee of Etna
Wallace Marble of Harmony was a
business visitor in town Monday.
The Democrats in Eastern Somex.
set county will hold a get-together
| meeting and smoke talk in Hartland
| Thursday, Aug. IS. at 10 o'clock A NJ.
Dinner will be served at the Park
House. In the evening a Rally will
be held in Ripley. The speaker for.
| the day and evening will be Hon. w.
r. Pattangall.
The local Democrats have opened
headquarters in rooms in the Osborne
block on Main street
Harry w. Rowe, field secretary Of
Maine Christian Endeavor, and Mrs
Rowe of Waterville arrived in town
Sunday to remain through the ses-
sions of the summer school.
Leslie and Fred Whittier, Lean
Haines and Oscar Bigelow were in
Augusta Sunday.
Claude Vining was arraigned before
Judge Drake Monday morning charg-
ed with breaking into the F. G. Par
sons cottage at Ringwood last Thurs
day. Vaulney Abbott. who it Is al
legged, was with Vining at the time,
was given a hearing last week and
received sentence to be sent to the
State School for Boys in Portland. the
| execution of the sentence being sus-
pended on good behavior. Vining,
| who has recently been let out of the
school on conditions he would cause no
| more trouble, was taken back to Port
land Monday by Deputy Sheriff H.
Fl. Jacobs. The boys are about 10
years of age.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. E. Condor have re-
turned from a two weeks outing at
Ocean Park.
Miss Elizabeth Walker and Miss Ida
Gull, who have been guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Rae Butler at Moose pond,
have returned home.
]. H. Moulton and Charles Berdeen
have been drawn to serve on the grand
jury and G. w. Names and Herbert
Taylor on the traverse jury.
Mrs. Armstrong and two children of
st. Paul, Mimi, who are passing the
summer in Palmyra with her father,
Shepherd Smith. We're guests of S. S.
Smith and family in this town Mon