The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-04-30
CONGREG ALTOONA AL
CHURCH'S 10Th
ANNIVERSARY
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raising of $3.50 for foreign
missions; articles have been
made for Belgium Sufferers, besides
other work, making the year an UNI
usually busy one. Miss Maude c. Beld-
en-, secretary of the Ladies Aid So
ciety, reported a year Of activity;
the play, Our Church Fair" given by
Division F., netted the society $50;
5000 were given the trustees of the
church for expenses; 5000 were ex-
pended on repairs in the parlor; sew
eral meetings we're held for the pur-
pose of sewing for the Red Cross;
divisions and d served supper
which was largely attended; on Jan. s
a Sunday school supper and social
was held, which proved to be one OF
the pleasantest occasions of the
year; the same month reception
was given to the ladies of the church
by the new officers of the society;
the society got up the banquet sup
per on the occasion of the Y. Nj. c..
A. anniversary; In March Division
d held an Easter sale OF fancy arti-
Giles and supper was served at the
time; $40 was expended for Easter
lilies; Mrs. c. w. Thatcher gave a
Daffodil tea. clearing s45 for the So
siety; Mrs. Pope and Mrs. Carver
have given grafanola Entertainments,
Forefather's supper vas held as u.s.
ual, Mrs. Maurice Rudd having
charge in the absence of the presi-
dent, Mrs John S. Holden.
The presnt officers of the society
are: Mrs. e. C. Bennett, president.
Mrs. L. ]. Swan, first vice-president;
Mrs. A. r. Won Dette, second vic,
|spresident; Mrs. r. H. Southall, treas
.urer; Miss Maude Belden, secretar,
The report of the Y. p. S. c. e. was
given by the secretary, Miss Irene
Murphy the year completed has
been, on the whole, successful one;
devotional services have been held
each Sunday during the year; the
membership tactive) is forty; two
socials were held at the homes OF
members, others at the chapel; two
banquets were held, one for ( oreign
the other for home missions, mite
boxes were opened and found to CON
-
raising money for the expenses of the
society was adopted, At this time a
solo was sung by Mrs Baker, after
which Mrs. w. B. Sheldon read the
neurology; there have been taken
from the membership of the
church eight persons during
the past year, and, following time
honored custom. brief memorials
were prepared by Mrs Sheldon and
read, afterwards to be copied into
the Church Memorial Album, partly
as matter of history.
Mr.. Bottum sang solo, after which
the nominating committee made its
report; the report was adopted by
the secretary casting the ballot of
the meeting for the officers, as fol-
lows: church clerk for one year,
Philip IT. II. Pierson: treasurer for
one year Lucretius H. Ross; auditor
for one year, George r. Grant; mem
bers of church committee for
one year, Mary L. Bigelow, Mrs.
F. B. Pope; Deacon for six years,
Homer H. Webster. After some
further business the meeting was adj
journed and halfhour or more spent
in social time, the ladies' serving re-
freshments of ice cream and cake.
Notes
We are glad it rained, even though
it did lessen the attendance.
What would the church do without
the women?
How fine it is to be able to preside
at the piano above all criticisml
What a blessing one confers on
others when one is willing to sing.
Ten persons are sung into the King
dom where one is scolded in. How
nice it would be to have such an or
chestra all the time!
Does any occasion bring together
nicer audience?
Whatever your church, don't you
feel proud OF it?
There are women who are not
afraid to get down on their knees to
darn carpet.
We are thankful whenever a mem
Der has a passionate fondness for
palms,-in fact, we are thankful for
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