Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-09-30
AUGUSTA LAYMEN'S
FEDERATION HOLDS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
Friday Evening at Penny Memo
rial Church - Following Sup
per by the Deborahs the Off
GERS Are Elected and Other
Business Transacted - Field
Secretary Heald of Waterville
Delivers Interesting Address

At a joint meeting of the Augusta Fed
Grafton of Laymen held in the vestry OF
the Penney Memorial church Friday eve
ming about 80 members were present and
enjoyed a fine supper consisting of cold
meat, cabbage salad, mashed potatoes,
coffee and cake. which was served by the
Deborahs, prayer being offered by Rev.
c. G. Mosher. Following the supper Pres
ident Mclean called for the report of the
committee on clean elections. which was
read by John Keller. chairman of the
committee. The report was accepted, and
the following officers were then elected
for the ensuing year: President, Ernest
Mclean; vice presidents. Ralph Herrfck,
Hiram Ordway, Orville Roberts and NJ.
S. Holway. representing the First Baptist,
Penney Memorial, Methodist and Congre-
gational churches in the order given. Sec
retary, James L. Bagley; treasurer,
Thomas Ingraham.
Following the business meeting Dr. W.
S. Thompson and Thomas Ingraham sug-
gested that the work of attempting to
better the city elections was important
cided to have committee for the fall
election appointed by the executive COM
mittee, also committees on membership
and entertainment for the association.
President Mclean then introduced FIELD
Secretary Arthur A Heald Of Wateryilie.
one of the leading Y. NJ. c. 4. workers of
the State, who in a very interesting talk
outlined his conception of an effective as
socation of this sort. saying that there
is general feeling all over the country
that there should be an active body of
study the live problems for betterment.
and do things.
He stated that in over 1000 interviews
he had found this feeling empha sized,
and that on the same day (Friday) the
president of the Portland Board Of
Trade told him that the big problem
in his city was to get the forces who
should be working toward the erd Of
public betterment to get together.
He emphasized his point by telling
story of p green reporter who was
assigned to a particularly stylish and
important wedding and who combined
Win Cne proof feaQer so that the an
nouncement the next day was to the
effect that Mr.. William Jones and
Miss Hetty Brown were yesterday
united IN the bonds of holy deadlock p"
He said that the deadlock" situation
was responsible for the fact that so
little actual reform work is being done
and he advised getting together" and
cooperation as being the essential
thing.
He said that the members should be
filed with the spirit of service. and
that when the public realizes that this
is a fact, they will give their hearty
assistance to any project led by the
association. He told in closing of a
missionary friend who was in the Box
er rebellion in China. Word came that
a village to the north had been wiped
out, only a few survivors were fleeing
to the mission. and among the first to
arrive was little Chinese girl with a
big boy slung on her back. The mis-
sionary said to her: my poor child.
that was an awful burden you were
carrying" and the girl replied. Bur
den. that was my brother" This. said
Secretary Heald. Is the spirit that is
needed at present.