Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-07-03

whole successful year. They very mucn
need an endowment fund and ask people
to remember the Huntington Home when
they make their wills. Sarah Ellen Var
ney, who had been at the home five years.
passed away early in 1916, aged 50 years
| There have been an average of four at
the home during the year. Expenses for
the year, $3.50 50. A collection was taken
amounting to 1886.
The next report taken up was in relation
to the s. ~. P. Dixon will. Nothing has
! been done during the year. The fund OF
about $4,000 is in the hands of the Prov
ident Life & Trust Co. of Philadelphia.
At the request of the Committee on
Peace the yearly meeting sent tele-
gram to President Wilson expressing the
hope that war with Mexico would be
averted and that our troops should be
withdrawn from Mexican territory.
The yearly meeting asked the Eff
cheney Committee to urge that the
pledge and envelope system be adopted
| in all our meetings.
A very interesting report Of the ac-
tivities of the young people during the
year by Morris kimber of Newport, r.
L., and Elizabeth W. Paige Of Lynn,
Mass, was given. The outlook is en-
couraging.
An epistle to London yearly meeting
was approved and one to Ireland. An
| epistle to all the American yearly meet
ings was read with one addressed to the
little meeting at Romollah, Palestine.
1t was decided to print 1850 copies of
the proceedings of the yearly meeting
| rrL a1c Ho5 m bold &c
sessions next year at Moses Brown
| school. Providence, r. l.
Adjourned until tomorrow evening.
Sunday
| Religious services-At S.45 a Bible
| school was held in the large audience
room. After the. opening exercises the
company divided itself into classes led
by different teachers Mrs. Reed adj
| dressed those left in the main room on
Methods of Telling Bible Stories"
| At 1890 a meeting for worship was
held in the large audience room. This
room was filled to its full capacity. At
ter song service. Rufus NJ. Jones read
| short passages from the book of Ro-
mans Juba White offered prayer. Ru-
fus Jones spoke from the text And
| isaac ulSseu lile "cllS ~ iiiS io'iioA
| Abraham"
At 1890 there was service conducted
| by Alexander c. Purdy and Murray Ken
| worthy.
Automobiles and all kinds of vehicles
! have brought many from the surround
! ing towns so there is a very large COM
| pany on the grounds Louis T. Jones is
chairman of the committee of arrange
in looking after the comfort of this
large company. John ]. Fry of Port
| land has had charge of the dining room
He has been ably assisted by Fred c
| Dearborn and his wife Elizabeth Dear.
born Edna Haverland had charge OF
assigning rooms. Annie NJ Priest Flor
| ence Priest and Edith Priest have
worked hard for the comfort of this
large company. The Office has beer
carefully looked after by Susan Dow
and Carrie Bradford.
At 100 a large company went to the
| chapel to greet that grand old man,
Charles NJ. Bailey of Winthrop.
On Monday morning at o'clock the
committee on the Moses Brown school,
will hold a meeting to award scholar
| ships at their disposal They have &c
applications for scholarships and an in
come Of $4,000 to distribute among them
The meeting will adjourn this evening
to meet in Providence, r. l.. next year