Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-12-21

the Franklin County Y. NJ. G.. A. Com.
mandant W. c. Roberts, his assistant,
| George Carr, and Scout Master Court
land Finch accompanied the boys. IN
the afternoon they took part in d com.
petitivc drill in which the Turner'S
| Falls boys won. A basketball game
between Shclburnc Falls team and the
| Brigade team resulted in victory for
Mortified, l7.9. Supper was served
to all and addresses were heard in the
evening. The brigade returned on the
late train with several frost-bitten
| ears.
Thirty.one members of the Boys
Brigade attended tho annual meeting
of the Franklin county Y. NJ. G. A. in
the Baptist church in Greenfield Sat.
urday. Commandant w. G. Roberts, his
assistant, George Carr, and Scout Mas
ter CORTLAND Finch accompanied the
boys. The trip was made by train.
The brigade competed in the military
drill in the afternoon which was won
by Turner's Falls. a basketball game
between the brigade team and the Shell
burne Falls team was won by the brig
adc, l7-2. Several speakers were heard
in the evening, Some of the Boys had
frost bitten ears on their return in the
late evening.
The Christmas observance at the Con
gregational church will begin at $50
Friday evening with supper for the
Sunday school children and moving
pictures. This will be followed by
Christmas entertainment and trees in
the audience room. On Sunday eve
ming a Christmas entertainment will be
given by the Sunday school department.
At the Unitarian church the Christmas
exercises will be held Monday night
with play entitled. The Christmas
Story. This will be followed by dis
tribution of gifts from tree. AS usu
ual at the Congregational church, there
will be n manger for gifts to be dis
tributed among the shut-ins and needy.
A large winter conference is to be
held at the buildings of Mortified sem
mary from Jan. 3 to s. About 700
young men and young women who are
members of the Student Volunteer
movement are to gather here for the
purpose of arousing interest in evan
gelization. Fennell p. Turner, the
leader of the Student Volunteer move
ment in this country, will be in charge
VI tHc conferences. btlcHdleS from all
parts of the United States will be pres
cnt and all the seminary dormitoreS
and adjacent boarding houses will be
utilized. Seminary students and Mount
Hernon students have been engaged to
work during the days of the confer
cncc.
The Christmas concert at Russell
Sage chapel Sunday night was one of
the best ever given there and drew
large audience. The chorus of $50
voices was directed by Miss Eleanor
Sands, teacher of music at the semi
nary. With the chapel dimly lighted,
and the singers in surplice, the process.
sonal was very effective. Selections
were given by the chorus. Miss Til.
linghast rendered on the organ The
March of the Magi Kings; Miss Til
linghast, Miss Richardson, pianists, and
Mrs. Edith Christie Miller, violinist,
rendered Ave Maria and other selec.
tons. The address was given by DR..
Charles l.. White of the Baptist Home
Missionary board of New York. His
theme was, The Message of Christmas:
Life, Light, Love, Liberty. The re-
cessional was, o Come, All Ye Faithful.
Miss Jennie Haight also was piano ac.
communist