The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-25
SO AMERICAN SOLDIERS WERE LOST
WHEN TRANSPORT MOLDAVIA SANK.
TWO VERMONT BOYS WERE LOST
LARGELY ATTENDED RECEPTION
In Honor of Rev. and Mrs. Goodspeed
and II. G. Woodruff and Family.

The welcoming reception TO Rev. and
Mrs. +. l.. Goodspeed and farewell re-
ception to II. G. Woodruff and family al
the parlors of the Congregational church
last evening caused large number OF
people TO come together, and the occasion
proved one of much pleasure TO all, al.
though IL was pervaded with feeling OF
sorrow over the departure from the city
Of the Woodruff family, who are TO take
up their residence in Montpelier, where
Mr.. Woodruff is employed in the Mont.
pelier Savings bank
The parlors were decorated with flow.
ers and flags and presented an attractive
appearance.
While the people were arriving Rear
dons orchestra of high school boys ren.
dered several selections in room ad-
joining the reception hall and received
many compliments on the excellence of
its part Of the entertainment The re-
celving line was made up of Fred II.
Rogers, member of the business com.
mittee of the church, and Mrs. Rogers,
DIR. and Mrs. Goodspeed, Mrs. Luella |.
Woodruff and Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Wood
ruff, and the people We're presented
by a committee of introduction. Nearly
all the other churches of the city were
represented by their pastors and others.
After the presentation of the people to
the persons in the receiving line, Dr. Joe
W. jackson announced short program,
which was composed of vocal numbers by
Mrs W. NJ. Holden and Mrs. Forrest Bel
lows and a piano solo by Mrs. Dean ii.
Perry, each of the participants respond
ing to the encore
The chairman then called upon Deacon
j. C. Griggs to extend welcome to the
new pastor and his wife, which he did in |
a very earnest manner. At the close of
his talk, Mrs. Goodspeed was presented
handsome bouquet of lilies OF the valley. !
In responding to the welcome DR.. Good |
speed said that he appreciated the senti
ment as expressed by Deacon Griggs and /
he asked for the whole souled co-opera-
tion of the people of the church He
spoke in a very happy manner and re-
minded the people that he and Mrs.
ioodspeed would be pleased to welcome
al in their home.
Rev. j. h. Reardon, pastor of the Uni
'ersalist church, was called upon to ex-
end fraternal greeting from the other
hurehes of the community. He declared
hat the churches were glad to have DIR.
ioodspeed come into the community and
hey were prepared to work with him for
he advancement of the cause.
Principal H. II. jackson of Spaulding
Ugh school expressed the sentiments of
he entire gathering when he told of the
egret of all that Mr. Woodruff and fam
" were to depart from the church and
roEl the community. He spoke Of the
ronlinent part they have played in the
fe Of the church and of the city and of
be high esteem in which they are held.
a closing, he presented framed picture
} the family in behalf Of the church and
leir friends
In responding for himself and family,
Ir. Woodruff said that they would al
avs have pleasant memories of Barre
nd of Barre people, and he urged that q
ARE people call upon them in their new
,me in Montpelier
The latter part of the reception was =
ven up to less formal farewells to Mr.. j
I'd Mrs. Woodruff and family and to :
.pressions of welcome to the new pastor y
Id wife. Light refreshments were a.
rved by the ladies of the church. n