Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1919-02-26
Congregational Church Notes.
Rev. w. A. Warner. Pastor.

Sunday, March I'd
1O.45, Morning service.
1900, Sunday school.
900, Christian Endeavor meeting.
The monthly roll call will be held
at this time and all members should
be present.
200, Preaching service.
The regular mid-week prayer meet
ing on Thursday evening at 7.3O.
The girls in Mrs Baldwin's class
favored the senior department of the
Sunday school with a much appreciat-
ed song Sunday.
The special Victory service Sunday
morning was well attended despite
the storm feature Of the service
was the presentation of parish ser
vice flag containing Is stars. The two
gold stars were for Glen Comstock
and Fred Pillsbury, the red triangle
for Edith Ruggles and the other stars
for the following: Malcolm Buck, w.
p Barrows, Clarence Lang, Robert
Scott, Ariel Gardiner, Ray Under
wood, Amory Seaver, Dean Mcclellan,
Hiram Mcclellan. Ralph King, Carl
Hamblet, Dr. F. r. Hastings, f. w.
Taylor, Frank Stevens. Clarence VIII
ley, Freeman Degreenia, George De
greenia, Walter Rowland, c. f. Ed
wards, Harry Edwards, Bernard Lee,
Edward Lee, Howard Dutton, Howard
Dow, Clayton Wilson. AS soon as
this list can be checked up and made
absolutely accurate an honor roll win
be placed in the church with the flag.
1t will be considered a kindness If
anyone viii speak of any correction
that should be made in this list, eth
er to Mrs. Batchelder or Mr. Gilpin.
II. 7. Seaver presented the flag with
brief but appropriate remarks. The
special collection taken for the work
of the churches of America in recon
struction work amounted to nearly
$50.
The vestry Sunday evening was
packed to listen to the talk of Nal
colin Buck, just returned from a
years service in France. Mr.. Buck
was so very modest in his talk that it
was only by dint of questioning that
it was brought out that Mr.. Buck was
three times wounded, once in the Leg
another time in the eye, which result
ed in its loss, and the third time he
was gassed. He went over the top
three times, was in the famous bat
ties of Chateau Thierry, the st. Mihiel
drive and the Death Valley fight. He
LOlu OI cIOSSIHB WHEAT iltld III bIN
battle of Chateau Thierry when the
American casualties were 5000 and
said that he was three times almost
buried by the earth thrown up from
shells which exploded very near him
In the ST. Mihiel drive at one time
they travelled nearly all night with
heavy packs and during this drive
were stationed for three weeks in a
wood Mr.. Buck left Sunday night
on the night train and viii soon 90
to work in a government aerOplane
factory. He was given vote Of
thanks and hearty good wishes.
The third event of the week at the
Congregational church was the sup
per served by the men of the parish
Tuesday evening, when $50 persons
partook of the oysters, coffee, dough-
nuts, rolls, pies and other "fixings."
From Chef Cutting and Assistant
Batchelder to the last waiter, the men
were enthusiastically complimented.
The committee in charge was John
Mcclellan, F. B. Tower, and +. D
Pierce. Mr.. Mcclellan was unable 10
be present owing to sickness but tine
committee was assisted in serving by
A p Underwood, C.. HI. Blood, Fl.
T. Seaver, j. A. Pearson, e
w. Barron, G. A. Barrows, X. p
Webster, H. r. Cutler and w. H. Gil
pin. F. W Comstock and w. M.
Wright also ably assisted at other
duties. The supper netted between
S25 and $50 which will be given to
the Ladies' society.