Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-01-22
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rams nave Decn competed TO-: the
reception to be given to Rev. and
Mrs. y. \. A. killam, pastor of the
first Baptist church. who vii. leave
} the pulpit to fill the one at the
Brighton Avenue Baptist church OF
AllSton, Mass. TO which church he
has received Il call. The reception
will be held Wednesday, night. Jan.
20, at B r. NJ. and while the affair
will he under the auspices Of the Ia :
dies circle. it will be of very
general character and representatives
from all the various interests will
be represented 4 full announcement
Of the program will be made later.
At the close Of the evening services
at the Free Baptist church Sunday
a short business meeting was held
and the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year: Superin-
terdent. J. r. Brown: assistant su-
Dcrintendent, Z. L. Wheaton; secre-
tary. Ernest Rutter: treasurer. s L.
Warren; librarian, Camilla Living
stone; assistant librarian. Theodore
Longley, Jr.: clerk. Clara ManteE
~.
Longley: superintendent primary de-
partment, Mrs. II. l.. Hunton; assist
ant superintendent. Mrs. Ross Baker:
Cradle Roll superintendent, Mrs
Adella Warren; chorister, !. r
Brown; visiting committee. Mrs.
Lottic Williams. Mrs. Eta Pullen and
Mrs. II. l.. Hunton; membership
committee. Rev and Mrs. c. L.
Wheaton: Mr.. and Mrs. George Man
ter. Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Longley and
S. O. Stevens: flower committee. Mrs.
Eliza Bates and Mrs. Lottie Williams.
Miss Annie J. Gwynnc. who is mem
Der of the Baptist State Association
and who works in the interes, of the
Sabbath schools throughout the
State. was present at the meeting.
Miss Grace Melvin has returned
from Il visit with friends in Clinton.
The interest manifested by the
sood]y number Of parents and friends
Of the Victory Boys and Girls pres
Ont at the meeting held AT Memorial
hall Sunday afternoon was "A source
Of inspiration. not alone to the orr
EaniZerS of the movement but to the
Victory Boys and Girls who are max =
ing strenuous effort To stand 100
per cent. perfect in cancelling their
patriotic obligations as pledged by
them during the United War service
campaign. James Stevens. chairman
Of the Victory Bows is deserving OF
much credit. as the meeting was call
cd and arranged by him The object
OF 1t was twofold: first. to stimulate
greater support from the community
at large and second. on the part Of
the boys and girls in cancelling their
obligations. The meeting was opened
by prayer and the program. which
consisted of reports from both chair
men OF the Victory Boys and Victory
Girls and followed by an address by
Rev. II. 4. \. Killam. was generous
~ interspersed by music rendered by
orchestra. quartet and solOists. The
report of the Victory Boys as pre-
sented by Mr. Stevens stands as
lows: $a32 pledged. out of which $3.50
had been paid in. % boys having al
ready cancelled in full. This will place
so gold stars TO the credit OF the boys
on the Honor Roll at the school build
ing. as this is the method to be fol-
lowed to create Il bit of rivalry. Mr..
Killam claimed the attention of every
boy and girl in the hall during his
brief inspirational address. Four
points strongly exemplihed were.
courage, generosity, choerfulness and
humility by illustration these char
acteristica which he stated were most
highly priced and looked upon by the
victorious soldiers as Indispensable
individual qualities were brought
home to the children with new wealth
Of meaning and lasting influence.