The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-09-29

GATHERING AT
ST. JOHNSBURY
Golden Jubilee of the N. E.
Branch of the. Methodist
w. F. NJ. S.


w. F. NJ. S.
The annual meeting of the New
England branch of the Woman's For
cign Missionary society of the Meth
odist church will be held with Grace
Methodist church Oct. TO and it will
be the Golden Jubilee Of the organi-
lation.. A very attractive program
has been provided and many mlssior-
aries and delegates arc expected. ST.
Johnsbury's veteran missionary, Mrs.
Lois Lee Parker, will be the princi-
pal speaker at the anniversary ser
vice on the evening of Oct. s. Mrs.
Parker is the only one living of the
line women that started his society
at the old fremont street Methodist
church in Boston so year, ago. An
other st. Johnsbury missionary will
be Miss Emily L. Harvey of India.
Miss Ella e. Glover, who Is station
ed at Chaneli, China, sailed from
Boston 27 years ago on her first trip
% the Orient. Miss Gertrude Gil
nan, Springfield, VT, lady, is pril,
| ,ipal of the Gamewell school for girls
1t Pekin and is now in this country
IN a furlough. Another missionary
IN the program is Miss Eleanor NJ.
Chalmers of Barcilly, Indil. Three
lew missionaries are coming to thi
| gathering who will soon leave for
foreign fields.
Following is the program:
TUESDAY EVENING, OCT. 7
Young Peoples Service
Mrs. John Legg, Presiding
IT'S Organ Voluntary
Miss Alice Warden
Devotional Service
Rev. George A. Martin
| Anthem
7.45 Hanging the Sign" demon
| stration of the Young
| Women
Introduction of our Mission
| aries
815 Address "They Want to Read >
Miss Emily Harvey of India
WEDNESDAY MORNI,T~
900 Communion Service in charge
of the District Supt. DIR F..
w. Sharp and Pastors
600 Roll Call by conferences
$50 The Close of the Jubilee
! Mr.. A. G. Barbci
LOO Fifty Years of New Eaglan4
| Branch
Miss Clomentina Butler
100 Introduction of New Mission
aries Ruth C. Manchester,
Erastine B. Gilmore, Mar
| garet l. w. Hermistone
A Half Century in In,iia
Miss Florence l.. Nichols
| 200 Noon-tide Prayer
Mrs. Arthur Ca5s
"Our shares are Good Invest
ments" Mrs. A. p. Sharp
| Our Treasury
Mrs. C. o. Dorchester
Literature
AFTERNOON SESSION
200 Devotional Service
Mrs. David Hickland
Possibilities in the Young
People Mrs. A. l.. Lamont
In the Colleges
Mrs. E. o. Fisk
Our Children Mrs. |. H.
Our Children
Mrs. l. H. Packard
Glow 1t Grew"
Mrs. Lucie F. Harrison
$50 Report of Vermont Confer
ence Mrs. O. B. Wells
800 Christian Women of China
Miss Ella E. Glover, Changli
The Gamewell School Girls
Miss Gertrude Gilman
Friends from CHINA DEM
II stration
Minutes
Miss Sophronia B. Rich
Ais Children's Rally in charge of
Mrs. Packard and Mrs. Har-
rison. Stories told by mis-
sionaries in costume.
4.15 Workers. Conference in
charge of Miss Butler
EVENING SERVICE
Our anniversary
It's Organ Recital Miss Warden
Devotional Service
"1869-1919" Miss Nichols
Solo Miss Edwina Blodgett
8.15 Address Mrs. Lois Lee Parker
THURSDAY MORNING SERVICE
$50 Devotional service
Mrs. j. M. Frost |
Minutes
Miss Sophronia B. Rich
In Latin Lands Miss Nichols
"The Call of Mexico"
Miss Erastine B. Gilmore
1915 Service of appropriations, in
charge of Mrs. Charles
Parkhurst
l045 "India's Need, Our Opportu-
nifty"