The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-15
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Farewell Reception to Rev. and Mrs,
M, E. Bacon.

Farewell Reception to Rev. and Mrs.
M. E. Bacon.
There was an attendance of about
two hundred at the farewell reception
given Rev. and Mrs. M. 4. Bacon by
the people of the Community church
at the banquet hall in the Akeley Me-
mortal building Tuesday evening. Mr..
and Mrs. Bacon were assisted in re-
ceiving by Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Love
ioy. Mr.. and Mrs. L. 4. Smith and Mr..
and Mrs. l.. L. Harris. Head usher,
Mrs. Agnes Jenney, was assisted by
Misses Hazel Cakes, Pauline Harris
and Dorothy Shepard in welcoming
the arrivals. A program carried out
included welcome and greeting by
L. L. Harris; solo by Mrs. A. ID. Lynch
and Fl. w. Burnham; duet by Mrs.
II. w. Barrows and Mrs. II. A. Dough
lass; appropriate remarks by Mrs. w.
M. Adams, Dr. H. w. Barrows and +.
M. Small, who told of some OF the
conditions when his great grandfather
used to come to Stowe to church; A.
r. Straw, who gave history of the
united church movement in Stowe from
the time when Rev. A. G. Cornwell
first agitated the matter in 1912 to
it's fruition in the Community church
80 favorably inaugurated; Rev. M. Il.
Bacon and Mrs. Bacon, who responded
with much feeling to the sentiments OF
approyal of their efforts here and re-
greet for their departure. The commit
lee of arrangements included Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. A. Tomlinson and Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
G. Fuller, and the program was In
charge of Miss Clara Barrows and Mrs.
/ Agnes Jenncy. Ice cream and cake
were served. The hall was attractively
decorated with flowers. Among those
present were Miss Pettibone and Miss
Taber of New York, Prof. Henry Taber
of Clark university, Miss Mary E. Jen-
nison of st. Adams, Miss Grace Bige-
low of Springfield, Mass, Miss Addie
Bipelow of Franklin Falls. n. H., Miss
Beth Fuller of Mortified Falls, Mrs.
Clare Poulson of Castlewood, ). d.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon and their daugh-
ter. Mrs. Poulson, and granddaughter
little Betty Poulson, left to-day Tor
South Dakota, where Mr. Bacon has
business matters to attend to in
Brooking where they formerly resided
Seven of their nine children reside IN
different towns in South Dakota, and
after visiting them, Mr.. and Mrs. Ba-
con expect to pass the winter with
their son in Los Angeles, Cal. They
came to Stowe in December, 1918, to
pass the winter with their youngest
daughter and husband, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. D. Lynch. Mr.. Bacon consented to
become the pastor of the Community
church for few months and has re-
manned until now.
The ladies of the Community Ia
dies aid society will serve maple sugar
on snow at the banquet hall from 3 UNI
til s o'clock Saturday afternoon
Archie Wade and little daughter and
mother, Mrs. Frank Wade, of Tilton,
n. H., are visiting friends and rela-
tives in town.
Miss Lois Riley, who has passed sew
eral weeks with her parents on Mt.
Mansfield. is visiting her sousin, Mrs.
Albert Hall, in Craftsbury.
Miss Hattie f. Douglass of Burling-
ton. who has been engaged as a public
health nurse for Lamoille county by
the Lamoille Red Cross branch, met
the president, Mrs. L. l.. Harris, and
other members of the Stowe branch
here Tuesday afternoon, when plans
were made for the opening of public
health station here. The station will
be open from / to o'clock Tuesday
afternoons, probably at the Akeley
Memorial building banquet hall. The
nurse will co operate with the local
physicians and may be consulted by
anyone free of charge. A special fea-
ture will be made of child welfare
work and mothers of young children
are especially urged to consult with the
nurse in regard to their health and
care II is hoped that the community
will make use of the station, which Is
carried on by funds raised by the Red
Cross in the last drive.
Miss Mary +. Jennison of st. Adams
is passing vacation in Stowe.
Mrs. Jane Howe of Rutland is Wis
ting her sister, Mrs. Almira Slayton,
on Maple street.
Stafford NJ. Boardman of Keene, \.
H., has joined his family here for the
remainder of the week.
II. A. Merrill of Crsftsbury called
on friends in Stowe Tuesday.
Mrs. Edith Simonesu and sons re-
turned Tuesday from a visit in Yer
gennes.
Mrs. Lilly Slayton of Woodstock
and Mrs. Carrie Waite of Burlington
are guests at the home of their nePh-
ews. the Luce brothers, at the Waite
homestead in Stowe Hollow.
Mrs. J. NJ. Ruiter returned Tuesday
from a three weeks visit with friends
in Boston, Winthrop, Lowell, Granite
vile and other Massachusetts, cities.
Mrs Henry Hoh of New York has
visited her mother, Mrs. c. c. Tsber, at
Four Winds farm this week.
Mrs. Amos Belts of Concord, \. H.,
went Tuesday to Morrisville. after Wis
iting at Fred Ploof's in Stowe.