The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-07-14
ADVENT|STS TO
DEDICATE HOME
Exercises This Afternoon
and Evening i'm South
Vernon
FORMER ALDERMAN
HOTEL PROPERTY

Made Superintendent Several APP
plications from Would-Be Inmates
Under Consideration.
Dedication exercises for the Vernon
Advent Christian Home, formerly the
Alderman hotel, will be held at the
home in South Vernon this afternoon
and evening, prominent Advent Chris
tian ministers having parts on both the
afternoon and evening programs, with
dedieatory sermon by Rev. T. L. Piper
of Boston, editor of the World s
Crisis, and prayer of dedication by Rev.
II. L. Thompson of Boston, principal of
the New England School of Theology
The home opens with one inmate,
Mrs. Wallace of Manchester, n. H.
w. w. Noreutt of Lowell, Mass,
/ is to be the superintendent. Mr.
Noreutt has been in South Vernon
since about April l. He formerly was
in the mill business in Lowell and has
managed the camp grounds at Alton
Bay, N. H., several years. Several ap-
plications already are under consider
alton.
The program calls for inspection
of the home from 1.3O to 230 clock
this afternoon, to be followed at 230
| by a service in the home, including the
singing of hymns and special music, .in-
vocation, prayer of dedication, and
| sermon. The evening service, which
will open at Z o'clock, win be held in
the Advent Christian church. and will
/ include special music, greetings by
| Rev. Raymond r. Keeney, pastor of the
/ church; scripture reading and prayer;
1 History of the Home, Rev H. Z.
| Thompson; Object of the Home, Rev.
c. O. Farnham, pastor of the Advent
4 Christian church in Springfield, Mass.
"reminiscences, Rev. George L. Tyler,
pastor of the Advent Christian church
in Plainville, Conn, formerly of Yer
non: address by Rev /. NJ. Blanchard
of Bridgeport, Conn, and remarks by
others, closing with benediction.
The property was bought by the
| Vernon Advent Christian Home, Inc,
| April l as the eonsummation of plans
which had been under consideration for
some time by prominent persons of the
| denomination for a New England home
for aged ministers and their wives and
others In some way not known to the
South Vernon members of the denomi-
nation those who had the subject of a
home under consideration heard of the
unused hotel property in South Vernon
and wrote to A. A. Dnklee asking that
he obtain for them information regard
ing purchase price, condition of prop
ertv, and other data necessary. Mr.
i Dunklee made the investigation and re
ported with the result that committee
/ - IA
4 property over and in November Mr.
Dunklee took a deed of the property
in order to hold it for the association
which took it over April l as stated.
Some alterations and repairs have
been made in the hotel building, which
has about IS or 20 sleeping rooms, q
fine dining room, living room, two
! baths, kitchen and other rooms, and
the entire place has undergone a thor
{ ough renovation. The downstairs floors
; are hardwood, while the upstairs rooms
I, are carpeted. The building was erected
: about so years ago to replace one which
was burned, and had been occupied cs
a hotel practically ever since until q
; few years ago. George Alderman was
the well-known proprietor many years
} The last proprietor, however, was Harry
& GRAY of Brattleboro. who conducted il
for the estates of Henry Shipman and
: brother.
While the family at the home will bt
small at the start, it is expected thai
others who wish to attend the North
field conferences will be given tempo
rary accommodations
The location of the home at Soutl
Vernon will mean much to the churcl
there, which has a membership of be
tween 80 and Co. The Advent churcl
! next nearest is at Brattleboro, wher
, the membership is about 80 on tn
parish list.
Officers of the Vermont Adven
| Christian Home, Inc, are; Pres, w. w
! Norcutt; vice pres, A. A. Dunklee o
South Vernon; sec, Rev. DIR. II. i
Thompson Of Boston; treas. Rev. Leste
f. Reynolds of Boston, manager of tn
Advent Publication society; directors
h Mrs. Norcutt, e. B. Buffum of Sout
Vernon, A. A. Dunklee, Rev. Charlie
o. Farnham of Springfield. Mass, Rev
e George f. Tyler of Plainville, Conn
n Rev. Dr. Thompson, Rev. Mr.. Reynold:
: Rev. f. L. Piper of Boston, editor o
: the World s Crisis; Rev. Mr.. King an
h Rev. Mr.. Seamans of Boston, and Mrs
Chadsey of Boston, superintendent o
: the Ladies' Home and Foreign Mis-
sion society. A meeting of the asso
| citation will be held tomorrow