Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-06-03
FAREWELL RECEPTION
TO DR.. AND MRS. bRAKEf
Gifts Presented to Both on Ev|
OF Departure for New Fiel(
Of Labor-Pastor PcrformI
Marriage Ceremony as Las
Act

Between 500 and 400 peon,e ,+,.nssa a.,
'e"ei' reception Tuesday evening in III
baptst church parlors for Or. and Mrs
d. . Braker The parlors wero nrc+t,,,
decorated with cut flowers. and in IN
'ec''VlnE Inc, against q background n
p,'h anu "hlto flowers, we're DR. and Mrs
w "a. lawson. Or. and Mrs J. s Rrakc
anu tncir son. Hayes, who came over from
Co'sate Tor the reception. Following N
reception there was "A program, copsisti,
or selections by the orchestra an,on,
"hioh were "Blost be the Tie" con
sand Church in the Wildwood" '.Ron
ME sweet Bessie" "Sweeter as tho yo.rI
90 BY Dixie Blossoms" "Trourerei
Annie Laurie" Dixie" Coward Chris
tlan soldiers America" AUD Lam
Syne ana star Spangled Banner" Th,|
orcnestra was made up Of MICS Jessie ri
Cilley, pianist, w. r. Walker. first VIOLIN
~ r. Cieaves, flute and G. T.. Thomson
peIls ana Nylophone. A quartet consistind
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Russell. H. +. Marl
tin and Mrs. p. q. Hill sang 30 who will
Ger the Downs So Frcc?" and 40 Husfl
Thee. My Babe"
DR.. w. a. Dawson was master Of cerej
monies and he presented Mrs BRAKE
with picture Of Lake Champlain. a sun
set view, and Mr.. Braker with a purse od
soId. In presenting the picture, he said
that when Mrs. Braker first came here
she mad always talked of how much sh "a
loved Lynn and Massachusetts and tina
now the people of the church wanted he y
to love Vermont even more. He knew she
had admired this picture and he wanted
her to remember Vermont when she look :
ed at II.
In accepting 1t Mrs. Brskcr replied tina +
the Ner1nnt people would always be in
her hesrt as well as in her eye and that
she appreciated the gift of the picture.
she said, however, that even before she
was gone she was planning on coming back
and she would see them again.
In presenting Mr.. Braker with the nurse
DR.. Dawson made several hits on differ
'ent members of the congregation He said
that he knew minister who left because
ne did not get enough salary, also because
there were not enough weddings This
was not true in DR.. Braker's case. as he
mad $50 weddings. And it could not be be-
cause there we're not enough funerals as
he had had 225 Of those. He said that many
people about the city regretted Mr.. Brak
er's leaving as he had done good work
here. AS a token of the appreciation of
the people of his own church, Mr.. Dawson
presented the purse which contained about
500, bidding him and Mrs. Braker a God
speed, wishing them the best OF luck and
extending to them a hearty invitation to
return at any time.
In responding. Or. Braker said that he
was grateful for the gift and that he could
not have gotten out Of the city withou,
it. ~ have hit you hard while have beer
here" he said. II know I have. because
have seen your mouths work. so knew
7 had touched your hearts, and now yo,
come and heap Goals of fire upon my head
Il don't knew whether many Of yor
know what It means to be a minister ot
such church as this. I am glad aftcl
nine years to see the old boat on the ores,
OF the wave and bound for a proud harbor
in rich and enriching land. want ia
prophecy that within four weeks that you
will have a man with you who can lead
you as I never could have led you.
God bless you because of this gift
With it trail Of love and memory vii
follow us as we go out from the greer
hills of Vermont through commercial New
York. through Pennsylvania and fnall,
to Pittsburg. You have made this the
happiest pastorate I have every had anc
! want to thank you for that. May God
greatest blessing be upon you in tn,
days that are to come"
Mr.. Braker also said that he woult
come back to Vermont only on one con
dition and that is that the young PEG
pie all decide to get married, and ther
he would come to perform all of the wed
dings at one time. At the conclusion oil
his remarks Mr.. Dawson announced tina
a couple was waiting outside who wished
TO be married. They were Mrs. Alice
Dennis and Alfred Monnette. and they
were married in the presence of all Of
the people at the reception. They were
attended by Mrs. Dennis daughter ant
son-in-law.
During the reception the orchestra
played several selections and punch anc
cake were served. Mrs. A. p. Simond;
and Mrs. c. -. Ordway poured. and
those who served were Mrs. William
Laughton and the Misses Dorothca
Shepard. Nora Collins, Laura Baldwin
Genesee Prior Dorothy Palmer and Wini'
fred Dawson.
Dr. and Mrs. Braker left on tho 1851
train Tuesday night for their new home in
McKeesport. Pa