Connecticut western news., 1921-06-30
FALLS VILLAGE
Hope, North Dakota
 June 18th, 1921


 Falls Village and Community,
 Dear Friends,
 I am wondering whether you have begun to think that we nave forgot ten YOU. The reason for not hearing from us before this is that we have been very busy and have been unaol2 to keep up our correspondence. We are at the present in the midst of the busy part of the church year and be- ing new it has taken some little rune for us to get into the harness and go on. The different ways have held us up a little but we are gradually get ting the folks in line and we our selves are slowly but surely getting used to the ways of the locality.
 : Many things have changed since we arrived from the east. phe nat prairie has taken on her 'p4tng coat and is as pretty as any iieldN that l have ever looked out over. The Rye is very near ready to harvest an tnls locality and as it waves III the breeze, it is a beautiful picture ot the handiwork of the God of the universe. The crops though, promlse ise to be very good and the ranch men are already planning on the re- suits of the coming harvest. mo- ticed a marked difference Tn the progress of the vegetation Tn thls locality beside that of the extreme cast The garden stuff is far In advance. for the time planted, than in the cas-. One can almost see the +binos prow and the soil is ot rlch hlack color having very few, It any, stones in it to hinder one in the cul- tivation of the vegetables. We nave 2 very nice garden between the par sonage and the church surrounoeo hv flowers of all kinds. It is a-pleas- ure to work in the soil here as IL IS not near as stony and with haho cn1tivator one can do all he wishes to. in a market garden. We nave a ,,ortion of a section not far out ana have planted potatoes and turnlps and peas there they look very gooo' one of the men cultivates It TOT me when he tends to his portion, when is adjoining mine. As l am not much of gardener, this suits me to nerfection. This man has a con1ec- tionerv store and in turn l help him. You know 'Fergy" l always did have a feeling to be on the Joo when the Confectionery plate was passed"
 Well just little from the church activities, to let you know what has kent us so busy. First, let me say that we are the proud possessors or the only "Men's Ladies Aid" in the North Dakota Conference. We also have the best "Ladies Aid" on the Grand Forks district. I write th4ls not in a boasting way but because the Dist. Supt. has so informed us us and we could boast well ii we so 1elt inclined. At a recent "Men's Ladies Aid" Supper we received at tne ', cashiers desk SIS clear; after all dehts were paid. The Ladies Alo are very active and the method ol nrocedure with them. is to have com mittee of four for each month on the suppers and divided as 1t may seem best for the social programs The "Men's Ladies Aid'' works the wear around in the church activities fhere are about 100 members o1 this Society.
 We have a very fine Epworth Lea e5e recently organized an% also large Junior Epworth League re cen4ly organized, Mrs. Bristol IS IT charge of the Junior work and the E,pworth League Cabinet carry or the work in that organization witt the help of the members. We re centlv held an Epworth League Dis ytrict "Rally" in our church, 1t was marked success and we did have . fine time. It was the cause of en listing in the neighborhood ot aoou 10 new converts for the Master kingdom. The Young peoples chol recently gave a play in the cit: Onera House and it was great hl' we brought into the treasury $l38.4 after expenses were deducted.
 We are planning on great thlng +o develop from the coming Epwort League "Institute" to be held a Devils Lake, there is good repre- sentation from our League to gt The Sunday Schools. of three cour ties are to have a convention tn later part of this month and tn Methodist church of Hope have tn honour of being represented quit strong and also the pastor ot tn church has been selected as the Son leader through the Convention. We you need not laugh so much, it ma seem funny, as it sure did to m when I received the word to ths effect that I had been selected the Song Leader. But l have learl ed the difference between Ha
 note and a Whole note and l enJo the singing.
 We are planning a two sectlo Children's Day exercise in the Sul
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