The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-21

"The time has come. the walrus said
ITO talk of many things,
OF shoes, and ships, and sealing wax
And cabbages and kings
Sit down and read our latest month
of church history.
| Bacealaureate services on juno IL
brought an audience of l73.
The annual memorial services of Odd
| Fellows and Rebekahs were held Sun
| day morning, June 10, the audience
numbering 1913.
Children's day services were held
| July with an attendance of 1917, A
fine program was given by the little
folks, including beautiful poppy drill
The exercises were in charge OF Miss
Vera Rogers, assisted by committee.
During the service the pastor baptised
the following children; Kenneth Loren,
son of Loren B. and Susie l.. Weaver;
Howard Lee, son of Glenn j. and Maud
Bartlett; Dorothy Mae, daughter of
Floyd E. and Evelyn Dow; John Madi-
son, son of Harold and Elizabeth Perry,
and Sibyl Lorraine, daughter of Alton
and Edith Weeks. Services of holy
communion were held the same day. in
the evening.
The average attendance at church
services for the first six months of the
year has been: Morning, l07; evening,
rs. The average Sunday morning at
tendance during June was l50
The first quarterly conference was
held by District Superintendent Sharp.
1t fixed the pastoral salary at 1880
and home, and voted 10 furnish each Of
its members with copy of the 1927
Conference Minutes free. If any stew
ard has not had his copy, it is waiting
for him at the church
The old brick manse was the scene
of ladies aid social Thursday after
noon and evening, June 80, Supper was
served and a social good time enjoyed
by full house. Ice cream was served
in the evening The program was con
Versation, grafenola music and some
very good annual reports of the finance
committee.
The long contest has closed between |
the pastors Sunday school class, No. |
Z. and the two classes taught by w. |
b. Lance and Alison T.. Smith. The boys |
and girls beat the, PASTORS class by |
"a in total attendance, so that though |
the latter has usually filled six pews
a Sunday it has debt to pay and a
treat to give The expectant boys and
girls will not be disappointed. Mrs.
Harold Billings and Mrs. Clifford Tas.
sic have been assistant teachers in No.
I earring the contest
4 new cold water tank has been in.
stalled by n. d. Phelps Co in he par
The Oh one disbanded and
flooded the bathroom in a most un-
manner.
The Wells family of Attleboro,
Mass, gave a concert in the church on
July II, the parts taken as follows:
Miss Esther, piano; Gordon. cornet;
Miriam. violin; Elsie, cello. II was a
splendid musical treat and at inter
walls between musical numbers Rev
Edward E. Wells kept the house in
gales of laughter by his humorous
-eadings. The attendance was ll9. The
prizes for selling the most tickets were
won by Carl Bartlett and Harold Hud I
ION, who broke even, each selling "a. >
Rogers came next and Eliza
,eth Page third Our share of the net .
plO.tbs went 10 tie EpWOTtN
eague to be paid on its centenary
pledge.
The pastors birthday came June %.
With Mrs. Hewitt he was the guest I
# Mrs. Lasher at fine dinner served
" Mrs. Will Greeley. Cards and gifts )
nd kind entrances came in during 7
he day, including one of the cakes for /
which Mrs. Joseph Bartlett is so wide. {
Y known. II was the evening of mid | I
reek service, and after meeting led
Y the Salvation Army in the church, r
IT. Lance rose and presented the pas :
or with a gift in money from his PEG {
lie. Arcadia lodge of Odd Fellows, with /,
heir usual generosity and kindness. q
lso sent an envelope containing 500. !.
ther presents were brought making =
otal of S5370. For these and many
Their kindnesses not specifically men Z
oned the pastor is deeply grateful. n
Next Sunday morning, July "a, Mrs. v
asher, former pastor at the Congrega-
onsl church, will occupy the pulpit Il
our church. She will also lead the !,
pworth league, which will he held al !,
80 in the place of the usual evening Il
,rvice.