Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-05-21
MISSIONARY BODIES GATHER
AT CAPITAL CITY TO REVIEW
WORK and PLAN FOR FUTURE

ed in the work when she is 10 years
old and carry it along with her.
There are % missionary bands in
this branch. Six new missionary
bands. have been formed in the past
year. Mrs. Files said that she had
not yet heard anything from Angus
ia, Gardiner or Hallowell in the
year that she has been secretary.
The Auburn Junior Girls Mission
band is new organization with 16
members. They have made their
Christmas missionary box which has
to be sent away soon and also raised
$47.
Another fine club Is the Wood
fords' club composed of 26 enthu-
siastic girls, grammar and high
school ages.
The New Apportionment
"Our New Apportionment," was
explained by Mrs. George c. Cary
of Portland, treasurer. "This is our
duty. Why is the new apportion-
ment so big? The system which has
been in use up to the present was
started p years ago. The Congre-
gational church has no authoritative
head. The national conference
meets and makes out a budget.
Would you like to run business
and have no idea where or how the
money will come? They started the
budget. There are 100000 mem
bers. We will divide up the needs.
The State and then the individual
churches. If every church paid no
attention, saying I'm a Congrega-
tlonallst and / don't have to do that.
how much would be raised? Two
million dollars has been the oppor-
tlonment. Two years ago, three mill
non dollars extra was asked because
or the increase of expenses and the
rate of exchange. 1t was. found that
the 1921 apportionment hadn't been
changed. We need the five million
which is asked for in 1921. This is
needed to carry on, not to spread
out. 1t is to carry on the work eff
fectually, already established
Names allotment is $135,OOO and
years ago it was $4,000. We said
we wouldn't take that $500 We
said we would take $4,000 Then
the question arose, shall we take the
$l3o,0O0? At the meeting of the
board the spirit was perfectly fine.
We felt that we should do it. Then
the question arose, shall we take the
$13o, 900? At the meeting. of the
board the spirit was perfectly fine.
We felt that we should do it. Then
it was decided we will take that and
do the very best that we can. This
raises the apportionment approx
mately two and one half times"
The Women's board is entitled to
Is per cent of the $135,00O The
amount that is to be raised by the
western Maine branch was not an
nOunced: Mrs. Cary said she would
not tell that just now because it
would certainly brighten them This
was followed by a general smile
that went the rounds, which only
went to show that the women are all
courage. 1t is only in the past five
years that western Maine has been
reaching its apportionment
Mrs. Cary in manner most com
prehensive explained various ways
in which the money might be raised.
Mite boxes among the men of the
parish was what one ardent worker
is trying out. The men and the
women have contest and the side
that raises the least has to give a
supper to the winners.
She urged that the money be sent
I OF
convenience of the board as monthly
| reports are sent by her to the board.
Roll Call
The result of a hasty counting and
roll call by auXiliaries showed the
following: Auburn with six repre-
sentatives; Augusta IA; Bath Cen
trail street church, /: Bath Winter
were on the way it was reported :;
Brunswick, l; Cumberland Center, 1;
Pennington. 6; Hallowell, 5; Lewis
ton, ); North Berwick, /: Portland
State street church, 2; st. Lawrence,
! Portland, 4; Williston church, Port
| land. IA; Woodfords, 4; Skowhegan,
4; Waterville, 6; Wilton, 5.
Committees Appointed
The following committees were
appointed Nominating committee
! Mrs. Erlon Richardson, Woodfords
church; Mrs. w. L. Blake, st. Law
renee church; Mrs. Daniel Drisko,
! Williston church, all of Portland
! greeting committee to missionaries
! Mrs. Edwin Hardin of Winthrop
street church of Bath, Mrs. j. M.
| Thompson of Pennington and Mrs
r. j. Bruce of Portland; committee
on place of next meeting, Mrs. Skol-
| field of Portland, Mrs. Morrill, of
| Lewiston and Miss Bass of Wilton;
committee on resolutions, Mrs. Fur
bush of Woodfords, Mrs. Hanson of
Waterville and Miss Hannah Page
of Skowhegan.
AFTERNOON SESSION
Following dinner bountifully