The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1921-09-16
DEACONESSES' CELE-
BRATION
Mr.. AND MRS. JOHN SENT, PLEASANT
VALLEY, ENTERTAIN THE LUTHERAN
DEAGONESS AND MOTHER HOUSE.

John Senft, of Pleasant Valley. con.
eeived the idea OF giving the Deacon.
esses of the Lutheran Deaconess and
Mother House, of Baltimore, DAYS
outing on their farm six miles north
OF Westminster. The venture was So
thoroughly enjoyed by these young
ladies', and the official staff OF the
Mother House, and brought with Il 90
much real heart compensation to their
host and hostess, that it, was quietly
decided, in the SENT home, to make the
event an annual affair. The program
was carried ont last year by fixing
upon a mid-week day in the midst OF
The abundant apple crop for which the
SENT farm became widely known IN
1920. There being no apple crop this
year, or any other crop of unusual
size on Carroll County farms, Mr.. and
Mrs. SENT selected weekend" date
for the outing Saturday, September 3.
Plans were at last completed, and
early Saturday morning, the large g.
ton truck OF the Senft farm thun-
dered through the streets OF West
minister on its way to meet that early
train from Baltimore, before many
tOwn-folks had given any thought yet
TO the matter of rising and beginning
the days work Pretty soon the truck
was rumbling back on its return trip
loaded to It's full seating capacity with
happy, vivacious, jesticulating ladies'
evidently bent on real outing IN
the county" A quiet count, by your
correspondent during the afternoon
revealed the following persons here.
there, and elsewhere gathered in hap
py groups after the lavish spring.
chicken dinner, playing games, renew
ing acquaintance. exchanging vaca-
tiOn experiences, or discussing
church conventions. problems or
slated conferences: DR.. Charles T..
Hay, d. d., pastor OF the Baltimore
Mother-House; Sister Sophia. Matrpn
of the institution Sister Magdalene,
general utility mother about the Home
and the liWng cyclopedia OF Deacon
eBs Work and Woman's MINISTRIES IN
general In the Church; Sister Caroline
Head OF the Kindergarten OF the Moth
er-IIouse: Sister Fora. Matron OF the
Lutheran Hosplce for Girls, in Bal
timore: Sister Christine, Inner Mis-
sim Deaconess OF the Maryland
Synod; Sister Bertha. Sister Mary.
Sister Mildred. Sister Bessie and Sis
ter Theodore, all OF the Mother-liouse,
the latter three out in the Church as
Deaconesses OF individual cougrega-
ions. in the group was also a Miss
Ross. OF fredericksburg, Pa Just en-
tering the Mother-House as a proba-
toner.
In addition to the truck load that
reached the farm early enough for
the waiting breakfast OF delicious ham
and fresh eggs, other auto loads arriy'
ed later In the morning and these add
ed their quota as invited guests 10
the Deaconess event Among these
guests were Rev and Mrs. A. G Wolf
and daughter, Marion Rev, Wolf being
pastor OF the SENT family; Rev. and
Mrs. Harry d. Newcomer, Rev. New
conner being the Superintendent OF the
Inner Mission Society OF Baltimorei
Rev. and Mrs. S. ] Mcdowell. OF the
Third Lutheran Church Of Baltimore
and regular vacation guests at the
SENT home for the past four years;
Miss Lizzie r. Birely and Mrs j.
Bierly and daughter, Louise. from
near Unlontown; Mrs. Helen Bailey,
OF Baltimore: Mr.. and Mrs, g. Gordon
Siegmund and daughter, catharine, OF
Baltimore; Mrs. Claude Lawyer OF
silver Run; Mr.. Milton SENT, Of Bal
timore; Mr.. and Mrs. William Starner
and son, william; Mr. and Mrs. Har-
nv SENT and daughter Eliza, Of Sill
yer Run; Miss Anna Norwat OF mari
on College, Marion, Va; Clarence
Welk. Misses Mary and Elizabeth
Starner and Miss Agnes Masonhelm-
err.
The SENT family consists Of the
narents and their daughter. Annie, II
was. doubtless, in view Of the fact that
"outing" arranged for the Deacon
esses came so near the date for the
denartura OF Miss SENT to take up
school life in Philadelphia, that the
gathering was so large this year.
The day was ideal, for weather con
dItions. and the large company
thorouehly enjoyed the freedom OF the
large farm and of the hospitable SENT
home. About the middle OF the AFTER
noon the games and the conversation
circles were again interrupted, ana
the large company was again called
TO the dining hall to enjoy another
spread: this time of ice cream and
cake. Then the large motor truck
was again cranked and headed ior
Westminster Railroad Station. win
sincerest expressions Of gratitude %
host and hostess for the delightful
outing furnished at their expense OF
thought. time and service; and with
many best wishes for the young daugh'
Ter of the home for success in hel
work. and much real delight in hei
new school home in Philadelphia, the
Deaconesses with school girl agility
began to climb to their improviset
seats on the great truck. AS Mr.
SENT, the happy chaueffer. carried thu
load down the steep hill, from TIL
farm yard to the main road, with th'
carefulness of real father taking hi
children TO school over treacherous
lev roads, rumDled kerchievcs some
what the worse for the warm day
wear waved not only reluctant fare
well to farm and family but to an
other annual outing that had passe
into history.