The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-05-31
OLD TIMES IN
NORTHFIELD
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their bicycles in the parade They
were under the direction Of Scout Mas.
ter Richard Gaylord.
Mrs. Daniel Davis decorated very
handsome float, chrysantlemum float
which was beautiful in its bright yell
low dress. The Pilgrim children in
costume rode in the car.
There were several private cars, car
rying the guests of the anniversary,
speakers and ministers of the other
church.
Directly after the parade there was
a May pole dance, Puritan drill and
Indian dance By the small children,
pageant dance by the Young ladies,
minuet dance by the young ladies, all
in costume. The dancing was under
the direction OF Miss Dorothy Putnam
of Montpelier, and was beautifully
done. TOO much praise cannot be Civ
en- her and her assistants as well Us
those who took part In this part Of lne
program. Mrs Robert Davis ind
daughter, Miss Helena, had charge Of
the music.
Mrs. Holland was able to carry out
her ideal conception OF the pageant
and its costumes by the efficient as
sistance of Mrs. Daniel Davis and
Prof. G. S. Carleton, the pageant com
mittee. and the ladies' society, togeth-
er with the strong backing Of DIR. G.
G. Creegan. The appreciation OF Mrs.
Hollands efforts were shown when she
was presented a basket Of American
Beauty roses.
Services in the Church
The meeting Saturday evening was
In charge OF Rev. James B. Sargent,
M. A., Mrs. Raymond Giffin presided
at the organ The choir, under the di'
rection Of Mrs. G. ". Woodbury., sang
old time anthems and were dressed IN
the old. fashioned costume. The vio-
lins.. bass violin and cello, as in the
times, accompanied the choir. The am
fhems sung were sStrike the Cymbal,
..Iehovali's Praises and old-timc
hymns we're also sung There were
two addresses which were both spen
did President Paul Dwight Moody,
ID. D.. of Middlebury college, spoke on
1.-THE Changing and Exchanging
Church: Rev. Frank L. Goodspeed, d.
d., spoke on '.The Church and the Com
mnnity."
Sunday morning union service was
held at the usual hour. Rev. Francis T..
Clark of the Methodist church, hey.
III. G. Mann Of the Unisersalist church.
Rev. James b. Sargent, pastor Of the
Congregational church, and Rev. G. GU
Creegan, acting pastor Of the local
church, conducting the services Ihe
address Of the morning was given ~
Rev. Chauncey G Adams, D. H., Of
Burlington. who spoke on "The Trddi
lions of the Elders Z Dir. Adams gave
a most able address. which was lis
tened to with much interest by the
very large congregation.
Sunday afternoon the meeting was
in charge of George K. Walker. chair
man of the centennial committee. a
string quartet, under the direction OF
Cadet Brigham Of Norwich university,
furnished music. The addresses were
given bv Rev Charles n. st. John, NJ.
A., of Montpelier, who took for his
subject, "The Church school Rev.
Fraser Metzger. ID. D., who took for
his subject, Good Citizenship" a mes
sage for young people was given by
Rev. Chauncey G. Adams The meet
ing was a most interesting one, and
the addresses All exceedingly interest,"
ing.
The last meeting q the anniversary
was held Sunday evening, Rev. G. G..
Creegan. acting pastor, presiding The
address OF the evening was given by
Rev. James l.. Barton, ID. d., LII. d.,
moderator Of the International Congre-
gational council After the benedlc-
tion. pageant, ~The Dreamer" IN
der the direction of Mrs. NJ. A. Camp
bell, was given on the lawn. This was
a most fitting close to the centennial
of the Congregational church OF North
field. There have been many guests IN
town during the past three days, and
the members Of the other churches
have given their support to the &c
casion by attending the various sers-
ices.
Memorial Endowment Gift.
One Of the pleasant features Of the
observance was the an
made on Saturday evening
by DIR. j. II. Judkins. chairman Of the
board Of trustees. OF an endowment
gift Of $4,000 by Marshall D. Smith OF
Ardmore. Okla. and c. NJ. Davis of
this village. the income of which Is TO
he used for the repair Of the chuIoh
MIR. smith. who attended the cen
tennial observance, is native Of this
town. He is member Of the local
church and was at one time dean and
superintendent Of the Sunday school
fourteen years ago. Mr.. Smith re-
moved to Ardmore, where he has &C
cumulated a large fortune in the real
estate and oil business.
On the part of Mr.. Davis. this is out
one Of the large gifts he has been max
ing TO the local church.