Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-20
Annual Church Meetings

Annual Church Meetinas
The annual meetings of the First
Baptist society and the First Con-
iSfesatlonal society and the Federated
church were held at the parlors of
the Federated church, Thursday eve
nlng. The meetings of the First
Baptist and the First CONGREGATIONAL
societies were held first and SEPARATE
Iy and were followed by the meeting
OF the Federated church. Lyman
L.. Walton is the moderator: Willis
"A: Bailey, clerk; Miss Elizabeth
webb, treasurer: and Mrs. Sarah
Stenhouse, director of Religious Edu-
cation.
Inc nominating committee to NOM
mate list of committees to serve
Ior the cOmmlng year was composed
or Elmer f.. Greenwood, Gerald c..
Marble. DR.. Stanley M. Cover. Miss
Gertrude Carter, Leslie Ii. Goldsmith
and they presented the following
nominations which were accepted:
finance committee for three years.
Willard H. Cummings, Walter H.
hight. Nahum Steward. Elmer f..
Greenwood, Lewis T. Dow and Ira
a. Norton. for two years DR.. Stanley
NJ. Cover. Willis r. Porter, Thomas
q. Lord Edward f. Merrill, Willis A.
Bailey and Samuel w. Philbrick; for
one year. Lyman l.. Walton, Philo
steward. Thomas Greenway, Gerald
c. Marble. Leslie II. Goldsmith and
Herbert l.. SWEET; deacons, Thomas
q: Lord, Fred A. Williams. B. W..
| Woodbury., Nahum Steward. Philo
steward, and Willis A. Bailey: dea-
conesseS. Miss Hannah r. Page. Mrs.
fIlZHhpfh 4 Marble
Kicker. Mrs. Jeanie Thompson. Mrs.
Nina Steward and Mrs. Nettie Nor
ton: music committee, r. Z. Atwood,
chairman. Mrs. Carrie Steward, Mrs
Grace Cover, Miss Gertrude Webb.
william Folsom Merrill and George
lobeE. Social service committee,
MRS. Addle Kicker. Mrs Eta LaCasce
ana Mrs. Elizabeth A. Marble: hos
pltallty committee, chief usher, Ed
ward +. Merrill. assistants, Leslie
"a. Goldsmith. William Folsom Mer-
flll. Thomas GreenWay, George l.. n.
smith, Walter Hight and Willis F..
Porter. Philo Steward and Gerald c.
Marble; religious education. Mrs.
Daisy D. Merrill, chairman, Mrs.
sarah :. Stenhouse, Thomas G. Lord
ana w. e. Woodbury.: flower com
m'ttee. Mrs Mollie NJ. Greenway,
MRS. Sarah S. Marston. Mrs Helen
". cummings and Miss Gertrude
Nepb; chancel committee. Mrs. Grace
Lower. Mrs. Eta LaCaSce, Mrs. Nam
{! Hucklns: benevolent committee.
WIS Hattle Il. Fogler, chairman, Miss
uettrude >. Weston. Mrs. Ina Gold
smith, Miss Gertrude Carter. Miss
ir;' r. Page. Mrs. Dorothy B.
AnirleW and Mrs. Lucy Plummer
L hn
Elizabeth Webb. showed tho total
; receipts to be sSS52.73 and The ey-
pendItures $S877.96 leaving a balance
OF S25.23. OF this amount $3.50 was
J gwen TO home and foreign missions
/ ana from other sources money was
gwen making the amount IN to
IVV. This after the gifts to Union
Coneses and Medical schools in the
Oflent and the Near East Relief
una ana other non -denominational
cans was equally Ndivided betweo,
! ,he BAPTIST and congregationoI
boards. The report of the PhiIathen
Grass showed that they had hold "a
meetings. and one Field Day. They
! reported l05 active members. Thev
nave held two parties for the girls
az the State Reformatorv for Women
Iney nave given $40 for kitchen SIM
piies, PAID hospital bill of $50 for
a. MEMBER OF the parish: paid s115
,or memorial window and SIS to.
Mdru the church repairs; S17 for the
1cear East fund, $40 toward tbc
lean fark fund $25 toward music
e. lor mowers. gave so Christmas
! e roAes 70 the girls at the State Re-
an,,, a.oIy Tor Women: and sent
flowers to the i'll, aged and sh,,t ~
| so times. " '''"I-ihS
| me Working League has held tic
meetings regularly every two weol.s
except July and August. They have
gwen SO to the Sunday school. s115
ior memorial window: $40 toward
lepairlnS the church. $3.50 on the
parsonage mortgage and have sewed
ior needy family in the parish.
me report for the Y. p. C. T.
.lio"ed That the new method of hav,
ny niHerent classes in the Sunday
Scnooi nave charge of the SUNDAY
evenings services has been a rreat
success and the vestry is well fi,led
every Sunday night.
| Ane report of the Sunday schoo,
Tor the year. under the direction If
superintendent w. b. Woodbury. and
MIS- Sarah S. Snow, has Increased
the efhclency so that at present tbc
WORK done in the Sunday schoo,
measures up to the work done in Tho
DAY schools. The memhersb;n ' ;s
annut the same as last year.
me church has given three na-
seahts during the year and one of
lhem was an original one. being com.
posed by Miss Gertrude and Mrs
Elizabeth A. Marble. o.
Inc Missionary Society which
meets monthly and alterantes tho
study OF Home and Foreign work has
''am an average attendance of sixteen
Ihey nave sent Sis to the Home
ana Foreign boards Plans for I; .
coming year were discussed and If
was decided to conduct during JuIv
DAILY Vacation Bible school with
corps OF teachers from the Normal
| Schools, college graduates and stu
oents which have been secured. The
cnurch Will insure the financial sun
port, it is expected that this will
prove an effective feature of the
| church work.
! Looking forward to the past and
| toward the future, the minister, Rev.
George l.. Thurlow aid the members
OF the parish feel grateful for the
past and hopeful for the future.
The following people from out of
town were here Thursday afternoon
| TO attend the funeral service of Mrs.
Rena B. Dane which was held at the
hnn1o nf hnt