Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-23
uNIvERSALISTS
OPEN 96TH ANNUAL !
meet At GARDINER

Ihe n1nety-S1Xth annual session OF
the Maine Universalist Convention
opened Monday, the annual con-
vention of the Maine State Young
Peoples Christian Union being held
in the afternoon and evening. A
social committee consisting of Mrs.
c. 0. Turner, Mrs. r. ID. Simons and
Mrs. M. G. Folsom greeted the
delegates as they entered the church
and assigned them quarters for
their stay here. The opening prayer
was given by Rev. A Francis Walsh
Of Augusta, after which Richard
Stone. president of the local union.
welcomed the delegates to the Seth
annual convention of the Union.
The presiding officer at this meeting
was Glenn r. McIntire. president of
the State Union. who responded to
Mr.. Stones welcome. The roll call
showed there to be forty delegates
present and the report of the secre-
tary showed that there had been six
new unions formed during the past
year, and that at the present time
the Association numbered 494 mem
bers.
Reports were given by the Exec
utive Board and the various depart
ment superintendent. and problems
of the Union were discussed after
which the following officers were re-
elected: President, Glenn RI: Nc
1ntire Of Norway; vice president,
Burton Witham of Portland;, secre-
tary. Miss Dorothy Gray of Angus
ia: treasurer, Carlton French of
Livermore Falls.
At six o'clock the annual P. r. c.
L. supper was served in the Univer-
cShI ic,f asf
ion was opened at 7:30 when a dem
onstration was given by members of
the Gardiner Sunday school, after
which the president of the Union
gave his annual address. The in
teresting feature of the evening was
THE Challenge of YOUTH" as fol-
lows ITO The Parents" DIR. F. F..
Wheeler. Waterville: ITO The Teach
ers." DR.. Wallace Fogg of Fairfield
ITO The Pastors" Rev. w. A. War
ner of Dexter.
The program for today is as fol-
lows:
Morning-The Maine Universalist
Convention. $50 A. NJ. Devotional
Service. DR.. Ashley A. Smith, Ban
gor (the first of three on the gen.
eral thence: The Masters Unfit
ence through Literature TO Life"
S:45 A. NJ, Opening of the 'conven-
ton: Roll call: Addresses of Wei
come: for the city, Mayor Donald
S. McNaughton: for the parish, Hon.
w. c. Atkins; Response by the pres
ident and presidents annual ad-
Dress, Mr.. George w. Bridgman.
Biddeford; Official reports, executive
board. secretary, treasurer, superin-
tendent. Annual session of the Maine
State Sunday School Association:
1915 A. NJ, Roll call; business; re-
ports of committees: election of off,
GERS; address and Round TABLE dis
ton, Mass, president of the General
Sunday School Association.
Afternoon--Twenti annua
session of thee Women's Universal
list Missionary Society of Maine.
1:3O p. NJ, Devotional service; 2 p.
M. Appointment of seasonal COM
mittees: reports; presidents annual
address. Miss Helen Varney, Bruins
wick: Offering; address, Mrs. Angle
Brooks Mrakley, Auburn; address.
Mrs. Josephine b. Folsom, Gardiner;
pledges for the years work; reports
Of committees: election Of officers
conference on Mission study mater
ial: 600 p NJ, Clara Barton Guild
supper. tickets fifty cents.
Evening-Joint session Maine Uni
versalist Convention and Women's
Universalist Missionary Society. 7:3O
p. NJ. musical program: address for
the w. U. NJ. S.. Rev. Hazel I. Kirk,
recently of Shizoukha. Japan: an
nual ministerial relief Offering: ad-
dress, DIR. John Murray Atwood,
Canton. n. Y, president Universe.
list General Convention,