Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-07-01
childrsn's Day at universa,ist Church

AT All Souls UniVerSaliSt church
Sunday Children's Day was observed.
The church was beautifully decorated
for the occasion under the direction Of
committee made UP Of the members
Of the Bible class. The platform was
banked with flowers consisting Of peo-
MES, wild roses, syringas and lilies.
The following program was carried
out: The children marched into the
church from the vestry to the strains
of the professional played by Anita
Crockett; song, God in His Holy Tenn
PIE" Sunday school; responsive read
ing, Supt. Dean E. Wheeler and Sun
day school; vocal duet. Beatrice and
Gertrude Cornforth; scripture reading.
Psalm No. 10, Shirley Bickford; Aong,
Il Would Be True" Sunday school,
Rachel Hallett played while offertory
was taken; song. II Ask the Little
Joyous Bird" school. There was a
brief sermon appropriate to the occa-
sion by the pastor, followed by chris
tening and baptism. The congregation
sang open the Door for the Children"
while the children who were to be
christened and baptized. with their pa
rents, entered the church. TWENTY-FIVE
were christened, as follows: Edison
Rowell Small, Lucille Nora Small, Lu-
cille Virgin Hamlin, Alfred Howe
wheeler, Raymond Harry Higgins,
Priscilla Louise Higgins, Robert Mel
vim Hall, Herbert Elwood Hall, Harold
Frederick Spiller. Gerald Mary Spiller
Howard Everett Spiller, Margaret Hell
en- Spiller. Elizabeth Helen Mitchell
Donald Kendall Mitchell, Barbara
Louise Mitchell, Howard Augustus
Gordon, Dona Bernice Gordon, Howard
Raymond, Davis, James Howard Da-
t-fc fS.1 y,aIyF
There was a short program by the pri-
mary department including a recitation,
Everything Is Glad in June" Lewis
Howard and Edison Small; recitation,
Lucille Small; recitation. Harold and
Gerald Spiller; recitation, Forget Me
Not" Elizabeth Mitchell and Marjorie
Haynes; Were So Glad 1t Is Chill
dren's Day. by six children from the
primary department; recitation, Irving
Mann; vocal solo, Arlene Adams; BEN
ediction by pastor.
Miss Ruth Millett left Monday for
Pennington to attend the Normal Sum-
mer school. She was accompanied by
Miss Ethel Brown, teacher in the
public schools of Waterville.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Stott have re-
turned from weekend visit at New
port. Stetson and Bangor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chesley Sabine. Dean
Cook, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lewis and
children of Lewiston and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Osborne of Waltham, Mass,
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lewis Crowell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Kilsore ana
Stanley Ayers Of Smithfield were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Newmaf,
Kennison.
Harry Folsom of Greenwich, Conn,
is passing the summer vacation at the
Folsom home on Church street.
Sergeant Wyman Post, G. A. r., and
Sergean Wyman Womens Relief Corps
held an ice cream social Saturday eve
ming at the home of Comrade Bowaef1'
on Pleasant street. Nearly 80 in ali
were present. Comrade George w.
Goulding presided and the evening was
pleasantly passed with toasts and
story telling. A communication from
Washington's National Tribune per-
tanning to the Bursum bill was read
by the president Of the relief corns.
Mrs. H. Ida L. Brown, and held the
attention OF all. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Bowden OF Waterville we're present and
added much to the evenings enjoyment
with their stories and witticisms. Re-
freshments of ice cream and cake were
served.
John Howes, who has been visiting
his mother in Patten, was 4 recent
guest OF his cousin, Mrs. Charles Bart
lett.
Mrs. S. D. knight. Mrs. Maud Nu-