Daily Kennebec journal., 1925-01-19

Enthusiasm marked the session OF
The Young Peoples Christian Unions
of the State, when the Y. L. {. l. OF
the Winthrop street UnIVersalst
church was host 10 gathering or
about 100 at a pep" banquet served
in the vestry Of the church Saturday
evening. State officers were present
and spoke at the brief exercises fol-
lowing the banquet, and besides the
members of the host Union. repre-
sentativcs were present from the
Unions at Gardiner, Brunswick.
Portland, Norway. Kingfield, Can
ton, RocklAnd, Oakland and Bangor.
Rev. Stanley Manning of this city
acted as toastmaster at the banquet
and amongst those who addressed
the assemblage on matters of inter-
est to the Young Peoples Christian
Unions of the Maine churches. were
the State president, Glenn Mc1ntire
of Norway. the State treasurer,
Carleton French of Livermore Falls,
the State secretary, Miss Dorothy
Gray of this city, and Rev. Milo G..
Folsom of Gardiner. Miss Beverley
Hewins delivered the address of well
come for the local organization.
Miss Ruth Owens of Portland. as
sistant pastor of the Congress Square
Tniversalist church of that city, was
the principal speaker at the banquet
session and spoke Interestingly On
the national work of the organiza-
tion of the Universalist young peo-
pie.
The banquet was made particular
ly enjoyable by the singing of rally
songs. written especially for the oc-
casion. Ernest r. Hill of this city
presided at the piano and the group
singing was led bytRev. Milo G. Fo.-
son. of Gardiner. The banquet itself
was most satisfying and was served
by the Murray Alliance OF the Win
throp street Universalist church.
Saturday afternoon, preceding
the banquet, e meeting of the Ken
nebec Valley Association of y. +. G.
Unions was held at the church. with
Miss George Metcalf of this city, the
president, presiding. The program
1or the State convention to be held at
Portland IN MaN, was discussed, and
Elans We're made for sending repre-
sentative delegations from the unions
Of this section. The Rockland un-
ion YVES invited to affiliate with the
kennebec Valley Association. Fol-
lowing the business meeting a round
table discussion was held, which
proved interesting and Informative
TO the members present.
IIe arrangements for the success
ful Pep" banquet of Saturday eve
ming were in charge of a general
committee of which Miss Zaides Nc
Fadden was the general chairman
Acting with her We're MS Metcalf,
Miss Newman ard Rev. Stanley
Manning on the program committee:
Miss Dorothy Gray, Mrs. Carleton,
Mrs. Rand and Rev. A. Francis
Walch, committee on accomoda-
tions: Philip Rand, Edwin Lyons,
Donald Manning. Warren Malcolm,
Edwin Royal and Richard Coffin,
guides: Hortense Rand, Alice Lish-
ness, Malora Robinson. Ruth Pet
tingill. Hazel Page, Emily Coffin,
Dorothy Temple. and Charlotte
Carleton. decorations; Alice Mullen
Beverley Hewins, Cora Pike, Lucille
Genthener and Evelyn Wyman
cheers and songs. The officers Of the
local union are Charlotte Carleton,
Hortensa Rand. Malora Robinson
Mrs. Maude Ingraham and Ruth Pet
tingill acted as the reception COM
Laittee.
Many of the visiting4young people
remained in this city over Sunday
and participated in the services at
the Cniversalist church yesterday.