Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-06-25
WINTHROP
Large Crowds at
"Y" Camp for Session
Friends of N. England

very lnleTecAlHS HlcSllHSS dlO uS-
ing held at the State 7. NJ. c. A.
Cobbosseecontee, attended by friends
from all over New England. in ses-
sion for their yearly meeting.
On Tuesday the morning business
session was devoted to ministry and
oversight. The afternoon session Of
f1cially opened the meeting. The re-
cent death of the last elected clerk,
Rev. G. L. Jones of Amesbury Mass,
made it necessary to appoint clerk.
also a recording clerk was appointed.
Lindley NJ. Buiford of Portland was
chosen to fill the former office and
Lyra Trueblood Wolkins of Boston,
the latter. They were later elected
clerk and recording clerk respective
ly for the year.
A Roll Call of representatives
from quarterly meetings was res
pended to by many visiting Friends.
Interesting reports we're read from
the American yearly meeting, also
from yearly meetings in England,
Germany and other countries and
very encoura ging were the reports
of the work in all its various
branches.
Tuesday evening a very inspira =
tional devotional service was led by
visiting Friends from Philadelphia.
Three representatives are in attend
ance from this fine old Quaker City
of Brotherly Love, and their word is
of especial interest to all Friends. j.
Passmore Elkinton was the leader.
Wednesday proved a day of UNI
usual interest. At the morning ses-
sion reports were heard from the
two Friends New England Board
too x-al,1 l.. nal
EaSsalboro. recently made a girls
Providence, r. l., which is co-educa-
tional, but which is to be made a
boys school, and a girls school
known as the Lincoln school TO be
taken over by the Friends in Provi-
dence, r. I.
The Womens Auxiliay of Foreign
Missions were in charge of the after
noon meeting. the routine business
being disposed of early in the ses-
sion.
Officers for the year were elected
as follows: President, Ellen Winslow,
returned missionary from Rowala,
Palestine: recording secretary, Edith
Battey of Providence, II. L.: cores
ponding secretary, Frances e.
Wheeler. who is head of the Lincoln
NDoOl Loi EIllS III IIONiutuC X. L..
treasurer, Gertrude Smith of Bos-
ton.
Five minute talks were giveH BY
young men interested in various mis-
sion fields. Luther Warren spoke on
Home Mission work among the
Mountain Whites in Tennessee: b.
Willis Beed, executive secretary of
the Foreign Mission Board of the
five years meeting gave a brief talk,
Mr.. Chance spoke of the work in Ro-
mola and Jerusalem and Surnas
Trueblood of Lynn, formerly engaged
in Mission Work in Smyrna, told of
the work in that country. At $50 a
business meeting was held with re-
ports from the general missionary
boards of both home and foreign
fields.
B. Willis Beede was the speaker Of
the evening and gave very fine talk
on the work in Cuba, where he has
visited the various Mission stations
and told of the effort being made to
put these in condition so that they
shall be self-supporting. Music for
the evening was furnished by a male
quartette, with Miss Willard as SOLO
list.
Interesting meetings are planned
for each day this week and Sunday
and to all Of these the public is cor
daily welcome. The beautiful Y. NJ.
c. A. camp is an ideal place for the
meeting and the roomy auditorium is
a comfortable and adequate meeting
place. Friday afternoon at the re-
crea tional hour from to 4, Mrs. f.
S. Woodman will furnish a boat for
a sail of beautiful Lake Cobbossee-
contee.