Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-10-11
Federated Missionary
Society Is Hostess

Friday afternoon at the Federated
church parlors the ladies of the Fed
Grated Missionary Society were hos
tesses to ladies from the Helen CO.
burn Missionary Society of the Be
thany Baptist church and the Mis-
sionary Societies of the Centenary
Methodist church at which time the
regular monthly meeting was held
with the president. Mrs. George Lor-
ing Thurlow. presiding. The meeting
opened with singing The Morning
Light is Breaking" and italian
Hymn with Mrs. Philo Steward at
the piano and leading in the singing.
The president greeted the guests and
conducted the devotional exercises.
reading from the 10th chapter of
Luke and offering prayer with the
ladies' closing the service by repeat
ing together the Lords prayer. The
speaker of the afternoon was Miss
Gertrude r. Anderson. the younger
sister of Mrs. Thurlow, who is
house guest at the Federated parson-
age, and who is home on furlough
from Burma. Miss Anderson in
most interesting manner told of her
work among the karens speaking of
Karen Women in Burma. which be-
longs to India but which does not
have the cast. She said the life is
hard both physically and spiritually:
she detailed the personal life. and
told of the illness. which are believed
to be cause by evil spirits so that
III people are not properly treated
often times. Miss Anderson stated
that one half of the babies die be-
tore they are year old often times
because of improper feeding. She
said that boys go to school for seven
or eight years and often to high
school but girls usually go about two
years. She related several incidents
of sacrifice made by the Karens for
the sake of their religion and what
the religion of Jesus Christ is doing
Tor the Karens. Miss Anderson
showed several costumes and articles
and pictures from Burma which add
ed greatly to the interest of her adj
dress. Her niece. Miss Ruth Thur
low, dressed in a Karen costume as
ala also Miss Anderson. At the close
or Miss Andersons address. Mice
Eleanor Rowell accompanied bv Miss
gertrude Carter sang Just as Am
rhine Own To Be" Mrs. Minnie
Murray. the secretary, gave a pleas
ing report of the last meeting of the
society The meeting closed with
singing Work for the Night Is Com
ing with Mrs. Steward at the piano.
me hostess society served delicious
yea, with Mrs Elizabeth A. Marble
1 pUurlns, and assisted by Mrs. John
W w: roger, Miss Gertrude Carter.
MISS Harriet l.. Marble NTrs Stan
Icy M. Cover and a pleasant social
hour was passed. The next meetine,
OF the Federated Society will be baIS
on Friday afternoon. November XII
very lovely fall flowers We're eff
iectlvefy used in decoration about
the room and on the tea table.
misses Reba and Margaret Vail
who teach at Boothbay, passed sat
urday and Sunday with their mother
Mrs. Grace c. Vail.
MISS Gertrude Carter suner;n-
tendent of Daily Vacation bible
schools for the Maine State Council
OF Religious Education, has returned
from a trip which included her at
tendance at the Franklin County
convention held at Jay and a. meet
ing OF the State Educational Com
Inlttee. including members of the
council and various denominations.
held at Lewiston. The next meetings
when Miss Carter will attend will
pc the annual meetings of the Maine
council of Religious Education to
occur in Augusta, October goth. 81.
and %.
deputy Sheriff Elton Markham
was in Bigelow Friday to apprehend |
q man Tor larceny from Walter Bow. |
man, merchant at East Madison
MRS. Minnie Pishon, who has
passed some time in town the gu It |
OF MRS. Wflmot B. Whittier. returned |
70 her nome in Stoneham, Mass. on |
Friday va
MIS-. Leona Dodge of Augusta is |
III !, a guest 0f her cousin 1 |
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. wiImot |
Whittier.
MISS Sarah j. Anderson, who is |
passing several months at her sum-
.,eer nome Hazeldeen at Lake Wes- |
serunsett. was a guest for the dav
Friday Of Mrs. Wilmot B. Whittier Of
Madison avenue.