Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-12
FOURTH QUARTERLY
N. E. CONFERENCE
COMMITTEES CHOSEN

The fourth quarterly conference for
the Highland Avenue Methodist Epis-
copal church, Gardiner, was held
Wednesday evening with District SUI
perintendent Rev. r. f. Lowe of All
gusta presiding. Preceding the confer
snce Mr.. Lowe gave an interesting ad
dress on the real work of the church.
4 large representation of the officials
and members was present. DR.. Hor-
ace B. Haskell received a unanimous
invitation to remain as pastor another
year with an increase in salary. The
church and departments of the same
were reported in excellent conditions
with marked success all along the line.
Refreshments were served by Charles
Burch, A. A Tibbetts and Mrs. C. 3.
McGoff to the officials and members
present. The following officers and
committee were elected to serve for
the ensuing conference year: Trustees
james Church. president; Oliver +.
Clason, vice president: Chester II.
Beane. secretary; Allen f. Lewis.
treasurer: A W. Cunningham, L. NJ.
Dolloff, D. S. McNaughton, L. G. Paul
and f. S. Smith, stewards; Alfred P.
Manson, district steward: J. Elwood
Church, reserve district steward; Rob-
ert w. Hill, recording steward; Her.
bert F. Twombley. communion stew
ard; and world service treasurer,
Charles H. Cook, Harry NJ. Church,
Elias S. Cowan. James Genthner
Thomas G. Henderson. ]. c. Kirkpat-
rick, Fred A. Merrill, George R. Sager,
e. c. H. Smith, Charles E. Taylor,
Harry n Wakefield; president of La
dies Aid Society, Mrs. c. B. McGoff;
president Of Epworth League. George
Boone; superintendent of Junior
League. Mrs. Jesse Jones; president
Woman's Home Missionary Society,
Mrs Mabel Arthur; president of Wom-
ans Foreign Missionary Society, Mrs.
J. c. Kirkpatrick: director of religious
education, Mrs. c. II. Beane; director
of social and recreational life, Albert
Henderson; church collector, James
Genthner. Herbert F. Twombley was
appointed an exhorter in the church.
Committees - Apportioned benevo-
lences, H. F. Twombley/ (chairman)
James Murphy, Stephen Hickey
Thomas Dumville. Amos H. Jones'
Mrs. James Genthner, Mrs. George A.
Cobb, Mrs. g. T. Scott, Mrs. Thomas c.
Henderson and the pastor ex-officio
Christian stewardship, Chester H
Beane (chairman). j. G. Purdy, Fred
A. Merrill, James A. Clough, Mrs Ada
Danforth, Mrs. Henry Mcintosh. Mrs.
Mary A. Vigoreaux. Miss Alice Flagg,
Mrs. Robert W. Hill: foreign mis-
sions, D. S. McNaughton (chairman),
Eugene Bachelor, Ralph Dale, Mrs.
J. c. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Lena L. Mil
lett, Mrs. William Colby, Mrs. J. F.
Hodgkins, Mrs. A. A. Tibbetts. and the
pastor eX-officio; home missions and
church extension, Charles w. Nichols
(chairman), Frank f. Doe, Elias S.
Cowan, Leonard Jackson, Mrs Mabel
Arthur, Mrs. H. x. Morrill,, Mrs. Eu-
gene Bachelor, Mrs. Charles W. Mich
OILS. and Mrs. Stephen Hickey; tracts,
Anthony A. Tibbetts (chairman),
Lloyd Hersom, Howard Belts, Mrs A.
H. Jones, Mrs. James Murphy, Andrew
Tozer, and the pastor ex-officio: tenn
perance. Oscar McCausland (chair-
mani, Willis Robbins, Mrs. A Ray
mond Carter Mrs. y. f. Taylor. Mrs.
Jesse Jones, Mrs. Harriet Bowie, Mrs.
Pauline Goodwin, Miss Elsie McCaus-
land and Miss Marion McCausland;
education, c. e. Taylor (chairman),
DR.. c. l.. Church, Mrs. Jessie w.
White, Miss Julia Clason. Mrs. Will
liam o. Cobb, Mrs. G.. A. Cunningham,
Miss Frances Manson, Miss Charlotte
Jewett, the pastor ex-officio; education
of negroes, Philip Gilbery (chairman),
George A. Nickerson, Mrs. J. G. Purdy,
Mrs. F. J. Brann, Mrs. H. c. Pomeroy,
Mrs. G. r. Sager and Mrs. A. w Cum
ningham; hospitals, DR.. S. 0. Clason
(chairman), James Genthner, Mrs. c.