Putnam patriot., 1927-09-30
MEMORIAL SERVICE
 FOR MRS. ]. B. KENT
Large Attendance Al 1O3rd Meeting Ashford Baptist
 Assn. In Putnam
Sessions Tuesday Morning. Afternoon
 And Evening

One of the special feature. as HHe 4a3fd annual meeting H tha Ashford Baptist Association. eumHe ne tqeu- fV-Hue churches ia th8z section hold at the Baptist church la this ciIr. Tue<- dav. was memorial service far Mrs. Helen Manning Kent. Wife af Br. I E. Kent. formerly of this city. who died during the summer at Crescent Beach Mrs. Kent was au active work CT in the church and .n thp society
 lt was at the meeting af the Wom- ans Missionary Society in the after noon that the memorial service was conducted by Mrs. Henry Fryer of Willimantie. Mrs. J. E. Burleson of Woodstock, who was closely associa- ted with Mrs. Kent in the cause of missions, spoke with feeling of the years of Mrs. Rents faithful service IS state secretary and her untiring la hors in the association and in her own church. Mrs. Kent gave heart and soul to the cause of missions and he maintained an interest in this work until she passed away said she speaker.
 \ number of Mrs. Rents fav6rite hymns were sung and q poem was read. The poem was written by al friend of the family. i
 At the close of the session a beauti= ful bouquet of rosebuds. one flower from each church in the association. 1 was taken to a friend If Mrs. Kent one who has had a lifelong interest in missions but k now "sbut in :"
 The service was followed by an ad l dress by Miss Edith Hollis of India, 1 who told of her work in that country 1
 Many Attend
 The meeting was largely attended. | Claude R. Moran of East killingly | was moderator and Rev. David Wins F low Bovett of Willimantic was vice { moderator. Rev Edwin F.. Sundt of f South Wllington acted as clerk pro | tenn.
 The morning meeting opened att ten o'clock with devotional service led by Rev c. F Camp of West | was delivered by Clarence F. | Pierce. of the Putnam church. with response by Claude R. Moran. The annual sermon was delivered by Rev. | Henry F. Hodge of Putnam. \ din- ner was served at noon in the vestry | of the church by the ladies.
 Following the memorial service for Mrs. Kent at the opening of the l afternoon session there was q short | devotional service followed by busi=h mss session. There was short ad-E dress. sThe Main Issue" by Rev Il. D. E Slaat of Hartford and q talk hy Rev { Richard N Vaughn, nb.. of New E ion. Mass. Following an address by Rev. r. Carroll CeHdiet of Burmah. E Raymond 4 Allen af nanielsaa spoke E If The "Baptist Laymap. Supper eas served iu the gestry.
 Evening Session
 The evening session opened with ! | devotional service at 7.3o o'clock led l bv Rev II. \. Calhoun of Woodstock After unfinished business had been disposed nf the newly elected officers were installed as follows: Rev. David W I.ovett. Willimantie, Moderator, Mrs E. ]. Mathews. vice moderator Rev Henry E. Hodge of Putnam, clerk and treasurer
 The address was delivered by Rev Chester J. Armstrong of Danielson who talked on "The Northern Bap- tist Association" Rev. O. r. Campbell of Hartford delivered the closing address with the reading of notes by the clerk. a hymn and benedietion closing the meeting.