The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-02
Luncheon Features Final
Meeting Of Church Group

The Woman's Society OF Chris
tian Service OF the Methodist
Church held the final meeting OF
the year in the dining room OF the
church on Thursday afternoon be-
ginning with a cooperative lunch
con served at 1890 at tables dec
GRATED with centerpieces OF fleur-
de-lis. Members OF Circle No. S,
Mrs. Ann Quackenbush. leader, act
ed as hostesses and served coffee
and were in charge OF the arrange
ments for the luncheon. Fifty
women were in attendance and
splendid resume of the work OF the
year under the leadership of Mrs.
Paul Burrell, was given by the varl-
Gus officers and committee chair
men. The president called the meet
ing TO order and read a poem from
a book entitled Spiritual Hlltops"
which enumerated the Christian
daily dozen. and another poem.
The Secret" which contained the
lines, Seek God in the Morning. if
you want Him through the day"
Mrs. o. Z. Gooding gave a splen-
did report as recording secretary,
OF the activities OF the year and a
detailed report OF the financial part
OF the years work was given by the
treasurer, Mrs. Clarence Sander
son. This showed that $1962.07 had
been raised during the year. OF
this amount $1,57S.22 was given by
the IL circles and $1S910 was by
special gifts. Besides the money
turned in, bathroom shower was
given for Chelsea Home. the value
estimated at $4,000 and there was
a gift to Bronson Hospital.
The society has given 50 per Sun
day for 1.-THE church budget and Civ
en- $500 for the Church House; and
1864 has been given to missions.
Mrs. Fred Katon gave report of
the work done for the Needlework
Guild by the circles which included
many articles for Boyer Hospital
as well as cash donations. Mrs. Ray
Burrells report showed that 1926
hours had been given by members
to Red Cross work. Mrs. o. NJ.
Miles told OF how $3.50 for home
missionary activities had been
spent to help various homes in De
troit and those located in other
states.
Mrs. Clifford Schreiner told of
the Blue Jacket Tea to be held
sunday from 4 to at the Ladies'
Literary Club House by the Navy
Mothers. The reports Of other Off
GERS and chairmen given last week
at the board meeting were incorpor-
ated in the secretary's and treasur-
er's reports. The president, Mrs.
Burrell, gave a short review OF her
work for the year and said 1t had
been rich in experience and that
all requests Of district and confer
ence leaders had been fulfilled. She
said 1t might be called a "cooky
year" as many dozen had been Civ
en- by members for Percy Jones
Hospital and the L. S. o. This So
ciety had striven. TO help bring forth
from chaos a new world order and
just and lasting peace. She in.
cluded in her remarks a beautiful
memorial tribute to those who had
died during the year. Mrs. Harry
Faulkner presented Mrs. Burrell
with a gift from the society in ap-
probation of her leadership. Mrs.
Gertrude Grant OF Circle No. 8 led
the devotional period and read
from the sixth chapter Of Galatians,
which includes the words. BE not
weary in wel-doing," which might
be the motto OF this society with
its many activities, she said, like
business men taking inventory, we
should take stock of our spiritual
lives and bring forth fruit as Chris.
tians and not be like the fig tree
which gave promise OF something
II did not possess. She stressed the
Importance OF the things We say
on other peoples lives and quoted
from Will Carleton, that Boys fly
ing kites, draw in their white
winged birds, but We cannot recall
words"