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T e s ta m e n t s tan d a rd
life .
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to h e lp o th e rs a t ta in
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ly
a m u s e m e n ts
o f
th e
M e th o d is t
by
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ch u rc h ,
and
I
M o re re a l g o o d w i l l be i f w e f o llo w th e
p lan
tio n , f o r a la r g e r
num ber
of
m e m b e rs
ta k e s o m e a c tiv e
th e L e a g u e , an d t h e ir h e lp w i l l
th e
w o rk
of
be
fe lt
c u re
in -
in each d e p a r tm e n t . “ C L D as C h r is tm a s " w i l l b e a O e x p r e s s iv e p h ra s e to a ll w h o
v e ry
spent
h o lid a y in o u r to w n t h i s y e a r . "H e a p on m ore wood, T h e w in d i s c h i ll. ” w a s th e c r y a ll d a y , b u t eve n th e in g f ir e s c o u ld n o t s ta r t th e
th e
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ro a r c u r
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and
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ta lk
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in
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th e
w a r m fir e - s id e a n d r e t ir e to th e ic e -c o ld c h a m b e rs f o r th e n ig h t, as it
w o u ld
to
s ta rt on a n e x p e d itio n to th e N o r th Po le . T h e h o t s o a p s to n e s w e re e a r ly , h o w e v e r, a n d
to
bed
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w a r m p la c e in th e m id s t sh e e ts, a n d
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th e
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c o ld ,
w e s h a ll e n d u re w ith o u t a m u r m u r eve n th e h o tte s t d o g -d a y s .
H a v e a f u ll lin e o f M e s ' W o o l b o o ts m a n d R u b b e r s , .M ens' R u b b e r a n d K ip B o o ts , B o y s Shoes o f e v e ry d e s c r ip t io n , L a d ie s ' K id a n d G o a t B o o ts . L a d ie s ' W a r m B o o ts a n d S lip p e r s a n d a f u l l lin e o f C h ild r e n s ' S ch o o l Bo o ts a n d R u b b e rs o f th e ve ry best q u a lit y . C a ll on th e m w h e n in w a n t in t h e ir lin e .
of
s tre n g th
to e n lis t a ll its m e m b e rs in
som e
c o n n e c te d w ith th e L e a g u e a n d o n ly as w e t r y to
do
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w o rk
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t h is ,
a re
we
w o r k in g in th e t r u e L e a g u e s p ir it . It w i l l be seen th a t
we
w id e
of
W o u ld it n o t be w e ll f o r th e c a ll
a
h ea d
of
th e best p la c e to t a lk o v e r th e
u n d e r h is c h a rg e in to a c tio n .
o n e 's d e p a r tm e n t, an d a ro u s e a
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p e rs o n
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in th e
T h e , s u b je c t o f h o r se -sh ed s is b ro u g h t to o u r m in d s n o w e v e ry
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T h e Boston 99 C e n t
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and
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le a v e
h im ,
th e lo n g m o r n in g s e rv ic e ,
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and
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speech
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have
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g ift
we
so m e
T h e y m ig h t
e v e n as k us to d o to th e m as w e
w o u ld
th a t the y s h o u ld do to us. H e re is a c h a n c e f o r
our
League
to
h e lp f o r w a r d a w o r k o f m e rc y .
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m e m b e rs
a n x io u s
of
have
t e re s te d
our
th e
sh e d s,
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li b e r a ily
th e
S o m e d e p a r tm e n t o f o u r ta k e th is w o r k u p o n
w o rk
in
a lo n g .
League
its
t a lk it u p t h o r o u g h ly
b u ild .
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is
re a l
m ig h t
s h o u ld e rs , w ith
w o rk
t h in g o f th is k in d ,
but
o r g a n iz e d f o r w o r k . fo r
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to
be a m o n g
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us
w o r t h C h r o n ic l e fr o m
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P a rk .
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th e
I ll.,
a n d w is h a ll o u r re a d e rs m ig h t b r ig h t
litt le
p a p e r.
The
see
th e
re c o rd
of
c h u rc h w o r k is e s p e c ia lly p le a s in g .
We
a re to e x c h a n g e w ith th e
and
C h ro n ic le ,
s h a ll p la c e it on file . T he t h a n k s o f th e
T h e L ite r a r y
p ro g ra m ,
e m b e r m o n th ly ta k e n
fr o m
W il k in s .
th e A
fo r
th e
D e c
b u s in e s s m e e t in g , w r itin g s
s k e tch
w a s re a d by M iss
of
of
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was
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M is s
L.
W ilk i n s
R u n n e lls ,
and
N o w i s th e
push,
and
M is s e s
our
Dam e
o n ly
gave
League
fo r
t h e ir
a re
due
d e lig h t f u l
us
t h e ir
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s e rv ic e s ,
but
to o k th e lo n g d r iv e fr o m t h e ir h o m e
to
o u r c h u rc h a n d b a c k , on o n e o f th e c o ld
c lo s e a tte n tio n as M is s A n n ie
re-
a
c o m fo r ta b le
s h e lte r
fo r
our
a d d e d w h e n th e new
now
O ne S e cre t
of
our
League.
num
w ill
a ll.
of
th e
of
a p r o v e r b b y n e a r ly e v e ry m e m b e r p r e s e n t.
th e
th e
m e e tin g
in
th e
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of
of
a re
A
p ro g r e s s in g
fu n d .
fu n d , a n d w e
th e
at
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good
w a s a p p o in te d at
S e v e ra l
w e ll
in g and o u t to
o n ly
fo u r
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th e
m e e tin g was
th o u g h o n ly
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M.
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v e n tu re d
s u b je c t
" W h it t ie r ,
fo r
and
L e a g u e rs w e re
s ix
th e p r o g r a m w a s jo y e d g re a tl y .
h is
c a r r ie d
A l
p re s e n t
out
and
en
A n o th e r m e e tin g o f th e
R e a d in g c ir c le w i l l b e h e ld soon at
th e
v e s tr y , a n d som e p la n f o r r e n d in g
w ill
b e d e c id e d t h e n .
o u r League
at
our
a ll
is
s h a ll
p a id .
c o n tin u e
O u r S o c ia l
of
M aud
poem s.
B r ig g s
our
League
m e m b e rs ,
tio n s fr o m
“ A
M is s
th e m
till
of
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a
d e lig h t f u lly
by an d
J an.
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t h e M isse s E l l a a n d L a u r a D a m e .
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books"
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by
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T h e R o l l - c a ll w as a n s w e re d e v e n t o f the
g a v e a R ed le tte r Day e n te r ta in m e n t
by our
m ade
J e w e tt,
A n essay on " H e r
M is s E . M . B r a t l e t t ,
the
of
m e e tin g ,
th e re a d in g , b y M is s F lo ra R u n n e l l s, o f
D e p a rtm e n t
1 6 th,
J a n u a ry
a n d a d e lig h t f u l p ro g ra m w as
to
a c o n c e rt w a s g iv e n the
h e a rty
m e m b e rs
th e
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d a rk
re a d
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of
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w ith
f u n s e e m e d t o c o n t r o l th e m e e tin g , fo r
hom e
c ir c le
m e e tin g
w in rea d a s k e tc h o f
th e c h ild r e n so o n a f t e r C h r is tm a s ;
it g a v e us m a n y c h a n c e s
th e
O ne
M is s
e d itio n
and
la u g h .
a
M is s H a ttie G o o d -
a re
m em ber
g o o d - n a tu r e
th a n o u r w a y o f le a v in g th e w h o le m a t
w ith
L ife "
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h a ve been g iv e n re c e n tly to add
a tte n d a n c e
clo se d
Le a g u e .
a s e le c tio n fr o m
D e c e m b e r m e e tin g A s p ir it
an d
g o o d - n ig h t son g .
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bo o k s .
a
be
W h it t ie r 's po e m s is in th e li b r a r y . We
LE A G U E NOTES.
by
T h e R oll -c a ll w a s a n s w e re d w i t h
fr o m h e r w r i t i n g s .
b o o k -s h e lv e s
s h o u ld be re a d b y e v e ry a c tiv e
S h a ll w e m a k e th e e f f o r t ?
T h e r e w a s q u ite a f u l l
R a itt
W e had a S a ra h O rn e J e w e t t n ig h t in The P e a rl L e a g u e l i b r a r y
t h e C h r is t ia n 's
s tr o n g
E.
rea d i t , and w a s th o r o u g h ly e n jo y ed
est n ig h ts o f th e w in t e r
t i m e c o m p le te d .
to a
is
T he s t o r y o f
S o n g s o f L a b o r a n d h i s B a ll a r d s . "
m u s ic at th e c o n c e rt on th e 16th . not
to
League
“ s h o u ld e rs
t e r in th e h a n d s o f th e C a b in e t
o ffic e rs .
C O L L I S .
W e t a lk o f f o r m in g a R e a d in g W e h a v e r e c e iv e d a c o p y o f
push a n y - b e rs t w e n ty v o lu m e s a n d m o re
p u s h , a n d a p u s h a l l to g e th e r w o u ld
League.
T h is see m s an e a s ie r a n d b e tte r
M .
o n c e m o re .
in -
A ll th a t is ne eded n o w push
ed w h e n
Sun
hear
p la in t a lk a b o u t o u r d u t y .
of
and
so m e
d a y a f t e r s e rv ic e , w e m ig h t
announce
n e rv e s .
no w in h e r h e a lth , a n d s h a ll b e d e lig h t
s ta y to S u n d a y s c h o o l a f te r w a r d s . I f o u r ho rs e s c o u ld
has
been s ic k s in c e th e m id d le o f D e c e m b e r fr o m an affe c tio n o f th e
t h e ir c o m m itte e s to m a n a g e th e w o r k o f
o f t h e ir c o m m itte e s .
Store,
" C h r is t m a s J e n n y ” w a s lis te n e d to w ith
w h ile w e s it in th e w a r m c h u rc h th r o u g h
ch o o s e
t h e ir d e p a r tm e n ts , o u r c o n s t it u t io n s ays,
GOODS
fo rg e t
rea d by M is s E t h el S ta c y .
p ia n o v ic e - P re s id e n ts
P o rts m o u th
cm m it t e e . o
m o rn -
League. The
c h o ic e
o n e o f h e r po e m s " A P u r ita n D o l l ” w a s
s h iv e r in g h o rse s.
in c lu d e d
d e p a r tm e n t
fir s t
a l, a c tiv e in te re s t in each m e m b e r o f th e
w h e n y o u c o n s id e r w h a t is each
St . ,-
H O L ID A Y
of
m e e tin g
ly c o n s id e r h o w to b r i n g e v e ry m e m b e r
s u l t in
of
g e t th e
our
m a rk e d
t h e ir c o m m itte e o n c e in a w h i l e ?
f i e ld f o r la b o r , a n d e n o u g h w o r k f o r a l l, w o rk
or
15 M a r k e t s t r e e t .
a n d each C a b in e t o ffic e r s h o u ld c a r e f u l
w h e e l. "
have a
saw
W HEN LOOKING FOR
in o u r s o c ie ty , a n d not rest t i l l e v e ry o n e
I t is o n e a im o f th e E p w o r t h L e a g u e
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each d e p a r tm e n t to
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th e
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th e
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a re
at
t he p la n .
lo g ho use s, a n d
seem to liv e
to
c o m m itte e
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W e need th e u n ite d
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f ir e an d re a d “ S n o w - b o u n d ." a n d la u g h S tu d ie s ,"
th a n
w h e re th e y m a y h e lp to p la n
ta in o f fro s t o n th e w in d o w -p a n e s .
“ B la c k - lo g
to
th e m d e fin ite w o r k o n so m e
w h ile
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m e m b e rs
C o m e e a rly a n d
a c c o m p lis h e d
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w i l l b e c o m e in te re s te d in
in t h e m . "
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p r e tt y
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p ro g ra m s
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