Methodist Church Notes Holiday Society Events End Year Plans
The Ladies Society holds a December meeting after lunch on Wednesday. A Parcel Post Sale on Friday offers ten cent packages for fun. A cake and candy sale Saturday raises funds for the organ fund. Cottage prayer meetings resume weekly in winter starting Friday. Last Sunday Mr. Ketels spoke on Gratitude from the ten lepers tale, urging humility and thanks for all gifts, divine and daily.
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Warwick James Price to Speak on Ball Moves
Warwick James Price of Philadelphia will present the second of five Current Events talks at the Club House on Tuesday afternoon December 5th at 3 o'clock. The subject is Recent Phases in the Ball Moves. Previous talk covered China and Japan. membership is 24 cents.
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Philadelia
Woman’s Club
Jack Horner
Terian
Presby
Motta Prayer Meetings Begin in Winter at Methodist Church
Weekly prayer meetings will be held at homes in the parish during winter months to boost church spiritual power and reach outsiders. The first session is planned for Friday evening, December 7, and will emphasize prayer as the church’s power.
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Woolman School Notes Social Betterment Lectures
The Rev. R. M. Little offers twenty four lectures on Social Betterment Mondays and Fridays 7 30 to 8 30 at Woolman House. He heads the Philadelphia Society for Organizing Charity and aims for helpfulness not alms. A Thanksgiving Conference is set for December 1 2 3 with varied social and religious programs. Friday and Saturday evenings 7 30 are open to all. Prof. Miller of Swarthmore College will discuss Astronomy and Religion on Friday afternoon. Saturday's speaker is TBA.
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Woolman House
Miller
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore Forms New College Research Club
Swarthmore College establishes a faculty research club coordinated by Dr. Baldwin to promote scholarly work across departments. Meetings in the Psychology Reading Room feature paper readings and journal submissions, with a tentative annual program listing topics and presenters from Professors Dennison Baldwin Bronk Miller Hayes Pace Maud Creighton Holmes Hoadley and others.
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Walter Dennison
Egypt
Bird T. Baldwin
Isabelle Bronk
John A. Miller
Harvey C. Hayes
Notes From Friends Meeting Reflects Religious Unity
Dr Forbush praises Jesus Christ as cheer leader and addresses on religion in college. Twenty two sects represented with Friends forming majority. Dr Louis N Robinson questions church usefulness but urges active religion. Supper on the 10th well attended. Elkington lecture on Japan and China. Cake sale nets nearly $12 for Neighborhood Guild. Swarthmore Friends Aid Society to hold all day meeting on Fourth day 12th month at Whittier House with lunch and sale for Philadelphia Neighborhood Guild.
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Joseph Elkington
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Swarthmore Friends’ Aid Society
Whittier House
Neighborhood Guild
Philadelphia
Two Important Meetings Aim at Americanization Initiative
Delaware County League of Home and School Associations invites all interested in the national government effort to Americanize immigrants through education to a December 8 meeting at Lansdowne new public school auditorium. Dr Farrington of the National Bureau of Education will speak with Swarthmore delegates planning to attend. The local association meets December 11 in Swarthmore High School auditorium with Dr Frazee lecturing on vocational school developments and Swarthmore’s two school buildings enabling a vocational program.
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Associated Charities Conference Set for Swarthmore
The Associated Charities schedules a Thursday afternoon meeting in Room 16 at Borough Hall Swarthmore at 4 P M. All are invited to attend and share their advice on the charity council's work.
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Swarthmore Woman's Peace Party Meeting
Swarthmore Branch invites local women to a 3:30 p.m. gathering at Mrs. Walter’s home 403 North Chester Road on Monday December 4 Lucy Biddle Lewis of Lansdowne speaks on Woman and War She helped at the Hague Conference and will return there soon for work with the Woman International Committee for Permanent Peace A delegate will be chosen to attend the national Woman's Peace Party meeting in Washington December 8 and 9.
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Woman’s Peace Party
Wm. E. Walter
North Chester Road
Lucy Biddle Lewis
Lansdowne
Woman's Peace Party
Washington
Morning Glory Spreads Through the Day
A brief verse notes a simple greeting brightening the entire day as it passes along a path, turning a morning encounter into lasting cheer.
Death as gain in Lemon Hill funeral sermon
The Reverend James B. Ely told 1500 attendees at a Lemon Hill Association service at Garrick Theatre that death brings infinite gain for Christians and that singing hymns like Asleep in Jesus is inappropriate for funerals. He compared death to moving from a narrow room to a mansion and urged faith as the path beyond the grave.
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Thanksgiving Conference and Community Events Notice
News Notes lists a December schedule of church services meetings charity sales and performances at local venues including Woolman School Ideal Theatre Trinity Church and Swarthmore Presbyterian Church with Associated Charities and Woman's Club activities. It also mentions personal updates such as Miss Fannie Munger visiting Mrs. Adams Rev Marr at Thanksgiving dinner and local families hosting visitors and relatives. The Morton Rutledge Band accompanied the Swarthmore team to Haverford last Saturday.
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Ideal Theatre
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