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year? If you like the meetings, come and bring a friend with you, and ask your friend to bring another friend. If you do not like the meetings, tell the directors of the Guild why you do not like them, and we will see what can be done.

Women's Alliance.

The "Seven Party" given under the auspices of the Women's Alliance on Wednesday evening, December 7, at 7.14 o'clock, was a great success, thanks to the co-operation of so many of the Chapel friends.

The "seven" tables were well patronized, and the "seven" tableaux highly appreciated. Few persons realized that our Chapel possessed seven such fine heads of hair as were displayed by the socalled "Sutherland Sisters," and the talent which made itself manifest in the "seven" popular advertisements, as well as in the "Quaker Oats" advertisements at the close, brought out the enthusiastic applause of all present. Nor must the reading of Jean Ingelow's "Seven Times One is Seven," by Miss Crocker, and the beautiful tableaux illustrating it, be passed without warm approval. Our thanks are due to Miss Jones for this really novel entertainment.

The door-keepers were particularly vigilant and entered into the "seven" idea with much zest, we thank both Mr. Upham and Mr. Davis for their help and interest.

The Chairman and Treasurer, Miss Martha A. Orcutt, reports as a result of the "Party," a net sum of $55.00.

The Alliance announcements for January and February, are as follows:

January 11, Study Class, "The True Aim of Life." January 25, Miss Bertha Langmaid will speak on "The Cheerful Letter Work." February 8, Study Class, "The Temperance Cause." February 23, (Thursday,) Rev. William Channing Brown will speak on "The Unitarian Church of All Souls."

Lectures.

The Lecture Course announced last month will begin on Wednesday, January 18, at 7.30 P.M. The first lecture will be given by Mr. Eliot upon "The World's Fair at St. Louis," and will be illustrated by one hundred stereopticon views. The second on January 25, will be upon "Picturesque Palestine,” by Rev. Bradley Gilman. Cards announcing the full course will be issued soon.

Eliot Circle.

We held our monthly meeting on December 2; and as it was our Christmas meeting, the decorations and exercises were in keeping with the season.

Rev. Charles G. Ames gave an interesting talk, helpful in its spirit of Christmas love and good will.

Mr. Maynard charmingly rendered piano and vocal selections, adding much to the afternoon's pleasure.

There was a large attendance and all entered heartily into the plans for our Christmas party to be held on Dec. 30.

Red, White and Blue Club.

The annual meeting of the Club was held on November 28 and at the meeting held December 5 the following officers were installed for the year of 1904-1905:

President, Miss E. L. Jones; Vice-President, Mr. O. A. McMurdie; Secretary, Mr. P. C. McMurdie; Corresponding Secretary, Mr. J. H. Duclos, Jr.; Treasurer, Mr. E. C. Soulis; Color Sergeant, Mr. A. G. Bell.

Comfort Carriers' Club.

At the last meeting of the Club a very interesting address was given by Miss Ruth L. Wells of the Girls' Friendly Society, who spoke of the object and work of that Association. Miss Wells seemed to be very much interested in our Club and its work.

The meeting was largely attended and three new members were present.

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3 P.M. Eliot Circle, first Friday in the month. SATURDAY.

9 A.M.-12 M. Sphinx Club. Classes in sewing, elocution, music and embroidery.

1.30 P.M. Basket Weaving Class.

3-4 P.M. Mildred Ellis and Round Table Clubs. 7-9.30 P.M. Young Men's Reading Room.

The Church will be open every day from 10 until 1 o'clock. Mr. Eliot will be at the church on Wednesdays, and on other days by appointment. Miss Jones on Mondays. Thursdays and Saturdays, and Miss Stokes on Tuesdays and Fridays.

From "Treasured Thoughts."

If you will not love God entirely, at least let Him have supreme control over you. You will pass on into the New Year wishing everybody happiness and mean it; not a happy first of January, but a happy year. Do you mean it? Is there enough in your heart to mean it? Do you care enough for God? Then let us enter with this spirit into the new year as if it were our last year.

The New Year's Reception will be omitted this year, on account of the recent "House-warming" and "Tenth Anniver

sary."

Christmas Festivities.

Both Christmas Parties were a great success, that for the Howard Sunday School on December 28 and that given to its members and young friends by the Eliot Circle on December 30. Santa Claus made his appearance on both occasions and the children were delighted. The Christmas Tree was lighted by an electric "spot light"-blue and green and red. Presents were given, carols sung, and a merry time enjoyed. The attendance was about two hundred on each occasion.

To all the friends who helped us, heartfelt thanks!

On Friday, December 23, a number of children, not members of our Sunday School, were pleasantly entertained by the Unitarian Church in Belmont, of which Rev. George H. Reed is the minister. Miss Stokes is guide and conductor, and our Belmont friends acted Santa Claus to perfection, making their guests supremely happy.

On Thursday, December 29, Miss Jones, with the members of the Mildred Ellis Club and the Round Table Club, paid a visit to the Kindergarten for the Blind in Jamaica Plain, carrying a gift of flowers.

The Christmas Services in Sunday School and Church were very interesting. The music of the Sunday School Service was entirely from Beethoven and was arranged by our musical director, Mr. J. Raynor Edwards.

The Church Service included the singing of "The People who walked in Darkness have seen a great Light," from the Messiah, which was sung by Mr. Woods, and the following anthems: "Cradled in a Manger," "The Angel's Message" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem." A violin obligato was played by Mr. Claude Fisher.

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The Shakespeare Club will meet every other Thursday evening, at 7.30 o'clock (subject to occasional changes) and will study "Macbeth." The first evening was profitably spent upon "Shakespeare's Life and Times." Stereopticon views of Stratford-on-Avon were shown.

We should be pleased to welcome new members whether belonging to our church or not.

During January and February, Mr. Eliot will give a special series of sermons upon the work and ideals of the various organizations connected with our Church. While these sermons will be addressed especially to the members of these organizations, they will treat each subject in a broad way, so as to be of interest to all. The first in the series will be given upon January 8.

The order for the Gymnasium apparatus has been given to the Narragansett Machine Company of Providence, R. I., and includes the following pieces: Standard chest weights, Jump Stand, Parallel Bars, Horizontal and Vaulting Bar, Chest Bars, Travelling Rings, Striking Bag, Basket Ball goals and ball, Medicine Ball, Twenty pairs of Clubs and Club Hooks, and Three Mats. The outfit will cost about $250.

The Gymnasium will be conducted under strict supervision. Classes for boys and young men, and also for girls and young women, will be formed. These will be open first of all to our own members and their friends. A small fee will be charged.

A new system of ranking the classes in our Sunday School will be inaugurated in January. The basis of marking will be regularity and punctuality in attendance. Each class will be ranked according to the average record of its members and a bulletin will be posted in the Sunday School upon the first or second Sunday of each month. Which class will head the list for January?

VOL. I.

Not to be ministered unto but to minister."

FEBRUARY 1, 1905.

Associate Members.

OUR WORK is published under the auspices of the Winkley Guild but for its financial support it must look to a wider circle of friends. Other organizations represented in its columns are contributing, but the Guild wishes to do more from its own treasury. For that purpose, as well as for other reasons, it wishes to add to its regular membership a list of Associate Members, composed of persons who cannot take an active part in its work, but who will give it their moral and financial support. Associate members will be asked to give their names and to contribute fifty cents (or more, if they please), annually to the treasury. In return for this, they will receive by mail OUR WORK and have the satisfaction of knowing that they are helping to make its publication possible. Such an Associate Membership will also add dignity and strength to the Guild itself and encourage its workers.

In making this appeal, the officers of the Guild would remind the members of our Congregation and other friends that this organization bears the name most honored among us, that of Mr. Winkley, and therefore, if for no other reason, ought to receive their loyal support. With a large Associate Membership, the Winkley Guild may become a strong society, or fraternity, of those who believe in the kind of life and work for which its founder has always stood. It is hoped that many former members of the Guild, wherever they now are, will become Associate Members, and that many former scholars and teachers of the Howard Sunday School will also. Present members of our Church or Congregation are included in this appeal. Are there not one hundred persons, or more, who would enjoy the thought of being connected in this way with the work at

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The Annual Meeting of the teachers of the Howard Sunday School was held on Friday, January 11. By special invitation, the meeting was held at the home of one of the teachers, Miss Elizabeth B. Porter. Nineteen teachers were present and it was a very profitable as well as social occasion. Various reports were given, including those of the Christmas Tree Committee, the Lend-a-Hand Clubs, the Primary Department, the Class-Book Committee, and the Superintendent. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Superintendent, Rev. Christopher R. Eliot; Assistant Superintendent, Mr. Hobart W. Winkley; Secretary, Miss Rosalie F. Leon; Recording Secretary, Mr. O. A. McMurdie; Musical Director, Mr. J. Rayner Edmands; Historian, Miss Mabel F. Foster; Librarian, Mr. Alpheus Bell. Miss E. L. Jones was made Chairman of the Christmas Tree Committee, Miss Leon of Entertainments, Mr. Edmands of Class Books, Miss Crocker of Children's Mission and Lend-a-Hand

Work, Mrs. Eliot of the Teachers' Union. The Superintendent, in his report, called attention to the fact that there are two main lines of effort open to a Sunday School, first to improve the quality of its work and second to increase its membership.

Though the second is the less important, it demands attention. With increasing numbers comes an interest and enthusiasm difficult to gain in any other way, and at the same time the opportunity for service becomes larger. The School now numbers one hundred seventy-five, including teachers. Mr. Eliot asked the co-operation of all in answering the question, "How shall we increase our membership?"

As to the character and work of the school, attention was called to the following points: regularity and punctuality, to encourage which a new system of ranking classes has been introduced; the necessity of careful preparation for the lessons, for which the Teachers' Meetings are held; the importance of the opening services and of reverent attention on the part of the scholars. A number of questions was raised as to ways of strengthening and improving the school, and a special meeting of the officers and teachers has been called to consider these.

A delightful half-hour of sociability followed the business meeting and we thank Miss Porter for her hospitable entertainment.

Women's Alliance.

Announcements for February and March are as follows:

February 8. Study Class, subject, "The Temperance Cause." February 23, (Thursday) Rev. William Channing Brown will give an account of "The Unitarian Church of All Souls." March 8, Study Class, "The Nearest Duty; the Duties of Women." March 22, Rev. Charles E. St. John, Secretary of the American Unitarian Association will make an address, subject to be announced.

Eliot Circle.

The Christmas Party given by the Eliot Circle on December 30 was in every way a success.

Kindergarten games under the direction of Miss Wood, entertaining stories by old Santa himself, and the spectacular beauty in the changing hues of the Christmas tree given by the Howard Sunday School, added greatly to the afternoon's pleasure and merry-making.

Among the gifts which contributed largely to the happiness of the little ones were many pairs of red mittens knit by our friend, Mrs. Coy, dolls daintily dressed by patients of the Waverly Convalescent Home and other friends, toys, games and books from many sources.

Each year this party is a happier success than in the preceding year, since those planning it better know its needs, and each year, too, more friends give it loving thought and helpful service.

Red, White and Blue Club.

The Ninth Annual Supper was held on Monday evening, January 30. There were present seventy-nine people including members and guests. The "after dinner" speeches were, as usual, greatly enjoyed. Some of the subjects by the members were as follows: The Club as a New Member sees it; Stepping-stones during the past Eight Years; The Pleasure I have had as a Member of the Club, and The Making of a Man.

The occasion will be a memorable one to the members, for a beautiful picture of the Sistine Madonna was given, upon which was this inscription—

Presented to the

Red, White and Blue Club of Boston
January 30, 1905

A gift from the mothers of the boys.

The evening closed with the singing of America and the silent salute to the flag.

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