old cannon from the ancient fortress outside of the city. What a glorious thing would it be, if all the cannon in the world, old or new, and all other weapons of war, could be cast, not into statues indeed, but into useful implements for the industries and arts of the world, thus fulfilling the vision of the prophet, Micah, of the blessed time when men shall have "beat their swords into plough-shares and their spears into pruning-hooks!" Could our President Taft have his way, every troublesome. question between the nations, whether of business or honor, would be referred to the Hague Tribunal for decision. The time will come, more and more people believe, when this will be done, and when the nations will realize the stupidity of war and the needlessness of their great military establishments.

The story of the erection of the Peace Statue is as follows, quoting from a publication by the American Peace Society:

It was in February, 1904, that the final steps were taken for its erection. It was carried by rail in huge crates from Buenos Ayres to Mendoza, then on gun carriages up the mountains, the soldiers and sailors themselves taking the ropes in critical places, where there was danger of the mules stumbling. Hundreds of persons had come up the night before and encamped on the ground to be present at the ceremony. The Argentines ranged themselves on the soil of Chile and the Chileans on the Argentine side. There was music and the booming of guns. whose echoes resounded through the mountains. The moment of unveiling, after the parts had been placed in position, was one of solemn silence. The statue was then dedicated to the whole world as a practical lesson of peace and good will. The ceremonies of the day, March 13, 1904, were closed. as the sun went down. with a prayer that love and kindness might penetrate the hearts of men everywhere.

The base of the statue is in granite. On this is a granite sphere, weighing some fourteen tons, on which the outlines of the world are sketched, resting upon a granite column twenty-two feet high. The figure of Christ above, in bronze, is twenty-six feet in height. The cross supported in his left hand is five feet higher. The right hand is stretched

out in blessing. On the granite base are two bronze tablets, one of them given by the Workingmen's Union of Buenos Ayres, the other by the Working Women. One of them gives the record of the creation and erection of the statue; on the other are inscribed the words:

"Sooner shall these mountains crumble into dust than Argentines and Chileans break the peace to which they have pledged themselves at the feet of Christ the Redeemer."

The Church.

Home-coming Sunday will be celebrated on April 9. Cards will be sent, but everyone is urged to come whether receiving a special notice or not. It will be Palm Sunday. Let us come together in good numbers, bearing in our hearts, if not in our hands, palm branches of welcome and blessing for one another. On Friday evening, April 14, a special service will be held for church members and all who wish to come. Those intending to unite with the church on Easter are especially invited.

In addition to the membership service on Easter, there will be a Christening service, at 3.15 o'clock.

The Salutation of the Dawn.

Look to this Day!

For it is Life, the very Life of Life. In its brief course lie all the Verities and Realities of your Existence:

The Bliss of Growth-the Glory of Action, the Splendor of Beauty.

For Yesterday is but a Dream, And To-morrow is only a Vision, But To-day, well lived, makes every Yesterday a Dream of Happiness, and every To-morrow a Vision of Hope.

Look well, therefore, to this day. Such is the salutation of the Dawn. From the Sanskrit.

May the earth and sky and sea
Lend thee gracious ministry.
Little herbs of wood and field
For thy pain their solace yield,
Daily sunshine healing bear
On the soothing wings of air.
May thy hurt be charmed away,
All thy darkness turned to day,
And each sorrow-burdened hour
Lightened be with friendship's power.
Evelyn H. Walker.

Mildred Ellis Club.

This club held its annual supper on Tuesday evening, March 28. Twenty girls and as many more guests, parents and friends, sat at the tables, which were arranged in a square. The tables were decorated with the club flower, jonquils. At each plate was a small yellow candle, and the most impressive moment of the evening was when the electric lights were turned off and these candles were lighted, one by one, each from its neighbor, in symbolic recognition of the club's watchword, Truth. Later, Miss Jones and Mr. Eliot spoke briefly, and the club mottoes, including the Lend-aHand mottoes, were repeated by all. Musical selections were given by members, Margaret and Adeline Pfleghaar, Isabel Prescott, Alice Foster, and charades followed. It was a happy evening for everyone, and Mr. Eliot only voiced the sentiments of all the guests when he congratulated the club upon its progress during the year and its successful meeting.

Women's Alliance.

The Alliance held two meetings in March; on March 8, the Study Class and on March 22 the regular business meeting. Mrs. Myles Standish, our National Directress, spoke most acceptably on the general work of the National Alliance. It was voted to give $20.00 towards the new floor in the church parlor. The April meetings will be held as follows:

April 12. Study Class.

April 26. Evening meeting at 7.45. The programme will be announced later.

Eliot Circle.

The next meeting will be held on Friday, April 7, at 2.30 P. M. This will be a celebration of the birthday of Dr. Edward Everett Hale, and also of Mr. Winkley's, one falling on April 3, the other on April 5. Miss Ethel Hale Freeman, President of the Lend-a-Hand Dramatic Club, of Newton, will read selections from Dr. Hale's writings. All members and friends are cordially invited.

Photographs of the church, exterior and interior, and of several of the clubs and classes, have been taken and may be bought at fifty cents each.

The Winkley Guild.

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The Sphinx Club.

The Sphinx Club will close its classes on April 8, with the annual exhibition. The usual classes in sewing, embroidery, music, elocution, and wood carving have been carried on, with the addition of a class in aesthetic dancing, which proved very popular.

One hundred and twenty-three children were registered, all but eighteen of whom came from outside of Boston. The following list may be of interest as showing the proportion sent from the different suburbs: Cambridge 12. Charlestown 3, Chelsea 3, Belmont 1, Everett 7, Hingham 1, Jamaica Plain 2, Malden 2, Maplewood 1, Mattapan 1, Medford 2, Revere 63, Somerville 4, Waverley 1, Winthrop 1.

Items of Interest.
Home-coming Sunday on April 9.

Temperance Meeting on Wednesday, April 12, at 7.30 P. M.

Good Friday religious service, April 14, at 7.30 P. M.

Easter service, Sunday, April 16, at 1.45 in the Sunday School and at 3.15 in the church.

Sunday School entertainment, under the auspices of the Winkley Guild, on Thursday, April 20, at 7.30 P. M.

Lend-a-Hand annual meeting, with reports, election of officers, etc., on Tuesday, April 25.

Evening meeting of the Alliance on Wednesday, April 26.

Cafe Concert of the Loyal Helpers, with music and supper, on Thursday, April 27.

Attention is called to the King's Chapel mid-week services, on Wednesdays at 12 o'clock, during April, except April 19, and also to special services there during the week preceding Easter.

At the annual meeting of the Comfort Carriers' Club held on Tuesday March 7, the following officers for the year were elected: President, Miss Hulda A. Lasselle: Vice-President, Mrs. Christopher R. Eliot: Secretary, Miss Vera Warren: Treasurer, Miss E. L Jones.

The Sunday School supper on March 23, to which the scholars were invited as guests of the teachers, was a great success. The attendance was large and the entertainment one of the best for several years. It consisted of sleightof-hand, musical bells, and musical glasses, by Harrell. Seldom has there been more laughter and fun at any of the entertainments. Special thanks to the Supper and Entertainment Commit

tee.

The new hardwood floor in the church

is pleasing to everyone. A carpet which covered the same floor years ago has been made into rugs, and the best of the carpet recently used now covers the platform in the Sunday School room. Thus one hand helps the other. Contributions to pay for these changes have been received from the Howard S. S. Club, the Women's Alliance, the Eliot Circle, the Comfort Carriers' Club, and a friend. The total cost will be about $125.00, of which $101.00 has been received. Other contributions will be welcomed.

At last the Bath House and Gymnasium on Blossom Street seem assured. Plans have been made and approved by the Bath Commission, providing for the transformation of the old ward rooms into a three-story building, with about fifty shower-baths and a gymnasium. The West End Improvement Society has been working for this for two years and now that it seems to be accomplished congratulations are in order. A meeting of the society was held at the West End House in February, at which Mr. Walsh, chairman of the commission and Mr. Hugh McGrath, Superintendent, spoke. Another meeting was held at the Willard Settlement, in March, at which encouraging reports were made concerning improvements on foot for the Charlesbank. Ten thousand dollars will be expended there this summer, for benches, walks, trees, etc.