mittees for such a cause and every man or woman ought to be a committee of one for such work. It is most encouraging to see what one determined man can accomplish. What might not be done if we all pulled together?

Temperance Union.

At the meeting of the Union, on Feb. 9, the following officers and committees were elected:

President, Dr. Mary F. Hobart. Vice-President, Mr. Walter J. Young. Secretary, Miss Isabel Cummins. Treasurer, Mr. Ernest C. Sou.is. Temperance Committee, Mr. Ö. A. McMurdie, Miss Laura J. Kierman, Mrs. Anna C. Breed.

Good Citizenship Committee, Mr. Albert M. Strong, Miss Edith V. Dahlstrom, Miss A. F. Brown.

Neighborhood Improvement Committee, Mr. Orrin Wilkins, Miss Edna C. Young, Miss Ella M. Stevens.

Rev. C. R. Eliot, Miss E. L. Jones, and Miss K. R. Stokes, were appointed advisers.

A meeting of the officers and committees was held on Feb. 21, at which plans for work were discussed. It was decided to hold the first public meeting on Thursday evening, April 23, and to invite our neighboring churches to take part. Details were referred to the

the special Temperance Committee.

The motto "For Their Sake" was adopted. The appointment of a Temperance Sunday for the Sunday School was suggested and the question was referred to the teachers.

Wednesday Evening Lectures.

On March 4, Mr. B. L. Whelpley will give an organ and piano recital, with singing by Miss Rosetta Key.

On March 11, Miss Anna Gulbranson and Miss Holmquist will give Swedish Folk Stories and Songs.

On March 18, Mr. Ernest Alonzo Thomas will give a stereopticon lecture upon "The Connecticut River Valley."

Additional Lectures.

Two stereopticon lectures of unusual character have been arranged for Wednesday evening. April 1, and Sunday evening, April 5, at 7.30 o'clock.

They will be given especially for boys

and girls, but will be of interest to all, young or old, and no admission will be charged.

The lecturer will be Mr. Milton Fair, child of New York City, and his subjects are as follows: April 1, "The True Sportsman," or the Ethics of Athletic Games. April 5, "What I'm Going to Do When I'm Grown Up," or the Utility of Education. Both lectures have been given many times in other cities to large audiences. For the first lecture Mr. Fairchild has photographed football, baseball, track events, and all kinds of games with a special camera. About 100 athletic photographs will be shown. In the second lecture many interesting pictures, illustrating the real things of life, will be shown. Some of them were taken, as it happens, near Bulfinch Place Church.

The purpose of these lectures is not merely entertainment but instruction in certain ethical ideals. They have been prepared by Mr. Fairchild under the supervision of President Henry C. King of Oberlin College, President William Milne, of the New York State Normal College, and Mr. James F. McElroy, a business man of Albany, N. Y. They have the endorsement Bishop Henry C. Potter of New York.

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Tickets for free distribution may be obtained from the Good-Citizenship Committee, Mr. Albert M. Strong, chairman, or from the officers of the Red, White and Blue Club.

Comfort Carriers' Club.

Since the last issue of "Our Work," the Club has held one regular business meeting and its third annual party, a St. Valentine's dance. The dance was given in Sheafe's Hall, which was attractively decorated with red hearts of different sizes. There were present about 53 couples. Mrs. Eliot and Miss Jones were chaperones. The Club fully appreciated the presence of the older church people and extends a hearty vote of thanks to all. It was the most successful party that the Club has given, both socially and financially. The net proceeds, up to date, are $21.15.

On Feb. 18th the Club had the privilege of listening to Miss Jessie L. Burbank who spoke on the work of the Massachusetts Society of Arts and Crafts. The Annual Meeting will be held on March 17 and the next open meeting on March 31.

Red, White and Blue Club.

The club members and some of their friends are hard at work preparing the annual entertainment for the benefit of the reserve fund. This year the club is to give a three-act comedy, entitled "The Bigelows' Butler." The play will be given on Wednesday, March 25th at 8 P. M., in the church vestry. Tickets at 25 cents each may be procured from any of the members.

We hope that the friends of the Club will support it as generously this year as in the past, as it is from the proceeds of our plays that the fund which is being accumulated for the founding of our club house, is chiefly derived.

The Winkley Guild.

The following meetings constitute the program for this month:

March 1. "Unitarian Statesmen," by Mr. O. Arthur McMurdie.

March 15. Address by Rev. Frederick R. Griffin of Braintree, Mass.

March 28. Entertainment of the Boston Federation. March 29. Address by Mr. Roger Etz, representing the Young People's Christian Union.

The attention of our members and friends is called to the fact that the Annual meeting of the Guild will be held on April 12, instead of May 24. The distinctive feature of the meeting, beside the usual business, will be a review of the early history of the Guild by some of our former officers. It is intended to make this a particularly interesting evening and all members and friends, past and present, are asked to keep the date in mind.

The letter sent out on Feb. 1, asking for more associate members, has met with a very encouraging response, 'and there are about eighty-five names now on the mailing list of "Our Work." If this number could be increased to one bundred, it would insure the running expenses of the paper.

The President takes this opportunity to publicly thank all members and friends who assisted in making the Federation meeting, held on Feb. 23, such a splendid success.

The Boston Federation.

The Winkley Guild had the pleasure of entertaining the Federation at its mid-year meeting on the afternoon and evening of Feb. 23.

The afternoon meeting was devoted to business and resulted in the appointment of two committees to do some definite work for the welfare of others.

The evening meeting was addressed by Rev. Joseph H. Crooker, D. D., of Roslindale, who spoke very earnestly in behalf of a more enthusiastic support of the church and its various activities by the young people.

The social hour between the two meetings seemed to give every one a good time.

There were about 140 delegates present.

Tickets are now ready for the annual entertainment of the Boston Federation, to be given at Whiton Hall, Dorchester, on March 28, at 8 P. M.

The entertainment will be followed by a dance, and the enthusiastic support of all is urged, because the money received will be used for the work of the Federation.

Tickets, at 50 cents each, may be procured from the president of the Winkley Guild.

Higher Life Meetings.

Higher Life meetings will be held on Thursday evenings during Lent, beginning on March 5 at 7.30 o'clock. All persons, whether members of this church or not, are most cordially invited. The meetings will be conducted by the minister, informally, and will take up subjects of practical religious interest. The third meeting will be on Friday, Mar. 20, instead of Thursday.

Sunday Services.

1.45 P. M. Howard Sunday School. 3.15 P. M. Public Worship. Communion first Sunday in the month. 7.30 P. M. The Winkley Guild every other Sunday.

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.

What is the Eliot Circle.

The question is sometimes asked, "What is the Eliot Circle?" and it may be well to give a short sketch of the organization.

The Eliot Circle is a Lend-a-Hand Club, and its entire constitution and by-laws are the Lend-a-Hand mottoes: "Look up and not down; Look forward and not back; Look out and not in;—

Lend a Hand!"

The special club motto is "Ich Dien" (I serve).

The object is two-fold. self-development and service. Meetings are held on the first Sunday of each month at half past two, in the church parlors. Several of the meetings have a special character, such as the Harvest, Christmas and Valentine meetings, and also the celebration of Dr. Hale's and Mr. Winkley's birthdays. A Children's Christmas Party is given each year just after the Sunday School Festival. Last July a pleasant day was spent picnicing in the woods at Waverley Oaks.

The original membership was ten, and the time was spent in sewing and making scrapbooks for hospitals, but soon the numbers became too large for this kind of work and now other things are done.

There are no dues or assessments, and the working income is derived from a fair held every other year. At each meeting a little mite-box is present, in which are gathered contributions for special objects, such as valentines and Easter cards for invalids and shut-ins, flower mission, Dr. Grenfell's work, etc. The Eliot Circle also stands ready to help the church in every possible way. Its membership at present is over one hundred and fifty.

The annual meeting was held on Feb.

7 and it was also the Valentine meeting. Officers were elected for the next year, and our friend, Rev. Mr. Shurtleff, gave a very interesting and instructive talk. We also had a few words from Mr. Eliot and music by Mr. Marcus Jones and Miss Coolidge.

The Valentine party was held on Feb. 14. It was a social time, with music, violin and piano, by the Ellis brothers, piano solo by Mr. True, songs by Mrs. Knowles, and recitations by Mr. Gammon. Ice cream and cake were served.

Items of Interest.

A Sunday School supper and entertainment will be given on Mar. 19. The scholars will be the guests of the teachers, and a delightful time is anticipated.

One of the members of our Church and Sunday School, Miss Phebe Ann Folger, celebrated her ninetieth birthday on Feb. 25. Miss Folger joined

the church when it was Pitts St. Chapel, in 1848, two years after Mr. Winkley became its minister. She has been a faithful attendant until recent years. A number of her church friends called to offer their congratulations, bringing with them a birthday cake, flowers, and a gift of money. Another friend sent ninety daffodils. Miss Folger in good spirits and enjoyed telling how she first came to hear Mr. Winkley preach, at the invitation of a friend who said, "If you don't like him, you needn't come again!" "But," said Miss Folger, "I'm there yet!"

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On Washington's birthday, the Infant Class and their mothers were invited by the teacher, ss Jones, to a party. About thirty were present: They played games for an hour and then marched into the room where a wonderful pie adorned the centre table. It was covered with cherry paper and flags, and a big hatchet hung from the chandelier.

Refreshments followed, the children being seated at tables, and then more games. This was the second "Washington's Birthday Party."

On April 10 the Loyal Helpers (Lend a Hand Club) will give a Cafe Concert for the benefit of their work. An interesting programme is being prepared and a novel evening is anticipated. Details will be announced in the April number of "Our Work."

we delight to celebrate-Dr. Hale's on April 3 and Mr. Winkley's on April 5. "Thanks be to God for all his holy saints: Thanks be to Him who giveth wisdom, which in all ages entering holy

souls maketh them friends of God and prophets." April brings us Easter, the day of Immortal Hope. Long before Christianity came, it was a season of rejoicing and gratitude. Today it is a time of universal hope and joy, a festival of the Eternal Light, Life, and Love.

The Post Office Mission.

The Post Office Mission Committee of the Women's National Alliance is a medium by which Unitarian literature is distributed. It is done in several ways, as follows:

1. By sending through the mail sermons, tracts, and denominational papers, to persons answering the advertisements of various Women's Alliances offering to send such matter free.

2. By maintaining racks, in steam or electric car stations, also in stores and shops, which are kept supplied with a variety of Unitarian sermons.

3. By placing our denominational papers in Public Libraries and in Hotel reading rooms.

4. By publishing a "Paragraph Pulpit" in local papers.

Members of Post Office Mission Committees sometimes correspond with ministers, but the work is chiefly among the laity, and for persons in lonely and out-of-the-way places, far from any liberal church and who are eager for our liberal thought.

The various Branches which take part in this interesting work have about 6000 correspondents. All the pamphlet publications of the American Unitarian Association are at the free disposal of this Committee, as are also the sermons by Rev. James Freeman Clarke, published for this purpose by his daughter. The publications of the Unitarian Temperance Society and the Sunday School Society are also freely distributed.

"The work of the Post Office Mission is no light task, but it is one that is inspiring to all who wish to share with others the religion that has helped to solve the problems of life for them."

Red, White and Blue Club.

On Monday evening, Jan. 27, the R. W. B. Club gave its twelfth annual dinner. There were about seventy-fivemembers and guests present. The tables were aranged in a circle and were pretthly decorated with flags and flowers.

Addresses were made by Miss Jones, the President; Mr. Alfred Dahlstrom, the youngest member; Mr. Orrin Wilkins, Mr. O. A. McMurdie, Dr. H. E. Kahn, all representatives of the Club Greetings were received from Mrs. Eliot, representing the Women's Alliance, Miss. Stokes, the President of the Eliot Circle, Miss Peirce, President of the. Brighton Club, Mr. H. W. Winkley,. speaking for his father. The principal address was given by Mr. W. Carroll Pope of Dorchester, upon "West Point." He described in an interesting way the splendid training, physical and intellectual, which the young men receive. there. He spoke of the army as a¡ means of preserving peace rather than.

as a provocation to war. He said that the moral standard of the Academy was. the highest and quoted the motto of the school, "Duty, Honor, and Coun-try." It was all the more interesting: as Mr. Pope spoke from an intimate. knowledge of the Academy and a long acquaintance with many officers.

The evening opened with the singing: of "The Red, White and Blue," and closed with "America, and the silent. salute to the flag. A special featurewas a greeting from the Agathos Club. of East Boston, given y Rev. A. D. K. Shurtleff.

The Winkley Guild.

The annual meeting of the Guild will be held on Sunday, April 12, at 7.30 P. M. In addition to the usual reports and the election of officers, for the year beginning next October, the meeting will be devoted to the history of the early years of the Guild. Mr. Charles H. Sampson will be one of the speakers.. This meeting should be of special interest to past members. A cordial invitation is given to all such, as well as to. other friends.

The Boston Federation.

The annual entertainment was given. on March 28, at Whiton Hall, Dorchester, and was a distinct success. The entertainment consisted of vaudeville