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enefaction, which he had long cherished,
was the dedication, June i8, 1918, of the
Bailey Memorial Hall of Olivet Church
at East Arlington, Vermont. In this he
was faithfully seconded by his amiable
wife.
Mr. Bailey was married in 1875 at
Arlington to Miss Miriam S. Webb,
daughter of Reuben and Rhoda (Bowker)
Webb of that town. She is the greatgranddaughter
of one of the first settlers
of that town. Mr. and Mrs. Bailey were
members of the South Congregational
Church of Middletown. One who knew
them intimately penned the following
beautiful tribute to Mr. Bailey and his
wife:
Some years ago there grew up together in
Arlington, Vermont, a boy and girl. They went
to school together and became fast friends, and
finally married and moved away to another New
England town—Middletown, Connecticut. Here
they lived for many years. Mr. Bailey occupied a
prominent position in the business life of the city
and the years went on happily full of joy and
comfort. But they never forgot the home of their
youth in the little town among the green hills.
For years, Mr. Bailey had nourished the plan of
building a memorial hall in connection with the
church in Arlington, which he had attended in his
youth and where his father had died a happy
Christian. But alas, it was not to be. Before he
could carry out his plans, he has passed away.
"God's finger gently touched him and he slept."
And now his wife has found comfort in her loss
in carrying out the plans her husband had so much
at heart, and today the work is finished ; this new
memorial hall stands as a monument to the memory
of that Christian gentleman, Edgar L. Bailey, a
memory which will be^ held by generation after
generation of men and women who shall come to
this hall from time to time to find recreation and
pleasure in the various entertainments which shall
here take place.
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His soul, at last, has found a glad release,
From earthly cares and now is full of peace.
And in the days that are to come may all
Who meet together here, within this hall.
Think kindly of the friend now passed away.
Whose monument we dedicate to-day.
—Oscar Kuhns, Middletown, Conn.
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The program of the dedication services
of Bailey Memorial Hall was as follows:
Pastor: To the glory of God, our Father, the
giver of all good gifts, to the honor of Jesus
Christ, His Son, our Lord and Saviour; to the
praise of the Holy Spirit, source of Life and Light.
People: We dedicate this hall. For cheer to
those who are friendless, for strength to those
who are tempted; for arousing the conscience
against all evil; we dedicate this hall. For the
strength of the Church's social life, for the recrea-
tion of all ages and classes, for Christian cheer
and fellowship, we dedicate this hall; for the
advancement of the community spirit, for the
extension of the church's influence, for the gath-
ering of all to the Master's fold, we dedicate this
hall, as a tribute of love and gratitude to the kind
and generous donors of this hall, and a heartfelt
offering to God, the source of all goodness. We,
the people of Olivet Church and congregation,
renewing the consecration of ourselves and our
service, dedicate this hall in the name of the Father
and of the Sun and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
The address was given by Hon. J. K.
Batchelder.
DYER. KIRK Worrell,
Motor Mannfactnrer.
For the past ten years actively identi-
fied with the business interests of Middle-
town, Mr. Dyer has established himself
in the esteem and respect of his contemporaries.
He is descended from one
of the first American families early estab-
lished in Rhode Island. The first in this
country was William Dyer, who was born
in London, England, where he was a mer-
chant, handling millinery and dry goods.
In December, 1635, he settled at Boston,
Massachusetts, whence he removed to
Portsmouth, Rhode Island, being one of
the original company which settled that
place, a signer of the compact made
March 7, 1638, for the government of the
Colony, and on June 5, 1639, he joined in
a similar compact for the settlement of
Newport, where he was granted land. He