Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-14
The Women,s Board.

The New Haven Branch-Ths Annual
 Meeting Yesterday la BridsePort-
 Large Audiences and Able Addresses
 Interesting Exercises.
 The thirteenth annual meeting of the New Haven branch of the Women's Board of Missions was held at the North church in Bridgeport yesterday amid much interest and enthusiasm. Arriving trains brought repre- sentatives from different missionary societies and mission circles fIom nearly every town in LitchfeId, Middlesex, New Haven and Fairfield counties. The presence of so many ladies in Bridgeport from out of town created no little interest. The church was filled to overflo wing. The order of exercises con- menced promptly at 10 8. m. with reading of the minutes of the last annual meeting by
 Mrs. Cady, of New Haven, after which devo- tional exercises were conducted by Mrs. Bur dett Hart, president of the New Haven brancA. The New Haven branch of Foreign Missions, which has Sauxiliaries in nearly every town in the four western counties of Connecticut, is under the charge and direction of theWomen's Board of Foreign Missions, lc- cated in Boston Mass. The report of the re-
 cording secretary, Mrs. Cady, comprised re- ports of these various auxiliaries, of their do- inRs and the results of their labor in behalf of foreign missions. Among meetings of un-
 wonted interest mentioned was the children's Fast day service, held in Center church,
 this city, on Good Friday, Ion which occasion Captain Bray of the ship "Morning Star'' delivered an address.
 By the treasurer's report it was seen that the total receipts for the past year amounted to $1O, ,675. 61, principally raised in all the auxiliaries by the members who are called upon by collector appointed by them selves every year. The New Haven branch supports seven missionaries in foreign lands and sends money to China, Ja- pan, Turkey, Austria, India, Ceylon, Spain and Islands of the Sea, to help on the mis. sionary cause The reporis of Miss Hume, corresponding secretary, and Mrs. Twining, | treasurer, were approved and the meeting ! listened to congratulatory messages from the w. B. M., of Boston, who desired them to furnish ten young ladies to act as foreign m issionaries.
 Miss Matte l.. Shelton then delighted the audience with contralto solo, ''Not Ashana- ed of Jesus"
 l The county vice presidents report was
 heard, after which a powerful and very in i teresting address was delivered by G. w. Leitch, returned missionary from Ceylon. | The address of welcome in the morning was | by Mrs. c. K. Palmer. Miss Durand, or 1 ganist of the North church, at the close of | the exercises rendered an appropriate seiec- | ton, A half hour praise and promise ser | vice concluded the mornings exercises. It | was conducted by Mrs. Backus, of Plainville. 1 At noon 8 generous collation. was served, | psrt of the guests being served at the North church chapel ard part at the South church parlors.
 The church was again filled to owerAowing | at the afternoon exercises The addresses
 were by Miss, ,Clarkson, of Japan, and by MT. 1 Leitch, the morning speaker. Miss Clarence Swan sang finely s'There is Green Hill Far Away" Greetings from other branches and | reports from more county vice-presidents
 were read. The report of the nominating committee was accepted and the fol lowing officers for the ensuing year elect l ed: President, Mrs. Burdett Hart; First vice president Miss Susan E. DaggetI; vice -presi- dents at large Mrs. T. D. Woolsey, Mrs. G. P. Prudden, Mrs. W. H. Smith. Mrs. N. D. Gleason, Mrs M. c. Loughlin, Miss Cordelia
 Sterling, Miss M P. Hinsdale, Mrs. J. Web ster Tuck, Mrs. s. Mccall, Mrs. 0. c. Foote, Mrs. E. E. Hinman {;
 corresponding secretary, Mrs. H. p. Hume; home secretaries, Mrs. w. Fl. FairchiId, Mrs. E. Blakeslee and Miss Lil- U. l.. Cady; treasurer, Miss Julia Twin ing: assistant secretaries, Miss Caro- line M. Pease, Miss Mary A. Hart, Miss Idella Darrow, Mrs. A. D. Gridley, Miss Sophie Thorn, Miss Caroline M. Foss; CO., operative committee, Miss Ellen M. Pritch- ard, Mrs. J. Y. Leonard, Mrs. c. L. Ives, and Mrs. Willie P. Fields; auditor, Roger S..
 White. After singing and closing prayer the meeting adjourned at 4:30 p. m.