Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1893-10-13
KINGS DAUGHTERS AND SONS
The First Convention of the Or
der in Vermont.


Convention Sessions---Address OF Mrs.
Isabella Charles Davis on Tuesday
Evening.
Three days of royal autumn weather
greeted the first state convention of the
Kings Daughters and Sons of Vermont.
which BrattleborO was fortunate in secur-
ing and from which an inspiration for bet
ter living and more helpful service has
come to many who attended its sessions.
For several years the work of the order
has been quietly going on in numerous cir
Giles all over the state, but this is the first
public and general gathering of the forces.
On Monday evening Lindenhurst was
thrown open to the delegates, and an hour
or two of delightful informal sociability
was enjoyed by company numbering near
ly 10. The dainty refreshments which
were served during the evening, were fur
nished and dispensed by the Kings Daugh-
tiers from Burlington. Mrs. Isabella
| Charles Davis of New York city, the
corresponding secretary Of the interna-
| tional council and one of the speakers of
the convention, was present and contribu-
ted largely to the free social spirit which
| prevailed.
On Tuesday morning at o o'clock the
convention opened in the Centre church,
Mrs. Davis leading an impressive conse-
Grafton service. At its close Miss Drew of
| Burlington, the state secretary, called the
convention to order. and Mrs. Davis was
made chairman of the convention. The
! Rev. f. j. Parry conducted devotional eX-
ercises, reading the Psalm of the order,
| the l45th A pleasant address of welcome
was delivered by Rev. c. o. Day, who is
! an honorary member of the order, and the
response was made by w. II. Wood of
! Burlington. The report of the state sec
rotary was then read, and showed a mem
! bershp of 1900 strong with @ circles, and
only about a third of the towns of
! the state heard from. Thirteen circles
have been organized since last Deem
Der Only three counties are as yet or
| ganized, Washington, Windham and Chit
| tenden.
| Following this, the mornings business
was taken up, the first item being the APP
| pointment of committee of five to draft a
constitution, which was adopted at the aft
| ernoon session arranging for the annual
meetings election of officers, etc.. The re-
! ports from circles occupied large part of
! both morning and afternoon sessions, and
were of much interest, showing the wide
I range of work, from the humblest service
to the larger, more ambitious deeds, which
wearers of the silver cross are attempting
Sin His name
The question drawer was to have been
conducted by Mrs Mary Lowe Dickinson,
but she was unavodably detained, and
Mrs. Davis presided acceptably in her
stead.
The devotional exercises of the after
noon were conducted by Rev. 4. j. Hough.
Miss Fletcher's paper on "a Kings dauGh-
\ L.
fine one. was listened to with interested at
tention. and the remainder of the session
was largely given TO consideration of the
new constitution and further reports from
circles Miss Drew of Burlington resigned
the state sccretaryship on account Of IN
health, and Miss Ethel Brown OF Brattle-
boro was elected her successor.
An audience which filed the body of the
church gathered for the evening session
and those who were not present missed
such a treat as is not often euioved. Mrs.
Davis was the speaker of the evening
larl e. hearted. devoted Christian worker
whose love for all humankind could no
read in her face: and one did no, wonder
at the unanimous vote of thanks. love and
appreciation which was given her at The
close of the service.
Her address rehearsed the story of tbe
origin and aims of the order; how i'm Jan
uary, 1856. ten women in New York ioin-
ed hands for the lifting OF their own lives
to a higher plane and the serving of 9th
ers. and adopted as their token n bit
of purple ribbon as a mark of their ROYAL
heritage. and later the cross of silver or
redemption metal" as some one has
called it. Then the invitation went ont to
others to Join them The order was made
a meeting place for workers of whatever
name or creed. or of no church At all with
no race line and no social line and no ACE
line drawn. The four fields of service in
which the Kings Daughters work lies are
ones own heart ones own home. ones
own church, and then ones own town and
the great world outside. The order is not
primarily nhilaptbronic nor cboritobla -
first of all a religious order. dealing with
the relation of each heart to God The
heart and the home work were dwell nnon
with much emphasis, the first dutv ont
side the home being to one's church
As a speaker Mrs. Davis is forcible elo-
charm of her address could be given in the
~ 80 iepolt, 50 miuch OF II lying
nI hSis W pIe , oI the wom-
al hCIScll' rdunllldTlJy Win the great