The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-05-14
W0MAN'S MISSION BOARD
CONTINUED from Sixth Page.)
THE AFTERNooN SESSION.


S. l.. Cady presided at the opening of
the session.
Immediately after the opening song
came the election of officers. The fol-
lowing list of officers was nominated
by the nominating committee and elect
ed unanimously:
Officers of the New Haven Branch
of the Woman's Board of Missions,
1S96-1897:
President Miss Susan E. Daggett.
Vice presidents, Mrs T. D. Woolsey,
Mrs. S. l.. Cady, Miss Lillian E. Prud-
den, Mrs. II. H. Sheldon, Miss Cordelia
Sterling, Mrs. Washington Choate,
Fairfield county; Mrs. George Adam,
Miss M. p Hinsdale, Litchfield county;
Mrs L. S. Griggs, Mrs. l.. r. Hazen'
Middlesex county; Mrs. f. E. Human,
Mrs. w. H. Phipps, Mrs. E. l.. Curtis,
New Haven county.
Foreign Department.
Corresponding secretaries, Mrs. H. ID.
Hume, Mrs. A. B. Miller
Assistants, Miss Dotha Bushnell,
Miss Jennie P. Payne, Mrs. Henry j.
Prudden.
Recording secretary, Mrs. w. W. Nc
Lane.
Treasurer, Miss Julia Twining
Home secretary, Mrs. Charles r. CUT
| ting
Secretaries Of the Bureau of Informa-
] ton, Miss Ellen M. Prichard, Mrs T. ID.
4 Sheldon, Mrs c. Macphie.
Junior Department.
Secretary in charge of Mission cir
1 cles, Mrs Charles E. Curtis,
County secretaries for Mission cir
Giles, Mrs Mary A. Bradley, Middlesex
1 county; Miss Mary A. Hopson. Miss
Jennie S. Bissell, assistant, Litchfield
county; Mrs. William 3. CoggsWell,
Il Fairfield county; Mrs Herbert A,
/, Smith, New Haven county.
1 Secretary in charge Of Christian En-
\ deavor societies, Miss Minnie S. DECKER
| man.
County secretaries for Societies of
II Christian Endeavor, Middlesex county,
i Miss Mary A. Hopson, Miss Jennie S.
Il Bissell, assistant, Litchfield county;
Mrs. William B. Coggswell, Fairfield
county; Miss Minnie S. Dickerman,
4, New Haven county.
4, Secretary in charge of Junior Young
4 Peoples Societies of Christian Endeav-
IN OF, Mrs. Samuel Hemingway.
Secretary for mission work In Sunday
n schools, Mrs. T. L. Day.
Branch secretary for Life and
IL Light" and mission Day Spring" Miss
N Idalina Darrow.
n Cooperative committee, Mrs. N. II.
" Whittelsey, chairman; Mrs. Henry $.
81 Williams, Mrs. F. e. Holcomb, Mrs.
E. Hershey Sheath, Mrs. ]. Preston
II Strong, Mrs T.. c. Dayton, Miss Sarah
II T. Landfear, Miss Mary L. Deming.
III Auditor, Roger S. White.
SA Mrs. Fairchild then offered prayer
III Next on the program We're the greet
A3l ings from guests. Previous to this Mrs.
HI Cady. who was presiding. spoke briefly
M as follows:
Hi Before we present our Invited
Hi Guests may I be permitted to add
@ what the extreme modesty of Miss
M, Pruddeng withheld, since nothing is
HI wanting to the complete-completene
HY Of her twenty-five years review, save
4 a more prominent mention of her saint
HI ed mother and of her own work in the
/ y! branch.
R We who were intimately associated
iii with Mrs. Prudden still miss the ready
the wise counsel the bound
Il less resource the knowledge of place
HI and people.
I'll That her mantle has fallen upon her
| gifted daughter let the well-organized
| u Mission Circle department of our
| ! branch and the twenty-five Years
| u Review attest.
III Let the New Haven branch with one
| \ accord say to her: 1.-THE Lord make His
! 4 face shine upon thee, and be gracious
/ u unto thee The Lord lift UP His coun-
L tenance upon thee, and give thee
Mrs. Cady then said that Mrs. Hub
*ibard of Boston, a daughter of Mrs. Bur-
stdett Hart, formerly president Of the
Haven branch, had been expected
sto be present, but she was unable to do
so and sent instead the following greet
Fing:
Il .Miss Hubbard sends assurances of
fundiminished interest in all that con-
krerns the welfare of the branch, through
tshe is a life member of the woman s
fboard."
Mrs. Schneider of Turkey was also
fexpected to be present, but was unable
Ito do so, and sent greeting as fol-
Flows:
with you in spirit. May the faith
aof all be strengthened and hearts glow
with pleasure IN view VI Tile past, alsO
1.-THE future, possibilities. The record of
your branch is a beautiful one"
The visitors who were present and
made brief remarks were:
Mrs. Fairchild of Manchester, n. H.,
a former home secretary; Rev. Mrs. j.
Ia. Mason of this city, who brought
greetings from the Baptist Board of
Emissions; Mrs Charles Jewell, presi-
dent of the Hartford branch Miss E.
tGilman of Norwich, president Of the
eastern Connecticut branch.
Miss Case of New Britain brought
the greetings of her auxiliary, which
formerly belonged to the New Haven
branch, but now belonging to the
Hartford branch.
Mrs. Derby, president of the Spring.
field, Mass, branch, gave warm greet
fngs.
other visitors who spoke were: Mrs.
leonard, Marsovan; Mrs. Selden, Mex
co; Miss Judson, Japan. all mission
aries of the New Haven branch.
After the greetings from the guests
present the hymn, 'Blest Be the Tie
That Binds" was sung and was fol-
owed by paper on Summary of Re-
luts in the Treasury" was read by Miss
rwining of 314 Prospect street, this