The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-29
MISSION CONFERENCE.

Baptist Ladies' Annual Meeting Yesterday
Addresses by Prominent Lad1es-OM-
GERS Elected-Trea5urer's Report-Some
OF Those Present.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Baptist Foreign Mission Conference of
Southwestern Connecticut was held
yesterday at the First Baptist church
in this city. The meeting was called to
| order at 1890 a. m. by Mrs. Nicholson
Of Bridgeport, one of the vice presi
| dens.
Mrs. j. H. Mason of this city deliver
| ed an address of welcome to the visit
ors in behalf of the local branches of
the conference. Short addresses were
also made by Mrs. Miller and Mrs.
Thompson Of this city, representing re-
spectively the Congregational and the
Methodist Mission conferences.
The resignation of Mrs. S. D. Phelps
of this city from the office of president
of the conference was presented and
dSCeplSu. a IcCGSS WAS luSIl ldhcu
The afternoon session convened at
1:30. Brief addresses were made by
| Mrs. Wheaton of Mystic, state secre-
tary of the conference; Miss Bollman.
| a student of the Hazeltine House in
Boston, who is preparing to enter the
missionary field; Mrs. McKeever, jun
| ior state secretary, of New London;
! Mrs. Mansfield, who has charge Of the
| junior work in Wallingford, and Miss
! James of the junior society of the First
Baptist church in this city.
| The election of officers for the ensu-
| ing year was then held and resulted as
| follows:
Honorary president, Mrs. s. D. Phelps
of New Haven; president, Mrs E. w.
Hustled of Meriden; vice presidents,
Mrs. Henry Stow, Mrs. +. L. Bliss of
New Haven and Mrs. G. w. Nicholson
| of Bridgeport; corresponding secretary,
Miss Fannie S. Twiss of Meriden; re-
cording secretary. Miss Fannie Atwater
Of New Haven; treasurer, Mrs Ward
! of New Haven; executive committee.
| Mrs. Frances Wayland, Mrs. James
Fairman, Mrs. ]. H. Mason, Mrs. E. G.
Sage, Mrs. H. II. Frank, Mrs. E. J.
Walker, Mrs. Pierce Evans, Mrs. c. e.
(, Nichols, Mrs. E. M. Poteat of New Ha-
ven, and Mrs. J. B. Hoyt of Stamford.
After the election Mrs Hustled, the
president-elect spoke briefly, thanking
the ladies for the honor done her. A
fine solo selection was then sung by
Miss Raymond of this city.
The treasufer's report showed that
about 81, 500 had been raised by the
| conference during the past year, OF
| which about $155 was silver collection
the largest contribution to the latter
sum coming from the First Baptist
church of Meriden, which sent silver
collection of 500.
The meeting was then given over tc
| the young ladies OF the junior society
with Miss Evans, one of the state sec
| retaries of the junior society, presid-
| ing.
| A vote of thanks was passed to the
First Baptist church Of this city for the
use of the building for the meeting.
Rev. J. Fl. Mason offered prayer anc
the meeting adjourned.
Among the ladies present were Mrs
Mansfield Of Wallingford, Mrs. McKin-
ney of Ansoria, Mrs. Porter of Bridge
port, Mrs. Wheaton of Mystic, Mrs
| Demarest of Stamford. Mrs. James
Fowler, Mrs Henry Hubbard Mrs Eli
"a Smith of Branford, Miss Twiss, Mrs
| Hustled, Mrs. Seth Hall, Mrs. Lewis
Hall, Mrs Frank Foster, Mrs. Sibley
/ Mrs. Chapman, Mrs. Breckenridge Mrs
| A. H. Gidney and Mrs. J. II. Smith OF
| Meriden.