Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1898-01-07
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS.
Church and Society.
Omcers Elected In churches and sum
day schools. and other Organizations.

Onicers Elected In Churches and SUM
day Schools, and other Organizations.
The annual meeting of the Universalist
church was held Monday evening. F. G..
Pierce was chosen president of the board
of trustees, c. L. Whitman secretary, c.
X. Labaree treasurer. The other members
of the board are J. A. Eaton, John Rob
ertson, G. b. Wheeler and W. W. Sawyer.
John T. Moore, l.. l.. Durham and E. r.
Ball were elected auditors. Nathan Proc
tor Is trustee of the permanent and legacy
fund for three years. At the annual meet
ing of the Sunday school George b. Wheel
er was chosen superintendent and Ernest
Ball assistant: Mrs. Minnie Underwood,
secretary. with Charles b. Underwood as
sistant; w. w. Sawyer, treasurer; Selah
Hartman, librarian, with Daniel Camp
bell as assistant l.. l.. Durham, G. e.
Whitman and George B. Wheeler were
chosen auditors.
The Congregational church held its an
nual meeting Thursday evening, Dec. ~.
The ladies union held their annual meet
ing in the parlors in the afternoon. Mrs.
George II. Gorham was elected president
Mrs. Z. G. Osgood, 1st vice president; Mrs.
Hayes, secretary; Mrs. kirkland, treasurer.
Two other vice presidents, directresses and
n
Der was served at six, followed by the roll
call, after which the following officers Of
the church were elected F. G.. Hildreth,
clerk; George E. Welch, treasurer; Walter
c. Smith, collector; j. c. Day, auditor.
John B. Morse was chosen a member of
the business committee for three years.
Henry c. johnson succeeds himself as
deacon for five years. Mrs c. W. Osgood
and Mrs. II. NJ. Leonard were reelected as
deaconesses. Y. G. Williams and g. E.
Welch were reelected as superintendent
and assistant of the Bible school, and Mrs.
4. g. Osgood as superintendent of the
home department. Following this meet
ing the annual sale of pews was held in the
church auditorium.
The annual meeting of the Bible school
was held at the session of the school sun
day, and the remaining officers elected.
Tuesday afternoon the Woman's benev-
client society of the Baptist church held its
annual meeting. Mrs. NJ. H. Ray was
chosen as president Mrs. w. A. Ferguson,
treasurer; Mrs. Henry Beaumont, secre-
tary; and Mrs. c. r. B. Dodge, assistant
secretary; collector, Miss Nellie Smith !;
Mrs. A. X. Robinson, Mrs. S. F. Huck-
ings and Mrs. f. c. FairbanE, directors.
The annual supper was served at six, after
which reports were read from various de-
partments of the church's work. The of
ficers elected for 1898 were: c. r. b.
Dodge, president; II. c. Bacon, secretary
w. A. Ferguson, treasurer j. O. Spring,
solicitor: Z. W. Brown, collector; H. c.
Bacon, Z. c. Fairbank and E. w. Brown,
trustees l. A Adams member of the ad-
visory board
The reports of all the churches show the
tn hoV n
cially.
The Knights of Pythias held their meet
ing for the election of officers for the year
1898 last week These officers were in
stalled Tuesday evening,
The Odd Fellows will install the officers
elected last week January IS.
The Pilgrim Fathers elected their Off
GERS for the new year Tuesday of last week.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
church have elected as officers for the first
six months of this year: II. Z. wilkins,
president; E. l.. Baker, first vice president
Mrs. Daniel Beaton, Mrs. F. L. Paul and
Miss Nellie Richardson, second, third and
t. fourth vice presidents; Miss Mary Turner,
secretary
The installation of officers of the Won
ans Relief corps occurred at the Grand
Army hall Monday evening. The officers
installed were: Miss Addie Iuill, presi-
dent; Anna A. Clark, senior vice presi-
dent; Ellen NJ. Cass, junior vice presi-
dent; Minnie S. Underhill, secretary
Livonia A. Howard, treasurer Della Dag
gett, chaplain; Anna P. Taylor, conduc-
tor; Eliza L. Bugbee, guard; Lizzie H.
Davis, assistant conductor; Lizzette L.
Hart, assistant guard. The installing Of
ficer was Hattie B. Thwing.