The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-14

president, Mrs. Holbrook, with thank fitness after her long and critical ill., ness. Their twenty-fifth annual meet ing was held in the same house that had witnessed the birth of the society.
 The Fair Haven Second church aux Hilary is going on as usual, with noth- ing new to report.
 Woodbridge has twelve new mem bers and the attendance at meetings has nearly doubled.
 Whitneyville adopted a new plan last year of putting their programme in charge of committee appointed at each meeting, and report better attend ance, increased interest and new work CTS to share responsibility.
 The Milford First church organized an auxiliary in January with twenty three members. Mrs. Pedley met with them and gave some of her Japanese experiences.
 The Dixwell avenue church organized a new auxiliary during the year with sixteen members and a pledge of ten dollars to the branch. Mrs. Dube in- terested them much.
 The United church auxiliary has held its meetings regularly with good at tendance and deep interest. There seemed minor strain at all the gath erings during the winter, for "she whom we loved was sick" For several years the interest in the Central Tur- key mission meant Mrs. Montgomery and her work. Through the dark, ter rible days of anxiety, pillage and bloodshed this auxiliary felt there was one at the front who would never fal- ter, whose courage would stimulate others and who would rejoice thus to testify to the strength God gives His own.
 She was a beautiful object lesson to this auxiliary and will be so still. They thank God it was their privilege to make possible the daughters ministra- tions to the mother. The thank offer ing was the largest ever given by this auxiliary-ninety-fo dollars.
 The Milford Plymouth church auxili- ary entertained the county meeting last autumn. Nothing new to report.
 Mount Carmel numbers thirty mem bers. Two who helped form the socie- ty twenty-four years ago have gone to their heavenly home. This auxiliary has used mite boxes and accomplished some increase in gifts.
 The society in Orange, although small, is full of zeal. They have met during the year at each others homes. The president of this part of the Branch attended their annual meeting and also visited North Haven, ! Woodbridge, Branford and Mount Car mel.
 The reports from the city churches in New Haven are on the whole encoura- ging, for though the membership has not grown in every society, there seems to be increased interest. One of the most interesting reports comes from society in one of our city missions The women in this auxilia- ry have found time in their busy lives to study the life and customs of women in several non-Christian countries. Their total contributions have in- creased four-fold the past year, and the women seem grateful for the opportu- , nifty of having a part, though small, in foreign missionary work. Several soci- cities have gladly received the help from Mrs. Peet, Mrs. Christie and oth- CT missionaries who have been in our midst the past winter.
 One secretary writes gratefully of the help given by their pastor, who all
 ways breaches one or two missionary sermons each year, and in other ways makes his interest felt The work of the Woman's Board of
 Missions has been presented at one of the regular prayer meetings in num- Der of the churches during the winter, and these meetings have been cordially
 commended by both men and women. Thank offerings have increased in some churches; in one the increase is from twenty-five dollars three years ago to
 over one hundred and fifty dollars this year. At our county meeting last fall
 one of the pleasing features was the
 large attendance of young ladies. We
 gladly welcome them and trust that the union of such forces may eventual ly solve the many perplexing questions which arise concerning the relation ship of auxiliaries and Mission Circles. Nothing definite has been reported about the number and location of Mis- sion Circles in this county. Two
 new ones have been formed dur | ing the past year, one in South Britain and one in Plymouth church with a Cradle Roll connected. There are very successful Cradle Rolls in Waterbury and Meriden, the latter with its roll of honor having seventy names on the | list of members, and sending this year twenty dollars for the Smyrna kinder | garten.
 Many of the Mission Circles have | Cradle Rolls associated without sepa-
 rate reports.
 Mrs. w. H. Phipps. | President-Miss Susan E. Daggett. | Vice presidents-Mrs. T. D. Woolsey,
 Mrs. $. l.. Cady, Mrs. w. Fl. Fairchild. | County vice presidents:
 Fairfield county-Miss Cordelia Ster-
 ling, Stratford; Mrs. Washington
 Choate Greenwich; Mrs. E. K. Holden, | Bridgeport.
 1 Ltchfied county-Miss M. P. Hins- | dale, West Winsted Mrs. George | Adam Canaan.
 | Middlesex county-Miss M. P. Hagen,
 Middletown; Mrs. L. s. Griggs, Ivory l ton.
 | New Haven county-Mrs. F. E. Him.
 man, Meriden; Mrs. W. IA Phipps, | Prospect; Mrs. c. F. Macphie, New Ha- ven; Mrs F. l.. Curtis, New Haven. l Recording secretary pro tem--Mrs.
 w. H. Fairchild
 Corresponding secretaries-Mrs. H. | D. Hume; Mrs. A. B. Miller. |