St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-01-15
Annual Church rIeetlngs.
The south.

at the annual meeting of the south
church Wednesday evening and the fol-
lowing officers and committees were
chosen:
Clerk, Rev. Henry Fairbanks.
Supt, of Sunday School, Rev. Henry
Fairbanks.
Asst. Supt. of Sunday School, Marshall
Montgomery.
Treasurer, Harry M. Nelson.
Receiver Of offerings, H. c. Bond.
Auditor, c. V. Perry.
Business Committee, H. G. Ely, H. R.
Albee, Charles Ross.
Executive Committee, Rev. DR.. c. H.
Merrill, Mrs. Ruthy P. Fairbanks, d. y.
Comstock, Miss Edna A. Stuart, 6. H,
Taphn, Mrs. Mary S. Perham, R. B.
Shields, Miss Fannie Z. Russell.
Music Committee, c. H. Horton, I.
w. Ruiter, D. Y. Comstock Mrs. Rebec-
ca P. Fairbanks, Miss Isabelle Paddock
The North.
This yearly occasion fell upon Wednes'
day evening OF last week. Jan. 8, and was
participated in by over ITO members OF
the church. A bouutitul supper, served
at c 80, under the direction of special
committee ably seconded by corps OF
young men as walters, was the first fea-
ture of the meeting. At the roll call
which followed the supper, 100 resident
members responded either in person or
by greeting sent; and u letters were
received from non resident members.
Reports from the treasurer and bust
ness committee showed agratifying finan'
cial condition; the church property being
free OF any encumbrance whatever; bills
for the year past all paid, and some $445
in the treasury. The additions to the
church in 1901 numbered 49, the remov-
ais, by death and letter, ~; a net gain
of 16. Reports from the Sunday school,
the home charities committee, the Wom-
ans Association and other departments
of the church evidenced considerable &C.
tivity. These officers were chosen for
the ensuing year:
Clerk, Arthur F. Stone.
Deacon for six years, to succeed him
self, Walter P. Smith.
Superintendent OF Sunday school, ]. W.
Sault; assistants, F. H. Brooks and A.
L. Farwell; secretary, Miss M. Florence
Hyde, assistant, Leigh Noyes; treasurer,
Robert Clark.
Executive committee, Pastor, deacons,
clerk, Sunday school superintendent,
John O. Hale, E. A. Silsby, Mrs. c, M.
Stone, Mrs. E S. Truax, Mrs. ]. W. Balch,
Mrs. P. F. Hazen, Miss Martha {. Good
win, Miss Martha Hall, A. L. FarweIl.
Business committee, P. F. Hazln, F. H.
Brooks, Geo. H. Cross, l.. P. Slack, 6. E.
Woods, H. A. Stanley, w. w. Sprague.
Treasurer, Chas W. Steele.
Auditors, W, A. Kicker, c. A. Stanley.
Registrar, Mrs. {. M. Stone.
Ushers, !. F. Puffer, c. E. Somervile,
c. A. Forrest, Fred Beck, H. W. Ellis,
Edwin Lewis, Arthur Sprague, Homer
Rice.
Committee on home charities, Pastor
Mrs. T. M. Howard, Mrs. c. M, Stoue,
Mrs W. P Smith, E. T. Ide.
Assignment ofseats, W. c. Tyler, George
E Hazeu, George M. Gray.
Welcome committee, A. B. Noyes, ]. !.
Rhodes, c. W. Farr, c. c. Bingham M.
H. Eddy, Tracy Z. Hazen, John Borland,
George w. Story.
District helpers, Pastor, Miss X. b.
Weeks, Mrs. |, N. Chandler, Mrs. L. P.
Leach, Mrs. X. Somers, Mrs E. T.
Ide, Mrs A. F. Walker, Mrs. F. E, Potts,
Mrs. W. L. Heath, George r. Crosby, |
James S. Weeks.
Annual meeting supper committee, {.
P. Carpenter, George M. Gray, Mrs. Kate
Lewis, Mrs. F. E, Lovejoy, Miss Lillian
Pearl.
Among several resolutions adopted
was one expressing the church's graft
tude to the donors of the memorial com
munion service referred to in our last
issue.
The annual business meeting of the
Free Baptist church was held Wednesday
evening and the following officers were
elected:
Deacons, M. E. Clifford, W. A. Little.
Trustees, George B. Spaulding, W. H.
H. Rollins, John Farnham.
Clerk, Ernest W. Duston. !
Treasurer, w. A. Little. -..---..
Collector, o. II. Smith.
Auditor, B NJ. Spauding.
Prudential Committee: O. H. Smith,
Mrs. Eva Clifford, Tobias Lyster
Executive Committee: M. E. Clifford,
]. L Farnbam, W, W. Wiley, Mrs. J. L.
Farnham, Mrs. N. X, Switser
Music Committee: Mrs. Eva Clifford,
Mrs Conley.
Oversight Committee: Mrs. F. Swift.
ser, Mrs, H. A. Holder, Mrs E. c. Grant,
Mrs Vim. Wilson, Miss Belle Holder,
Mrs Addie Badger, Mrs. H. B. Taylor,
Mrs 0. II Smith, Mrs. c. E. Day, Mrs.
McFarlin Mrs. b. M. Spaalding, Mrs.
Geo. Spau'ding.
Pew Wardens; Z. c. Grant, J. B. Tou-
san'
Ushers; ]. B. Tousant, E. c. Grant,
Carl Rollins, o. H. Smith.
Fire Department Elections.