Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-10-15
CHURCH AND SOCIAL


The semi-annual meeting of the Yer
mont Homeopathic Medical Society
will be held in Rutland Oct. 2l.
The saith annual convention of the
Vermont State Teachers association
is to be held in st. Johnsbury Oct. 29
80 and 81 The Schoolmasters' club
will meet at the same place the S0th,
The Rev. Karl A. Martin. who for.
merly for a number OF years was pas
tor at Proctor of the Swedish Luther.
an congregation and who built st.
Paul's Lutheran church here, has been
called to Schenectady, n. T., for the
purpose OF organizing the Scandina-
Wan people of that city. forming a
church society and building church.
The 10th annual meeting of the Re-
union Society of Vermont Officers was
held at Rutland, Oct. 3. The presi-
dent, Congressman kittredge Haskins
OF Brattleboro, was in the chair, and
the following officers were elected -
Pres. g. G.. Benedict OF Burlington ;
first vice pres, John A. Sheldon OF
Rutland; second vice pres, j. A. Ben
edict of Popltney sec. and treas, H.
Lucia Of Montpelier; marshal, Gen. i.
5. Peck OF Burlington ex. CON-, +. +.
Smith. Col. A. G. Brown and Capt. l..
NJ. Hutchinson of Montpelier. The
next meeting will be held in Montpel-
Ter at some date when the legislature
is in session. In the evening an adj
dress was delivered by Congressman
ID. j. Foster of Burlington, followed
by Banquet at which the speakers
were Mr.. Foster, ex-Gov. Woodbury.,
Senator Proctor, Gen. Stephen Thomas,
u. NJ. Mansur, j. II. Goulding, Maj.
John +. Mcmahon, L. S. A., Mai. II.
+. Dyer, Lieut.. Bidwell and Capt. II.
II. Dorr. the latter reading an original
poem.
At the annual convention of the
State Federation OF Women's clubs
held in st. Johnsbury last week these
officers were elected President, Miss
Susan Clark of Brattleboro; vice
president, Mrs. w. =. Stafford of St.
Johnsbury; recording secretary, Miss
Minnie Haines OF Waterbury; fedora
ton secretary, Miss Della NJ. Need
ham of Rutland; treasurer, Mrs.
Joseph Arms of Bellows Falls; audi
tor, Miss Eliza Isham of Barre; dele
gates to national convention at st.
Louis, Mrs. o. G. Ashton of Somer-
vile, Mass. a member of the Daugh-
tiers OF Vermont of Boston. Miss Susan
Clark OF Brattleboro, Miss Helen w.
Smith Of White River junction, Mrs.
Harley Folsom OF Lyndonville, Mrs.
Emily +. f. Moore of Rutland alter
mates, Mrs. Rebecca II. Fairbanks of
st. Johnsbury, Mrs. Charles III.
Thompson OF Brattleboro. Mrs. Joseph
Arms of Bellows Falls. Mrs. Gertrude
Laird of Royalton. Mrs. t. 5. Hazen
of st. Johnsbury. The science OF
housekeeping is TO occupy the clubs
largely this year.
Nearly 200 delegates were in attend
ance at the 18th annual Christian En-
deavor convention, which closed a
three days session in Barre, Oct. S.
The officers elected for the coming
year are: Pres. Col. Edward G.. Os-
good, Bellows Falls; first vice pres,
press committee and excursion man.
ager, H. G.. Woodruff. Barre: second
vice pres. Mrs. Alice Z. Wright, New
port; third vice pres, Rev. Fraser
Metzger, Randolph; fourth vice pres,
Miss Florence NJ. Heminway; secre-
tary, Miss Helen NJ. Graves, st. Johns
bury Center; assistant secretary and
superintendent of correspondence,
Miss Marion j. Hall. South Ryegate
treasurer, Clyde w. Perry, Barre;
auditor, F. r. Dickerman, Bristol;
superintendent junior work, Miss
Mary w. Ellis, Springfield; assistant
junior superintendent, Mrs. Lizzie
Pierce, Westminster. On motion of
the Rev. W. A. Kinzie it was taken to
be the desire of the union that field
secretary be engaged exclusively for
the state if the union can meet the ex-
pense. If this is not found feasible by
the president. vice president and sec
rotary, then Vermont Endeavorers
will probably unite with New Hamp-
shire or Massachusetts, in engaging a
field secretary