St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-25

that the Vermont Historical society now
has membership of ZIG. The following
were elected to active membership:
George P. Anderson OF Boston, Henry c.
Day OF Brattleboro. Walter E. Jones of
Waits6eld and J G. Estey OF Brattlt boro.
The officers elected were Hon. G. G.
Benedict of Burlington, president; w. w.
Stlckney OF Ludlow, W. H. Crockett of
st. Adams, and F. A. Rowland of Nom
pelier, vice,presidents; J. A. DeBoer OF
Montpelier, recording secretary; T. S..
Peck of Burlington and c. S. Forbes OF
St. Adams, corresponding secretaries;
Henry F Field OF Rutland, treasurer and
E. M. Goddard OF Montpelier. librarian.
G. e. Convention.
These officers were elected at the Goth
annual convention OF the Christian
Endeavor societies of Vermont recently
held at Richmond: President, Rev.
Fraser Metzger, Randolph; first vice
president, Rev. c. W. Jackson, Bellows
Falls; second vice president, Rev. George
S. Mills, Bennington; third vice president
]. 6. Underwood, Hartland; fourth vice
president, Rev. Berj Smith, Orwell;
secretary, Miss Grace Young, Fair
Haven; assistant secretary, Mrs. w. c.
Fuller, Richmond; treasurer, II. 6.
Woodruff, Barre; auditor, F. S. Pease,
Burlington; junior superintendent, Miss
Mary Ellis, Springfield: assistant junior
superintendent, Miss Grace Rouse. East
Berkshire. The president 6ttingly tx
pressed the deep appreciation and love
borne by all to the retiring secretary,
Miss Helen L. Graves. A letter from the
Office OF Secretary Vogt brought intorma-
ton that Vermont has won her second
10 per cent increase, and another star
for her banner. Vermont's record now
stands 20 per cent. The address oil the
president was purposeiul and convict.
ing.
The record of Vermont's increase since
November, 1902. is as follows: 1908, SO
new societies; 1904 20 new societies;
1905, so new societies; total IS We
have 3O2 societies, of which "a are
reported as doubtful. Our reported
membership this YEAR is 4760, but the
average total is 1924. During the year
we have gained SIC active members
244 associate and So honorary member:
Total gain, as reported, S76. Ninety
six associate members have been trans
ferred to the active list and 232 member:
have become church members. We have
gwen for home missions, SIP Ga; tol
foreign missions, $3.50 95; and for loca
and church work, So 202.87. Sever
societies are reported as discontinued
Hectorville, Tunbridge, North Tunbridge
| Johnson, South Pomfret, Morgan
Center and Cabot.
WOman's Auxiliary Meeting.
The Goth annual meeting OF the Yer
m ont Branch of the Woman's Auxiliar,
to the Board of Missions of the Episco
pal church was held in Burlington, Wed
nesday and Thursday. So delegates iron
25 parishes being present. New auxiliarie
were reported from Shelburne, Hard
wick, Wilder and Forestdale. Addresse
were delivered by Rev. H. St. Georg
Tucker, president OF St. Paul's college a
Toxic, and Rev. Charles T. Lewis {
Poultney. The sermon Wednesday ever
ing was by Rev. W. Stanley Emery {
Tilton, N. H.
The following officers were elected
President, Mrs. M. Lloyd Woolsey, {
Vergennes, district vice. president>-S
Adams, Miss Louisa Brainerd, of ST. A
bans; Burlington, Mrs. Alice Rumbaugl
OF Burlington; Rutland, Mrs. {. Y. t
Coan, of Rutland; Windsor, Mrs. w.
Mead, OF Hartford; Montpelier, Mr.
Florence Tyler, of North6eld st. John
bury, Mrs. W. H. Sargent, OF st. John
bury. The president appointed as FIR:
vice. president, Miss Louisa Brainerd.
st. Adams. The other officers are: Co
responding secretary, Miss Alice 6. She
don, of Windsor; recording secretar
Mrs. J. r. Pember, of Woodstock; seer
tary of junior work, Miss Constance
Wheeler, of Burlington; assistant seer
tary OF junior work, Mrs. Frederick
Hutchinson. OF Enosburg Falls; secretal
of Church Periodical Club, Mrs. M.
McDonough, of Rutland; auditor, E.
Gibson, OF Rutland.
The report of the corresponding seer
tary showed that boxes and cash rept
tenting a total OF 81, 52S.72 had bee
devoted to benevolent purposes. I
report of the Vermont branch OF t
Junior Auxiliary showed 26 branches al
an increase in both membership al
offerings over last year. The otterln
for the year just closed amounted
$417.14.
Daughters of Vermont Breakfast.
A breakfast served at the Hotel We
dome, Boston, Thursday, marked t
opening of what will prove to be anoth
active session for the Daughters OF VI
mont. There were about ITS membe
and guests. The president, Mrs. {.
. Allen, presided, and on each side we
\ seated the guests of the occasion, M
. John W. Stevens, wife of the Panar
i. canal commissioner, and Mrs. Urban
:. Woodbury., wife OF ex Gov. U. A. Woo
>. bury, OF Burlington. When the bres
; fast was concluded Mrs. Allen called I
on the following members OF the orgs
ization for brief addresses: Mrs. Sally
White, Mrs. William Barton, M
: Walter Clapp, Mrs. Cora L. G'eason,
K c. M. Gary, Mrs. E. c. Blair, and M
l. Hyde. Letters were read from Nd
a Levi K. Fuller and Julia c. R. Dorr,
' pressing their regret at being unable
q attend as guests.
y Sunday School Work.
" A conference on Sunday school WI
= was held in St. Paul's church, Burlingt
:, Friday under the direction of the diot
~ an Sunday school commission consist
y. of Rev. Philip Schuyler of Benningt
IA Rev. S. H. Watkins oil st. Adams, Rev
~ A. Thompson of St. Johnsbury, M.
y, Chittenden of Fairfax, F. 6. Rowland
~ Barre, and Thomas Dewey OF Montpel
.. The subjects considered were "rbe Pr
d lem OF the Small School" by Rev. W. st