Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-20
KINGS DAUGHTERS HOME
Next state Conve ntion to he Held
in Richmond--The Omcers.

Rchford, Sept. 13.-The 18th annual con-
lvention of the International Order Of tho
Kings Daughters and Sons was concluded
this forenoon and the delegates left for
their homes.
The exercises were opened this morning
at $40 o'clock with a devotional service
| led by Mrs. j. NJ Robb. Symposium
on Methods" was conducted by local lead
ers. This was followed by a question box
and roll call of delegates.
The following officers we're then elected
Secretary, Mrs Il. NJ. Denny Of Mont pei
er assistant secretary. Mrs. r. M. j..
Guernsey of Montpelier; recording secre-
| tary, Mrs. r. c. Sheldon of Swanton
trea surer, Mrs. l.. J. d. Burt of Randolph
auditor Mrs. A. j. Balcom OF Rutland.
Mrs. F. Stewart Stranahan of St. Adams
was elected to represent the Vermont
branch at the central council to be held
l In Now York.
II was voted TO establish a home for
| feeble minded girls and the sum OF $50
was appropriated as the nucleus II a fund
The name, location, and other details have
rot been settled
| 1t was decided to hold the next state
convention IN Richmond in October. 1901
The committee on resolutions and litera-
ture then reported, after which an iinpres-
sve admission service was conducted by
Mrs Minnie Laird Of New YORK, seven
m, mbers being received.
The session closed with n benedc-
ton service led by Mrs. Minnie L..
Laird and Mrs Mead Denny.
The convention met at the Baptist
Church yesterday afternoon at l:45
o'clock The session opened with a
memorial service led by the Rev. S. II.
Smith and the Rev. W. G. Scofield. y
solo. Evening and Morning." was sung
by Mrs. X. NJ. Pelton, of this place. The
minutes of the recording secretary were
then read and accepted and the report of
the assistant secretary was read and APP
proved. The financial report of the
treasurer was given by Mrs r. II.
Deavitt. of Washington county, Mrs. Kate
S. Towers. of Chittenden county, Mrs. Il.
u. Wallace. of Windsor county. and Mrs.
A. j. Balcom. Of Rutland county.
1t was moved and adopted that the
following be accepted as State motto:
Work while the day lasts. for the
night cometh when no man can work
II expect to pass through this world
hut once: any good thing, therefore,
that I can do. or any kindness show,
to any fellow human being. let me do
lit now Let me not defer or neglect
it, for shall not pass this way again.
| doe We neXtc thinge.'
| At four o'clock an interesting talk
was given on the "Intcrmediate Confer
ence" and other phases of the work of
the Kings Daughters by Mrs. Minnie
l.. Laird, state secretary of New York
A committee was appointed to consider
the matter of providing for girls OF
feeble minds who are too old for chill
dren's homes. Tho following commit
tee was chosen: Mrs. l.. r. Lord Of Bur
lington, Mrs F. s. Stranahan of st. AL
bans, Mrs. Kate Towers of Rutland Mrs
c. II. Pennoyer of Springfield. Mrs. L. NJ
Bingham OF Burlington.
1t was voted that It would be ad-
visable to appoint one Sunday in the
year in which to ask the clergymen &c
preach in the interest OF the Kings
Daughters and Sons.
The evening service began at sever
o'clock with a praise service led by the
Rev. w. G. Scoield. followed by a So
prano solo, 20 Dry Those Tears" by
Miss Edith Shangraw OF this place. An
address on Higher Grounds was CIV
en- by Mrs. Minnie /. Laird OF New
| York.
An alto solo Rock of Ages" by Mrs
r. NJ. Pelton Of this place, closed the
evening programme.
There are organizations Of the Kings
Daughters and Kings Sons in eleven OF
the fourteen counties Of Vermont,