Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-01-18
SPIRTTUALISTS FINISH
state Convention at Montpelier Closed
Some Old Faces Missed-Ncwly
Elected Officers.

Montpelier. Jan. 1.-THE attendance at
| all three Sunday services at the annual
| convention OF the State Spiritualists' as
| ISOLATION was very large. The principal
| address at the morning session was by
| Mrs. Chapman, followed by a poem by
| w. j. Clovillc, and a conference. In the
| afternoon Mr.. Colvillo was the principal
speaker and he was followed by Mrs.
| Chapman in spirit messages. Mr.. Colvillo
! again spoke in the evening and Mrs. Chap
man gave her final seancc. Tho usual vote
| of thanks was adopted at the closing ses-
sion, recognizing the courtesy of the
Montpelier House management, the Ia
| dies Relief Corps and Brooks Post q.
! A. r. for the use of the hail. The ex-
penses of the convention. about 500,
were easily raised by subscription and
collections and by n small admission fee
at the closing session Sunday evening.
Some of the old time workers in this
convention were missed. Janus Crossett
OF Duxbury, who has attended consecu-
lively CO annual conventions, was CON
fined to his home by illness and Alonzo
f. Hubbard, a former president of the
association, is now in Florida for his
health. The addresses throughout the con-
vention GWEN by Mr.. Colville have been
of moro than ordinary interest and have
shown marked ability
| The attendance at the second days
session was much larger than that OF
Friday.
| The principal speaker at Saturday
mornings session was Mrs. Janus Cros-
sett of Duxbury and her theme was 1.-The
Value of Prayer
At the business meeting held at the
close of the morning session officers fot
| the ensuing year were elected as fol-
lows: President DIR. 5. n. Gould of RAN
dolph: first vice-president, Mrs. u. ii
Chapman of Cambridge; second vice-pres-
ident, a. +. Hubbard of Tyson, treas
urer. Don II. Chapman of Cambridge
| secretary, Mrs. Don II. Chapman OF
| Cambridge board of managers ID. II
| Chapman of Cambridge, DIR. $. \. Gould
of Randolph, Mrs Henry Child of Mont
| pelicr Mrs. Janus Crossett of DuXbury
| Mrs Nellie Shaw of Morrisvilc. Miss
Addie Bullard of Ludlow. T.. j. Fallon
of Montpelier, l.. u. Smith of st. Adams
:. 5. Smith of Barre; auditor, f.. J.
| Fallon of Montpelier.
The reports of the officers showed q
| present membership of 200
|
opened with music, followed by poem
| by Mr.. Colville and a conference. The
| address of the afternoon was by w. j.
Colville and the subject given him was
| What Should We Eat to Live to q
Good Old Age?' Mrs. Effic !. Chapman
followed with spiritual tests.
The programme Saturday evening in
cludcd u poem and address by Mr.. Col
Vile. a conference, and spirit message
! by Mrs Chapman.
! At The close of Saturday afternoon
session n ladies' auxiliary to the State
association was formed for the purpose
! OF holding n fair or sale during tho next
| annual convention, a year hence, to raise
| money to defray tho expenses of the con
| vcntion. Mrs. s. II. Chapman of Cam
bridge was elected president, Mrs. Janus
Crossett of Duxbury, viceprcsident, ant
Mrs f.. j. Fallon of Montpelier, sccrc
tary and treasurer This auxiliary al
ready has more than 80 members.