The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-11-16
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the Vermont confarsaes.
The weniy.serond annual meeting q
the womaa's Home Missionary society
d tho Vermont conference was held Al
tho Methodist Episcopal church, Groton,
Wednesday aud Thursday, Nov Is and
10. The president. Mrs. Celley Of West
fairlee, presiding al all Of the sessions.
Tho praise service was held AZ 1850
Wednesday evening following which the
Rev Mr. Eddy pastor 81 the church, led
IN devotion. bfeetings from the local
auxiliary were given By Mrs. fillsbnry
and responded 20 By Mira Thayer u
Barre. The report 81 the recent annual
mecting Of the national board Of man.
ayers, held Ia Boston, Was given BY Mrs.
Galley, delegate from the Vermont con-
terence, and wa exceedingly Interesting,
Others present AZ that great convention
gave Inspiring echoes.
Thursday morning was largely given
up 10 business after devotional exercises
were conducted hy Mrs. fafnswofih of
Noolsyilie, y. II. Reports were read
Is tho secretaries and Treasurer, follow
rd By reports Of the departments ~ tenn
pefancc. supplies, mite boxes, young PEG.
Piles work. and systematic henehtence.
Forty ausillafies were reported, lnclud.
ing several new ones, aud a membership
not far from 1905 $3.50 raised during
the year and two life members reported.
The silver Offering fund amounts TO
fGon Supplies have been sent a. here.
toforc % the needy n schools, industrial
homes, and 10 the frontier.
The officers elected wefci Honorary
president, Mrs. A. II. Webb. nrattlebaro,
president, Mrs. ". Z. =, Cclley. fairieei
vigc.pfcsldcni, airs. ~ $. EDDY, Groton,
corresponding secretary, Mrs. v. A. Irish,
Enoabnrg fallsi recording secretary,
Mrs. u Q. shefburne. Montpelleri treas.
urcr, Miss A. Il. Farnham, West faiflee;
secretary Of supplies, Mrs 4. A. Barrett,
Badiorai secretary Of mite boxes. Mrs.
Mary 4. Atkins. Cabot, secretary Of
Young peoples work. Mrs. Judd Irish,
Enosburg fallss secretary Of Temperance
work. Mrs. I. \. Turner, -. tohnsbury;
secretary u literature, Mrs. T. Carson
Mason, bellows Falls, secretary Of sys.
iematic bcueaeencc, Miss Jessie Moore,
Springfield.
The address Of the evening was given
BY Mrs Roberts, one Of the national Or.
ranizcrs, on tho subject. some American
Problems and How 10 Solve Them"
That the W II NJ. S. was doing a
large part In the solution was proven by
this able discourse. The young ladies Of
the church rendered beautiful music.
both afternoon and evenings and the
ladies Of the church served a bountiful
dinner aud supper IN The church parlors.
Miss Annie Blake Of Island Pond spoke
~ the Girl Problem" sounding on the
need Of highef ideals and uplifting inilu-
onees among tho girls, especially in the
frontier towns Of Vermont. A paper on
~Aiill 81. Settlement" IN Boston, writ
ten BY Miss Edna lockwood, was read.
Resolutions we're adopted expressing
gratitude 10 the pastor and wife and
others Of the church who made the stay
81 the visitors very pleasant. Pleasing
features Of the convention were the dis.
play Of a beautiful flag awarded to Yer
mont BY the general society for the
largest increase OF Home Guards Tor /
ganized young people, during the year,
and the making Of life members Of the
two little girls Of Rev. Mr.. aud Mrs.
Eddy.