Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-06-04
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Annual Meeting of the w. n. M. ".
The twentieth annual meeting of the
womsn's Home Missionary union OF YER
mont was opened Thursday morning in
the Congregational church in Barre. 81
delegates and visitors being present. Mrs.
Rebecca Fairbanks of St. Johnsbury, the
president, presided. Miss Mabel Waite
of Barre welcomed the guests and greet
ings to the state branches were extended
by Mrs. NJ. ii. Buckham OF Burlington
The annual report of the state secre-
tary, Mrs. Evan Thomas OF Burlington.
showed that there were 1875 auxilisries in
the state with a total membership of
about, 200. There are also several new
young peoples organizations.
The report OF the treasurer, Mrs. G. H..
Thompson Of Brattleboro, indicated that
the total receipts from benevolent ac-
counts were s6.05s.6s, OF which sum
81. 1915 came from tegscies.
The young peoples banner. awarded
for the largest proportioDate gift, goes to
Mount Kilburn society OF Bellows Falls,
and the children's banner was awarded
to the Brattleboro society.
Papers we're read by Mrs. Fairbanks
and Mrs. Thompson. Greetings were ex-
tended by w. T.. Lougee, associate secre-
tary of the Congregational Home Mis-
sionary society.
Miss Olive <. Gibson. a teacher at
Seboyata, n. Mex, told of the work in
that territory, while Miss Jennie Blowers
told of conditions in Porto Rico.
Wednesday evening, over 200 people at
tended a repection given at the Congre-
garional parsonage by Rev. and Mrs. F..
A. Poole.
The principal address at the Thursday
afternoon session was by Mrs. p. w. Fir
man, national president, on sour Nation
al Federation" Mrs. +. q. Osgood of
Bellows Falls gave q report OF young peo-
Piles work, Mrs. NJ. K. Mackinnon Of
st. Johnsbury reported for the junior de-
partment, and Miss NJ. Theodore Auman
of Burlington spoke on "a Year of Tray
ell With Our Field Secretary"
Officers were elected that afternoon.
Mrs. Rebecca p. Fairbanks CT ST. Johns
bury, president for the past Is years, was
unanimously reelected to that position,
but she declined to serve longer. The
officers elected are:-President, Mrs. 4.
q. Osgood of Bellows Falls; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. K. ID. Burdett Of Rutland; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Evan Thomas of
Essex Junction; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. w. j. Van Patten of Burlington; ;
treasurer, Mrs. c. II. Thompson of Brat
tleboro; superintendent of young peoples
work, Mrs. +. L. wyman of Manchester
Center; superintendent OF juvenile work,
Mrs. II. Z. Mackinnon of st. Johnsbury;
treasurer, Mrs. Charles II. Thompson of
Rutland; assistant treasurer, Miss Ellen
L. Moore of Brattleboro.
One vice president was elected from
each county as follows Addison coun-
ty, Mrs. w. III. Matthews of Middlebury;
Bennington, Mrs. w. b. Sheldon OF Ben
nington; Caledonia, Mrs. q. II. Cross of
st. Johnsbury; Chittenden, Mrs. L. II.
Chaplin Of Jericho; Essex, Mrs. w. L
Carpenter of CRANKY; Franklin and
Grand Isle, Mrs. ii. ii. Allen of st. Al
bans; Lamoille, Mrs. @. II. Gilmore OF
Jacksonville; Orange, Mrs. j. NJ. Com
stock Of Chelsea; Orleans, Miss Mary L.
Wheeler OF Irasburgh; Rutland, Miss
Eleanor L. Manley of Pittsford; Wash
ington, Mrs. c. ID. Edgerton OF North
field; Windham, Mrs. A. z. Clark of
Townsend; Windsor, Mrs. Harriet Hatch
of Woodstock; superintendent of county
unions, Mrs. J. w. Sauit OF Ludlow.
At the closing session Thursday even
ing, Mrs. w. Z. Lougee OF New York, as
sociate secretary Of the Congregational
Home Missionary society, spoke on "The
Present Outlook" Rev. Vincent
Raw OF Manchester on "The Personal
Touch" and Miss Donna Panayotova.
Bulgarian missionary at Ellis Island, n.
Y, spoke on "The Story Of Ellis fsIand.u
This was illustrated with q stereopticon.
Mrs. 8. L. Bowen of Wayne, w. Va,
writes: al was q sufferer from kidney dis
ease, SO that at times / could not get out