The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1909-10-07
OFFICERS ELECTED.


Thirty Seventh Annual Meeting OF
Woman's Missionary Board Comes
to An End.
st. Johnsbury, Sept 29-The 37tb
annual meeting of the Vermont
Branch of the Woman's Board of Mis-
sions was held at the South Congre-
gational church today with a large
attendance of women from all over
the State. The meeting opened at 8
with a devotional service which
was led by Mrs George c.
Fabyan of Newbury. At $3.50 ad-
journment was made to the audience
room of the church. Mrs. NJ II.
Buckham, of Burlington, president of
the Vermont Branch, presided and
led short service of praise and pray
er Mrs. Henry Fairbanks chairman
of the committee on entertainment,
in short speech graciously welcomed
the ladies to st. Johnsbury and to the
South Church, and said that it was
eleven years since the Vermont
Branch had been entertained in st.
Johnsbury, and spoke with feeling of
the late Mrs. Sarah Stone, who had
done so much for the Branch. Mrs.
Buckham responded for the Vermont
Branch. The report Of the treasurer
Miss May E. Manley, of Pittsford,
showed that the Branch had received
from auxilaries during the past year
ending September IS, $4,056.09, and
$5,6S9.S0 from all sources. They have
expended on pledged work $4,12092,
and are still $400 short of their ap-
portionment. The report of the re-
cording secretary, Mrs. John Gibson,
of st. Adams, showed progress in
many of the branches, and hopeful
ness for the futlre. The three speak
ers of the morning were Mrs. Edward
G. Osgood, of Bellows Falls, on "The
Missionary Spirit-How to Get It."
Miss Mary c. Torrey, of Burlington,
on Our Work Abroad; and Mrs. c.
M. Lamson, of Boston, on Needed
Today" Dinner was served to the
delegates by the ladies of the South
church. The afternoon session open
ed at 2 o'clock with devotional SER
vice led by Mrs. G.. S. Mills, of Ben
given and officers elected as follows:
President, Mrs. M. H. Buckham,
Burlington vice president, Mrs c..
H. Stearn, st. Johnsbury; recording
secretary, Mrs. John Gibson, St. AL
bans; home secretary, Mrs. g. S.
Mills, Burlington; foreign secretary,
secretary of Young Peoples Work.
Miss Matilda B. Goulding, Whining
ton; treasurer Miss Annie NJ. Dogue,
Pittsford; auditor, William S. Deni-
son, Pittsford; county vice presi-
dents, Mrs. j.. Wilcox, Addison coun-
ty, Bennington, Mrs. L. H. Hemen-
way, Manchester, Caledonia, Mrs. Ell
la Truax, st. Johnsbury Chittenden,
Miss Florence Lyman, Burlington,
Essex, Mrs. Charles w. Webb,
Guildhall, Franklin. Mrs. Charles w.
Gates, Franklin, Lamoille, Mrs.
James Holmes, Johnson, Orange,
Mrs. James B. Hale, Newbury, Or
leans, Mrs. F. H. Pierson, Coventry,
Rutland, Mrs. John Ross, Rutland
Washington, Mrs. o. G. Stickney,
Barre, Windham, Mrs. Henry E.
Brown, Brattleboro, Windsor, Mrs.
Horace Pease, Hartford, union con-
ference, Mrs l.. F. Hawes. Bellows
Falls.
After a solo by Mrs Don G. Stiles,
Miss Matilda p Goulding secretary
of Young Peoples work, of Whining
ton, spoke ON What the Young Peo-
pie Are Doing" Miss Lucia c.
Witherby, of Boston, spoke on "a
Strategic Moment; Miss Martha L.
Price, of Amanda, South Africa, was
the last speaker, her subject being
Zulu School Girls" At four o'clock
a young peoples hour was held with
short talks by Miss Price, Miss Wit
herby and Miss Harriet l.. Osborne,
of Diong-loh, China.
In the evening at haif-past seven
the church. was filled for the closing
session of the meeting. The regular
church choir sang two anthems, and
Rev. G.. w. C. Hill, pastor of the North
Congregational church, assisted Rev
DR.. Banes in the devotional service
There were two addresses, one by
the pastor of the church, Rev. Step
hen G. Barnes, d. D.. ON "The King.
dom of God as Hope and Chal-
lenge"; the other by Miss Osborne
of China.
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