Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1911-05-26
CONVENTION CLOSES.
Successful Meeting Of Woman's
Home Missionary Union.


The annual state convention of the
Woman's Home Missionary union open
ed at the Congregational church We'd
nesday afternoon. The meeting was un-
der the leadership Of Mrs. Van Patten
of Burlington. There was an after
noon and evening session and both were
well attended. The session opened
with the delegates meeting conducted
by Mrs. Edwin D. Burdett of Rut-
land. The evening session opened
with an organ recital by Mrs. G. D.
Miner assisted by Miss Grace Vittum,
after which meeting of the Woman's S
Board of Missions was held, with Mrs.
C. H. Stevens of st. Johnsbury, pre-
siding. Religious exercises were led
by Rev. Samuel Rose of Cornwall. The
session came to close with an address
on "Relief Work after Adna Mas
sacre", by DR.. D. Shepard of
Aintab, Turkey.
The second days session of the twen-
ty-third annual meeting of the Congre-
gational Women's Home Missionary
Union was held in the Congregational
church of this village Thursday. There
were three sessions, morning, after
noon and evening. The morning ses-
sion opened with devotional exercises,
after which an address of welcome was
given to the delegates by Mrs. H. B.
Hager of Middlebury. Mrs. w. j.
Van Patten of Burlington responded for
the delegates. Greetings, Vermont
Domestic society, was responded to by
Miss Helen M. Jones of Shenandoah,
Pa. The annual reports of the secre-
tary and treasurer were read and ac-
cepted, after which the convention held
business session. Mrs. w. E. How
ard rendered solo, which was followed
by an address, "Our State" by Miss
Helen M. Jones. The last speaker of
the forenoon session was Miss Kather-
inc F. Worcester, who spoke on "The
World in Boston," The morning ses-
sion then closed with the singing of a
hymn. The afternoon session was
opened at 1:30 o'clock with services led
by Mrs. Rebecca P, Fairbanks of st.
Johnsbury. The report of the COM
mttee on nominations was then heard,
after which the following officers were
elected: Honorary presidents, Mrs. j.
+. Swift of Woodstock, Mrs. Rebecca
P Fairbanks of st. Johnsbury; Presi-
dent, Mrs. w. j. Van Patten, Burling-
ton; first vice president, Mrs. E. D.
Burditt, Rutland; second vice president,
Mrs. G. H. Cross, st. Johnsbury; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. w. Parkyn
Jackson, st. Albans; corresponding sec
retary, Mrs. Evan Thomas, Burlington;
secretary of young peoples work, Miss
Marion Gary, Rutland; secretary of
junior work, Mrs. E. F. Palmer, jr.,
Waterbury; treasurer, Mrs. Charles H.
Thompson, Brattleboro; assistant treas
urer, Miss Edith N. Gilkey, Brattle-
boro; auditor, G. L. Dunham, Brattle-
boro; editor of Vermont Missionary,
Mrs. M. G. Benedict. St. Johnsbury;
field secretary, Miss Florence M.
Price. Committee of messages to
missionaries, Mrs. Dunn of Rutland,
Mrs. Gorham of Bellows Falls and Mrs.
Leavenworth of Castleton; committee
on resolutions, Mrs. Stickney of Barre,
Mrs. Spear of Woodstock and Mrs.
Burge of Shoreham.
After a discussion of the work of the
union during the coming year, and the
reports of the various committees, the
afternoon session closed with an address
by Rev. Barbara Slavinskie. During
the afternoon a young peoples hour
was held at which the work being done
by the junior union was taken up.
The evening session consisted of
scripture reading, the singing of hymns.