Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-10

l wellesley; Miss Carrie Borden, Bos- 1 ton: Mrs John F.. Colby. Boston: Mrs 1 Henry D. Moves, Hyde Park; Mrs F. I E. Clark, Anburndale: Mrs Nathaniel Greene, Jamaica Plains Mrs. s: B l Capron Boston; Mrs. Joseph Cook. Boston; Mrs. S. B. Capen, Jamaica plain; Mrs. Helen S.. Lathrop, Provi- l dence: Mrs. John F. Bradley. Ran dolph. Me; Mrs. Charles F. Weeden Cambridge; Mrs Everett F.. Kent, l Newton: Miss s. Emma Keith, Bos- ton; Miss Lucy w Burr, Auburndale: Miss Lillian c. Bates. Boston; Mrs. E. H. BigeIow. Birmingham: Mrs. Emily l.. Mclaughlin. White Plains. N. Y.; | Mrs. Frank H. Wiggin, N. Roxbury; 1 Miss Frances w. Emerson, Boston; 1 Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, St. Johnsbury. 1 Vt: Miss Clara E. Wells. Hartford; 1 Mrs. Frederick M. Turner Brockton. Mrs. Walter N Snow, Greenfield; Mrs P q. Rogers, Springfield; Mrs. s: R. 1 Mills, Newton Mrs. Brewer Eddy. l Newtonviile: Miss Harriette w. Tut ] tie, Worcester; Mrs Frank Gaylord Cook; Cambridge; Mrs. Frank Wood.
 Dorchester; Mrs. w. l.. Adam. Pitts field: Mrs. David O. Mears. Essex, Mass; Mrs. William H. Greeley, New ton Center: Mrs. Walter Fitch, South Framingham; Miss Elizabeth Merriam. South F'ramingham: Mrs. Charles A. Proctor. Boston; Niss Ethel ID. Hub bard. Wellesley. Mrs. George E. Soper, Nashua, N. IT.; Miss Clara P Bodman. Northampton.
 Mrs. Daniels asked for the prayers of. the delegates as the board met for its business meetings on the first and third Mondays of each month. Credentials Committee Report. Mrs. Mary. Patton Welles made the report for the credentials committee. She showed IS officers and directors present 57- branch officers. ex-officio,
 and 10s delegates, less counted twice
 A. net attendance 1S0.
 Five branches had full representa-
 tion. Eastern Connecticut. Franklin
 county, New Haven, Rhode ISland,Su
 folk, indicating all officers and com plete delegation present. Total number of branches g. total number repre-
 sented- 23, officers ex-oficio 96, dele
 gates 1S2, board of officers 52, total
 entitled representation 332: mission
 aries registered 15, visitors from Ca
 nadian womans board Woman's board
 of the Pacific islands, and American
 board.
 The following was the representa-
 tion shown in the report by the
 branches Andover and Woburn f,
 Berkshire ? Eastern Connecticut 10, Eastern Maine 3, Essex North g. Essex South 4, Franklin county G. Hamp- shire county z, Hartford H. Afiddlesex
 ,. New Hampshire ?, New Haven 27, New York state II, Norfolk and Pil- grim 4. North MiddIesex 2 Old Colony 6, Philadelphia 8. Rhode Island 10. Springfield :, Suffolk r, Vermont f.
 Western Maine 4, Worcester county 10.
 Next Meeting Place Undecided.
 The committee on place of meeting asked for longer time to consider the invitations. and Mrs. Daniels said they might not know at this meeting where they were to meet next year. as it seemed they were greatly desired and they needed time to look over the ground
 The obair apno;p+a,5 t1,a fo11o,.-;.., nominating committee: Mrs. James L. Hill, Essex branch; Atrs. N Bradford Scott, Hartford; Mrs. Wilbur Squire, New Haven; Ahs. E. l.. Bar Hampshire county and also the fol- lowing credentials committee: Mrs Arthur Stanley, Miss Mary Childs Boston; Miss Martha Barstow, Nor wich.
 A fervent prayer for the boards ad- ministration was offered by Mrs. Rob ert l.. Woods.
 Gift of $500 from E. C. Branch.
 pr Hume, who had spoken in the morning, was here given opportunity she gave the delegates the interesting information that at the silver anni- versary the Eastern Connecticut branch had made a gift of over $500 for a ward at the -Ahmednagar hospital, In dia, to be called Gilman ward. A tab let is to be furnished for the ward.
 In the Austrian Mission.
 The hymn, For All the Saints. was followed by the earnest address of Mrs. John S. Porter of Prague. Austria, upon the topic Here and There in the Austrian Mission She told in a vivid way of missionary con- ditions in Bohemia to show that the days of prosecutions for the mission aries are not over and showing some of the hard conditions under which the work is carried on. She showed the great earnestness in the cause of Christ shown by the Bohemians when they receive the gospel.
 The American board began in Bo- hemia its missions to Austria The Bohemians are a branch of the great Slav race, which comprises three tenths or the inhabitants of Europe Half century before Columbus dis covered America that great Bohemian patriot and preacher of righteousness. John Huss. was burned at the stake. i.ut his teachings spread and he had a share in the great reformation which aWoke Europe to new religious life When the Pilgrims landed on PIym- outh Rock 1t was made a crime punish able with death tc own or read a Bible in Bohemia. Many laid down their lives for Christ's sake and thousands fled from the country. Probably no [ nation on earth, according to it's size | has had so many martyrs to the truth as has Bohemia. When the mission a nf In ....1