The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-05-23
ANNUAL NEE TIN C
OF BENIN NGTON
COUNTY Y.P.S.C.E
Held Monday at Congregational
Church Chapel
LARGE NUMBER ATTENDED
Reports Of Committees Showed So
cIetles to Be In Good Condition
Financially and Otherwise.

The reports of the different societies
received at the annual convention of
the Bennington county Christian En-
deavor Union held in the chapel of
the Second Congregational church
Monday afternoon and evening show
ed the union to be In excellent
financial condition, All bills are paid
and there is a sum of money IN the
treasury Despite the hot weather,
the convention was we'll attended, as
nearly every one of the IS societies
in the county either sent representa-
tiyes or reports. The following Off
GERS were elected: President, Rev.
w. /. Coburn of North Bennington;
vice-president, II. G. Banks OF Ben
nington; secretary, Edward Worthing-
ton of North Bennington; treasurer,
w. S. Boynton of Bennington; mis-
sionary superintendent, Miss w. A.
Brush of Manchester; junior superin-
tendents Miss jeanette Perkins OF
Bennington.
After the dinner, and at / 80 o'clock
the convention was opened with
praise services. At the business meet
ing reports of the officers showing the
work the society is doing and its pros
porous condition were read. The fol-
lowing committees were then appoint
ed by the retiring president, A. s.
Edison: Nominations: Rev. G.. s.
Mills of Bennington, Miss Newton of
North Bennington, A. J. Hicks of Man
chester Center, Mrs. E. B. Obermaier
of Dorset, Mrs. Wood Of Woodford;
Banner award, Rev. Jas. S. Clark Of
North Bennington, Miss Evans OF Ben
nington, Miss Stone Of East Dorset,
Miss Seymour of Dorset, Miss Coburn
of North Bennington; Resolutions:
Rev. w. A. Mcintyre Of Dandy, Rev.
w. F. Meyer of Bennington, Rev. H.
! G. Mohl of Pownal, Miss Lincoln of
Manchester Center.
An interesting description Of life at
Silver Bay" was given by Miss Mary
Magill of Bennington, who has spent
two years at a training school in Phil
adelphia. Miss Ada Brigham, also Of
Bennington, was to have delivered an
address on THE Summer Schools"
but was unable to do SO because OF
illness. Miss Beulah B. Bates, state
Christian Endeavor secretary, gave an
address on Fairfax training school
for religious training.
After the conference of the various
committees Walter D. Howell Of Bos-
ton, circulation manager of the Chris
tian Endeavor World, made an earnest
plea for a new headquarters building.
He described the building in which
the work of the societies Of the whole
world is handled, and asked the help
of the society in raising the necessary
100000 for a new building, which
will be erected in Boston.
The recent exposition In Boston,"
THE World in Boston," was described
by Rev. w. F. Meyer. Miss Beulah B.
Bates gave a description of the relig-
ious Pageant held recently in Boston.
The Junior society, under the direc-
ton of Miss Jeanette Perkins, repre-
scented in a very interesting way the
people of other lands, among whom
the missionaries work.
Resolutions thanking the Congre-
gational society in Bennington for the
entertainment and endorsing the eff
forts of the United societies in endeav-
oring to raise funds for the head
quarters building were read and &C
cepted, as was also resolution thank
ing A. S. Edison for his services for
the past three years.
The banner for the largest proper
ton of attendance at the meetings
was presented by Rev. Mr.. Clark of
North Bennington to the Epworth
League of the Methodist church of
Bennington. The banner was receiv-
ed by Lawrence Griswold.
Miss Grace M. Brooks, a we'll known
worker throughout the state, in an ad-
dress entreated the societies to work
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