The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-02
At Annual Meetings of Three
Barre Societies Yesterday
WITH LARGE CROWDS THERE
Universalist Society rendered Testimoni-
al to Retiring Pastor, Rev. Z. c. Down
ey-Dr. Barnett of Congregational So
ciety Given Handsome Fur Coat.

The annual New Years day gathering
and business meeting of the First Bap-
tist church was held yesterday after
noon at o'clock, with a representative
attendance of church members, attend
ants and members of the Sunday school.
The closing of the fiscal year was the
occasion for the reading of reports Of
all the officers and the election Of a
beard to serve during the coming twelve
months. The clerk. Mrs. Frank G. Rog-
ers, called the meeting to order and read
the call.
In the absence of settled pastor,
whose duty it is to preside at the an
nual meetings, Walter n. Grearson was
elected TO act as moderator. The re-
ports OF the executive officers, as we'll
as those OF the committee chairmen, in
dicated gratifying growth in all de-
partments of the church during the past
year. The financial condition is said to
be unusually strong and the governing
body of the church may well look upon
the coming year with high hopes. Only
a small debt remains and it is almost
certain that this will be cancelled within
short time.
Following the reports, the slate for
the officials was made up and the list
OF officers elected as follows Clerk, Mrs.
Frank g. Rogers; assistant clerk, Miss
Ethel Ingis; treasurer, +. j. Batchelder; /;
collector, James Grearson; assistant,
Ralph Rogers superintendent of Sun
day school, Lewis Jones; first assistant,
Archie Watt: second assistant, Earl Nj.
Lewis; secretary of Sunday school, Al
den Grearson; treasurer, Ralph Rogers;
librarian, Miss Bertha Mason; assistant
librarian, Miss Lena Beagrie; primary
superintendent, Mrs. +. A. Cragg; first
assistant Mrs. Frank Hutchinson; Sec
ond assistant, Mrs. Carl Eisenwinteri
chairman board Of ushers, Walter n.
Grearson; superintendent of home de-
partment, Mrs. G. II. Watt; assistant.
Mrs. Annie, Ingls; superintendent OF
cradle roll, Mrs j. NJ. Mason; auditors,
|C. Nj. Rollins. Mrs. Peter Park, ir., Mrs.
E. J. Batchelder; choir director, Mrs.
Walter Y. Grearson; organist, Mrs. 4. j..
Patchelder.
Committees elected are as follows: FL
nancial committee, William Mcdonald,
w. n. Grearson, f, J. Batchelder. Alden
Grearson, Albert Jones, G. r. Lynham,
.C. w. Perry: baptismal committee, Mr..
and Mrs Harry Bradley. Mr.. and Mrs.
u. NJ. Mason; visiting committee. Mrs.
Frank Cave. Mr.. and Mrs. w J. Shields,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. Annie
Inglis, Mrs Harry Bradley, Mrs. c. r.
Tynham. Mr.. and Mrs, Lewis Jones, Mrs.
James Cook, Mrs. j. NJ Mason, Mrs.
Inez Tayntor, Mrs. w. d. Kidder, Mrs.
Abbie Corliss. Mrs. Frank G. Rogers,
Mrs. r. J. Beach; advisory committee,
pastor and deacons, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Sutton, Freeman CiIley Mrs. G. H.
Watt, Mrs. Annie Inglis; library commit
tee, Mrs. r. A. Cragg, Mrs. +. A. Hutch
irson. Mrs. Fred Grearson, Mrs. Frank
Cave, and pastor.
At 5 o'clock, the company retired to
the dining room, where an excellent sup
per was served by the ladies' aid so
ciety Suppertime occupied nearly two
hours. as covers were laid several times
In charge of this part of the annual
meeting were Mrs. J. NJ Mason, Mrs. ID.
j. Reynolds Of Williamstown. Mrs. Harry
Bradley, Mrs. w. d. Kidder and other
members of the society.
From o'clock utnil after 9, the time
was devoted to sociability, and many
who were unable TO be present in the
afternoon, came in at this time. Rev.
Ia. II. Holt OF Jamestown. r. J., who
preached in the church on the previous
day, was present and gave some interest
ing remarks.