Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-09-26
$1,000 LEGACY REPORTED
Pleasing Announcement Made at
Womans Missionary Meeting.
Last Day Largely Given Tn to Rcport.
and business Matters, Mrs. ". II.
Dmcl< ham being Reelected
President.

Mrs. NJ. II. Buckham Of this city was
Yesterday reelected president of the Yer
mont branch, woman's board of missions,
at the closing session of the 10th annual
meeting The changes made in other OFF,
GERS are as follows: president for
Bennington county Mrs. s. V. Perkins of
Manchester; for Essex county, Mrs. Jean
Wilson of Lunenburg; for Franklin coun-
ty, Mrs. G.. j. Peterson of East Berkshire;
for Washington county, Miss Carrie T..
Deavitt of Montpelier: foreign secretary,
Miss Katherine +. Worcester of Burling-
ton. The next annual meeting will be
held In Brattleboro, September 80 and Oc-
tober I, 1913
About 1870 delegates were present at the
annual meeting Of the past two days, "a
of them registering About so townspeo-
lle, members of the local Congregational
Churches, were present at the luncheon
ia the parlors of the College Street church
yesterday noon making total of $50 per-
sons served. At that time the announce
ment, made earlier, that friend, whose
name was not disclosed. had contributed a
legacy of $1,000 toward the S2Jo.0O0 jubilee
building fund, was supplemented by the
announcement that u large quantity of
valuable old china and linen had been
given to he disposed of for the benefit of
the Vermont branch, and from the sale Of
this 1t is expected that 800 will be real
lied.
The report of the recording secretary.
Mrs. Edward Kirkland of Bellows Falls.
presented at the morning session. was a
review in detail Of the work of the past
year throughout the State. A new auxil-
iary society was formed in North Troy
during the year. and the work of the aux
iiarics in Bellows Falls, East Berkshire,
Frattleboro. Burlington, Orwell. Rich
mond and st. Johnsbury, in a mission
campaign last October, was especially
commended in the report. Miss Florence
NJ. Hemenway reported enthusiastic effort
on the part of the young people under her
supervision throughout the state. and dis
cussed the work of the mission circles and
junior auxiliarics in detail. Miss May f..
Manley of Pittsford, the treasurer, re-
ported total receipts Of Si9S6. this amount
more than covering the pledged work of
the Vermont branch for the year
The day opened at nine clock with "A
brief devotional service. with scripture
reading and prayer by the Rev. Or. s. G..
Barnes acting pastor of the First Church.
Greetings We're presented from the College
Street Church by Mrs. L. G. Smart and
from the First Church by Miss Florence
Lyman, from the Woman's Home Mis-
sonary union by Mrs w. j. Van Patten.
and from the Womans Board of Missions
by Miss Kate G. Lamson. Following
the reports of the officers there was a
prayer and praise service. conducted by
Mrs. Charles NJ. Lamson of Auburndale,
Mass. and Miss Mary c. Torrey of this
city spoke upon 'The Fields White Al
ready to Harvest" After solo by Mrs.
s. T. Bassett. Miss Alice S. Browne spoke
upon work and needs in China and exist
ing conditions there. At the luncheon
Miss Browne and Miss Lamson spoke in
a somewhat lighter vein. Reports of COM
mittees and election of officers occupied
the time of the delegates at the brief
afternoon session.