The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-02
AS $ Hear Reports of
st Year and the
) Plans for 1914
ANNUAL MEETINGS
HELD BY SEVERAL
Largely Attended Reunions
and Encouraging
Reports

In accord with the usual custom sew.
eral OF the religious societies of Barre
held reunions and business meetings yes
terday to start the new year, and at
the various gatherings encouraging re-
ports of the work of the past year were
made and confidence in the possibilities
OF the coming year was freely expressed.
Progress in all departments of church
work was reported at the annual meet
ing Of the First Baptist parish in the
afternoon. More than $50 members and
associates of the Baptist society in Barre
came together for the o'clock session.
Reports, the yearly roll call and other
business, including the election of off
GERS, occupied most of the afternoon.
and at 8 o'clock supper was served in
the upper room by the ladies' society OF
the church The regular weekly prayer
meeting followed a social hour at 1880
o'clock.
The business meeting opened with a
prayer by the pastor, Rev. George r.
Holt, who later presided. There was
congregational singing and then the roll
call, to which 60 members responded in
person, while Is answered by letter. Re-
ports from the various departmental
heads indicated that the church is still
making rapid strides. In its financial
standing, the situation was found to be
most gratifying. with the promise that
many loyal members viii rally splendid
ly to the support of the church in 1914
Apace with the encouraging growth in
the church. the Sunday school has made
extensions in several directions and the
outlook for the coming l2-month is con-
sidered exceedingly bright, according to
the reports. That the ladies' aid So
ciety has been a valuable coefficient in
the work of the church was shown by
the report Of Mrs. f. NJ Tayntor. An
expression of the congregations appre-
citation was afterwards manifested when
vote of thanks to the aid society was
read into the records. After the election
of officers, Deacon r. A. Hutchinson OF
fered prayer and the congregation sang
the doxology
Following is a list of the officers elect
ed: Clerk. Mrs. Frank G. Rogers; assist
ant, Miss Dorothy Inglis; treasurer, f. J.
Batchelder; collector, James Grearson;
assistant, Harry Kent; advisory commit
tee, Rev. and Mrs G. H. Holt, deacons
and their wives. Sunday school superin-
tendent, Mrs. Annie Inglis, Mrs. F. G.
Rogers; deacons, +. A. Hutchinson, 7. C.
Perry, w. n. Grearson, j. W. Grearson,
w. w. Sutton: finance committee, j. w.
Grearson, c. W. Perry, w. w. Sutton,
A, S. Jones, Aulden Grearson, (. J.
Batchelder, Quincy H. Perry.
Visiting committee. Mrs. f. E. Cave,
Mr. and Mrs. w ]. Shields, Mrs. Annie
lngls, Mrs. Bradley, Mrs. S. Sinclair,
Mr. and Mrs. L. Y. Jones, Mrs. J. H.
Cook, Mrs. J. NJ. Mason, Mrs. l. l.. Tayn-
tor Mrs Nellie Kidder, Mrs. Abbie Cor
liss, Mrs. Rogers; baptismal committee,
F. A. Hutchinson, Aulden Grearson,
Thomas Gundry, Mrs Inglis, Mrs. Sim
clair. Mrs. Milne; auditors, Mrs. Peter
Park, W. A. Perry, Ralph Rogers; choir
director, Mrs. Z. J. Batchelder; organist,
Mrs Il. ]. Batchelder; assistant, Ethel
Inglis. chairman of the board of ushers,
James Grearson.
The following Sunday school officers
were chosen: Superintendent, L. V.
Jones; first assistant, c. w. Perry; sec
ond assistant, w. J. Shields; secretary,
W. r. Milne; treasurer, Ralph Rogers;
librarian. Aulden Grearson; assistant Ii
brarian, Lena Baigrie assistant secre-
tary, Dwight H. Cutler; library commit
tee, pastor and wife. Mrs. +, A. Hutchin-
son. Mrs. f. Grearson, Mrs. F. F. Cave;
primary department superintendent,
Mrs. f. A. Hutchinson; first assistant
Earl Lewis: second assistant. Mrs. Ma
son; secretary, Gertrude Geake; cradle
roll superintendent, Mrs. j. NJ. Mason;
superintendent of the home department,
Mrs. G. II. Holt; first assistant, Mrs. An
ME Ingls; second assistant, Mrs. Nellie
Kidder.
s. d. Allen was reelected moderator
at the annual parish meeting of the Uni
versalst church last evening and George
l.. Bates. who has served as clerk OF
the parish for number of years, was
again chosen for that Office. The busi-
ness meeting was held Immediately aft
or the parish supper, which attracted a
large gathering of members and friends
of the church to the vestry at 6 o'clock.
The other officers chosen were as fol
lows: Executive committee, Dr. +. Nj.
Lvnde. A. B. Lane. A. s. Martin, Mrs.
Waite and Mrs. f. w. jackson; treas
mer. Charles c. Kenyon. Reports from
the several church officers were read and
accepted by the meeting. There were
plenty Of indications that the church is
emerging from successful year with
bright prospects for the future. With
reference both to numbers and finances,
an excellent condition of affairs obtains
at the church.
One of the pleasurable gatherings Of
the year was the supper, which was
served bv the ladies' union to nearly 200
people. Interest to the occasion was
added by the presence OF the Tufts col
Iege glee club which filled an engage
meut at Goddard seminary last night.
The college men entertained with Il
pleasing repertoire OF songs, reeitatiQns
and instrumental numbers for which
they were frequently appleuded After
wards the visitors were guests of the
parish at supper.
In the afternoon the ladies union and
the mission .rcle held Joint meeting.
-~L, afT,f- was held in tho nature of a