Norwich bulletin., 1914-05-08
EASTERN CONNECTICUT
 BAPTIST WOMEN
Met in Annual Session at Noank-Mrs
 c. w. Gale President.

The Woman's Foreign Missionary conference for Eastern Connecticut held a largely attended meeting in it's annual session Tuesday at the Noank Baptist church. The meeting was called to order and a devotional ex- ercise led by Mrs. G. Walter Aiken of Noank. Mrs. c. w Gale of this city, the president of the conference, con- ducted the routine business of the morning session. The business in cluded reports from the societies, se- nior and junior. in the three associa- tions of the conference. Stonington- Union, New London and Ashford These reports showed the work of the women to be in a decidedly fourishing condition. and to be giving much promise for the coming year
 The following officers were selected: President, Mrs. c. w. Gale of Nor wich: vice presidents. New London association. Mrs. George Chappell. Montvilie; Stonington Union, Mrs. Charles Palmer, Noank: Ashford, Mrs. F. T. Preston, Danielson; record inging secretary, Mrs. Joseph Elder. Miss Juliette Doane, Norwich; treas urer, Mrs. c. H. Wolfe, Mystic
 In connection with the election of officers series of mplimentary res olutions were presented and adopted by the conference. in which was ex- PA CosoOu lAO SIdllluQc LII lHt COIleI ence for the long service of Mrs. J. C.. Saunders of New London resigning from her position. Mrs. Saunders has been treasurer of the conference for 39 years continuously
 Following the business session Mrs James D. Rough of Norwich present. ed the address of the morning It was a sympathetic and clears sighted report of the recently held annual meetings of the Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary society of the East at Newton Center. Mrs. Rough ing of the Eastern society into the more general Woman's American Baptist Foreign Missionary society was accomplished. The change was one which brought up many old senti- ments, but gives promise of new effi- clency in the missionary work of Baptist women.
 Mrs. Rough then furnished a list of 25 missionaries, manning 30 sta tion in the foreign fields, for which the New England branch of the new ly organized general society are re- sponsible
 The report of the committee on lit- erature closed the morning session. The ladies then adjourned for dinner to the vestry of the church where the local society had planned a bounte- ous repast for all. The dinner hour was one anordlng opportunity for many social contacts. and the ce- meuting of friendships young and old.
 The afternoon session opened at 1-45 o'clock with devotional session led by Mrs. Charles Ellis of Leffing- well. This was followed by a well rendered solo by Miss Pearl Carson, who was also heard from with a solo during the morning session.
 Mrs J. B. Kent of Putnam then presented her annual report of the work. Mrs. Kent is the state secre- tary for missions among the women.
 The meeting closed with an ab- sorbing talk by the president. Mrs. C. ". Gale, who told her own experi- ences of a recent trip through the mission field of Assam. The address was full of information and inspira- tion, and brought home to the audience in peculiarly vivid way the reality and the need of this great field of Christian missionary achievement.