Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-11-11

The rorty-eighth annual meeting of the |
Womans Board of Missions convened at
$3.50 o'clock yesterday morning at the !
First Church in this city, with Mrs. !
Charles II. Daniels of Wellesley, Mass, !
the president, in the chair. About 2I
women were present at the openins ses
sion, of whom ia were accredited dele
gates representing over 200 CongreSa-
tional Churches in the territory east OF
Ohio and as far south as Washington,
d. c. In addition to the morning and
afternoon sessions, young people rally
was held in the evening, at which MISS
Mary Preston of Boston. secretary OF
the young peoples work, presided. Be-
sides the regular morning, afternoon ana
evening sessions of to-day, there Will be
a children's rally at 3:i5 o'clock in the
College street Church. The closing meet
ing will be held at 9:l5 o'clock on Friday
morning.
The first session Of the meeting was
opened with the singing of the hymn
/ Hail to the Brightness OF Zion Glad
/ Morning." followed by a short deVo-
| tional service, led by Mss Grace Perry
! of Wlliamstown, Mass, VIII delivered
/ an inspiring address on the subject, ~
! Highway in the Desert Mrs NJ. H.
Buekham, president of the Vermont
branch of the Womans Board of Mis-
sions, then made short speech OF well
come to the delegates speaking briefly
Of the opportunity for enlarged scope
and breadth of vision which such meet
lngs afford those in attendance, and or
the pleasure of the Vermont branch and
particularly of the Burlington ladies in
having this years meeting held here Ihe
president of the Woman's Board of
Missions. Ms. Charles II. Daniels, made
a fitting and graceful response to the
message of welcome.
number of business matters were
next disposed Of Mrs. Robert Woods
read the report of the nominating com
mittee which was accepted and the
balloting for the following candidates Will
continue until $3.50 this morning when
the polls will be closed:
Presdent-Mrs Charles H. Daniels.
First vice e-president--Mrs. Frank Gay
lord Cook
Vice-Presidents-Mr \. A. Lincoln
Mrs ~ G.. Clark, Mrs. Z. E. Strong. Mrs.
]. l.. Barton, Miss Susan Hayes Ward
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. e. e.
Strong.
9 Recording secretary-Mrs j. Frederick
. Hill.
Foreign secretary-Nlss Kate c. Lam
. son.
| Home secretary-7Mss Helen B. Calder.
4 Editorial secretary-Miss Alice NJ. Kyle
Secretary of young peoples work-MisS
Mary Preston.
Associate secretary-Mlss Anne l.. Buck
a ley.
i Treasurer-Miss Sarah Louise Day.
: Assistant treasurer-Miss s. Emma
$ Keith.
r Auditor-Samuel T.. wilkins.
g Directors--Mrs. Henry f. Durant, Mis-,
y Carrie Borden, Miss T. Harriet Stanwood
Mrs. Henry D. Noyes. Mrs F.. f. Clark
y Mrs S. b. Capron, Mrs. Jo
n seph Cook. Mrs. S. B. Capen. Mrs
II Charles F. Weeden, Mrs Edward c
n Moore, Mrs. Everett e. Kent. Miss
j. Emma Keith. Miss Lucy w Burr, Mis-
y Lillian G.. Bates. Mrs f. H. Bigelow
ls Mrs Emily l.. Mclaughlin. Mrs. Fran
$, II. Wiggin Miss Frances V. Emerson
"a Miss Clara f. Wells, Mrs Frederick N
'e Turner. Mrs Brewer Eddy, Mrs. w. |
Il Adam, Mrs David o. Mears, Mrs. Willar
II. Greeley, Mrs. Walter Fitch. Miss Eli2
'h abeth Merriam, Mrs. Charles A. Procto
re Miss Ethel u. Hubbard, Miss Clara I
Bodman, Mrs. l.. r. Smith, Miss Lucy \
H. Lathrop Mrs Charles II. Burnham, Mr.
'e John W. Little, Miss Edith Woolsey, Mr.
oi Waldo Conant. Mrs James w. Hale, Mr.
We John +. Thompson. Mrs. Ebert A. Hal
r. vey, Mrs S. II. Hamilton, Mrs. Edwar
is Lincoln Smith, Mrs. Clifton II, Mix, Mr.
Hubert c. Herring, Mrs Frank Y
Stearns, Mrs George l.. Richards, Mr.
James r. Jewett. Mrs. Lucius II. Thaye
es Mrs II. VI. Powers, Miss Harriet Ricl
ty ards, Miss Elizabeth Herring.
A. The committee on the place for Il
n; next meeting was appointed and will r
H.. port at later date. Mrs. j. f. Hill
he the committee on constitutional amen
l.. ments. ead an amendment for articl
or and of the constitution, which we
r. unanimously adopted. These are bo
ee minor changes. that of article removil
IT, the numerical limitation for women wis
ID. ing to form an auxiliary. and that
article removing a financial restricts
on the forming of children's missiona
- circles. Miss Alice NJ. Kyle, editor
"a secretary. read n recommendation of t
=. committee on literature that when pri
- is charged for literature ii be receiv
80 at all times. This recommendation, whi
w. was adopted, will do away with t
7 sending OF literature free to bran
~. meetings, for which n charge is ma
" at other times. The committee, howev
~.e ~ will place larger number OF publicatio
TO- on the free list and will distribute thu
80 more widely.
lie,
,er TREASURER TALKS IN BIG FIGUR,
! a Miss Sarah Louise Day of f}oston.
hin trc lsurer then read her report, whi
was adopted Mss Days report show
that the total receipts for the year h
been s9ll ,Sol26 of which the contribute
from the various branches Of the boa
u' amounted to Sl23, Sc and that legac
e'. Of slS3S5.02 had been received. I
''u amount OF money available for the We
cen of the board duri..G 1916 is Sl2i S,A T
ere report was n model of efficiency, she
e. ms the disposition made OF every dol
received In the treasurer's office.
After the singing of the hymn, go
utt, Give Thee But Thine own" Miss Tie
son b. Calder of Boston, home secretary,
his livered an excellent address on the $
ed jcct, Surveying the Road" Miss Cal
ay- spoke of the greater effort which IN
rye be made by the missionaries ana II
we'd sionary workers during these years
on stress and trouble and told of the
ed | portance of branch workers In aid