Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1915-10-08
coADJUToR BLISS BREACHES.
Thirty-Seven Delegates at State Meet
ing of Woman's Mission
Boxes Valued at $1,092.

The 37th annual meeting of the Yer
mont Branch of the Woman s. Auxiliary
of the Board of Missions opened We'd.
nesday night in st. Michael s Episcopal
church with evening prayer and ser
mon by Coadjutor Bishop George Y.
Bliss of Burlington. Yesterday at
7 O'Clock holy communion was cclc.
brated. Morning prayer was held at o
and holy communion at $50, followed
by the first business session at 1915
0 'clock.
This was called to order by the presi-
dent, Miss Constance r. Wheeler of
Burlington, who presided. The commit
tee on credentials reported 81 delegates
present. The president IS address and
reports of the vice presidents of the six
districts were read and accepted.
The report of the corresponding sec
rotary showed the value of mission
boxes sent to be $1,O92. The report
of the treasurer showed receipts of
81, 543.43.
Applications for the establishment of
two junior branches at Vcrgennes and
Newport were received and one for
branch of the Woman s auxiliary at
Newport.
At ~ o clock there was brief prayer
for missions and this was followed by
an address by Miss Ogden, matron of
Bishop Hopkins Hall, the Episcopal
school at Rock Point, Burlington. She
outlined the work now being done there
and put her auditors in close touch
with the needs and desires Of the
school.
Dinner was served in the banquet
hall of the Masonic temple at 1
o clock by Bingham chapter, o. E. s.,
for the delegates from out of town.
AT the business session in the after
noon these officers were elected: Pres
ident, Miss Constance Wheeler, Burling-
ton; recording secretary, Mrs. Fred n.
Whitney, Northfield; corresponding
secretary, Miss Katharine Norton, Bar
hngton; treasurer, Miss Alice G.. Shcl-
don, Ascutneyville; general secretary
junior auxiliary, Mrs. William f.. Jones
Woodstock secretary church periodical
club, Mrs. Joseph Reynolds, Rutland :;
vice presidents, Burlington district
Miss Annie r. Smith, Burlington; Rut-
land district, Mrs. William F. Weeks,
Rutland; Windsor district, Mrs. F. G.
Williams, CneSter; 81. Adams district,
Mrs. j. r. Cassidy, Enosburg Falls;
Montpelier district, Mrs. G. B. B. Den
my, Montpelier; st. Johnsbury district,
Mrs. Charles Lee, st. Johnsbury.
The committee on appropriations rec
commended o total amount of s ,450
and the report was adopted. The APP
preparations were divided as follows:
General missions, 500; diocesan mis-
sions, $475; printing, 500; expenses of
speakers for annual meeting, $25; OK
pensc of executive council, $40; Bishop
Hopkins Hall, $3.50; juniors, $50.
The appropriations committee con
sisted of the following: Deaconcss
Louisa of Burlington, Mrs. Page of
Lyndonville, Mrs. Chittenden of Bur
lington, Mrs. Burton of Bennington and
Mrs. Perley of Bellows Falls.
Rev. H. l.. Burleson, ID. d., of Now
York, after the business meeting, spoke
on missionary work among the Indians
and was followed by Rev d. l.. San
ford of Hardwick, diocesan missionary.
AT $50 there was evening prayer.
Last evening at $50 there were ad-
dresses by Rev. DR.. Burlcson and Rev.
7. L. Turner of Bennington.