The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-06-26
ENDEAVORERS HOLD
COUNTY CONVENTION
Enrolment of 95 at West Townshend-
Westminster Wins Banners-Lon-
donderry in 1916.

The annual convention of the Windham
County Christian Endeavor union was
lheld in West Townshend yesterday with
an enrolment Of %. \ short business
session was held in the morning and a
nominating committee was appointed.
Dinner was served in the vestry and the
afternoon session opened at 80, CON
Quoted by Rev. r. b. Davis of Putney.
Rev. A. E. Hartwel Of Jamaica spoke on
Young People and the Cause of Interna-
tional Peace He was extremely enthusi-
astic and earnest and brought out many
good points. He said that international
peace is coming, but that it is a long way
in the future and that the young people
can help to bring it about.
| Miss Florence Hemenway Wells of Brat
| tleboro gave a report of the missionary
committee. This is the first year this
committee has been at work and the re-
lport showed that the chairman had done
excellent work, and her talk was inspir-
ling Miss Wells offered to go to any so
ciety during the coming year to help in
missionary work or Christian Endeayor
work in general
In the absence of Miss Beulah Bates,
Rev. A. Z. B. Ward Of Westminster con
Quoted a conference Questions were dis
cussed about junior work, more efficient
Christian Endeavor work and the cider
lquestion. Mrs. C. II. Thompson of Brat
ltleboro spoke on Home Missions and the
Responsibility Of Christian Endeavorers
She told Of the work the missionary socie-
ties are doing in the state and spoke OF
the school in Albuquerque.
After a bountiful supper the evening
lsession was opened at Z o'clock with
prayer and praise service led by Rev
ICharles w Mock of Newfane The re
port of the nominating committee was
read and officers were elected as follows
Pres, Rev A f. B. Ward of Westmin
ster; vice pres, Harry G. Rhodes of Brat
! tleboro; sec.-treas., Miss Nellie j. Fem
of Westminster; missionary committee
Miss Florence Hemenway Wells and Mis-
n Jessie L. Hawley of Brattleboro evan
gelistic committee, the president, vice
president Miss Mary Platt of Newfane
/. Rev. E. O. Preston of South Londonderry
and Clarence Wright of Westminster.
Resolutions were passed on the advance
lof international peace and doing socia
: service and community betterment work
n Thanks were expressed to the officers ant
;. those taking part in the services and
d vote of thanks was taken for the Yves
S ITownshend society and their friends fo
I their entertainment,
n The report of the enrolment committe
e showed the following results: Centr
IS Congregational, Brattleboro, II members
II nine present; First Baptist, Brattleborc
/ 81 members, nine present; Dummersto
A. had one delegate, number of members wa
n not given; jamaica Congregational, 4
It members, IA present; Londonderry, A
g members, FIVE present; Newfane,
r members, six present; Putney, 36 men
T. bers, six present; Townshend, AZ men
m bers, two present; Wardsboro, % men
as bers, one present; Windham, 80 member
III six present; Westminster, AZ members,
ll present; Westminster West, % member
s. two present. The Westminster societ
Il won both the efficiency banner and the a
n. tendance banner, but as one society ca
take but one banner Westminster gay
the attendance banner to the Jamaica S
ciety.
The committee ON place reported tn;
they would accept the invitation from IL
AC- Londonderry society which was tenderC
last year and which held over until tn
:; time. Invitations were also received fro
-, Putney and the Baptist and Congreg
y. tional societies of Brattleboro.
il The closing of the days program was
" sermon by Rev. Roy NJ. Houghton of Il
On Centre Congregational church of Brattl
q boro on The Self Mastery of Jesus.