The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-09

OF White River Junction presiding. The
unofficial opening was held Tuesday
evening at the church The fedora
ton was entertained upon this occa-
sion by an organ recital by Miss Bar
bara Boyle of White River Junction
followed by addresses OF welcome by
Miss Kathleen Starr, president of the
Woman's Literary club of White River
Junction; Mrs Roland +. Stevens,
president Of the Hartford Womans
club, and Mrs w. H. BOwles, president
OF the Woman's Literary club of Nor
wich. Mrs. Bingham Stone of Burning
ton, yice-president of the State FEEDER
alton. responded A song, That's
Where Vermont Comes In was sung
by Miss Sisson of White River June
tion and brief reports by the club presi-
dents from different sections of the
State completed Tuesdays program
In charge Of arrangements for the
gathering are Mrs. f. l.. ingalls, of Bur
lington, chairman, Miss Frances
Barnes of White River Junction, Mrs.
Guy Wilson of Bethel, Mrs. Reginald
Crewe OF Bradford. Mrs II. MacGregor
Richie of Bennington, Mrs Harriet W.
lde of Morrisyille. Mrs David A. Pin.
gree, Mrs. II. b. Wilson, Miss Kathleen
Starr. Mrs. George Carpenter of White
River Junction.
The programme for Yesterday was eff
cially opened at S:45 a. m. by the pre-
sentation OF credentials, followed by
The invocation OF DR. G.. II. Sisson, pas.
or OF the Methodist Episcopal church.
Reports of officers were made as fol.
lows: Recording secretary, Mrs. Wal
ter Slack OF Springfield; corresponding
secretary. Mrs. l.. d. Wheeler of White
River Junction; auditor, Mrs Ella
Brown Bailey of Montpelier treasurer,
Mrs. o. X HOLSTER of Barre: general
federation secretary, Mrs. George
II. Smile Of Montpelier; chairman Of
Christmas seals committee, Mrs. Jul
ian Bingham Of Mortified; chairman
Of scholarship committee, Mrs Oliver
c. Ashton of Rutland; report Of college
| extension lectures, Mrs Bingham H.
Stone of Burlington; report OF New
England conference, Mrs. David Con.
ant of Bradford; report of New York
| biennial, by delegates. At ll:45 Miss
Carolyn NJ. Wright, district nurse for
Hartford and Red Cross nurse. deliver
| ed an address. CLOSING the program
, for the morning.
At the afternoon session addresses
were given upon variety Of interest
ing subjects and upon the progress OF
different branches Of federation work.
The speakers were: Mrs. John w. Tit.
comb of Lyndonvile, Mrs. Guy Wilson
of Bethel, Mrs. Dan d. Burditt of Pitts
ford, Mrs. E. b. Huling of Bennington,
Mrs. David Conant of Bradford, Mrs.
Il. l.. ingalls, OF Burlington Miss Flor.
| once lIemenway Wells of BrattleborO.
N the evening a reception was ten
dered the visiting delegates and presi-
dents at the home of Mrs Roland e.
, Stevens at Hartford
This morning the program was op.
ened with the club prayer, Following
came department reports by Mrs. John
b. Chase OF Lyndonyille, Mrs. Gilbert
! Davis of Windsor. Mrs. c. f. Dalton of
Burlington, Mrs. G. II, Cross of st.
Johnshury, Mrs Watson L. WATSON Of
Waterbury, Mrs. Henry w. Dutton OF
South Royaton, Miss Bertha NJ. Terrill
! of Burlington. An address by Miss
Kate Dole of Lebanon, n. H., and by
Mrs Jay G. Underwood of tlartland
| closed the morning program.
Another meeting of the federation
was held in the afternoon, and in hte
evening Governor Gates addressed the
, organization in Gates opera house.