Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1916-04-21
JAMAICA
Thank Offering Service.

The Woman's missionary auxiliary of the
congregational church met Friday in the
church hail. A thank offering service was
used and the Offering taken, which
amounted to 1915. a solo, God Is Work
ing His Purpose Out, was sung by Mrs
Beatrice Bemis, and 81 was voted to the
"A. NJ "A. as a birthday gift for its medical
work in Porto Rico.
AS an opening to the parts which fol
lowed the president gave the names of the
TOUR missionaries supported by the Yer
mont Branch and of the two partly by
the Christian Endeavor societies and Sun.
day schools of Vermont. Then the intro
auctions followed
Miss Carolyn Sewel of Tien Tsin, China
was represented by Mrs. Ruth Robinson
She called herself the children's missionary
as, she said, every cent of her support was
given by the children. She showed her 5
to be a very busy life, also happy one.
Mrs. Florence Allen impersonated Miss
Stella Cook of Foochow, China and was
introduced as the newest missionary. She
gave Shoreham (Nt) as her birthplace,
and having graduated from Nddlebury
college she taught four years. Then in No
vember, 1914, she sailed for China to be in
the Foochow girls college She said she
was hard at work learning the language,
spending many hours each day in this way,
and having many plans to help the girls
when she could be able to speak more
freely. In closing she asked Mrs. Harrong-
ton who was dressed in Chinese costume,
to sing Chinese hymn.
Miss Lila Kingsbury was next intro
duced as Miss Ellen Catlin of Harpoot,
Turkey, and she told it an interesting way
of how she came to be a missionary, how
she would not choose her field, only asked
to be sent where she was most needed.
She spoke touchingly of some of her girls
who have suffered so terribly in the past
year.
Miss Edith Curtis of Nugata, Japan,
was represented by Miss Mary Robinson,
who told of the people of Japan, their
homes, customs and dress, illustrating by
a finely drawn chart She told of their
religion and the needs of something bet
ter, and finally of herself, how her parents
were missionaries, and how naturally she
became one Her work is evangelistic and
she finds for this no lack of opportunities
Dr. Harriet f. Parker of Madura, In
dia, missionary of the Christian Endeavor
societies, was the last to be presented in
the person of Mrs. A. f. Hartwell, who
spoke of her hospital and dispensary, with
its hundreds of operations and thousands
of treatments, its Christian teaching and
of the visits made in the outlying districts
100 miles in extent. She said for recreation
she had her orphan children, kept in a
little native house called the birds nest
At this point Mrs. Cooley, as native
helper, came in with little Marguerite and
Eleanor Allen and Everett Hartwell in
suitable undress to represent the orphans
which DR.. Parker called her birds.
Thanks were given to all who helped to
make this such a unique and interesting
meeting.
The annual meeting was then held.
The secretary, Mrs. Luela Stark, reported
10 meetings held, with an average attend
ance of D. Mrs. Livermore, the treasurer
showed the receipts of the treasury to be
si262 and paid on appointments and
special gifts $3.50
The officers chosen were: Pres, Mrs.
Lucy Kellogg; vice pres, Mrs. Florence
Hartwell; sec, Mrs. Luella Stark; treas,
Mrs Clara Hamilton; director of teas,
Mrs. Jennie Ballard. The tea, which was
the closing feature, took the form of sugar
on snow and was served by Mrs. Kellogg,
assisted by Miss Edna Burnap.