St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-15
VISIONARY MEETING
First Session of Send Annual of w.
III. NJ. S. Convened at Grace
Church Thursday Evening.

Church Thursday Evening.
The first session of the 32nd annual
meeting of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society of the Vermont Meth
odist conference convened at the
Grace Methodist Episcopal church
Thursday evening with a large num-
Der of delegates from over the state
present. The address of the evening
was delivered by Mrs. E. M. Taylor of
Boston, superintendent of the Hull
st. Medical Mission, and the society
president, Mrs. A. H. Webb of Fairlee,
presided at the meeting.
The session opened at 1880 with a
song service led by w. B. Atwood and
was followed by a devotional service
led by the pastor, Rev. George "a.
Martin. Miss Edwina BIodgett rem
dered a vocal solo, and in the alb
sence of Mrs. Ellen Turner, the ad-
dress of welcome was delivered 10y
Mrs George A. Martin. Mrs Martin
spoke of the pleasure 1t afforded the
church inbeing able to entertain the
delegates to the state meeting, and
also of the expectation of one of the
most profitable sessions in the state
society's history.
Mrs. G. H. Redding of Hardwick
responded to the welcome with ap-
propriate words. A duet was given
by Miss Blodgett and w. B. Atwood,
following which Mrs. E. M. Taylor
was introduced by the presiding Of
ficer.
The speaker opened her address by
speaking of the pride felt in the work
of both the w. F. NJ. S. and the Home
Missionary society, in announcement
made last month of $1,OOO,OOO raised
for the work by the former society
and 100000 by the latter.
Mrs. Taylor gave a review of the
society's history, and the work being
accomplished in the South with the
negroes and the mountain whites,
and also of the work being done
amongst the Indians.
She then took up a new phase of
work entered into by the society,
among the immigrants, pointing out
the value of such work by showing
the numerous prominent Americans
who at one time arrived here from
across the water in the ships steer
age. 1t was also shown the depend
ency of this country on the immi-
grant in the percentage of workers
in factories, textile mills, shoe man
ufacturies and other lines of labor
throughout the country. Mrs. Tay-
lor gave percentage statistics in each
line of work.
In closing, the speaker explained
the work of the Hull st. Medical Mis-
sion, which, as she explained, is stu
ated among 10000 people in the
slums of Boston.
The medical department of the mis-
sion consists of 10 doctors, who are
among the principle specialists of
the city, who give a day or even more
a week to the mission work. Besides
there is also a resident, a graduate
doctor and a corp of graduate nurses.
In the presentation of the subject
Mrs. Taylor gave many striking and
pathetic instances of life in the slums
and held the interest of the audience
throughout.
Friday Morning Session.
The second session open this morn
ing at 9 o'clock, with a prayer service
lew by Mrs. A H. Webb of Fairlee
AT 9:15 will be appointment of com
mittees. Other business Of the so
ciety will be taken up during the
morning session.
Among those present as delegates
from over the state are: Mrs. G. H.
Pattrell, Norwich; Mrs. Mabel Simp
son, Sheffield; Miss Louise Lewis,
Groton; Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. Smith.
ers, Orleans; Mrs. Glenn Douglas,
West Burke; Mrs. A. H. Webb, Fair
lee; Mrs. Mary Sherburne, Montpelier,
Mrs. " A. Irish, Mrs. w. E. Douglas
and Mrs. Rublee, Enosburg Falls;
Mrs. Rowley and Mrs. D. G. Guest,
Richford; Mrs. Arthur Hewitt, Plain
field; Mrs. H. E. Drown, Newport;
Mrs. Hattie Davis, Barre; Mrs. G. H.
Redding, Mrs. N. G. Merriam, Hard
wick; and Mrs. E. N. Taylor of Bos-
ton, Mass.
Mrs. Don Stiles is chairman of the
reception committee.