St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-11-15
w. III. NJ S. HOLD FINAL SESSION.
Annual Conference of Society In YER
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large Attendance


Large Attendance.
A large attendance of delegates and
townspeople, reports of a successful
years work and an encouraging out
look for the ensuing year in all de-
partments of the society made the
final sessions of the Woman's Home
Missionary society of the Methodist
Episcopal Vermont conference held
in Grace church Friday one of the
successes of recent years. officers
for the ensuing year were elected as
| follows: President, Mrs. A H. Webb
of Fairlee, reelected; corresponding
secretary Mrs. v. A Irish of Enos-
burg Falls; recording secretary, Mrs.
L. H. Hanson of Montpelier; treasur-
er, Mrs. w. w. Willso of Montpelier,
vice-presidents, Mrs. William Shaw OF
Montpelier, Miss Alice B. Farnham On
Barre, and Mrs. w. E. Douglas on
Enosburg Falls.
At the afternoon session one of the
most interesting papers of the entire
meeting was read by Miss Louise
Lewis of Groton on The NationaI
| Meeting" and in the evening Mrs
| D. B. Street of Washington, national
| secretary of the Woman's Home Mis-
sionary society gave a most interest.
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The morning session opened at 8
o'clock with a prayer service led BY
Mrs. A. H. Webb of Fairlee, and was
| followed closely by the business ses.
sion at which committees were ap-
! pointed and reports of auXiliaries,
circles and bands were read.
The report of the secretary, Mrs.
V. A. Irish, showed a very successful
year. District meetings were report.
ed held at Bellows Falls, Danville and
Richford, and also camp meeting an
niversaries held at the conference
campgrounds. The report showed "a
new Queen Esther circle at st. AL
bans, with 16 members, 81 additions
to the societies at Springfield, besides
gains in st. Adams, Springfield, New
port and Essex Junction and Other
auxiliaries at Irasburg and Albany.
The report spoke of the good work
of Mrs. Redding of Hardwick in Sc
curing new members and subscrip,
tions to home missions about the
tate. The membership campaign is
expected to be carried on another
year as during the past year.
The report also showed contribu-
ions to the general fund, a scholar
ship to the E. l.. Rust home five
scholarships representing the mount
ain whites, colored, Spanish and Jap
anese nationalities. Special aid was
also given to the Boston immigrant
home. Italian mission and to the
deaconess home.
The fort gave number of societies
and auxiliarIes as follows: Montpel-
Ter district, Is auxiliaries, 211 mem
bers; st. Johnsbury district, 13 aux
iliarieS and two new societies with a
total membership of ESQ; ST. Adams
district, IL auxiliaries, 1926 members;
total auxiliaries 80, total membership
796.
In the absence of the secretary, Mrs.
A. H. Webb read the treasurer's re-
port for the past year. The report
showed a total of $2,O55.15 had been
turned into the conference treasury
from societies, divided as follows.
Montpelier district. $646.96; st. AL
bans district, $710.07; st. Johnsbury
district, $69S. From July to Novem-
Der the report gave the following
amount from each district: Montpel-
Ter, $685.; st. Adams, $194.; and st.
Johnsbury, $166.48. OF department
secretaries reports, Mrs. H, P. Simp-
son of Sheffield reported on supplies.
that the cash value of those on hand
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had been distributed to different
homes. The mite box secretary re-
ported $218 received and added that
it was a substantial increase over a
year ago. The department secretaries
were reelected with one exception.
Miss Ina L. Morgan of Lowell was
elected to the evangelism department.
Afternoon Session.
An executive meeting was held at
p. m. for the consideration of bust
ness following which, Mrs. G. H.
ness following which Mrs. G. H.
a conservation meeting. At 2:15 a
paper was read by Miss Mae Kimball
of Enosburg Falls on Young People
and Home Missions" in which Miss
Kimball told of the work of the Queen
Esther circles and the manner III
which they have made themselves one
of the potent factors of the w. H. Nj.
s. She also spoke of the opportunity
afforded young ladies for missionary
work, and how they might assist
young women less fortunate than
themselves. A vocal solo was then
sung by Mrs. Don Stiles, following
which Mrs. M. G. Morse of Hardwick
spoke on MY Country and II
The speaker told of the many branch
es of missionary work being carried
on by the society in this country.
One of the most interesting talks of
he convention was THE Work That
Lies Nearest U.s." by Miss Hattie T.
Davis of Barre, superintendent of the
|, Barre Italian mission. Miss Davis ad-
dress was of exceptional interest be-
cause of it's local character. The
speaker told of the work being done
. by the mission in that city, and OF
the growth in the past year, and OF
the hope held forth for the mission
in the future. Miss Davis made an
/ eloquent plea for the support of the
school which means so much to the
alien life of Barre"
Evening Session.
The feature address of the conven-
ton was the address by Mrs. D. b
, Street, Washington. D. c., genera
secretary of the national society,"
The service opened with a song SER
vice followed by scripture and prayer
by Rev. Fred Wilcox of Lyndon
Mrs. Street held the close attention
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