Norwich bulletin., 1916-06-07
MOmans Board Of Missions EIscis
Nearly One Hundred and Fifty Delegates Attended the Forty frst Annual Meeting Held at ths Second Congregational Ch.rch- Mss Abby P Willard of Colchester Chosen President for Ensung Year.

Omcers were elected, reports pre-
 sented and other important business
 matters transacted at the fist annual
 Branch of the Woman's Board of Mis-
 sicns held Tuesday morning and af-
 tefnoon at the Second Congregat ational F church, this city. In attendance were
 about f50 delegates, more than half Of |
 the al1xillar1es being represented.
 The meeting was called to order at I 10 o'clock by the president, Miss Abby !
 Willard of Colchester and the opening I
 hymn was Q Love Divine. The min- l
 utes of the last annual meeting were |
 accepted without reading and the re
 sponsive reading and prayer followed l The report of the treasurer, Miss An- | ma c. Learned of New london for the period from June 8, 1915, to June g. 1916, showed total receipts of $5.ss2.- 69s This was a loss of $c97s07 for reg ular work. Mrs. A. VI, Dewitt, assist ant treasurer, presented her report through Miss Learned. This report was for the home expenses and show ed total expenses of s2S68 leaving | a large balance on hand. Mrs. H. M. Briggs, the recording secretary, re-
 ported on the branch meetings, and
 retaTy, reported on the preparation of lrecruitS. The report showed a. very general gain along educational lines. Enthusiastic and well attended con- Il lI6rGACGS5 were A6IGs I The junior department sent a splen-s did missionary box dlIed with dolls. I games, cards, bags, etc, to the chil- 1 dren's missionary, Miss Caroline Se- I wall, Tientsin, China The total f. #l lnancial receipts were $457.09 a loss.
 of $80 19 from those of the previous I year. Four new auxiliary societies
 were gained and 10 new contributing ! ones. Junior secretaries have given ,l 22 curio talks to various societies dur Sr4eg fl &feesx cor
 Miss N E. Lucas, corresponding secretary reported that a new mis- sionary. Miss Clara NeWcomb of New London, who has gone to Barcelona. $ Spain, to teach in the international :. college there was formerly an eastern Sl Connecticut Branch Junior secretary. i, Miss Susan Rowland, working in Cey- ? lon. has done fine and faithful work ], Mrs. John Rowland of Mexico is of 7I course unable to Continue work in Mexico and is quietly waiting at Fa 5 Paso until she can retutn. A letter 3 from her bearing greetings was read : Miss Royce and Miss Riggs are on ? their way home from Turkey. A trib- s ute was paid to Mrs. Reynolds who ,. died this past year after long life : service in Van. Turkey.
 2, Mrs Frederic w. Cary read Mrs s Frederick w. Lester's report on aux l. Hilary meetings.
 l. The hymn. The Church's One Foun. y dation wFls rendered.. Mss Mary Pol t lock of Norwich gave an interesting e resume of the life of Mary Slessor Q # Dundee; scotland Miss slessor wen
 as missionary to Cal3bsr, Africa. d The collection was for curren Ie branch expenses.
 ,e The report of the nominating com " mittee. Miss E. P. Woodward, chair T- rrar, was presented a:lI officers an s- delegates were elected as follows: l. President, Miss Abby G. Willard. Q es Cofchester: vice presidents. Mrs. } SC NJ. Huntington. Norwich: Mrs, s. e. Howe. Norwich: Mrs. Jason L.. Ran at da1l Groton. Miss Kate Uuntley, Ne' ns London: Mrs. Frederick W, J1este1 n Norwich: Mrs Herbert T Wyckof he Norwich. Miss Elizahe:i E. Hunting al ton. Norwich; secretary for studeT le work and candidates: aiiss GaTolin h. T. Gilman, Norwich Town: Miss ETne he line c. Smith. New London: cores h. bonding secretary Miss Nancy E. Lt he cas, Norwic1: recording secretar7 ns Mrs Harvey M. Briggs, Norwich; sset ilf retary for the bureau of informatio ed l Miss Helen K. Whiton, New Londor e assistant secretaries for bureau of 1T
 formation, Miss M Beatrice Shar ar Norwich: Miss Marguerite Wulf. Nol cIS wich; home secretary. Mrs. Willial gs H. Dawley. Norwich; assistant Hon ne secretary, Miss Katherine Isbister, on Norwich
 'nr Secretaries for young peoples wol as Miss Elizabeth F. Pullen. Norwicl ng3 Miss Helen E. Atwood. Wauregal .1s Miss Mary L. Kingsley, Plainfiel, ,aI Miss Helen Fadie. Hanox CT
 Secretary for Life anI Light-Ml ,,- Rufus F. Vaughn, Norwich.
 I,a Treasurer Miss Anna c. Learne
 New London; assistant treasurer, MI nd Grace H. l.. Dewitt. New London
 Auditor, P. LeRoy IJarwood, Ne ion Delegates to the annual meeting lon the Woman's Board of Missions -De or egate, Miss Emeline c. Smith, Ne me London: alternates, Mrs. William Ge re- cheIi. Groton. and Mrs. sidney H. N all ner. New London: delegate, Mi th- Grace D. Wheeler, Stonington; aite m mates Mrs Ernest M. Harwood Jo 1e- dan, Waterford and Miss Augusta the Griffin, Old Lyme; delegate, Mi on. Mary L. Kingsley, Plainfeld: alte sen mates, Miss Harriet Parks. Norwi a Town and Mrs. Herbert Yerringte
 of Norwich Town; delegate. Mrs. Hen all D. Johnson, Norwich; alternates, M olf- Mary A. c. Avery and Mss Nancy l. nes cas of Norwich; delegate, Miss Car on J. Fellows of Danielson alternat the Miss Helen Eadie, Hanover and M lay W. B. Gallup of Chaplin: delega Dry Mrs. F.. B. Harrison, Woodstock; 1: l. ternates,. Mrs. M. S. w. Throp. Le ept anon and Rev. Marion Jones. Cants or After the election prayer was, nal fered by Mrs. Kirk Fl. Leavens a en- the hymn, Jesus Shall Reign, v rly sung The devotional service was
 of by Mrs. J. M. Huntington. A basl ra- luncheon was enjoyed at 12.30 by clock.
 on- The Afternoon Session. re- Le At o'clock the afternoon sessI SiS.l -.a. was called to order by the preside alls 1lls and the opening hymn was Fling sl ae the Banner. Mrs. Herbert J. WyS
 oL off offered the prayer. The first 2
 dress was delivered by Mrs. L.
 Seuny of Sivas, Turkey. Mrs. Ser MN was formerly Miss Lillian F. C. e. She told of the Red Cross nursing
 the winter of 1914 at Erzeuim af
 the outbreak of the war. pr. and M
 Seuny arrived there by help of a hi aeir German official with an escort 2 yer hospitals school buildings and otl ing available buildings were full to ov at flowing with sick and wounded lge, There were but few to take q the of these. Dr. Seuny died and nea