The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-31
HELD BUSINESS SESSION.
Woman's Home Missionary Society Of
Methodist Conference.

st. Adams, Oct. 3l.--The Woman s
Home Missionary society of the Vermont
Methodist conference, which opened it's
thirty third annual meeting in this city
last evening, held business session this
morning and listened to addresses this
afternoon. The sessions are held in the
universalist church. as the Methodist
church is closed for extensive alterations
Mrs. A. II. Webb, of Fairlee, president
of the state organization, led service
of prayer at the opening this morning.
The members responded to the roll call
by giving the namber of members, the
number of subscribers to Woman's Home
missions and the amount of money raised
during the year. The reports of the
corresponding secretary, Mrs. v A. Irish
of Enosburg Falls, and the treasurer,
Mrs w. w. Wilson of Montpelier, were
given and these were followed by the
district secretaries az follows: Montpel
ier, Miss Edna Lockwood of Springfield;
st. Albans, Mrs. A. A. Aseltin of Enos
burg Falls; ST. Johnsbury, Mrs. A. w.
Hewitt of Plainhad. The reports of
the department secretaries were given as
follows: Supplies. mite boxes, young
peoples work, literature, temperance,
traing schools, Christian stewardship
and evangelism.
The report of tho treasurer showed |
total receipts of S2sl5.l4 during the
past year; Disbursements of S2,27940, |
with cash on hand, $535.74. There has
been gift of Sl00 from the Richmond |
estate, Mortified one of sl20 from West
pprLa aud onnt har narcopoI Gift of cE00
A $40 Liberty bond has also been given.
The report of the corresponding secre-
tary showed that the Woman's Home
society of the Vermont con
ference is divided as follows:
Montpelier district: number of auxil-
aries, IA; members, go; subscribers TO
Womans Home missions, II; number of
subscribers to children's home missions,
il.
st. Albans district; Auxliaries, IL;
3l4; subscribers to Woman's
Home missions, II; subscribers TO chill
Iren's home missions, 65.
St. Johnsbury district: Auxiliares,
4; members, 267; subscribers to Wom-
MS Home missions, 81; subscribers to |
hildrenfs home missions, AZ. II
Total auxliaries, 49, members, sol /; !
nbscribers to Womans Home missions, !
70; subscribers to children's home mis- !
ions, l5S. Ii
The report of the corresponding secre '
ary showed 67 organizations with a I
membership of 1872 including all young
copies organizations. This is the larg Il
ST membership in the history of the so e
ety and the enthusiasm especially / b
mong the young people, il the greatest n
yer known. .
The following officers were elected ]
resident, Mrs. A. H. Webb Of Fairlee, 0
ho in few days will have rounded out v
years in that position; corresponding c,
,cretary, Mrs " A. Irish Of Enosburg h
alls; treasurer, Mrs. w. w. Wilson Of d
recording secretary, Mrs. t. A
!, Hanson Of Montpelier; special secre- 4
ry for conference members IAN office Il
lst created, Mrs G. w. Burke of q
orth- field Lei
Mrs. G. II Redding of Hardwick led "
e afternoon meeting. Mortified echoes
ere given by Miss Maude Kimball of
losburg Falls and addresses as follows:
Test of Loyalty" by Mrs. Webb; %
ar" Miss /. l., Morgan Of Lowell
'ractica Christianity" Miss Sarah
urch, superintendent of the Barre mis- do
IN. There was round table discus la
IN of the subjects, THE Best Thing va
e Have Done This Year." and Our tr
eatest Problem" tr
The convention will close this even. au