Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-06-13

The iubilee meeting held at New
port Thursday was in every sense of
| the word q sswake-up" meeting for
| Orleans county. Although not a
perfect June day, large delegation,
consisting of state and county officers
and delegates from the auxiliaries of
the county, were IN attendance and
were cordially received as guests OF
the ladies of the First Congregation
al church. The meeting was presid-
ed over by Mrs. Z. W. Barron of Bar
ton. The morning session opened
with devotional service led by Rev. l..
A. Edwards. A cordial welcome was
extended to the members of the con-
vention by Mrs. J. E. Foster, presi-
dent of the Newport auxiliary and re
sponded to by Mrs. j. f. Kendrick,
county officer.
Mrs. M. III. Buckham, state presi-
dent of the Vermont branch, gave q
most helpful and encouraging address
her subject being, Facing the Flu
ture." She showed by charts the in
crease in missionary work along all
lines in the last fifty years.
A delightful hour on young peo-
pies work was filled by Miss Clemma
Seaver and Miss Mary Wheeler, state
secretary of Y. P. w. After boun-
tiful luncheon which was served in
the dining room of the church, the
convention reopened with devotion
al service led by Mrs. NJ. L. Pearson
of Orleans.
At / o'clock an address by Miss
Lille Dehuff, who was called by the
CONGREGATIONAL Home Missionary So
ciety to tell the story of home mis-
sions on the frontier. Miss Dehuff is
a woman of charming personality,
and comes from the mining section of
Mullan, Idaho. Her position there is
virtually that of deaconess, and her
work includes visitation in the homes
of the mining people and contact with
the young.
Her graphic presentation of this
work was most enjoyable and her
hearers will find it impossible to for
get her message.
Next on the program came Miss
Mary Wheeler, who gave an interest
ing talk on the Schauffler school at
Cleveland, Ohio This school was es-
tablished by Dr. Henry Schauff1er to
help incarrying the message of Chris
tianity to our foreign-speaking peo-
pie It aims to make the future citi-
zenship of America Christian by
Outstanding the homes of the pres
emit. It's special work is with the
mother and her little children.
Through her the school purposes to
give to the foreigner the three best
things, America has to offer-the
home, the school, the church.
Mrs. ]. F. Kendrick presented some
of the difficulties and problems of
auxiliaries and offered helpful sug-
gestions in overcoming these.
The Golden Anniversary gift had a
large place in the conference. Mrs.
E. w. Barron called for reports from
each auxiliary in the county and these
reports were full of encouragement
Following this came the Golden
Anniversary Gift in Picture and
Story" the story or lecture being Civ
en- by Mrs. NJ III. Buckham, state
president. The pictures, $50 slide
views of schools where the work is
being carried on, were thrown on the
screen by Rev. G.. C. Claris.
Those having the meeting In charge
wish TO thank all who helped make it
the success that it was, and especial
~ would they thank the ladies Of
Newport for their generous hospitali-
ty, Mrs. Wilson for the beautiful So
los given in the afternoon and Rev.
G. G. Claris for presenting the views
of G. A. G. The convention closed by
singing the Tercentenary hymn.
EAST CHARLESTON
Mrs. Mary Piper is visiting her son
Harry.
M. C. Davis is visiting relatives in
Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Gray of Lyndon
vile are guests of her sister, Mrs
Will Moulton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gray of Lyn-
dOnville are guests of his mother,
Mrs. Rosetta Gray.
Topic for C. E. prayer meeting
June ID, ''Sins of the Mind" Lead
er, Mrs. /. r. Wolcott.
Several from here attended the
Sunday school convention at West
Charleston Wednesday.
Wilbur Cargill of Manchester is
visiting his brother, George, and sis
ter, Mrs. A. o. Moulton.
Harry Wilder of Norton spent a
few days with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Wilder, last week.
George Brown was called to his
home in West Charleston last week
by the illness of his father.
Mrs. Leon Trip and daughter of
St. Johnsbury are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Colburn.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. N. Moulton and
Mr.. and Mrs. l. r. Wolcott attended
the Red Cross convention at Burling-
ton this week.
II. A. Canning viii sell his herd OF
Holstein cows and other stock Satur-
day at his place three miles from here
on the Willoughby lake road at ]
o'clock p. m. sharp.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Buck and Mr.
and Mrs Scudder and Mrs. Archer at
tended the missionary convention al
Newport Thursday. One of the
speakers returned with them and