The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-05-10
NEW OFFICERS CHOSEN
By the Washington County Sunday
School Association.

With few changes in its administra
tive officers and superintendents, th'
Washington County Sunday School asso
citation adjourned its annual convention
in Barre last evening to begin another
year of organized effort among the 81
and more Sunday schools OF the county
Although the sessions occupied but a
day, the program was replete with help
| ful features and interesting addresse:
had their effect in quickening of zeal and
enlarged endeavors among the workers
! present. There was an attendance OF
l30 in the afternoon and at the closing
| service in the evening the Congregational
church, where the meetings were held
was well filed
Officers were elected and reelected as
follows: President, Rev. Edgar Grassland
of Barre, succeeding S. A. Strobeck of
Montpelier; vice presidents, district No.
IL, C. S. Andrews of Barre; No. 2, Mrs.
Isabel Even, to succeed Rev. J. +. Tay-
Tor of Montpelier, No. 3, w. B. Lance of
Plainfeld; No. 4, Mrs. w. A. Remele of
Waitsfield; No. 5, Prof. S. Francis How
ard of Northfield; No. 6, B. R. Demeritt
of Waterbury; No. 7, George H. Rumney
of Montpelier; secretary, William Milne
of Barre, to succeed Miss Hazel G. Rylc
of Montpelier; treasurer, George Maker
OF Barre; superintendent OF elementary
work, Miss Ethel Inglis of Barre; super
intendent of home department, Miss
Anna Cummings of Montpelier; superin-
tendent OF secondary work, H. G. Wood
ruff of Barre; superintendent of teacher
training, Rev. w L. Boicourt of Water
bury; superintendent of temperance, Rev.
Arthur w. Hewitt of Plainield; super.
intendent of missions, Miss Olive Ander-
son of Montpelier; superintendent of
adult work, DR.. O. G.. Stickney of Barre;
state director, DIR. Stickney The place
of meeting for next year was referred to
the officers.
Miss Marion F. Stiekney of Barre led
in the opening devotionals at the even
ing service, a special feature of which
was chorus of so voices and a chorus of
male voices, drawn from the several
churches of the city The musical pro-
gram included an organ voluntary, Pill
grims chorus from "Tannhauser," Song
to Our Fathers" by the mixed chorus,
the hymns, Faith OF Our Fathers" and
Stand Up for Jesus God Is Love"
BY the chorus, mems chorus, swim Them,
One by One the Phiathea national
hymn, Onward Christian Soldiers" and
At the close, "Americs" There was |
note of patriotism in the music and the |
service had for its setting an auditorium |
decorated in the national col
,fs under the direction Of James Robert
.on.
visions and Dreams" was the subject |
# an illuminating idealistic address by
Rev. j. i. Hull of Portland, Me, whose
ermon in the morning was one of the
most valuable contributions to the CON
'ention Afterward came stereopticon
ecture, inspiration and Education" by
irs. Nellie T. Hendricks of Manchester,
enoral secretary of the New Hampshire
tate association, who emphasized with
words the telling points presented on the
Green.
Much of the time in the afternoon was
fven over to the election of officers and
heir installation, committee reports and
nformal conferences. Rev. c. A. Boyd of
'urlington spoke briefly on "The Value
{ Goal" and the subject of timely L
ddress by Rev. L. C. Carson, Phi. d., of
bontpelier, was "The Aim and Purpose
a Sunday School" DIR. o. G. Stickney
an adult conference and un-
'oked for additions to the program in
uded enjoyable vocal and violin solos,
ne one by Mrs. Parcher of Waterbury
enter, and the other by Mr.. Erickson of
ARE.