Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-05-30
MRS. VAN PAT7EN
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Mrs. Evan Thomas Recording
Secretary-30th Annual Meet
ing Ends at st. Adams

st, Adams, May @.-The Goth annual
meeting of the Congregational Woman's
Home Missionary Union Of Vermont,
which opened at the First Congrega-
tional Church in this city yesterday after
noon, closed this noon.
The topic of the morning was Ter
centenary Tests and Tasks for Daugh-
ters Of the Pilgrims" Interesting ad-
dresses were given by Miss Ona A.
Evans, field secretary of the Womans
Home Missionary association Of Massa-
chusetts. who spoke on 1.-THE Conquest
Program" and the Rev. c. c. Merrill
of Burlington, associate secretary Of the
Vermont Domestic Missionary society,
whose subject was "A Plain Tale from
the Hills" feature of the program
was vocal solo by Mrs. w. o. Wise,
with Mrs. n. N. Atwood accompanist.
Reports of the various committees were
given and the following officers we're
chosen:
President, Mrs. w. J. Van Patten Of
Burlington; vice-presidents, Mrs. E. D.
Burditt Of Rutland and Mrs G. H. Cross
Of st. Johnsbury; recording secretary,
Mira Evan Thomas OF Burlington; corre-
spending secretary, Mrs F. H. Shepard
son Of Richmond; secretary of young
peoples work, Miss Mary L. Wheeler
Of Barton; secretary of junior work,
Mrs. George c. Fabyan of Newbury
I secretary Of literature. Miss Ellen Cram
ton of Rutland; treasurer. Mrs. John
F. Puffer of ST. Johnsbury; assistant
treasurer. Miss Grace Rouse of St Johns
buryi editor, Mrs. Helen C. Thompson
Of st. Iohnsbury. County officers: Addi-
! son, Mrs. H. H. Burge Of Shoreham
Bennington, Mrs. e. L. Wyrnan Of Man
-. nrHn ~.N-
L. Graves Of st. Johnsbury Center,
Chittenden, Mrs. l.. H. Chaplin of Jeri-
cho Center; Franklin and Grand Isle,
untitled; Lamodlle, Mrs. Frank B. Hyde
Of Jeffersonville; Orange. Mrs. ]. NJ.
Comstock Of Chelsea; Orleans. Mrs. ]. K.
Kendrick OF West Charleston: Rutland,
Miss Eleanor L. Manley Of Psttsford
union conference, Mrs. H. n. Blanchard
Of Springfield; Washington, Mrs. H. G..
Woodruff OF Montpelier; Windham, Miss
Bessie p. Braley Of Putney; Windsor
Mos Ralph D. Lermond Of Woodstock
Mrs. Rebecca P. Fairbanks Of st. Johns
bury is the honorary president Of the
| society.
l. The committees elected are as follows
| Plan OF work committee. Mrs. Rebecca
P. Fairbanks Of st. Johnsbury. Mrs
! L. H. Chaplin. Mrs, ]. NJ. Comstock;
T. 8. Brown Of Burlington. Mrs. A. s. c.
Hill Of Winoosid. Miss Marion Gary OF
Rutland: nominating. Mrs. w. NJ. Bar
Der Of WilLston. Mrs. j. ". Sault OF
Ludlow, Mrs. w. II. Thompson of Eas,
Corinth: time and place. Mrs. G. H
Gilbert Of Dorset, Mrs. 9. B. Dodge OF
Lyndonvtlle, Mrs. Ernest Hetheringtor
Of Brandon.
1t was voted to hold joint annual meet
ings with the Vermont branch, which
is the State organization for foreign
missions.
! The Path of Labor" was selected al
the years text book.
The regular pledges for the year are
as follows: Vermont Domestic Mission.
airy society $1,000; Congregational Home
Missionary society $1.400: American Mis-.
sionary association $3.50; Congregations
Church Building society 800: Congrega.
tional Educational society 800; Congre.
gational Sunday School and Publishins
society 800; board OF ministerial relie
$50: special 500: total of $500. A
special pledge Of 500 for the endowment
fund Of the Schauffier training school n
Cleveland, Ohio. was made.