Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-26
YEARS WORK At HOWE
ORFR|ENDLESS WOMEN
Good Financial Showing in Spite
of Trying Times-Resignation
of Board Members Leaving
the Shareholders Elected at
Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Board of
Directors Of the Home for Frendless
Women was held at the Home on Shell
burne street in this city June 20 at one
o'clock p. M. with Mrs. John E. Weeks Of
Middlebury in the chair. The devotional
service was conducted by the Rev. w. A.
Dawson of Burlington.
After the reading of the reports Of the
local board of management, consisting Of
one member from each Of the Burlington
churches, read by Mrs. W. F. Ferguson
secretary of the board. and the report of
the treasurer. Mrs. w. A. Dawson, and
the auditor and trustees Of the perma-
nent fund. the following officers were
elected:
President, Mrs. John E. Weeks Of Mid
dlebury; vice-presdent Mrs. Z. NJ. Denny
of Montpelier; secretary, Clarence ]. Fer
guson OF Burlington: treasurer, Mrs. w.
A. Dawson of Burlington: auditor. Mrs.
a. o. Ferguson of Burlington: trustees
OF the permanent fund. j. II. Macomber
and c. ]. Ferguson members of the local
board of management. Mrs. w. a. Davi-
son, Mrs. b. b. Beeman, Mrs. P. e. Nc
Sweeney, Miss Theodore Peck. Mrs. p.
G. Mahan, Mrs. Gardner Brewer Mrs
Sam Sparhawk. The State board of di-
rectors as now constituted Is as follows
Mrs. John E. Weeks Of Middlebury,
president; Mrs f. NJ. Denny of Mont
pelier, vice-presldent Clarence ]. Fergu-
son Of Burlington. secretary; Mrs. w. A.
Dawson of Burlington. treasurer; Mrs. A.
o. Ferguson Of Burlington, auditor; Mrs.
l.. s. Wissell of Cabot. Mrs. G.. E. David
son of Newfane. Mrs. C. II. Hayden of
Riverside. Mrs. NJ. l.. Person of Orleans,
Mrs. b. B. Beeman, the Rev. w. A. Davi-
son and Judge James II. Macomber of
Burlington.
The resignation from the board of w
r. McFeeters of st. Adams was accent
ed with regret. The resignation from
the board OF Mrs. Clara NJ Ferguson.
who is soon to leave the State for resi-
dence In Massachusetts, was accepted
with special regret because of her SER
vice in connection with the board and
the home for more than 20 years Mrs.
Ferguson has been the member of the
board selected from the Unitarian Church
OF this city and has been one Of the most
devoted and faithful workers For some
years she has been secretary of the To-
cal board OF management and entered
neartily into the many activities of the
direct management of the institution
'"e institution 'oses an exceedingly 10y
al and helpful worker in Mrs. Ferguson
and the State board unanimously adopt-
ed strong resolutions of regret at her
withdrawal and kindly interest In her
welfare.
n vote of appreciation and thanks was
passed for the numerous gifts received
by the Home during the past year, which
have contributed much TO the comfort of
the inmates. both the girls and the
babes or special significance among the
contributors nave been most liberal
ones from The president Mrs. Weeks.
ana Dr. W. H. Lund OF this city, in pay
ing the bills for re-decorating several
rooms OF the home, making them more
cheerful for the sick and the bahies
as well as materially improving the prom
erty of the home, ana gift made tn rough