Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-02-05
SILVER ANNIVERSARY
OF GIRLS FRIENDLY
st. PauPs Church Society Enjoys
Banquet and Honors Miss Jen-
ME Latin, for 20 Years
Branch Secretary and Member
from the First

y
Church Thursday at the banovet held
IN honor of the 25th anniversary of the
Glrls Friendly society. In the center of
TWO rows OF tables. forming a cross, was
a large birthday cake presented by a
member OF the society to Miss Jennie
Lattll' Tor twenty years branch secretary
OF the society and a member during the
whole of its life. On the caloe were tho
figures 1s95-l92O and the letters G. r. s
After very good banquet the program
opened with a collect, followed by,
the Girls Friendly society hymn and the
Girls Friendly prayer. Then came the re-
ports of the branch secretary, Miss
Latin, reviewing the % years since its
birth January %, 1895.
1T was with the sanction ~ our,
bishop at the close of his first year in
the diocese" said Miss Latin speaking
of the beginning Of the society. chat our
branch was organized under the Rev. j.
lsham Bliss, as rector at that time and
with the help Of the Rev George Y.
Bliss as curate.
Little did we realize on our sixteenth
anniversary when the Rev. Mr.. Watkins
ana Deaconness Louisa were here as our
guests OF honor that tonight they would
DC here as rector and deaconness of St.
Panl's parish
MISS Latin gave a report of last years
meeting. followed by a report of the work
OF the year. saying that there are now
ls5 members of the organization.
In reviewing the history of tho organ
ization she said: our branch of the G..
f. s., as stated above. was organized OF,
January %, 1885, with ten members and
two associated, I, myself. being one of
those who met at that first night at the
tNUa Tor ha
Bliss being present. ] was made an as
ISOLATED member at the beginning of the
second year. one of our senior member;
Is still with us, Miss Elizabeth Bullock,
who was admitted near the close of our
first year, and Mrs. Emma Mcintyre,
one of our married branch helpers. join
ed the night of our organization.
Just after our fifth annual meeting,
Mrs. Atwater and family Miss Bertha
Atwater being our secretary. left Bur-
ington and Mrs. Carpenter through i'll
health was compelled to remain at home
so the position of branch secretary fell
to me and l have held it ever since" In
the list of people who have served the
organization for many years, Miss Lat
tin mentioned Mrs. C. D. Williams, a
working associate since 1900; Mrs. B. B.
Beeman, another working associate who
became an honorary associate in 1893: Miss
Wheeler, whose name was added in 1901
Miss Ella Suckstorff, who has been with
the organization 10 years, and Mrs George
Mildram who has been with it is years
There has been many others" she
went on, but these l mention are still
with US to-day in active service. The fall
of the sixth year brought great change;
more helpers came to our rescue and our
first program issued and our first
.-fr = Nf
members were advanced to senior mem
bership and ~ received into the branch.
including five honorary and six working
associates. a total of II. The eighth year
there was gain of %. the ninth Is. the
tenth, when the first candidates class
was organized which is now the junior
class, 30. making a total Of 152.
In the sixteenth year the membership
reached the highest mark in the history
of the organization, o25.
Since the organization Of the Junior
Candidates on November H. 1904, with Ii
young girls, a total of ia girls under T.
years of age have been received during
the Il years. The Senior Candidates class
was organized September 26, 1871. for girls
of 10 to IA years of age, and 265 have
been enrolled to date.
During the % years of the history Of
in it. The sum of s6,OOl4O has been re-
ceived and $5,9S714 expended. of which
s93l13 has been given to mission work
and $500 "A used from the relief fund, and
Sl.l7G.SS given through boxes since the
sixth year, no record having been kept
of the value of boxes before that time,
Sill toward the support of a fatherless
child in France, a total of So, 721. % for mis-
sionary objects, and 723l4 to st. Pauls
parish and 500 TO the diocese of YER
mont. One hundred and sixty-five have
been confirmed during this period"
Miss Latin has consented to stay an
other year although she had expected
to retire as branch secretary this year
II have found the work most delightful"
she said, land | can recommend the Office
10 my successor wonderful school
for ones self and my chief regret is that
I have not done the work more
efficiently"
REMARKS BY BISHOPS
Bishop A. c. \. Hall then gave a short
talk. speaking especially of the purpose
and aim of the society. and telling the
girls that modesty is one of the things
for which they are members should stand
At the conclusion of his talk he presented
to Miss Latin in behalf of the society,
two silver candlesticks on which was en-
graved Jennie Il. Latin. January 90
tS95-1920, Branch Secretary. 20 years. and
The Gift of the G.. +. s. of st. Paus
Church Burlington. VT"
Bishop George Y Bliss reviewed the his
tory of the society, recalling the days
when It met in tiny "bandboX of
room with only a few members and
lauding the work of Miss Latin. Greet
ings were brought from the st. Adams
branch by the secretary. Miss Parnelee,
and two members, and from the newly
formed branch in Rutland by the secre-
tary, Miss Adelaide Ross. Greetings also
came from the following old members OF
the society Mrs. Atwater and Miss Bertha
Atwater and Miss Lottie Williams of New
York city, Mrs. George Graves of Hart
ford, Conn, Miss Bessie Kelley of Ottawa,
Mrs. Harriet Adams of Los Angeles Cal.
and Mrs Emily Hargraves of Great
harrington, Mass.
Tho Rev. Joseph Reynolds gave a short
talk and readings were given by Miss
Hyger of the Mary Fletcher hospital. Mr..
watkins, who presided, announced the
appointment of Miss Latin as branch
secretary for another year.
The meet closed with the "Doxoloey"