The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-05-11
Miss Brooks Leader
Next Conference

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| 20 and the response for the girls of
Vermont by Miss Edris Thayer Of
Bellows Falls.
Miss Marie Neahr, girls work sec
rotary, northeastern field, talked on
"Who's Who" and then came ten
minute talks by Miss Siok-An-Chiu
of China, Miss Sadie Goodman of
New York and Miss Anne Littlefeld
of Middlebury on the Y, w. c. A.
At 1890 o'clock summer camp
plans in Vermont were discussed by
Miss Julia r. Thomas of New Haven,
Conn, director of Camp Hcchelaga,
and Miss Marjorie Luce talked on
Girls Project clubs. Miss Luce is
assistant state club leader for the eX-
tension service of the University Of
Vermont. Then Mrs. w. l.. WATSON
chairman of Vermonts vocational in
formation committee gave a report.
During the morning there were
also ~roup conferences. At the U II
versity of Vermont chapel the col
lege girls met with Miss Mary Wei
sci, Miss Dorothy Smith and Miss
Margaret O'Connell of New York
city and at the high school the girls
met with Miss Marie Neahr, Mrs.
James S. Allen, Miss Gladys Bryson,
Miss Elizabeth Herring. Miss Anna
M. Clark and Miss Gladys Topping,
while the chaperones and leaders met
with Miss Ruth Colt.
Sunday was given over to the
church services with an organ recital
at St. Pauls church in the afternoon
and an evening meeting at the FIRST
Church at which Mrs. Lawrence
Thurston, president of Ginning Col
lege, Marking, China, was the speak
CT.
Miss Margaret F. Brooks of st.
Johnsbury was elected leader of the
next conference. Miss Elizabeth
Crane of Brattleboro is the new sec
rotary. Miss Edith Carpenter of st.
Johnsbuly was appointed a member
of the resolutions committee. The
other members were Miss Clara
Gardner of Barre, chairman, Miss
Margaret Hartman of Middlebury,
Miss Belle Randall of Waterbury,
and Miss Florence Beale of Rutland.
The NOMINATING committee chosen
was Miss Minnie Bulditt of Pittsford,
Miss Katherine HAYES of Waterbury
Miss Celia Graves of Manchester and
Miss Josephine Howe of Burlington
while the time and place committee
is comprised of Miss Laura Wal
bridge of Brattleboro, Miss Bessie
Cudworth of Montpelier, Miss Mavie
Streeter of Manchester and Miss
Marion Peterson Of Craftsbury.
Both Saturday and Sunday was
full to the brim with interesting
things for all the girls who attended
the conference. Saturday morning
the ~irls managed everything them
selves and they did it well. In the
afternoon there was stunt con-
test, each town ~utting' on stunt
which lasted from five to ten minutes
The silver cup offered for the best
stunt was won by Montpelier with
Burlington second and Brattleboro,
third There were 20 towns Compel
ing and the program was IN charge
of Miss Margaret Pilling. recreation
director at the Blue Triangle house
in this city.
At the evening meeting the girls
showed much enthusiasm. Miss Anna
NJ. Clark, the "god-mother" of the
conference spoke and the girls
double quartet Of the U. V. NJ. sang.
While some moving pictures of the
summer conferences at Silver Bay,
n. Y, and Blue RIDGE, N, c., were
being shown the girls sang all sorts
of songs.
Saturday there was a "ublic meet
ing with an address bV~ Miss Anna
VI. Clark of New York on Every
Girls Part in the Worlds work" Pic
lures of Silver Bay were shown and
also of summer conferences at Blue
Ridge, N. c., and Asilomar, Cal.
Sunday was taken U with church ,
and Sunday school, each girl attend
ing with her hostess. In the afteU-
noon there was an organ recital at
st. Paul's church by the organist,
Ernest Dawson Leach and the con
ference closedJwith a meeting at
the First church with an address by
Mrs. Lawrence Thurston, president
of Ginling College, Marking, China,
on Enlarged Lives"