The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1921-05-27
G3D Anniversary
EXERCISES HELD
BY THE Y. NJ. CA.
Appropriate Observance Held
at Baptist Church
REMARKABLE HISTORIES
Struggles and Successes of Or
ganization Told by Sec. Wins
low and Mrs. Sheldon.


Anniversary exercises for the local
Y. NJ. c. A. were held Thursday even
ing at the Baptist church in the pres.
ence of an audience that was highly
appreciative of the excellent program
prepared The program not only pro
yided something in the way Of enter
tainment but It served to reveal in a
marked degree the exceptional inter
est. the strenuous ehdeavor and the
faithful service of the men and women
who have upheld the organization in its
days of trial, who have given of their
time and effort that the benefits OF
its great work might be realized in
this community and who have never
wavered n their faith in the ultimate
success that appears to have been at
tanned.
Incidents in the history of the Ben
nington Y. NJ c A. recurred again
and again during the exercises and
those in the audience who have not
been directly concerned in the activi-
ties of the organization must have
been impressed with the sublime
faith of the workers who have car
ried the many burdens that have made
up so much of this history The Benz
nington Y. NJ. C. A. as II stands today,
Is an accomplishment of many remark
able features when one takes into
consideration its progress as outlined
at the exercises Thursday evening,
= AF,,.. II 4,rta n nd
served six years as president of the
assoc alton presided at the exercises
In announcing that r. n. Griswold
would read the scripture lesson, the
chairman stated that Mr. Griswold
acted as secretary at the meeting
which reorganized the association in
1889. In calling upon Homer H. Web
ster to lead in prayer the chairman
added that Mr.. Webster had for 20
years been member of the board Of
directors
Rev. w. G.. Towart, pastor of the
Baptist church, brought the greetings
Of the local churches.
Arthur j Holden, who returned dur
I ing the night from Burlington where
he attended a meeting of the state
! committee. of which he is member,
! briefly related the Impressions of
jearnestness and determination obtain
ed at that gathering
State Secretary Byron n. Clark
briefly outlined the history of the Y.
/ NJ. c. A. as an organization orig nally
Iput into existence by an English boy,
George Williams, and later carried
across the continent to America. In
the course Of his remarks he cited the
remarkable work being done by the
railroad Y. NJ. c. A. in the little town
of Island Pond on the Canadian Dor
der which last year had a budget OF
$4,000
Two impressive features of the eX
ercises were the histories, that of the
association by the general secretary
II. w. Winslow. and that of the Wo
mans Auxiliary by Mrs. W. b. Shel
don The secretary's paper was re
lmarkable document and showed Z
large amount of research on the pari
lof the writer 1t began with the or
gauization of the original association
N 1859, which suspended during tht
c'vil war and was revived in 1889, anC
followed it progress, with its manl
yicissitudes and accomplishments, t
the present day
Mrs Sheldon's history Of the Wo
mans auxiliary was a revelation. lti
main purpose was tribute to tn,
worth of the women who had been 0
so much assistance but woven into (
were quantity humorous references t,
the rummage sale and the efforts 0
the supper committee.
= Hon. Mason S. Stone represente,
= Governor 'Hartness who had planned
to address the gathering but who hat
been obliged to cancel the engagement
because of importanat conferences il
Montpelier Mr.. Stone is no strange
TO Bennington audiences. His ad
dress was finished production wbicl
took for its subject the absolute neces
sity of ideals in the accomplishment
of any worth while project by individ
ual, community or nation. 1t was In
tensified with the recital of incident
from his personal experiences as
traveller in other londs and was listen
ed to with the closest attention.
The church choir assisted in congr,
: gational singing and there were violt
solos by Harry MURRAY and yoca
solo by Earl Chase The benedlctiol
was pronounced by Rev. Vincent Raw
Booth of the Old First church, OF,
Bennington.
T The following acted as ushers
| Fred Gown. Harold Levin, Donai,
Fauley John Elwell, and o. IAljen
stein, The same had charge of re
freshments at the informal reception
which followed the meeting.
Miss Elenora Norton and Mr.. an
Mrs Li'iensten had charge of tn
church floral decorations.
This morning, Rev. James A. PER-,
entertained the following in his hom
at an Anniversary Breakfast in homo
of the Y. NJ. c. A. Hon. Mason
Stone, F. L. Bottum, George A. Math
ers, Frank b Howe. Henry W. Wiz
slow and John N Leonard.