The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-11
wonicn's Temperance Meeting.

WOncn's Temperance Meeting.
The temperance women held meeting
in the vestry of the Baptist church, Thurs
day afternoon, April 9th, Mrs J NJ Haven
presiding.
The exercises commenced with singing a
familiar hymn.
The passage of the Scripture selected for
the occasion was the 41st of Isaiah.
Several earnes! prayers were then Of
fered, after which the hymn. olive on the
field of battle, Be earnest in the fight, was
sung.
The report Of the chairman of the COM
mittee appointed at the previous meeting
was read and accepted.
The chairman of the working committee
gave Il brief report Of their labors. A
large number of the places where liquor is
sold had been visited by them for the pur-
pose of requesting them to discontinue the
traffic. The ladies reported that with four
exceptions, the proprietors received them
kindly and talked with them freely upon
the evils resulting from this business. Sew
eral expressed themselves dissatisfied with
their occupation and wished they were out
of it. One signed a pledge that he would
not sell liquor in violation of the law. An
other SAID he would rather no. sign such a
pledge but would give his word that he
would not sell any more. One said that if
he had the money for what he had in his
saloon he would promise never to sell an
other drop of liquor.
Some were not ready to sign at the time
but would take it into consideration and at
some future time would perhaps do SO.
They will receive second call.
At one place the ladies were asked
whether they supposed man would give
up rum selling when it brought him in
more money than any other occupation
could do.
An argument brought up by one Of the
dealers was that all the respectable people
in town patronized him and if he shut up
how could they get their supplies. /
proposition was brought up for con-
sideration, by one of the ladies', and plan
presented which speaks for itself
The plan of the projected scheme is to
procure two rooms in suitable locality and
easy of access from the street as a sort of
general rendezvous for men who have no
better place in which to spend their leisure
moments.
One of these rooms to DO a social room
where people can get together, talk and
visit, and where light lunches can be pro-
cured at cheap rates by any one who wishes
them. Also this room to be kind of labor
exchange where any person wanting a
workman or any workman wanting work
can make known their mutual wants.
Business wants of any other kind which
people do not care to advertise in the pub
lie prints can here be made known. Stamps
and writing paper to be sold at the lunch
table.
The other room to be reading room, to
be furnished with books. newspapers,
scientific and mechanical periodicals. con-
veniences for writing, etc. No CONVEX
sation allowed in this room.
A committee of five ladies was appointed
to consider the expedency and practica
bilty of the scheme and to report at the
next meeting
1t was decided to circulate among the
men of our town the 70 lowing paper in
order to gain an expression of their senti-
ments with regard to tine enforcement of
the liquor law
"We the subscribers hereby express our
selves in favor of the enforcement of our
law prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
drinks as beverage, and also our en-
enlargement to those who are engaged in
its prosecution
A sermon was read, written by DR.. Tai
mage of Brooklyn, from the text awake,
awake Deborah, awake, awake 1t was a
stirring aad interesting discourse.
After singing the doxology, the meeting
adjourned to meet in the Baptist vestry,
April 10th.