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Report the Women's State Temperance ton
yention, held In Montpelier. Feb. 1'th' 1871
The delegates assembled at a. IN. and
held DEVOTIONAL meeting till ..

LIST OF DELEGATES.
| This list il unavoidably imperfect As y fspre
| sents only those who brought certncate-. snis
many actual delegates, as we'll as visitors present
were not heard from by name.l
Montpeler-Mrs W. II. Lord, airs. IL A. sPeu
Ger, Mrs. Joel Foster, Jr.. Miss Addie CARR hF'
| A. Z. Brown.
Rutland Mrs. j. NJ. Haven, Mrs. Hay ward, Mis-
| Bourne.
Vergennes-Mrs J. W. Parker. Miss sarah sIt
| ton, Mrs W. u. Sprague. Miss Crane, MIS- T. II
Daniels, Miss G. Z. Eastman. CT.
| Burlington-Mrs Mary \. Perkins, Mrs. Emiiy
II. Cook, Mrs. Mai Davis, Miss Jennie stacy h's'
Northield-Mrs. W. d. Malcolm, Mrs. .. y. Ed
ger,on. Mrs C. X. Ely, Mrs. A. l.. Cihord' Mrs. j.
| H. circuit. - NJ,
| IT. HATCH Mrs L. 4. Wheaton, ~ lss A. l. Tenney
stowe-Mlss Ada Porter, Mrs. E. r. crsndali.
Bethel-Mrs. Z. N. Fish-r, Mrs. A. J. Emery
Watsield-Mss Ada J. SherDuTn.
Berlin-Miss Ella House, Miss Emma HOUSE
Miss Ellen s. Hubbard, Mrs. Lacy Pearson Mrs-
| NJ. T. Roberts.
Shepard. Mrs Charles Redheld, Mrs. Poly IMAM
berlin. Mrs. o. l.. uoyt, Miss Mary oale' hrs' u
AT Ropxbury-Miss Emily L. Cross. Mis- Mary A.
Barnet-Yiss Laura Moore.
| SpringiieId-Mrs. p. b. Fiske, Mrs. q, NJ bout
well, Miss Alice Barnard, Mrs. s. ii. Co!hufn Mrs.
w 70 H. Densmore. Ms, 4. MccOllum.
Mrs. II. +. Dennis Mrs. NJ. II. Chandler
Brookfeld-Mrs. Wilbur.
Randolph Mrs. Z. T. TAplin, Ms WA.briise-
The call for the Convention was then read
by Mrs. j. NJ. Haven, of Rutland voted
that Mrs. Haven act as moderator Of the
convention, and Mrs NJ F. Perkins of Bur-
lington, AS secretary. Moved BY Mrs. Taplin,
of Randolp h, that a committee OF three be
appointed to report rules OF order Tor the
convention. Motion carried and committee
appointed by the convention, a. follows
Mrs. c. 7. Taplin, Of Randolph, Mrs W.
H. Lord, of Montpelier, and Mrs. Ulcutt' oil
Mortified Voted 10 appoint business
committee Of three. Committee appointed
consisting of Mrs. j. X. Jewett, Mrs. a Z.
Brown, Mrs Joel Foster, all of Montpelier.
Voted that all visitors be invited to sit as
members of the convention and be entitled
to all privileges except that Of voting. Rules
Of order reported and adopted. Mrs. Tenney
of Barre, then asked for statement Of the
purpose and aims Of the proposed state or
ganization. which was made briefly by the
chairman.
Moved by Mr. Colburn, u Springfield,
that committee OF five be appointed by the
convention to draft Constitution for State
Temperance organization. Notion seconded,
carried and the following committee appoint
ed Mrs. Taplin of Randolph, Mrs. Foster
of Montpelier, Mrs.. Mai Davis OF Burling-
ton. Mr.. L. Tenney Of Barre, and Miss
Alice Barnard OF Springfield.
Moved by Miss A. Clark oi Montpelier,
that committee OF three he appointed TO
draft resolutions. Motion carried and the
following were appointed Mr. s. II. Col
bum of Springfield, Mrs. W. d. Malcolm OF
Mortified, and Miss y Clark OF Montpelier.
During the withdrawal OF the COMMITTEES
several Of the delegates made remarks, the
general tone of which indicated desire TOR
personal conservation 10 the work OF the
Lord, in which Temperance must hold
large place Among these were excellent
remarks bv Mr.. Spencer of Montpelier, Mrs.
Sprague OF Nergennes, Mrs Boutwell, Of
Springfield Mrs " ii Lord followed
with IN address of welcome to the conyen
ton, urging lifelong PERSEVERANCE IN the
work the meeting then adjourned untn
p. III.
AFTERNOON