The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-16
Chiidrcns, Temperance Meeting

Cht1drcns' Temperance Meeting.
The monthly temperance meeting for
children was held at the Methodist church,
on Thursday afternoon, for the purpose of
organizing childrens' temperance society.
Nearly hundred ladies and children were
present. The meeting was opened by sing
ing temperance selection, after which
Mrs. Joel NJ. Haven read selections of
Scripture appropriate to the occasion.
Mrs. John B. Reynolds led in prayer, which
was followed by singing.
MRS. j. NJ. HAVEN
said she was glad to see so many present
interested in the cause of temperance, and
especially glad to see so many children.
Children could often work for the cause
where adults would fail. She hoped that
they might be able to form an organization
and adopt constitution today, and give
each child pledge to take home They
had prepared constitution which Mrs
Cheney would read.
Mrs. Hiram Cheney then read the fol-
lowing constitution
Article 1. Was to embody the name,
which had not yet been decided upon.
Article 2. The object of this society is
to interest the children in the cause of tenn
perance.
Article 3. The officers of this society
shall be a president, vice-presidents, a
secretary and a treasurer. Their duties
shall be those which usually deyolve upon
cuph nficprc in similar associations
Article 4. Any child, with the consent
of parents or guardians, may become a
member of this association by signing the
pledge and constitution.
Article 8. This association shall be aux
Hilary to the Central Temperance Union of
Rutland.
Article G. This constitution may be
amended at any meeting of the society
by vote of two-thirds of the members.
previous notice of the proposed amend
ment having been given.
The subject of a name for the society
was then considered, and one of the young
misses suggested Temperance Workers"
which was adopted.
Mrs. Haven asked the children TO choose
president; she wanted them to choose
their own officers and take an interest in
the meeting, as they could help more than
older people.
Mrs. Cheney thought that they should
have gentleman for president. One of
the ladies moved that they should have q
committee appointed to nominate officers
and report to the next meeting, which was
lost.
The following officers were then elected:
President, Mrs. John b. Reynolds; vice
presidents, Mrs. Hiram Cheney, Miss Eta
| c. Spaulding secretary, Miss Carrie L.
Phillips treasurer, Master Fred Cheney.
Some discussion took place relative to
the election of secretary. Mrs. NJ. A.
Bourne, Mrs. J. NJ. Haven and Miss Nellie
Lord, were severally nominated for that
Office but declined.
Mrs. Hiram, Cheney again read the con-
stituton and total abstinence pledge,
copies of which were distributed among the
children.
Mrs. Hiram Cheney spoke earnestly in
favor of signing the pledge. Some might
say they were strong enough without
pledging themselves. Did they ever think
that God pied sed himself when the bow of
promise appeared in the heavens, 1t is
not sign of weakness to pledge ourselves.
Surely if God could make covenant with
man, we were not too great to make cove
nants with each other. We hope you will
be able to keep.your pledge as we depend
on you to be our strong temperance mer
and women in the future.
The constitution was then sigped by
nearly all present, during which "Comt
take the pledge" was sung to the tune Of
America"
Mrs. NJ. A. Bourne said that the child
rem out of town were watching the move
ments of Rutland children with great in
terest. When she was away from town, ,
few days ago, a little boy asked her wher
the chidrens' temperance meeting was t
be. He said that his mother has promised
him that he could come to Rutland then
and he was coming to the meeting
Mrs. Reynolds thanked the children TO-
making her president of their society, ant
told an apt story apropos of joining tn
temperance cause.
"Work for the night is coming" wa
sung, and the meeting adjourned.