The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-04-13
Ladies Temperance Union.

Ladies Temperance Union.
The ladies of Middlebury met in the
vestry of the Congregational church, on
the 7th inst, to organize Temperance
Society. The meeting was called to or
der by Mrs. L. A. Sturtevant, and Mrs.
II. D. Kitchel was chosen president pro
tenn, and, Mrs. +. A. Sturtevant, secre.
tary. Mrs. Meeker read an appropriate
selection from the Bible, and Mrs. Haven,
of Rutland, offered prayer, when hymn
was sung. After which those present de.
cided upon permanent organization.
By request the president appointed Mrs.
q. G. Steele, Mrs. Gardner Wainwright,
and Mrs. II. NJ. Seely committee to
prepare and submit a constitution FOR the
society. The committee discharged their
duty to the satisfaction of the meeting,
submitting the following constitution,
which was adopted
Believing that the use of intoxicating drinks as
a beverage is hurtful, and that the evils resulting
from their use constitute large share of the
crime, pauperism and misery that aflict society
We, the women of Middlebury, do hereby organ
ize ourselves into an association to be called
Article l. "The Middebury Auxiliary of the
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Vermont"
Article 2. The object of this society shall be to
promote temperance reform, by example, inhu-
ence and united effort
Article 3. The members of this society coven-
ant with each other to abstain from the use of
all intoxicants as beverage, and to discontinue
the use and sale of the same in all proper ways
Article A. The officers of this society shall be a
president, two vice-presidents, recording secre-
tary, corresponding secretary, treasurer, and an
executive committee of twelve. And there shall
be an advisory committee of six gentlemen.
Article 5. Any woman may become n member
Of this society by signing the constitution.
Article 6. An annual meeting Of this society
shall be held for the election of officers and the
transaction Of business; also monthly meeting
for united prayer and consultation.
Article 7. The officers Of this society and the
executive committee shall form board of mana
gers who shall have the general control of its in
terests and business affairs, with power to fill va
cancies during the year. to appoint committees
for special work, and to fix the time and place for
the annual and other meetings.
The recording secretary shall record the tran
sactions of the society. and give notice of the
time and place Of its several meetings
The treasurer shall receive. keep account Of,
and pay out the funds Of the society. undor the
direction of the president and executive commit
tee.
Five members of the board shall form quo
rum for the transaction Of business.
Article 8. This constitution may be altered or
amended by vote of two-thirds of the members
present, at any regular meeting. notice of the
proposed amendment having been previously Civ
en-.
The constitution was signed by about
seventy.five, who thereby became mem.
bers of the organization, when the presi.
dent was instructed to appoint commit
teo to nominate officers for the ensuing
year, and the following were appointed !:
Mrs. G. G. Steele, Mrs. A. p. Upper
and Miss Emma Clay. The committee
nominated the following persons as off.
GERS and they were elected
Mrs. II. d. Kitchel, president.
Mrs. Il. A. Sturtevant, LIST vice.presi.
dent.
Mrs. W. II. Meeker, I'd vice.president.
Recording secretary, Miss Mary Steele.
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. NJ. II.
Eddy.
Treasurer, Mrs. Rufus Wainwright.
Executive committee, Mrs. S. b.
Rockwell, Mrs. j. l.. Barker, Mrs. 9. G.
Tilden, Mrs, f. p Hooker, Mrs. Bruce
Wright, Mrs. John Steele, Mrs. Gardner
Wainwright, Mrs. NJ. A. Monroe, Mrs.
U. ID. Twitchell, Mrs. G. ID. Mead, Mrs.
o. =. Mead, Mrs. William Langworthy.
The nominating committee also recon-
mended an advisory committee OF gentle
men, and the following we're chosen: j.
Il. Barker, ID. T.. Boyce, Rev. +. p.
Hooker, Rev. W II. Meeker, Albert
Chapman and A. Z. Upper
Alter general expression Of opinion
by the members, and remarks from Mrs.
Stewart Of Vergennes and Mrs Haven OF
Rutland. the organization decided 10 be-
come auxiliary to the state organization,
and S27 was Immediately subscribed and
paid into the treasury for that purpose,
Alter remarks by Mrs. Joseph Steele,
Mfs W. II. Button, Mira w. II. Meeker,
Mrs. Rockwell, Mrs john b. Steele. Mrs.
Il. Boyee, Mrs g. q. Steele, Mrs. Young
Of vergennes, Misa Mary Steele, Mrs.
Rp"tH"DitHi HIAs IL n ptuIttNunt, nTS.
u ID. T~itchell aud others, the meeting
adjourned. Over sixty Of the members,
with the invited guests from other towns,
betook themselves 20 the Addison House,
where u bountful dinner was prepared
for them. This the ladies' did to show to
Mr.. ScoGeld their appreciation of him as a
temperance man, keeping temperance
house. The ladies. with few gentlemen
friends. filed the spacious dining hall to
OVERLOOKING, but of the good things there
was no end, and the dinner was elegant,
and every one seemed delighted with the
occasion and many thanks are due to
Mr.. Scofeld for his handsome ent, r,ain.
ment.
The old Pavilion hotel at Mont
pelier, is now fiat, and The work on the
new walls commenced. The work will be
pushed vigorously forward, and the
present prospect is that the hotel will be
completed ready for guests in the early
autumn.