The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1875-10-04
Women's State Temperance
Convention.

The first annual convention of the
Women's Christian Temperance Union
was held 10 the chapel of the Uougrega.
rional church at Rutland, last Tuesday,
2SIh ult. A one hours devotional meeting
conducted by Mrs. L II. Cock of Bur.
Iiug'ou, opened tho proceedings. At ten
o'clock the convention organized with the
president, Mro. L. b TapIln o. Randolph
III the chair. Mrs. f. A. Sturtevsnt Of
Middlebury was appointed recording sec.
rotary, with Miss Mary Z Steele Of tn,
same place as assistant. The secretary's
report Of the last convention, aud the
trea>urer's report followed. The latter
reported S57 90 in the treasury. Gre.
dentials Of the delegates next were re-
ceived OF whom there were from Middle
bury. Mrs. l., A. Srurtevant, Miss Mary
T. Steele, Mrs. } l.. Barker, Mrs. S. b
Rockwell, Mrs U. d. Twitchell from
New Haven, Miss Carrie Bottum.
a committee to amend the constitu
ton was appointed, alter some discussion
Of sections l and 3 of article V, as fol.
lows; Mrs. S. Ii. Colsurn, Springfield !;
Mrs. S. G. Cole, Burlington Mrs. Ed.
ward Copant Randolph Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Braley, Mortified. The following
were appointed a committee to draft res.
olutions Mrs. A. G. Brown, Montpelier;
NJ n In'hec Huntington Mrs
appointed to nominate officers tor the en-
suing year consisted OF Miss Jennie Stacy,
Burlington Mrs. Hiram Cheney, Rut
land Miss Laura Moore, Barnet; Miss
l.. j. Bradshaw, Montpelier Mrs. E. D.
Rockwell, Middlebury; Mrs. :. T. Har
ris, Bennington Mrs. Ii II. McAllister,
St. Albans; Mrs. Adna Brown, Spring.
field
In the afternoon reports and letters
from various members of the Union in
the state were read. A committee OF
five were appointed on plan of work for
the coming year, consisting of Mrs Ed
ward Conant, Randolph Mrs. NJ NJ.
Braley, Mortified Mrs, S Ii. Colburn
Springfield Mrs. U. D. Twitcholl, Mid
dlebury Mrs. l.. j. Bradshaw, Moutpe-
lier. After the report of the committee
10 amend the constitution, the committee
on nomination OF officers reported the fol.
lowing names
President-Mrs. Mary Il. Perkins,
Burlington,
Corresponding Secretary-Miss Mary
f. Steele, Middlebury.
Treasurer-Mrs. j. NJ. Haven, Rut-
land.
Vice Presidents-Mrs w. II. Button,
Middlebury; Bennington county, Miss
Anna b. Park, Bennington; Chittenden
county, Mrs. Mial Davis. Burlington
Caledonia county. Mrs DR.. Perkins, St.
Johnsbury; Essex county, Mrs. NJ. L.
Cutting Lunenburgh Franklin county,
Mrs. W. Ii. II McAllister, St. Adams ;
Lamoille county, Mrs. G. w. Hendee,
Worthwhile; Orange county, Mrs. Ed.
ward Conant, Randolph /; Rutland coun.
ty. Mrs. Ii. W. N,e. Rutland ; Windsor
county, Mrs L. r. Backus, Springfield ;
Windham county, Mrs. G. Tabor Bel.
lows Falls Washington county, Miss Lu.
cy j. Bradshaw, Montpelier.
The chairman Of the committee on res.
olutions reported the following:
Resolved; First--We the women of Vermont
resolve hat We recognize in the general uprising
Of women all over our country against the liquor
tratic. the desperation Of broker hearted wives
aud mothers, driven to despair by the loss of all
that makes lie dear. We recognize 10 their
prayers cry 10 the All Mefeiful Father for re-.
lief from burden greater than can DO borne, a
cry to which our hearts respond In tho deepest
sympathy. We recognize in every effort Of wo-
men for the promotion Of temperance a work Of
love, and realize the necessity oi renewed effort.
Resoioed Seeond-That We, ne wives, sisters,
mothers. daughters, pledge ourselves anew-cn-
laborers as co-suaerers-to bring to cur work all
the strength Of our great love, with all the ccIr-
rage. perseverance, aud spirit of u mother defend
ing her young. Our courage shall equal our des-
perato necessity; our perseverance, shall DO meas-
uFed only by our lovei inlly believing if We use
all the means ths good s'd has givsnu., to ~.