The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1876-04-25
lVOMANS 7 EnPERINCE COL
L.MN.

The WoBaus Christian Temperance
Union held its annual meeting at the lee.
turc room OF the Congregational church,
"Wednesday, April 10, Alter singing, the
meeting was opened by ieadiRg the scrip.
lures ard prayer Ly Mrs. Hubert The
report ol the LAST meeting was read by
the secretary aud adopted Also the an.
nual rcroIt Of the secretary and treasurer.
The report Of the committee Tor the nom.
ination Of officers for the ensuing year was
theu called for The following persons
wore nominated ard unanimously accept.
ed President. Mrs Hubert 1st vice
president, Mrs Rockwell 2nd, Mrs.
Twitchcll recording secretary, Miss
Helen Tupper corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Dr.. Eddy; treasurer, Miss Emma
Clay. Executive committee Mrs. W.
H. Button, chairman, Mrs. L. P.IIook.
er, Mrs. A. stearns, Mrs Ford, Mrs.
Northrop. Mrs. Prri. Seeley, Mrs. j. G..
Wellington, Mrs. J. l., Barker, Mrs.
Norman Rider, Mrs. &. d. Mead, Miss
Mary Steele. The advisory committee OF
gentlemen ars to be the same as last year.
The president aud vice president &C.
cepted their offices with reluctance, ex.
pressing themselves as feeling unequal to
the place, but being pressed said they
would DO what they could.
Miss Tupper was not present and Miss
Mary Steee%as appointed secretary pro
tenn.
The constitution was read and it was
moved ard seconded to amend Article 5,
making it read as follows, Any woman
may become a member of this society BY
signing the constitution, and paying into
the treasury the sum of twenty. five cents
annually.
1t was recommended that six young
ladies be appointed to take a collection
at the mass meeting in the Academy Hall
to defray the expenses Of DR.. Reynolds.
Mrs. Stewart of Vergennes was pres.
ent, and told US of the success of the TEN.
peranco society in taat city, and congra..
ulatod us upon our united efforts.
Madam Steele read an article mtro-
spective of the society during the past
year, and urging on to greater zeal in the
one before Us, especially making US re.
sponsible for the success of the work DR..
Reynolds is starting among US. Mrs.
Elmer offered prayer for this particular
work Mrs. Hubert requested the NO.
men to pray earnestly for the Reform
Club. which was being organized. Mrs
Hines and Mrs. Pierce offered earnest
prayer that it might be success and the
means of salvation to many.
A committee Of three, viz Mrs. Stur.
tevant, Mrs. Button and Mrs. Ford, hav.
ing been appointed to draw up resolutions
presented the following, which were hear
tily seconded
/ WHsREAs, the socisty Of the W. c. +, L. lee
an earnest desire to carry forward the work which
Dr., Reynolds has begun by means Of the Reform
Club:
Res.iutd, lst, That a COMMITTEES Of ladies be ap
pointed to work for the reformation Of the drunk
ard by means Of psrsonal convsrsation and prayer
seeking to increase the number Of the club aAd On
courage those who have already joined.
Rs'olred, I'd, That We as a society rseomm.nC
70 all iltHurchss the use Of unfsrmsnted wine al
the celebration Of the Lords Supper.
Rssolred, Sd, That we as society rely NOR,
upon divine aid In carrying forward this temper
ance reform, recognizing this as Christian labor
Resoirsa, ith, hat the thanks Of the W. c. I
U. are due Ms,srs. Knapp Bailey of the REeIs
TER for thet generous conduct in giving us
column in their paper exclusively for temper
ancs matter, and for their liberal discount il
printing for the society.
kasiVsd, 9th, That We tender our thanks to Z
A. sturtsysnt and to A. P. Tupper for thei
fsithfuinsss aud zeal in prosecuting violations o
the liquor lsw,and for the visible results attained
It was then moved to adjourn, and th,
meeting closed with prayer by Mrs. Stew
art Of Vergennss.
Miss MARY Il. STEELE, Rec, See.