The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1880-05-28
Annual Report Of the VIC. T. U.

Annual Report OF inc W'V' i'V'
REPORT OF THE AGENCY COMMITTEE.
The agency committee was as usual
appointed at the beginning OF the year.
Il was the duty of this committee to
visit the town liquor agent, and with
his permission examine his book of
sales in the hope Of being of some help
to him In discriminating between the
worthy ones who apply to him for liq-
uor and those who get it for improper
uses. The few visits made the agency
this year by the committee have not re-
suited in as much caution in selling as
could be desired, and of late the visits
have been discontinued. This is a field
where much good might be done and
during the coming year il is to be hoped
that this committee will not be neglect
cd by the union, but will be assisted
aud encouraged to do its whole duty.
Sometimes ladies of the union have OPP
portunities of discovering that other
sses than medicinal are made OF the
upirits purchased at the agency, Will
~perchance, the agent in his simplicity
and ignorance, is filled with sympathy
for them and the ailments which they
AeRAOoSAAt, Via hiCOuOi atohC II 4
So that u assistance may in ONE cases
prove of value to the agent, and the
families of the poor creatures who i'm
pose upon him. Let us not withdraw
from any good work which hands
may find to do.
When liquor is sold by the town
agent to persons who get drunk on it,
1t is q reproach to the people of the
tnvBn Uhn haro nctoAl.oko1 Al.
and complexities all in the offence Of
rum selling.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE RECORDING
SECRETARY.
DEAR SIsTERs.-The time for retro
spection has come to us, and with much
pleasure do I ask you to review with
me the full volume of the year We
find In this volume of ours, devotion,
purpose, industry, love of our Women's
Christian Temperance Unions. Our
meetings have been devotional in char
acter,. each member being actuated by
christian purpose.
First we record our National temper
ance fast day, which our union observ-
ed. In this department, follow temper
ance Sunday school concerts, temper
ance talks, temperance sermons, tenn
perance lectures, each sufficient to
arouse the listener TO more earnest tenn
pcrance work. Our juvenile commit
tee have much to say of their work
among the children. In several instan-
ces, we have heard of a child's thoughts
about these temperance lessons and felt
encouraged. We have faith in the COM
Ing men.
Our literary committee bring the sto-
ry Of scattered leaflets; the seed that Is
sown broadcast; the silent messenger
of truth.
The missionary committee can report
some work begun, and much that bias
not been reached. This work needs to
be more carefully divided and constant
ly looked after. One or two homes is
all one person a care for and do it
well. 1t Is imperative that some chill
dren among us should be clothed and
encouraged to attend school. We are
surprised to find 80 many subjects for
charity In this thriving town and COM
munity.
Our prosecuting committee present
something attempted, little accomplish
cd. Our agency committee have done
well and we hope will continue their
work, Our parlor meetings have been
q pleasant feature of our union. Inau-
gurated at the residence of Mrs. Clinton
Smith, they were afterward held in the
parlors of Mrs. Prof. Brainard, Mrs.
Prof. Mead, Mrs. DR.. Eddy, Mrs. w.
II. Button, Mrs. r. Hemenway, Mrs.
N. A. Monroe, Mrs. Walter Phelps.
Mrs. Prof. Parker, Mrs. w. C. Lang.
worthy, ten social meetings.
The QVnninno hova hoo, Jo.zl1 l..
the ladies and gentlemen present to
conversation upon some dozen subjects,
poems, reading, toasts and responses,
and lessons from Richardson's text
book. A fee of ten cents from those
present has cheered our treasurer.
We think these parlor meetings have
advocated public sentiment regarding
temperance work.
Mrs. Perkins, ex-president of oul
state union, suggested a thorough can.
vass OF each town, to ascertain the senti.
ment o the people regarding the enforce.
mento OF the prohibitory law. Our com
mittee obtained five hundred names.
Five hundred people ought to DO force
enough to rid Il town of rum.
Our temperance column is still pub.
iished in the Register. Four years il
has received u care and do not let IL.
forget it now.
Five delegates represented us at the
state convention at Vcrgennes last fall.
Our union gave this society twenty-five
dollars as our part of state expenses.
We expected Mrs. Greene to be pres
ent with us this year but are disappoint-
ed. We have %endeavored to continue
our Jail work, but did not gain access
70 the inmates, because of the several
escapes OF the prisoners. Our society
numbers fifty-flve members. We com.
mend 1t TO our praying and philanthrop-
&c women, and the community at large.
RESOLUTIONS submitted. Mrs. BUTTON.