Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-23
gournd art0 Gonrier.
thursday Morning, Sept. 8, 1880.
Local News.
For other Local News see Second pags.l
Annual Meeting.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Connecticut, the sixth annual convention
 of which opened at the Methodist Episcopal
 church in Waterbury, Tuesday afternoon, is composed of the officers of said union and three delegates from each auxiliary union, l organized in the different cities, towns and
 villages throughout the State. The officers
 of the union are a president, eight vice pres
 idents corresponding and recording isecre- tary, treasurer and an executive committee. | A meeting of the executive committee was | held at 10 a. m At noon the delegates were served with dinner by the ladies of the Baptist and Methodist churches
 The afternoon meeting was opened by Mrs. M. A. Stone, of New Milford, ex-president ot the union. At the business meeting Mrs. Dr. Moody, of Plainville, presided, in the absence and illness of the president, Miss Maria Stanton, of Mystic.
 Mrs. Charles s. Abbott, the efficient presi- dent of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Waterbury, presented in 8 very happy manner an interesting address of vel come to the delegates and visitors to the con- vention, to which Mrs. M. A. Stone respond ed. The following persons were appointed a committee on resolutions: Mrs. M. A. Stone, (chairman), Mrs. c. s. Abbott of Waterbury, Mrs. s. R. Wilmot of Bridge port and Mrs. Hill of Mystic.
 Reports of committees were called for and presented. Earnest efforts had been made in various places to induce the school boards, boards of education, to introduce into the schools Dr. Richardson's text book upon al- cohol, or some other similar work, that chil- dren might be early taught the evil nature of intoxicants. These efforts had met with en- couragement and partial success. Another committee, appointed to see what could be done to influence manufacturers and corpo- rations to require total abstinence of their employees, report that very little had been &C., complished, though some of the manufactu- rers had given it as their opinion that such a requirement. would be advantageous to them selves. It was reported that II, ,00O persons had signed the pledge at South Norwalk. Thursday evening reception was given to delegates and visitors.
 At about 1915 the convention was reopen ed, Mrs. M. A. Stone in the chair. Prayer was offered by Mrs E. c. Barnett of New Haven. Mrs. Frances E. Willard, president of the National union, was introduced, and briefly addressed the convention, offering congratulations in view of the wonderful progress made in the temperance work dur ing the past year.. and encouraging all to persevere in we'll doing. The corresponding &baT, info 1otk from Miss Julia Colman, recommending most urgently the distribution of temperance
 literature among the people.
 Catholic Total Abstinence Union. The eleventh annual convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union of Connec- ticut was held at the Opera House in Dan- bury Tuesday. Father Mallon, the presi dent, presided, and Andrew Smith of Hart ford was secretary. The convention was called to order about II Q. m. Father Labor, of Danbury, opened it with prayer and de- ivered an address of welcome. A report of his acts during the year read by the president, after which the committee on cre- dentials reported the list of delegates. For ty-three societies were represented. Those 1IOu4 GuIS C1by "OIOs pG OOAA 5 SOCLC1J, ', Thomas O'Brien, John Reilly; St. Aloysius, John J. Howard, James Brennan, John Shaughnessy; St. Mary's, Thomas Callahan; St. Patricks, Thomas J. Kennedy. Addresses were delivered by Father Mulholland of Fair Haven, Father Kennedy of Birmingham, Father Quinn, formerly of this city. and Father Synott of Bridgeport. A recess was then taken to 1:3o p. m. Dinner was eaten at the Wooster House.
 Officers were chosen as follows Presi- dent, Captain Thomas O'Brien of this city ; first vice president, Patrick Remedy of Bridgeport second vice president John H. Griffin of Middletown; secretary, Walter Fitzmaurice of New London; treasurer, Michael Shelly of Waterbury; State editor, John F. Conroy of Hartford. The county directors are: Hartford county, Lawrence Lowe of Hartford New Haven county, Michael Luby of Meriden; Fairfield county Patrick J. Kelly of Bridgeport Middlesex county, Thomas Ross :; New London county, Nicholas K. Maroney Holland county, J. J. Reagan; Litchfeld county, John Doran of Danbury No appointment was made for Windham county.
 It was voted to recommend to the societies a State parade to be held at Hartford about the middle of September, 1881. The next annual convention will be held at Birming- ham on the third Tuesday of September series of temperance meetings in the State will be inaugurated in the fall and winter.