Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17
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Something like this they did at Lebanon,
Ky. with electric effect upon the audi

ooHelhiDp llhe tnIs tney ulu dL Lebanon,
, Ky, with electric effect upon the audi
/ cnce.
The importance of eutivating cordial
relations with other temperance societies
was wisely emphasized by our vice presi-
dent and / thought of noble Dr. McDon-
aid, the California millionaire, George
kalzenstein, Mrs Stevens, generous Mrs.
ID. Gonld, and our pares inter pares.
staunch Capt. Wood, editor of the Rescue
Good Templars all, and such allies as
never women had before in the w. c. r.
U. campaign of California. Surely we
will not forget fraternal relations with
society like that, and hope we will not
let them be all on one side.
Our address of welcome by Mrs. V. M.
Hardy, wife of the public school master,
was one of the best have heard and was
based on Il discriminating analysis of cur
national motto.
Miss Nina Morgan responded charm
ingly, though impromptu. This bright
young lady is from Bennington and will
be recalled by some as having decorated
Mrs Hayes at the White House with the
white ribbon when our national union
met in Washington.
The essay of Mrs. NJ. E. Hamln. of
Mddlebury (wife of the distinguished DR..
Cyrus llamlin, president of Middlebury
colle9e,) was rare paper and we should
| have extracts
Mrs. Esther lIoush editor of Woman at
Work, was here as delegate from Brat
tleboro, and read a choice little poem at
my evening meeting, in n sweet, clear
voice. She is II gifted and most winsome
little woman, who with her son Frank
edits and publishes one of the best and
brightest women's papers on the footstool.
| She should be in our work. tell her-has
just the gifts and Sraces TO make II beauti-
| full success.
| Miss Anna &. Park, of Bennington. the
| former president, was unable to be with
US on account of i'll health, Sne is AS ever
earnest and most cap,be with her pen.
| Her report on Communion Wine" was
excellent.
Anna Gordon organized II young
| woman's union of bright, ready Ito. work
girls their fresh voices coming from tbs
| church paror like jubilant strain to my
| weary ears in the convention las thought.
These are they who shall take up the
weapons dropped ere long by hands out
WoRn.
But the two incidents of this delightful
convention which | deemed choicest. |
nave reserved for the last. One masculine
voice only, was heard there. being that of
Mr.. Whitcomb, of Burlington, fine look
ing and noble souled man, the husband of
our state superintendent of "Work in state
ind county fairs" His wife was suffering
from cold, and so he spoke in her stead
md with so much heart, and so much
pride in the work accomplished that, con.
Lrasling him with men of the old regime
who seem actually ashamed to have their
wives engaged in such work, wanted to
cad the white handkerchief "Chautauqua
salute in his honor. He is in fact man
belonging by his insight and sympathies
o the twentieth century, but has prophet.
cally strayed into this poor old nineteenth!
Well! Mr.. Whitcomb spoke on this wise:
"Our good Mrs. DIR. Lund, of Burling-
ton, has read you an outline of what has
'een done in the state, only Mrs. Lund Is
he most modest woman in Christendom
ind skipped over what my wife had said
lbout the chief part borne by her in the
W. G. L. U, work at our Vermont state
fair. l will in the courteous invitation
)f your president. give some further Incl.
tents, and | assure you ladies, | deem it
IN honor to be permitted to speak in this
presence and on this behalf
"but | wish to speak of fair. Our w.
c. T. U. fed two thousand people at din.
ler daily, through the four days of that
air. You can have no idea of the volume
If energy and effort represented by that
'tatement. They mad to ride two miles out
md back, procure food, serve it, and clear
tway the debris. They were inexperienced,
md it was a difficult task with an inade-
quate force 10 help. They also kept plen,
" of pure, cold water free for all, and thus
prevented much cider drinking. They
circulated temperance literature, and i'm
proved their opportunity to talk temper.
ance
"A large number of stock drovers took
meals at their tent, they had one $50 feet
long, and it touched my heart to hear the
notherly words they spoke to boys far
from home, words that were the verv
essence of all that's kind and true One
Young fellow, | remember, told them he
mad promised his mother when he left his
country home to bring stock to the fair,
hat he wouldn't take drop of liquor, but
he had been Jodity tahen from his tent at
night, 6y SlG n1t n, and nlnde drunk. How
hose women prayed for that bov, and
how he cried, and how they watched over
him, gave him nice lunch every night,
for he had to be up, and kept him straight,
when nobody else tried or cared.
II suppose Il mother heart feels for
another woman's boys as nobody else can,
md am glad they have more chances to
help each other, these mothers. than they
had in less tolerant, because less enlight-
ened days.
when our w. c. T. L. spied out by
some places of illicit-for
there could be no legal-sale of drink,
and when the 'menfolks' were too busy or
too much afraid to arrest the fraudulent
dealers, the women just quietly stood
around the door of the places. and nobody
would 60, so they actually closed them up
after 4 while.
81 tell YOU ladies the very letters that
denote your name. w. q. T. U..' mean
when they are put up, Why,
on that fair ground II man had IA dispatch
requiring him TO leave on business, and
though he didn't know one OF the women
be came and put his daughter in their
care. saying, This is the w. c. T. U.
headquarters and know it's all right
every time"
From my mothers old home county;
Caledonia, no delegates could come this
were all at home helping put
some temperance leaven into their county
was glad and proud OF that!
The other incident was this: Mrs.
If Montpelier, true, motherly heart, is an
.nltUiduaI worker-like blessed Saint
Letitia" of Skaneateles, n. Y, mother of
Fannie Barnes She gets lease" on her
soul and follows it up.
Over year ago one of her reformed
BOYS was on the street intoxicated She
poke kindly to him, and passed on. That
.fternoon he came TO her house, still other
han "himself" and brought her beauti-
u new blossomed water lily, saying;
This is Just like a temperance woman, and
thought you ought to have it." She told
lin she did not merit such an emblem,
'ut would take the flower as token from
lin that he would never drink again. He
ave the promise after some hesitation.
The asked him to let her make him some
offee, but he said his wife would do that.
nd went home, and has not drank since
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