Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-08-29
Annual neport Of the Secretary.

We have been admonshod like ono Of old,
ito write the vision and make 1t plain upon
tables, that he may run that roldoth it," AS
a Union what have we done2 Though our
work has been q quiet one we have moved
steadily onward. The year past has been
tho bost ono since we we're organized. Ev-
cry position gained we have held. Wo have
beon known M n living force in various ways.
Through the pulpit our notices have beon
read, through the press both by notices and
the work OF our press superintendent we
have been recognized, and socially we have
been heard from, having held several social
gatherings whore Bome Of the best of our
townspeople havo como together and ex-
pressed themselves in favor Of our doings.
At our last state convention We numbered
twenty five members; now forty-two. One
member has left u.s. Mrs. Truax, having
moved from town. This record of definite
work will cover only about eleven months.
In this time A weekly meetings have been
appointed, seven of them union with Baptist
ladies'; out of the 40 appointments only
twice haye wo failed to hold meeting one
of these days was very stormy in winter
time the other no record Of. The first Of
October, 1888, we voted TO hold our union
gospel meetings in the rooms of tho Y. NJ.
O. A., and since then thoy have been 80 held.
Three times we have answered the call and
observed days for prayer and praise. Decem-
Der %, 1888, tho 10th anniversary Of the
womau's crusade was duly observed. We
gave as o thank offering to the national treas
ury tho sum Of IS. That, with the 81 our
delegate to the national convention pledged
for US, makes all We have given to the nation
al fund. About the time of this anniversary
the Union distributed gratuitously l25 copies
of the Union Signal. Mrs. NJ. L. r. Hidden,
Mra Il u Iarpav apd nayid fTufvrn no
lecturod here under the nuspices Of the w.
@. T. U. Hoping to benefit others as well az
ourselves VIC yielded TO tho urgent solicita-
tion5 Of the Reynolds family to give US a
concert Though disappointed and chsgrined
we Wero saved from financial loss by our
friends. We we're convinced that the pater-
nal head Of said family had 'no power TO
SEQ himself as others saw him, If be had we
all would have been free from the blunder Of
this move. Four social tea-meetiugs were
held this spring which nottod the county
treasury S23. GO cents. The county institute
was held at Newfane May % and 20. good
number of our members attended it and par
ticipated in the exercises. In July y mem
bers Of this Union went to Putney and held
two meetings at the request of the Putney
W. O. T. U. Sixteen dollars worth OF ad-
vertisomentB were secured by tho Union here
in Brattloboro for our state minutes of the
convention. Thirty six copies Of these minutes
have been sold and given away by the Union
The amount of money sent to the state treas
ury from this transaction aftor paying cx-
penses was Sl7G3. Eight yearly aud ono
three months copy OF Union Signals are tax
en- in the Union. Tracts have been distrib-
utod also Eleven different departments of
work have had superintondents appointed for
them by the Union. The departments aud
suporintendents arc as follows Scientific in
struction, three superintendents; relation Of
intemperance to capital and labor, two
superintendents influencing press, ono su.
perintendent hygiene, ono Sunday school
work, ono prison and jail, one evangel-
istio and literary, each one Union Signal
and drawing room, each one flower mission
one. The ninth of June, flower mission day,
bouquets of flowers were sent to sick people
by different membcrs of this Union. May
7th, 1884, the Union voted to make the re-
cordirg secretary financial secretary. Since
that time l have tue names Of p members
old and new. This includes two honorary
members who have paid their dues Amount
of money paid over to treasurer, $1,000.
Money paid out by order, s. SO There have
been gifts made to us, one five dollar gold
piece and other small sums Of money, do
not know how much, copy of Union Sig
nal of national minutes, also Signals with nc
count of proceedings at the national conven-
tion and 90 fans There may have been 9TH
or gifts. l have no record Of them now.
Some homes whore the blight IF intemper-
snco has fallen have been visited by differ
ent members. In some substantial gifts have
been left, and in all, trust, words of COM
fort, cheer and helpfulness. Where these
ministrations have been received or who of
the dear sisters have gone forth in His name
may not, / cannot tell. The recording an
gel will have record faithful and true, and
by and by at tho gathering day We shall be
judged according to our work.