The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-09-26

DRY law in Maine was passed by a
Democratic legislature, and there was
more active, aggressive work south of
Mason and Dixon's line than north of
it. No question of eXpedieucy should
be allowed to iutrude.
The resolution was adopted by vote
of Ga to 30.
Miss Park rose to protest against
speakers from Massachusetts, aud Phil
adelpha carrying a Vermont conven-
ton.
Mrs. Perkins moved to reconsider
the resolution. The motion was lost.
AT this point the children marched
through .the hall, singing "Tremble,
King Alcohol, we shall grow ups" and
bearing banners with various insCrip-
tons. Among them we noticed one
inscribed "The Gospel of st. John and
the Prophecy of Daniel" The older
persons cleared the hall and Mrs.
Coolidge of Ludlow gave short adj
dress to the children. She was follow
ed by Mrs. Stanwood of st. Adams.
The ladies of the convention visited
the college at 4: 80 and were shown
about the buildings and grounds by
the members of the faculty.
| THURSDAY EVENING,
The session of Thursday evening
brought out the largest audience pres
ent during the meeting of the union.
There were over 800 persons in the
building and most of them found seats
i'll the body of the house, in the gallery
or on the stage.
The decennal hymn, written by Mrs.
Esther l.. IIoush and intended for use
the evening before, when the 10th ami
versary was celebrated, but omitted
for lack of time-was sung.
The devotional exercises were con-
Quoted by Mrs. Hannah W. Smith.
Mrs. Henry S. Foote sang a sacred
song with excellent effect
Mrs. Emily l.. Mclaughlin of Boston,
national superintendent of the depart
ment of conference with influential
, bodies, was introduced and made an
excellent address. We regret that our
|, space does not admit of the publication
, of even an abstract.
A message from Mrs. Beaumelle
Sturtevant Peet of Haywards, Cal,
, formerly of Niddlebury, and an active
!, temperance worker, was received and
read, 1t referred to appropriate scrip
ture texts and stated that she had sent
: gavel of California wood for the use
of the presiding officer.
, Miss May Seely, in behalf of the
Middlebury union, presented to the
State union handsome banner, hand.
, painted on velvet. Mrs. Greene re.
, ceived the gift in brief speech.
, A collection was taken, after which
the evenings exercises closed with the
, singing of the temperance doXologv
Rev. MIR. Palmer, pastor of the Baptist
church, pronouncing the benediction.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The session was preceded by evange
listic services, conducted by Mrs. |
: w. Smith. The regular proceeding,
, were opened with singing "Nearer, my
| God to the" followed by prayer by Mrs
1 Smith.
Mrs. Perkins read the record OF
} Thursday afternoons proceedings
J Debate was resumed upon the resolu
ton then passed.
Mrs. Hidden said she had the bes,
f interests of the union at heart when she
| introduced the resolution and had moi
4 the slightest idea of bringing the sub
| ject of woman suffrage into the meet
ing.
Mrs. Greene fully believed what Mrs
Hidden had said. But in her opinion
+ the resolution was unfortunate in its
3 wording and she suggested that it be
= changed so that there could be no rea
t son for questioning its meaning.
Miss Park thought there was more il
| the resolution than most of the delegates
could perceive. If she was not mistak-
: en- it contained an endorsement of wo
1 man suffrage. 1t was sprung uoon the
d union by the party that had tried the
e same thing before. She was in favor
. of woman suffrage, but did not believe
a in mixing it up with temperance.
j Mrs. Greene said her idea of the res
olution was that it simply endorsed
: Miss Wizards action in going before
= the platform committees of the various
: national conventions.
e Mrs. B. II. Day of Underhill wanted
G President llamlin to state his idea O
: the meaning of his resolution.
S A motion to amend the resolution
q was carried. AS finally adopted it reaC
d thus:
d Resolred, That this union desires TO ex
{ press its unfaltering loyalty to our beloved
# national president, Frances +. Willard anC
W clluOISt ltI dcllOu anu the dttlOH OF IN
> National executive committee as being il
l. perfect harmony with the resolution unan
imously passed at the last w G. II. u. con
a ventiOn at Detroit.
y Miss Park still wished to hear from
II DR.. liamlin. Mrs. Hidden though
= that it would be better to drop the mat
e ter, now that it had been settled. DR.
Y Hamlin declined to attempt to instruc
II the union. When he declined, Mrs
= Greene spoke SO acceptably as to pm
d the matter entirely at rest. She said
e GLOW trivial is this caviling about tn
1t resolution to sustain Miss Willar,
e in her action Of going before tn
i nominating conventions. She wa
o sent by the executive committee O
l. the National w. G. Il. L. How
lie little You know of the ordeal throug
n which we passed before we decid
d ed to send our beloved nations
president forth to be despised and re
N jected of men. The presidents of -four
c. teen State unions, all Republicans bu