The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1888-06-01
THE wINDHAM co. TEMPERANCE M.
STiTUTE.
At TOwnshend Last Week-IIelpful Papers
and StirrIIIg Addresnes-NniAllIes Present.

At TOwnshend Last Week-Helpful Papers
and stirring Addresses-NoiabiesP Present.
A band of earnest workers met NJ Townshend
May q and % to attend tue OH annual meetin.
OF the Wndh M o. Temperance Institute. The
Congregational church was beautifully deco
rated with house plants. while the word ''Wel-
come" and the VIC. 4. u. motto occupied promi-
nent places. After the devotional meeting. ed
by Mrs. David Eddy of Jamaica, the ins itute
was organized, and executive, credentla and
resolution committees were appointed. the latter
consisting OF one member from each union re D
resented. Mrs. NJ Il. Hastings OF Townshcnd then
welcomed the guests In verse, ANA they responds
ed by rising and singing the DoNology. a line
and comprehensive summary of the years work.
was then given by Mrs. G. q. Taft. county pres-
dent, fol owed by the report of the secretary,
Mrs g. Dsyiason Of New1ane which M4
rom nearly all of the unions. also from the
County Superintendent. Mrs. +. q. Greene of
Santa Cruz, Cal, formerly president OF this
state, offered prayer AT the noon hour. The
guests were generously entertained by thelades
OF Townshend, meals being served In the yestry
throughout the meeting.
The afternoon session was opened by praise
service led by Mrs. II X. Leonard OF Graft N,
after which the state president, Mrs. u, T. iioush
Of Brattleboro, interested all in Our Widening
work of Mrs. Mary q. Leavitt in foreign coun-
tries. She was followed by mrs. Il. q. Greene,
who with much earnestness presented the claim
of "The kindergartien'' to the atRptlOn of
mothers and teachers. Miss A. c. MeAifield of
Newfane, conducted the department of Scientific
Temperance instruction, which included three
comprehensive papers. II hour was now de-
voted to the children, who marched to the front
of the church. Four little girls sang the action
song, "our Glasses Upside Down." and Grace
Mrs. 4. A. Kenyon gave a chalk ia k on "Char-
acter Building" with the parable of Matt. !:
24,z1, for her text. 1.-THE Good, True and Beauti-
full, was sung by the four little girls. The next
series of papers on social work, contained many
practical suggestions. They were by Mrs Il:
;. Corse of West Dover, Miss Emma Bolster of
tal Lpni,, IL. Of Su xsf.1l
River Y's.
Tuesday evening after scripture reading by
Rev: Mr.. Thayer of Marlboro, prayer by Rev.
G. II. Smith of Townshend, and singing by the
White Ribbon quartette, Mrs. Greene interested
the large audience in kindergarten wosk, a.ld
Mrs. Housh read her poem, Easter LHIek."
The prayer service on Wednesday morning
was led by Mrs NJ Moore of East Dover for
lowed bv the reading of the minutes, various
reports and roll call. Unions represented, in.
Guiding the Y's, IS; dele gates, As; visitors from
adjoining towns, 81. The executive COMMITTEES
nominated the following county superintend-
ents, all of whom were elected;
s 7 |, Miss Merifeid, Newfane; Health,
Mrs Howard, Jacksonville; Pres, Miss Mary
Newton, Newfane; 5, Mrs Lucy Kel ogg, la
maca; Kindergarten, Mrs + Beeman, ,iiat-
tleboro; County Organizer, Mrs f A Keny on,
TOwnshend.
The following officers were elected by ballot:
Asst Seq. Mrs NJ Hastings; Treas, hrs II
Jackson; Auditor, Mrs Hitchcock.
Four papers on w. C. 4. U. home keeping
were now given: g, hcerful Homes" by Miss
Gertrude Nj. Wi liams, Brattleboro VS. "Par-
entail Responsibility" Mrs f Beeman brattle-
boro; 'Healthful Foods" Mrs. Kenyon; and
Greene; Mrs. ID wilson described the health
ca!endar; Miss Alvila Davis, in .sThe Use and
Abuse OF Narcotics" tod Of the danger result
lowed. Miss N. A. Williamson of fellows Falls
spoke of "Practca Work in the Unions"
=, cordial greeting from the Brattleboro Good