St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1889-07-04
COUNTY w. c. T. u. MEETING.
Interesting and Profitable Sessions.

| HS dnnudl meeting OF the OaleQO-
MIA county Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union was held in the Free
Baptist church last week beginning
Thursday night. The meetings were
well attended and pervaded by deep
spirit of earnestness.
On Thursday evening the greeting
to the convention was most grace
fully given by Mrs. w. II. Ward of
this place. The exercises by the chill
dren, under the direction of Mrs. T.
A. Marshall, were very interesting
and the children presented a pretty
appearance as they marched around
the church with their banners. The
children were then given a very in
structive chalk talk by Mrs. E. A.
Kenyon of Townsend. In her unique
address were many points which ap-
FLIED AS well to the old folks as the
little folks. The address of the even
ing was given by Mrs. E. J. Applebee
of St. Johnsbury Centre, president of
the county organization. She made
a stirring speech for prohibition.
Friday mornings service opened
with devotional meeting led by
| Mrs. E. T. Housh of Brattleboro.
After this came the officers reports
and election of officers.
The secretary's report was pre-
sented by Miss Zilla E. Stiles of ST.
Johnsbury Centre. At Ryegate $25
has been raised during the year. The
West Burke union helped at fair time
and has furnished articles for rooms
in the hospital. Peacham union has
Is members, has held a Demorest
prize contest, raised $667 for the
national temple and 81 45 for the
hospital Sheffield union has raised
money for the temple and sent goods
to the hospital The Lyndon union
has been reorganized. At st. Johns
bury Centre $50 has been devoted
to the hospital and temple, and the
union helped celebrate Decoration
day. The Barnet union has 1 1 men,
bers and a fourishing Band of Hope
The latter gave an entertainment
during the year which netted So for
books for the Sunday school library.
The mite box has brought in money
for the temple. At South Ryegate
$3.50 was raised for free distribution
of temperance tracts. The North
Danville union gave drama, 1.-The
last loaf" which netted $24. The
money will be used to buy books for
the Sunday school library. The st.
Johnsburv union have voted to fur
nish room in the national temper
ance hospital.
The treasurer's report was given
by Miss D. ]. Powers of West Burke.
There was $676S on hand at the
beginning of the year, $76.53 have
been paid out and there is now on
hand $51. During the year $50 has
been sent to the temperance hospital.
Mrs. Garfield of South Ryegate
presented the report of Sunday school
work Only four unions reported.
At West Barnet $4.34 had been spent
for temperance literature. At North
Danville temperance is kept well to
the front and the pledge used. At
ST. Johnsbury Centre there are tenn
perance books in both Sunday school
libraries. At all these places and
at Ryegate the temperance lessons
are used every quarter in the Sunday
school. Mrs. Housh urged upon all
present the Importance of this work
and cited the fact that of the 200
in the Windsor prison 100 were once
Sunday school scholars. Remarks
were also made by Mrs. Kenyon and
Mrs S. H. Bracket of this place.
Mrs. c. ]. Clark of Peacham pre-
sented the report on literature.
$3.50 worth of leaflets and $525
was realized from the sale of tracts.
In her report she criticized sharply
the towns that voted against tenn
perance physiologies or sent legisla-
tors to Montpelier who favored IL
cense in any form.
Mrs Atwood of North Danville
presented the report on franchise.
All the unions who reported said
they were in growing sympathy for
the cause, and Mrs. Atwood closed
her report by saying that woman
can and eventually will purify the
ballot box"
These officers were then elected:
President, Mrs. E. J. Applebee, ST.
Johnsbury Centre. Secretary, Mrs.
S. K. Huse, St. Johnsbury Centre.
Treasurer, Miss d. ]. Powers, West
Burke
Later in the day these superintend-
ents were elected:
Press work, Mrs. ]. M. Doe, Rye
gate. Sunday school work, Mrs.
Garfield, South Ryegate. Scientific
instruction, Mrs. L. weeks, North
Danville. Juvenile dept. Mrs. ]. A.
Marshall, St. Johnsbury. Kinder
garten work, Mrs. ]. H. Drew, St.
Johnsbury. Literature, Mrs. c. J.
Clark, Peacham. Health, Mrs. c.
T. Walter, ST. Johnsbury. Evange-
l1stic work, Mrs. NJ. S. Beattie, Rye
gate. Franchise, Mrs. Atwood,
North Danville. Fair work, Mrs
Russlow, North Danville.
The afternoon session opened with
a devotional meeting led by Mrs