Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-06-30

This result insures an old-fashion-
ed republican majority at the polls in
September -BenningO7a Banner.
w. G.. It. u. Meeting at Craftsbury.
At 10 80 a. M, June 19, Conservation
service, led by Rev. Mr.. Noodle in the
absence of Mrs. Bell; Institute opened
with reading of minutes by the Sec;
Words of Welcome, Mrs. N. Kinney
response by congregation; singing hymn.
1t was ordered that the committees be
appointed by the chair. Mrs. Royal
Noodle, Mrs. Geo. Howard and M. L.
Williams were appointed resolution COM
mittee by the Unions.
Afternoon, 80, devotional meeting,
led by Miss Collins in the absence of Mrs.
Wilder of Derby; appointment of COM
mittees; 2 80. annual address-A gen.
eral account of the work in the county
and state, and a consideration of the
needs and work of the different depart
ments for the coming year and very
practical plan Of work for the Unions;
banner presented by Mrs. Alfred; Com.
thanked Mrs. Alfred for the banner; sa-
Lutte to Mrs. Housh; essay, Mrs. A. B.
Hopkinson; Duty of Teachers and Moth
ers; class exercise with the children and
members of the Com. interesting talk
about the circulation of the blood, etc. :;
exercises by the children, led by Mrs.
Paddock; music-Welcome to the w. G.
T. u; recitation by little girls of the
L. T. LA Mothers Prayer; song by
L. T. L.; picture representation, partlcl-
pated in by members of the l.. I. L., show
ing the downward course of the drunkard
from the first step to the end; music by
| the L. T. L.; exercise by the boys; letter
| and regrets from Mrs. Tibbetts; question
box, by Mrs. Housh; juvenile depart
ment, conducted by Mrs. Niles.
| Evening, program by Us, conducted by
| State Supt. of work, Miss Nellie
Blakeley; music by VS..
Friday June 20, opening exercises, Miss
Mary Scott prayer by Rev. Mr.. Noodle !;
| The Angel Trio, by Misses Paddock and
| Scott; essay, Mrs. F. E. Alfred; reading
! bv Miss Anna Paddock; A Word to the
Girls, Miss Nellie Blakeley; collection
speech; music by the VS.; benediction by
Rev. Mr.. Bell.
Friday afternoon, devotional meeting,
| led by Mrs. Housh- s'The Help That
! Cometh From the Lord ;" historical hour,
| conducted by Mrs. Hopkinson; reports
| from the different Unions of any temper
ance work done in the towns in the last
| ten We ears; report of the first temper
ance organization in Derby, started by
| leading ladies in 1942-a pledge, and 800
names on the first pledge, governed much
the same as our own organization at the
present time; short review of the Coun-
ty Institutes held the past ten years, and
a word of encouragement from Mrs.
Housh; hymn-fOut of the Darkness into
the Light;' duet by Misses Ladd; report
of press work, read by Mrs. Ware, in the
absence of Mrs. Jenne; Mrs. Jenne re
signed on account of i'll health, and Mrs.
Joseph Owen was appointed to fill the va
cancv; essay-s'Some Evil Results From
High License''-by Mrs. Carrie Noodle,
who had lived in California eight years
where murder was rife near them, caused
bv the saloon; ga Grand Place for Pro-
hibition," " by Mrs. Bell; report of prison
and almshonse work-a stirring appeal
for the sorrowing and SHINING woman
hood of our state, that they may be gath
cred into a home; music, RESCUE the
Perishing;" report of the resolution COM
mittee by the chairman, Mrs. M. t. Bell,
which was accepted and adopted; music
and adjournment.
Friday evening, song service, Mrs. A.
B. Shaw; Scripture reading and prayer
by Rev. Mr.. Bell; music by the choir
a fine recitation by Miss Paddock, follow
ed by Mrs. Housh's address, which, to
say the least, was stirring and grand
music by White Ribbon Quartet Of Gov
entry; Rev. Mr.. Bell gave a rousing
collection speech which must have met 8
hearty response; prayer and benediction
by Rev. Mr.. Taylor. The following res
olutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, With reverence we fecog
nize God our Supreme Ruler as the foun
dation of all true governments and re
form, remembering with gratitude His
guiding hand during our past years work
therefore,
Resolued, That we consecrate our
selves more fully to the service OF oul
Divine Leader
Believing that license in any form i:
wrong in principle, and powerless as ;
remedy. Resolved, That we will worl
zealously for prohibition in State, an(
Nation, and for the enforcement of oul
prohibitory law.
That, as the ram pOaCer with its grea
wealth and political influence is now TIT
greatest obstacle in the way of progress
we will never relax our efforts to banlsl
it from our beloved country.
WHEREAS, Total abstinance is tn
foundation of temperance reform, Re
solved that we should by teaching ant
circulation of literature give the subJec
the prominence it deserves.
WHEREAS, It is impossible to do eff
, cient work as Christian temperance wO
men, without a thorough acquaintanc
with our official papers. Resolved tha
!, we urge upon the members of our loca
Union the Importance of subscribing TO
The Union Signal and Oar Home Guards
Since the departments are our chOsel
+ lines of labor. each requiring careful
study and development, we therefore
Resolve, to do better work in the yea
, to come, especially in the Evangelistic
Scientific Temperance instruction, tn
Sunday School and the Loyal Temper
ance Legion.
Res0ZUed, That we are much encoul
. aged by the organization of young won
ems Unions, and rejoice in the help an
enthusiasm their delegates have brough
to this convention.
ResOlUed, That since the present cris
. is of the temperance reform is centere
s in Nebraska in the heroic struggle bt
tween state constitutional prohibition an
license, we will with hearty sympath
: unite our earnest prayers for the victor
:, for truth and right.
We cordially endorse the followin
e resolution passed by Burlington w.
= T. U:
- RESOLVED, That we unanimously d.
q clare our entire want of sympathy wit
4 the present movement to divide the for
= es of the w. @. t. U. in our state an
: nation, feeling that our individual diffe
h ence of opinion are of small moment con
pared with the magnitude of the gre;
s evil we are banded together to extern
10 nate, and that only as we present unite