The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-11-04
Nom Partisan Christian Temperance
Union.

The first annual convention of the Vermont
Non Partisan Christian Temperance Union
was held at Waterbury, October % and 30. 1t
was opened Wednesday afternoon with a
conservation meeting led by Mrs. A. l..
Stanwood of st. Adams. At half past two
Anna @. Park of Bennington, the president
assumed the chair. After the appointment
of committees of one from each local union
on credentials, resolutions and nominations,
the address Of welcome was given, to which
a carefully-prepared response was read by
Mrs. NJ. b. Hagar Of Weybridge. Mrs. w.
p. Dillingham; of Waterbury, for the Com
inttee on Constitution reported a pream-
BILE and constitution which were adopted
with slight notifications. The preamble
declared that the failure to destroy the rum
traffic lay in the failure to recognize its orr
gin in heart of sin, set forth the advantage
of non-partisan effort, and called for the
thorough organization of churches in this
work After reports and miscellaneous
business the session adjourned until even
ing, when large audience was in atten-
dance.
Mrs Hagar read paper prepared by Mrs.
j. G. Houghton of Middlebury, the paper
showing by copious citations that the Ma
| tional Woman's Christian Temperance
Union is partisan, and that it is thereby
limited in its scope and hampered in its
efforts, and that only society which en-
braces those of all religious creeds and
political faiths, can. most successfully
carry forward this work. After finely
rendered temperance recitation by Eva
| Burleigh of Waterbury, President Park
gave an apt and able address on High Lii
cense. A speech full of facts, fervor and fire
| by Ex-Governor Dillingham; closed the exer-
cises of the evening.
Thursday forenoon the session opened
with devotional exercises under the drec-
| ton of Mrs E. =. Brainard of St. Adams.
State treasurer Mrs. " NJ. Seaver of Mont
. hn,, nftn l. 4,
were paid. Miss Lydia A. Gilman of Water
bury gave her report as superintendent OF
| Evangelical Work, and Mrs. ID. l.. Fuller
| of Montpelier her record of the work done
in the prison, Jail and almshouse line. Both
| these superintendents showed good results
secured. Miss Nina III. Morgan read an es-
say on The Advancement of Woman in
the Nineteenth Century" This paper re-
ceved the highest encomiums from all who
heard it. 1t was voted to adopt the same
name for the organization as that selected
| by the National Convention.
| The officers elected and superintendents
appointed are: President, Mrs. ID. l.. Full
| Ter of Montpelier; e-president-at-large,
Anna G. Park of Bennington; recording
secretary, Nina Morgan of Bennington; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. A. W. Baruum
| OF Milton; treasurer, Mrs. V. M. Seaver OF
Montpelier auditor, Mrs. A. n. Cross OF
Montpelier. The superintendent are as
| follows: On literary and press-work, Mrs
@. A. Howard OF Northfield, on evangelical
work, Mrs Lydia Gilman of Waterbury
on county fairs, Mrs. A. l.. Stanwood and
Mrs. III. s. Kent of st. Adams; on young
woman's work, Mrs. Forrest of Waterbury
on scientific and temperance literature
Mary Barry.
A letter OF greeting from the president OF
the Iowa non-partisan w. G. Il. U. was
| read.
The afternoon session opened with sing
ing and Bible reading by Mrs. S. I'll. Wheeler
of Waterbury. Mrs. A. l.. Stanwood re-
signed as one of the superintendent on
county fair work, and Mrs. Glider of ST.
Adams was placed in the vacancy
These superintendent were appointed
On juvenile work. Miss Lucy Bradshaw
Montpelier; parlor work, Miss Hutchinson
Bennington; legal and legislative work
Mrs. Il. Plumley, Northfeld and Mrs. s. IL
Wheeler, Waterbury; Sunday-school work
Mrs. A. l.. Stanwood, st. Adams; Jail and
almshouse work, Mrs. r. NJ. Forrest
Waterbury.
These county vice-presidents were ap