St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1891-10-15

giving an account of her visit to sew
eral schools; Mrs. NJ. E. Bell of
Craftsburv, prison and Jail work the
report of Mrs. Lucy R Kellogg of
Jamaica, on Sunday school work,
was read by the president; Mrs. M.
I. Wilbur reported the evangelistic
work Mrs Denny urged the need
and value of literature in temperance
work. Mrs A. B. Bowen of Isle La
Motto was introduced and spoke
briefly.
During the meetings the White
Ribbon quartette-Mrs. E. E. Ware
and Mabel Black of Coventry, Mrs.
A. B. Shaw of Barton and Mrs. E. A.
Kenyon of Townshend-sang very
acceptably.
These state superintendent were
appointed: Evangelistic work, Mrs.
L. F. Wilbur, Burlington; flower
mission, Mrs. L. A. Robbins, Rut-
land; heredity and health, Mrs. E.
NJ. Denny, Montpelier; higher educa-
ton, Mrs. H. H. Reed, Shelburne;
juvenile, Mrs. E. A. Kenyon. Towns
hend kindergarten, Amy B. Fisk,
Montpelier; legislation, Mrs. L. N.
Franklin; narcotics, Mrs. c. E. At
water, Burlington; parlor meetings,
Loise E. Alfred, Newport; prison and
jail, Mrs. NJ. E. Bell. Craftsbury
press work, Martha P. Dunton.
Poultney railroad work, Mrs. E. B.
Lund, Burlington; scientific tenn
perance instruction, Frances E.
Graves, Brookheld social purity,
Mrs. N. E. Purinton, South Starks-
boro; Sunday school, Mrs. Lucy R.
Kellogg, Jamaica; young woman's
work, Nellie Blakely, Proctor; labor
and capital, Mrs Clinton Smith,
Middlebury.
PLEASANT RECEPTION.
In the evening at the church par
lors, the Us gave reception to the
delegates, which was largely attend
ed and proved a pleasant feature of
the annual meeting. There was an
abundance of music, an address Of
welcome by Miss Elsie Ranney and a
response by Mabel E. Ware, a long
and well given recitation by Miss
Carrie Paddock, a song by Miss
Emma Shufeit, and other exercises
by members of the Y organization.
FRIDAY MORNING.
The opening exercise was a conse-
Grafton meeting led by Mrs. NJ. J. Will
bur of Burlington. with ''Hearken"
as the topic. After the convention
proper had been duly called to order
the social departments of the work
were taken up and discussed for some
time A poem on "Prohibition VS.
High License" was read by Mrs. S.
E. Blodgett of Derby Line. Mrs. J.
R. Nichols, national perintendent
of fair work, spoke at some length,
suggesting lines of work that could
profitably be carried out by the ladies
at the county fairs. She called at
tention to the preparations made for
the VIC. 7. U. exhibit at the Worlds
fair, which she said was to be a fine
one in every respect, tending to show
what woman has accomplished in
philanthropic and temperance work.
The officers chosen at the meeting
were: President, Mrs. Esther T.
Housh of Brattleboro; secretary,
Mrs. Gratia E. Davidson of Newfane;
treasurer, Mrs. Martha Richmond of
Mortified.
Reports were made of new unions
formed in the several counties. Mrs
E. J. Nelson of St. Johnsburv report
ed Mrs. Housh's recent trip through
Caledonia county, when Il evening
addresses were given and four new
unions formed-at Dauville, East
Barnet, East st. Johnsbury and
GrOton.
Mrs. Housh spoke of her visit to
the site of the home of the mother of
Miss Frances Willard in Danville,
and read extracts from letters from
both Miss Willard and her mother,
written in response to the sending of
a bunch of golden rod from the old
home place by Mrs. Housh.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON
The time was taken up with a
mothers meeting; paper on Mis-
sions and Temperate" by Mrs. J.
o. Sherburne of Cabot, the discussion
of laws pertaining to narcotics, pro-
hibition, scientific temperance instruc-
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