News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1891-11-05
Non-PartiSan W. c. T. V.

The annual meeting ofthe Vermont
Non-Partisan W. &. II. Z. began in
the Congregational church at Water
gramme Conservation service led
by Mrs. A. l.. Stanwood of st. Adams;
opening of general sessions by Miss
A. C. Park; appointment of commit
tees; greeting: Mrs. W. P. Dillingham;
Of Waterbury; response, Mrs. HI. Z.
Hager of Weybridge; records of COM
mittees on credentials and constitu-
tons; essay, "The Advancement of
Women in the 10Th Century," Nina
A. Morgan of Bennington; reports
from unions and miscellaneous bust
ness.
In the evening after scripture read
ing and prayer by Mrs. A. n. Cross
of Montpelier an essay on Partisan
or Non-partisan-W Which ?" was read
by Mrs c. j Houghton of Middle
bury The object of the paper was
not only to show how the old organi-
zation of the W. C. 7. Z. is distinctly
partisan, but also its mistake in
swerving from it original plan OF
work and attempting warfare on poll
| teal lines; that by so doing it has
| aroused the antagOnistics strong help,
ers in other parties, making it i'm
possible to prosecute temperance re-
form in ways before open to it; that
it had divided its own forces; that its
energies, instead of being concentrat
ed upon the main object, were sure
| to be distracted and scattered by
political strifes, and that it's surest
way to success lies in the use of NOR
al, educational and spiritual forces
only, through which it may form anC
direct public sentiment to it's right
issue
There was also an address by Presi
dent Anna C. Park of Bennington
1t was voted not to retain the name
"Non-partisan WOmen's Christian
Temperance uniOn," but to take thu
name that the national convention
may adopt. Miss Anna C. Park il
her address described the Kelley cur'
for drunkenness. Mrs. A. L. Stan
wood of st. Adams said many haC
been cured at Keeley's hospital il
Dwight, Ill. There were 900 patients
there, some coming, Others goinG
every day. They received by mai
$1,000 every day and the gross re
ceipts were 100000 a month. Tim
must prove whether this is a perma
nent cure.
The meeting was continued through
Thursday The treasurer, Mrs. E
NJ. Seaver of Montpelier, reported ;
net balance in the treasury DISCS. 80
Mrs. D. L. Fuller of Montpelier
superintendent of jail and almshous
work, reported that she had founC
prison, 81 in the house of correction
and IS boys and Is girls in the re
form school, to all whom good read
ing had been sent, The following OF
ficers were elected:
President, Mrs. D. L. Fuller, Montpelier
vice-president at large, Miss Anna Park, Ben
nington; recording secretary. Nina Morgan
Bennington; corresponding secretary, Mrs
A. W. Baruum, Milto treasurer, Mrs. E
| NJ Seaver Montpelier; auditor, Mrs A
Cross, Montpelier; superintendent: on lit
erary and press work, Mrs. c. A. Howard
Mortified; on evangelical work, Mrs. Lydia
| Gilman, Waterbury; on county fairs, Mrs
Glider and Mrs. H. S. Kent, st. Adams; OF
young women's work, Mrs Forrest, Water
bury; scientific and temperance literature
Mary Barry; juvenile work, Miss Lucy Brad
shaw, Montpelier; parlor work. Miss Hutch
| inson, Bennington; legal and Legislative
work, Mrs. F. Plumley, Northfield. and Mrs
S. Fl. Wheeler Waterbury, Sunday-schoo
work, Mrs. A. L. Stanwood, st. Adams; jai
and almshouse work, Mrs. X. NJ. Forrest
Waterbury; county vice-presidents: Addison
county, Mrs. j. A. Childs of Weybridge
Bennington county, Anna Park, of Benning
ton; Caledonia, Mrs. Charles Adams, st. J ohns
| bury; Chittenden, Mrs. c. l. Laid, Milton
! Orange, Mrs. c. L. HoltOn, Wells River
Washington, Mrs. W. 2. Dillingham;, Water
bury; Windham Mrs. Helen J ohnson, Below
! Falls; Windsor, Mrs. Adna Brown, Spring
field
zf-Ras0iTTtirTTS nrleiTSrcirIsr t~iiVi
tory law were adopted and the con
stitutiOn was SO amended as to admit
men to membership on their signing
the pledge and paying one dollar
The delegates to the national con
vention at Brooklyn, N. Y, mex
month are Mrs. D. L. Fuller. presi
dent, ex-officio, and Miss Anna Park