The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-07-19
Convention of WOman's Christian
Temperance Union.

The tenth annual convention of the Wash
ington County Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union was opened in the Metho-
dist church in Cabot, July II, the president,
Miss Cham berlin, in the chair at all the
sessions. After reading of the minutes aud
reports of the secretary and superinten-
dents of departments, Miss Hubbard read
an essay on Sunday school work, in which
the need was urged of giving more atten-
ton to temperance teaching in the Sunday
schools.
The afternoon session was held in the
Congregational church., where were the
usual greetings, followed by reports and
music, The essay written by Mrs. Nickerson
of Barre on "Why Is the Responsibility of
Mothers More Talked of than of Fathers? -
was read, in her absence, by Rev. Mr.
Nickerson.
The chief feature of the evening was the
gold medal contest. The speakers were
Burton Pike of Marshfield, Ernest Peck of
Cabot, Daisy Richardson of Waterbury
Center, and Flora Camp, Mary Lupien and
Julia Shorey of Plainfield. The medal was
awarded to Burton Pike, and Misses Camp
and Lupien were each hOnored with a small
token.
On Wednesday morning the president
appointed the following committee to aid
the ladies of Montpelier in providing enter
tanment for the state meeting to be held
there next fall: Mrs. Wswell of Cabot,
Mrs. Richmond of Mortified, Mrs. Whit
ham Of Berlin, Mrs. Kennison of Barre,
Mrs. Colby of Plaintield and Mrs. Dwnell
of Marshtield. Reports of the treasurer and
local secretaries were made, when came the
roll. call of superintendents and delegates,
who responded with good and spicy mot
toes. The president gave an outlook which
aroused new interest and called forth a rs-
ing vote to carry out her suggestions. The
following officers were then elected: Pres
ident, Bertha Il. Chamberlin; secretary,
I.
Hubbard.
In the afternoon Mrs Richardson gave a
history of the organization for the past ten
years. Former associates gave encourage
ment by presence or written word, and a
few minutes were given to entrance of
promoted workers. Essays and depart
ment reports were followed by discussion
on :" How Shall We Agitate Temperance
Principles?" The children entertained the
convention few minutes, and Rev. Mr.,
Sherburne gave generous tribute to
woman's work in the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union. Incidents of the Den
yer convention were recalled by Mrs.
Reed County supeIintendents were
elected as follows: Evangelistic, Mrs. f. b.
Dwinell of Marshfeld; scientific temper
ance instruction, Mrs. g. A. Fisk of Water
bury Center; Sunday-school, Irene Hub
bard of Rerlin; hygiene and heredity, Mrs.
E. Nj. Denny of Montpelier Loyal Temper
ance Legion, Mrs. f. E. Whitman of Ber-
| lin; kindergarten, Amy b. Fisk of Mont
pelier; press work. Elizabeth Colley of
Waterbury Center; fair work, Lizzie Knapp
of Mortified; PRISONS jails, etc, Mrs. e. ID,
Putnam of Montpelier; social purity and
narcotics, Mrs S, IL. Tucker of Marshfield;
social work, Ella Rowland of Montpelier
| franchise, Mrs. Lucy b. Ransom of Barre
Y work, Julia e. Page of Waterbury; home
for homeless children, Mrs. Mary Atkins of
Cabot; quarrymen and miners, Mrs. Sarah
| Jones of Barre
On Wednesday evening, after several Sc
| lections by the Cabot choir, Miss Amy Fisk
| occupied fifteen minutes in explaining
kindergarten and calling attention to the
law authorizing school boards TO open kim
dertens at public expense. An essay by
DR.. S. l.. Wiswell, read by his daughter,
was heartily enjoy ed. Mrs Ida III. Reed
gave the address OF the evening, urging the
Importance of an extension of the Union in
all its departments. A collection was taken,
and the convention was closed with music.
| During the convention the following resolu-
| tons We're unanimously adopted
| ~ That, with gratitude to God for all the
manifold merces Of the past and for the kind
| hand that has led and the watchful eye that
has guided us, we do, to-day, as Christian
temperance women renew our covenant OF
allegiance and service, and pledge our
selves TO follow where he shall lead in this
battle for God and home and native land
(2) that we appreciate the change made in
our Sunday-school lessons in giving us
Sabbaths entirely devoted to temperance
teaching, and that we will make more
earnest effort 20 promote Bible temperate,
teaching in our Sunday-schools; (3) that il
view of the fact that our Christian nation
allows intoxicants to be sent to Africa a
the rate of 800 barrels of whiskey to eacl
missionary, we enter our protest as con
vention against national completely in thu
ravages of intoxicating drinks in that coun
try; az that whereas prohibition is the onl!