Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-12-05

want. who was state secretary at the
time, now Mrs. Sturtyvant Peet, presl-
dent of the California w. G. 1. y, III
October. 1881, with twenty-eight mem
hers. Mrs. L. L. Corwin served as
president for three years, followed py
Mrs. v. M. Allen, who filled the posi-
tion until 1898, when the present IN
cumbent, Mrs. L. NJ. Forrest, was eject
ed. Sixty-nine women have been CON
nected with the society since its forma,.
ton. and over 300 have been raised
for the work. Most Of this has been
used in the home field in the various
departments of work taken up. :.
Thirty lectures have been given, All
of which have been free, and most OF
which have been given by first-class
talent, including such names as Judith
Ellen Foster, Mary A. Livermore, Louis
Albert Banks, Mary 5. Lathrop (the
Daniel Webster Of the temperance re-
torm), Mary Clement Leavitt, Zerelda
G.. Wallace (mothcr of Lew Wallace,
the author), and others OF equal fame.
In 1884 a Y. w. C. I. Twas organized
and the work of the two societies has
been carried along the same lines and
often together. The figures given above
do not include the money raised by the
VS.. The same year Band Of Hope
was started among the children, and
meetings were held for their instruc-
ton in temperance principles once in
two weeks most of the time for twelve
years. During this time the name Of
the society was changed to the Loyal
Legion, auxiliary to county and state
organizations. Over one hundred chill
dren have become members of the Le-
gion, taking the pledge iorlite and be-
coming more or less imbucd with tenn
perance principles in the most impress
sible period of their lives.
In the last two years the work has
lapscd for want Of IA suitable leader.
Temperance work among the children
has, however, been kept up to some ex-
tent in the Sunday schools. During the
summer of 1856, gospel temperance
meetings were held in the churches on
Sunday afternoons. Programmes were
arranged by the unions, but Christian
people from both churches joined heart
lily in the work, thus widening and ex-
tending interest and influence. Three
times, in "a, So and 81, the county
union has held its annual convention
with the Chelsea unions. at which good
speakers from our own state have given
addresses and the other exercises have
been progressive and helpful. Two
Demorest Medal Contests were held,
the prime object of which was to arouse
and enlightcn the people, especially the
young. From the first, much attention
has been given to the distribution of
temperance literature, in the use of
books for leaflets through the postoffice
at large public gatherings, and by
means of a small loan library. Twenty
volumes were given to the public IL
brary ut the start and others have been
added. Various petitions to the state
legislature and to congress, asking for
improved temperance laws and for
scientific temperance instruction in the
schools, have been circulated, also the
"Polyglot petition" for the abolition of
the traffic in liquor and opium, and
and which is to be presented to the
government of every civilized nation
on the globe. The poor, the sick and
the prisoner have been visited with
comforts and counsel and much quiet
work has been done that has only been
recorded in Gods book ofremembrance
The Orange County Creamery
Was organized in 1892 under the laws
of Vermont with paid-up capital of
81. 800. The creamery building is a
substantial edifice supplied with every
modern appliance and cost S4,50O. The
daily product of the creamery is at |
present about $50 pounds of butter and
during the best OF the season about 600
pounds per day. Two United States
'eparators are used. /