Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1895-06-14
THE wINDHAM COUNTY w. c. II. U.
Some of the Striking Points Brought
Out at the Newfane Convention.

Some of the Striking Points Brought
out at the Newfane Convention,
Windham County W. c. r. L. opened
last Thursday with an attendance of about
forty, increased to about sixty by afternoon
and more the next day. AdvOnce was
noted in various lines of work. Several ex-
cellent papers were read, aside from mat
tiers brought out in the various reports of
department work, such as literature, evan
gelistic and legislative work, social purity,
etc. The paper on non-alcholic treatment
of disease showed much thought and the
following discussion was very important in
its principles as applied to temperance
work. One delegate said she could say of
her family physician that he had become
convinced within two years that he need
not carry alcohol,on his visits, that there
were substitutes better to use in its place
A paper on heredity was read whose con-
Guiding sentence might well furnish food
for earnest thought and work. 1t was that
"the child has an indsputable right to be
we'll born" The numerous root beers
were discussed with fairness, and the
spirit of that discussion seemed far better
that the spirit" proved to exist in home
made breweries after varying degrees of
| fermentation. The main point of warning
| brought out on this subject was the decep-
tion caused by advertising fermented beers
as temperance drinks, thereby deceiving
many temperance intending people, and
children who have taken a pledge against
alcohol in any form. 1t is perhaps not
generally understood that the laws of Yer
mont are against the sale of beverages con-
tanning even a small per cent of alcohol.
| Patent medicines received a black eye in
the convention by well authorized list
giving the per cent of alcohol in each, ten,
fifteen, and as high as fifty per cent, and
poor liquor at that in many if not most
cases.
In the lesson on school of methods given
by the secretary of the W. c. L. L. atten-
ton was chiefly given to department of
work for which many local unions had not
appointed superintendent, in particular
that of systematic giving, which naturally
enlisted attention from all interested in
any form of benevolent work, whether to
give one-tenth, or less, or more of ones in
come. One in advocating more said OF
course all good people gave One-tenth in
reply to which clergyman present said
then there are mighty few good people in
| the church."
The regular attendance of the Newfane
pastor and the Townshend Baptist pastor
and their helpfulness were pleasant feat
ures of the convention.
Mrs. Fessenden, president of the Massa-
chusetts w. c. T. T., gave strong address
Thursday evening on the governments re-
sponsibility in the liquor traffic. A virtue
of this evenings session was its closing
shortly after Q o'clock. 1t was said of the
main speaker that she knew when to stop
Mrs. Fessenden gave parliamentary drill
on the second DAY. She criticised mems
saying in their assemblies 81 move you,
and declared that she could not be moveC
in that way, which was very eviden
from the strength and purpose and charac
ter indicated by her well cut features.
Exercises of the second evening were de
voted to young folks interests. There
was variety in music during the meet
ings, and indeed variety was characteristic
of the whole convention. Reports showed
that in various ways work had been don
in juvenile departments. 1t is concede,
among all temperance workers that tn
hope of the future lies in the rising gen
Grafton. Save the children of to-day an
you save the country of tomorrow.