Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1895-06-10
w. G. I. u. COLUMN.
Motto: ssGod and Home and Native Land"
4 BIRDS EYE VIEW OF THE w. C.
T. y. CONVENTION HELD AT
DERBY LINE MA YES 20.


some of the ladies. In the alb
sence of Mrs. V. T. Hinman, who
was on the program to lead the con-
secration service, Mrs. Dearborn of
Derby Line filled her place in a pleas
ing and acceptable manner. By af-
ternoon, the ladies had arrived in suf-
ficient numbers to venture the open
ing of the convention. Mrs. Ida Ell.
Read presented the Bible reading as
prepared by Miss NJ. A. Nelson, who
usual eloquent and winning way, en-
tering into the spirit of the composer
with perfection. After the reading
of the minutes of the last session, Mrs.
livered her annual address, which
ably reviewed the work of the past
year, and gave timely hints for ex-
tended labor in the future. Then
came the cordial greeting Of our
beloved State President of w. @. T. Z.
and the appointment of committees
and reporters and the convention was
ready for work. Reports were given
by the superintendent of various de-
partments taken up in the county
Union, and an essay from Mrs. A. B.
Hopkinson, portraying the result of
combination in little things to make
great results, illustrating so forcibly
the old adage, s'Union is Strength"
A quiz by Mrs. Read on the work of
the departments, singing by the con-
vention and adjournment until even
ing Mrs. FL. B. Cowles led the even
ing address, giving cheering, ear
nest welcome for the Unions. She
was followed by two of the resident
clergymen, Rev. j. F.Marvin and Rev.
Mr. Dearborn. The former spoke
unreservedly and fearlessly of the
great evil of intemperance, the enor
nous expenditure of money for liquor
and the revenue the government re-
ceives from this source money that
is taken from the drinking man, whose
family is suffering for the necessaries
and comforts of life, and the manhood,
honor and longevity of the father are
gone, and pleading earnestly for pur-
er morals and higher aims in all class
es Of society. Rev. Mr.Dearborn com
mended the ladies for bringing the
needed shower of rain along with
them, and thought it typical of the
cause they advocated. He spoke ia
vorably, not only of temperance, but
all other reforms, especially of wo-
needed help to carry on the great
work she has undertaken SO much
more effectually.
Mrs. Read gave a lecture to the
young, full of motherly advice and
counsel, from a heart overlooking
with love and pity for the fallen, and
an earnest desire that her words of
timely warning might enable many
young women to avoid the pitfalls and
snares that surround them.
Wednesday morning a business
meeting was held, and changes were
made in departments: Mrs E. E.Ware
was retained as president; Mrs. E. l.
Spalding, 1st vice, and Mrs. A. r.
.Cowles, I'd vice Pres; Mrs. M. L.
Pearson, Sec, and Mrs. L. III. Thomp-
son, assistant Sec; Mrs. A. B. Hop
kinson, Treas. Changes in Supts. of
departments: Mrs. A. @. Bugbee,
Supt. H. and H.; Mrs. A. r. Cowles,
narcotics; Miss Kate Spier, Supt. Y.
w. G. T. u; Mrs. A. B. Hopkinson,
S. T. [. Mrs. M. FL. Cummings led the
devotional hour. Secretary and treas
urer's reports were read and accepted;
roll call, to which delegates from eight
Unions responded, and election of Of
ficers and superintendent followed.
A cordial letter from Mrs. G. e. Da
wilson was read to the convention,
saying that the money contributed by
the county for the expenses of dele
gate to Worlds convention at London
would not be needed, as a delegate
had been found who proposed to pay
her own expenses. 1t was decided to
retain this money in the treasury as a
thankoffering from the Unions. Mu-
sic and a social hour filed the time
until noontide prayer and adjourn
ment for dinner.
In the afternoon, spirited song
service was led by Rev. Mr.. Dearborn.
The hour devoted to the Unions was
pleasingly presented by essays, reel
tations and speeches : all of great
merit. Little Daisy Stevens won much
praise and love from the audience
erly admonitions to the doll she held
so lovingly in her arms. The Caledo
MIA County convention sent fraternal