The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-11-11
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union.

convention OF the WOman's Christian
Temperance Union of Vermont. 1t
was opened by meeting of the execu.
tive committee. A reception was held
in the evening in the parlors of the
Methodist church. Greetings were ex-
changed by ST. Johnsbury pastors, Mrs.
|. ii. Read, county presidents and Mrs.
J, S. Craig, freternsl delegate from the
Provincial Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union. Echoes from Baltimore
Convention, by quartette.
Friday morning prayers were led by
Miss Bertha E. Chambellin. Words
of welcome from S.. Johnsbury Union
by Mrs. M. A. Bracket; responses by
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
The secretary gave encouraging re-
ports. The treasurer reported S115 in
the treasury and all expenses paid.
Then lt flowed the address by the presi-
dent, Mrs. |. H. Read, on The Truth
Known" and review of the work in
the Dominion of Canada and Province
of Quebec by Mrs. j. S. Craig. The
work of Miss Clara Barton, Miss Fran
ces E. Willard and Lady Henry Somer-
set among the Armenians was referred
to. Mrs. L. M. Stevens of Portland,
Me-, made strong appeal for this af-
| fllcted people, part of whom have
landed at Ellis Island. The Woman's
Christian Temperance Union petitioned
that they may be allowed to remain and
homes be found for them. Homes
have been found for many. A native
of that country gave an address. Truly,
all nations ought to awake and protect
these prosecuted Christians.
The following departments were pre-
scented by their respective superin-
tendents; Evangelistic; Fair Work;
Flower Mission; Franchise; Homes for
Homeless Children; Hygiene and He
redity; juvenile Work; kindergarten;
Legislation; Literature; miners, Quarry
men and Lumbermen; Physical Cul
ture; Press Work; Prison, Jail and
Almshouse; Purity; Railroad Work;
Soldiers and Sailors; Sunday-school
Work; Systematic Giving; The Temple;
Temperance Hospital.
An open discussion upon "Scientific
Temperance instruction" in our public
schools made it apparent that we do not
intend to take a backward step" in
this line. Reports showed faithful
work done in many schools, while
others are Indifferent or disreg gard the
law requiring this teaching, Mrs. j. L..
Perkins of st. Johnsbury, former state
president, made spirited remarks, urg:
ing the necessity of this teaching and
advocating the restoration OF the Id
law with its penalty.
The following officers and delegate 8
were elected: Delegates TO the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
convention, to be b. Id in St. Louis in
November, from the first district, Mrs.
A. M. Smith OF Manchester and MIS-.
E. B. Lund of Burlington; from second
district, Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks OF ST.
Johnsbury and Mrs. II. j. Blodeett
of Newbury; alternates-Mrs. l.. N.
Franklin of Rutland, Mrs. Helen M.
Wtllman of Burlington, Mrs. f. E.
Ware of Coventry and Mis-. Purple of
Woodstock; president, Mrs. Ida III.
Read of Shelburn; vice-presidents,
Mrs. E. B. Lund of Burlington, Mrs.
E. E. Ware of Coventry, Mrs. l.. n.
Franklin of Rutland; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. Gratia E. Davidson of
Newfane; recording secretary, Mrs.
Abbe A. Wyman of Cambridgeport;
treasurer, Mis-. Eusebia M. Denny OF
Montpelier; auditor, Miss Bertha e.
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following county presidents Addison,
Mrs. l.. d. D. er of Salisbury; Ben
nington, Mrs. A. f. Smith OF Manches
ter Center; Caledonia, Mrs. j. H.
Drew of Hardwick; Chittenden, Mrs.
l.. F. Wilbur of Jericho; Lamoille,
Mrs. G. a, Patten of Morrisville; Or
ange, Mrs. E. A Shaw of Newbury !;
Oleans, Mrs. E. E. Ware of Coventry;
Rutland, Mrs. l.. N. Franklin of Rut-
land; Washin4 ton, Miss Bertha E.
Chamberlin of Plainfield; Windham,
Mrs. A. A. Wyman of Cambridgeport;
Windsor, Mrs. L. f. Kezer OF Roches-
ter. The following appointments were
made: Juvenile organizer and chalk
talker, Mrs Emily A. Kenyon of Towns
bend; state reporter tor Union Signal,
Mrs. E. S. Farr of Bristol editor of
Vermont Home Guards, Mrs. Mary S.
Morgan of Wilmington.
Loyal Temperance Legion, conducted
by Mrs. j. A. Marshall of St. Johns
bury, was of high order. The "young"
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
+ did great credit To their instructor, Miss
Eleanor Stevens, ST. Johnsbury, elocu-
ZIONIST, who gave several Rotations.
Rev. l.. b. Dunn of ShOreham gave an
earn st address on 1.-The Temperance
Besom," which was an illus rated OBJ
ject-lesson.
On Saturday evening Miss Agnes
Slack of London, corresponding secre-
tary of the Worlds Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, lectured. She ac-
quainted the convention with the work
in her own land, giving several in
stances of the power the Worlds Chris
tian Temperance Union has for good
among the fallen; that there is a
greater thing than nationality, and that
is humanity. By not sweeping this
traffic away we make Christian civiliza-
ton mockery.
Among the pleasing events of the
convention was the presentation, by
the women of Danville Ohe birthplace
of the mother of Miss Frances Will
lard), of a beautiful evergreen wreath
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