Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-11-16
w. G. 7. u. COLUMN.
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
THE TT. c.. T. e.

The Vermont Christian Temperance
Union held its 22d annual convention
in the M. E. church, st. Johnsbury,
Oct. 1925.
/ The convention took especial
| pleasure in meeting in a town where
they were SO cordially invited and
heartily welcomed. The reception
Thursday evening was well attended,
so the officers and delegates felt they
were among friends and helpers.
The first address of welcome was
given by Judge Smith in behalf of the
Y. M. @. A. Others followed by the
pastors of the churches and Pres, of
local Union. Responses by members
of the W. G. T. U.
The usual business was attented to,
consisting of reports and essays from
the superintendents of all depart
ments Of State work. The entire
board of officers was reelected, which
expresses the appreciation Of faithful
service. Ten delegates and five Wis
itors were present from Orleans Co.
Mrs. Shaw Of Barton was elected re-
serve delegate to the Anti Saloon
Convention at Washington, D. @. The
vote was taken to try to replace the
penalty attached to our compulsory
School law, which has been SO quietly
removed.
Singing and recitations by children
were much enjoyed. The music furn-
ished by the choirs and quartettes of
the different churches was deserving
much praise and showed high local
talent.
On Sunday all the pulpits were very
acceptly filed by members of the
convention.
Sunday afternoon, memorial SER
vices were held. On Sunday evening
services were held in Music Hall
where packed audience listened to
an address by Rev. Mr.. lyric, which
was fitting climax to all the work of
the convention. To attempt to give
an epitome of all the good things said
and done, to select the most excellent
the colors of the rainbow. The har-
mony and blending Of the whole made
it's perfection. We had hoped that
some of the addresses would have
been reported entire to the local and
State papers. The addresses of Rev.
S. B. Dunn of Shoreham Friday
evening, of Rev. Thomas lyric of st.
Johnsbury in Music Hall, Mrs. Ida
Read, State Pres, and Miss Agnes
Slack of England were deserving spe-
cial mention, and were highly APP
preciated.
The exercises from first to last were
interesting and inspiring, and the
people of St. Johnsbury together with
delegates and visitors, will continue
to feel the impulse given by better,
purer living for many days to come.
Would that more members of our
Unions in adjoining towns could have
availed themselves of it's advantages.
But we hope those who did go will let
their light shine, and pass around
their good things to the busy women
who were home keepers in their alb
sence.
Temperance workers should be like
steam engines, with fire in their
hearts.
Would rather be on my back with
principle, than on my feet without
it.
Pity the drunkard, with living
body but soul dead to all brighter
hopes.
Pledged childhood insures Christian
manhood.
Virtue and purity eradicate vice.
Value things in proportion to their
usefulness.
How long? So long as we go SO
quietly.
Sir Andrew Clark of London Tenn
perance Hospital says: Out Of every
ten diseases seven are caused by
drink.
Hows THIs?-We offer one hundred dollars
reward for any case of catarrh that can not be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure F. j. Cheney