Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1896-06-22
w. C. T. u. COLUMN.
Motto: "God and Home and Native La
CONVENTION At BARTON.

iC1AS OO W.C.l.O. Dl0U III UHO M0Uu :
odist church Thursday, June 18th. For
various reasons the number convened
in the morning was very small, and
the full program was deferred until
afternoon. A prayer service was
held, led by Mrs. Ware, county pres
ident, after which the convention
was called to order.
The minutes of the last convent on,
held at Derby Line, were read and ac-
cepted. Singing by convention, and
then, after the appointment of COM
mittees and reporters, the convention
adjourned until afternoon
The afternoon session was opene d
with Mrs. Hopkinson in the chair, who
presented an interesting paper on
ssThe Love of Christ in the Hum an
Heart"
The addresses of welcome by Mrs.
A. B. Owen and Rev. w. E. Douglass
were timely and we'll received. The
response by Mrs. Ware was much en-
joyed. Among other good things she
ance workers should be vigilant lest
license be substituted for our prohi-
bition law; that all our voters should
say NO in capital letters. The organ
ization of bar tenders is a menace to
our State.
Mrs. Read, our beloved State presi
dent, Mrs. Hidden from Vancouver,
Washington, and Mrs. Drew, Presi-
dent of the Caledonia Co. w. G. T. U.
were made members of the conven-
ton and received the Chautauquan
salute. Mrs. Story of Craftsbury was
appointed to receive subscriptions for
Union Signal; Mrs Flanders of Barton
Landing to sell and distribute litera
ture; Mrs. A. B. Owen, official re-
porter; Mrs. Baldwin and Mrs. o. D.
Owen, committee on credentials.
Mrs. Niles paper, presented by Mrs.
Ware, urged the necessity Of rescuing
the children and keeping them from
growing evil. A short prayer by Mrs.
Read followed. Mrs. j. n. Webster's
paper on Training the Children to
Habits of Industry" was practical
and highly appreciated. The paper
"Scientific Temperance Instruction"
by Mrs. Hopkinson, brought out the
work of teachers, the responsibility of
mothers in the home, and visiting
schools. Ought to be more interest
ed. The Scientific Monthly ought to
be supplied in every school district.
REGULATIONS by Master Leo Cook and
Susie Brewster of Irasburgh were
much enjoyed and heartily cheered.
The question box was handled by Mrs.
Read to the satisfaction of all.
The evening session was opened by
prayer by Mrs. A. B. Owen. The sing
ing by male quartette was highly
appreciated by the audience. The
principal effort Of the evening was
lecture by M. L. Hidden. She spoke
of the change that had taken place in
the county in regard to woman's work
in temperance since the time when,
Pres. of Orleans Co. w. @. T. u, she
held the first convention, sixteen yrs.
ago in Barton. She said she would
have been proud of as many earnest,
intelligent helpers as we have now.
1t is impossible to give even an epito-
me of her address, delivered entirely
without manuscript. The electric SEN
fences fell SO smoothly and rapidly
from her lips that we forgot it was
our duty to capture the flying mis-
siles. There was no uncertain sound.
The gradual development Of the work
of the Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union, especially in the lines of
Heredity, Social Purity and Narcotics,
was clearly shown. These subjects
were handled in delicate. but mas
terly manner.
Every voter in Vermont ought to
have heard her earnest appeal to
stand by the our prohibltory law, the
necessity of sending right men to con-
gress the coming fall. The struggle
that is soon coming to substitute Ii
cense for prohibition demands true,
fearless men.
After singing again by quartette, the
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Mr.. Douglass.
During the day Friday the full pro-
gram was carried out. The roll call
showed that the Unions were fairly
The choice of officers
resulted in the reelection by unani-
dent. The full list of officers and SUI
perintendents will be furnished later
in Co. Directory. The treasurer re-
ported all dues paid and a small sur
secretaries were encouraging and
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