Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-10-18
w. Z. 7. u. COLUMN.
THE w. CT. q. CONVENTION.

The State Convention of the w. @.
T. U. convened at Essex Junction.
About fifty delegates and officers
session. The day was spent in pre-
liminary work. We found the peo-
pie of Essex ready to receive us; and
although at first the place seemed to
us small to entertain SO large con-
vention, we soon found that Essex and
surrounding towns were fully equal
to the occasion. They entertained US
royalty from beginning to the close.
The first evening a reception was
held in the Union church. A very in
teresting program had been arranged.
Miss Helen Wellman gave history of
| the white ribbon hymns. Devotional
services were conducted by Mrs. @.
Noodle of Craftsbury. Addresses of
welcome were made by the pastors of
the churches, superintendent of the
Sabbath schools, and also by the COM
mander of the GAR. Post; following
which the county presidents respond
ed in brief but we'll chosen remarks.
The exercises of the evening closed
with excellent music by the Essex
Junction quartette.
Wednesday morning the conven-
ton was called to order by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Ida II. Read. Prayer was
offered by Rev. Mary E.Norton. Com
mittees were appointed. In the alb
Sc nee Of the secretary, Mrs. A. "A. Wy
man was made Sec. pro TEN. Nomi-
nations were then made for state SUI
perintendents, after which Mrs. F. w.
Mixer gave a recitation, entitled "The
Martyr Engineer.'
In the afternoon devotional exer-
cises were conducted by Mrs. Pur-
rington, after which the state super
intendent gave her annual address,
speaking enthusiastically of the work
done the past year, and bespoke
still greater work for the future. Miss
Ethelynd Gould gave Illustrations of
the physical culture as taught in the
Emerson school of which she is a
graduate. Mrs. burlington talked on
pressed the wish that all white ribbon
women discountenance the display of
bill-boards, signs in front of cigar
stores, cigarette pictures and all signs
calculated to mislead the young. Miss
Helen Wellman spoke on temperance
in our church nurseries. A practical
chalk talk was then given class from
the primary school by Mrs. S.V. Booth.
In the evening, Mrs. Ella M. Keith
of Worcester, Mass. gave a very in
teresting talk on RAILROAD Work.
Mrs Mixer and Ethelynd Gould,
dramatic readers, filed the emp
ty spaces through out the conven-
ton and won the applause of the
multitude with recitations. Mrs. Dy-
er gave the convention some strong
thoughts on paying God the tenth we
owe Him. There were speeches by
Mrs. Ida Ell. Read, State president, and
Clinton Howe, graduate of the Loyal |
Temperance Legion.
Thursday morning, Mrs. A. F. Smith |
delivered an address on the "House |
Beautiful" which was the name APP
piled to the w. @. T. U. temple in Chi
cago. Mrs. Douglass gave an address
on "Not Willing that any Should Per-
ish," her remarks were appreciated !
by the audience. The final report of |
the committe on credentials was Civ
en- by the chairman, Mrs. Wilbur. The |
report showed an attendance of 80 |
delegates and officers. Twelve coun
ties and 40 unions we're represented.
This report was followed by the cleo
ton of officers, which resulted as fol-
lows: Pres, Mrs. Ida Ell. Read, Shell
burne; Cor. Sec., Mrs. G. E. David
son, Newfane; Treas, Mrs. M. Den
ny, Montpelier; Rec. Sec, Mrs. A. A.
Wyman, Cambridgeport; Auditor, Miss
S. E. Chamberlain, Plainfeld. The
same officers as last year.
Thursday afternoon memorial hour
began with singing by Mrs. Kenney,
followed by prayer by Mrs. Denny
and short address by Mrs. Drew.
Following this service Mrs. Read call
ed attention to the fact that our treas
ury was nearly empty, and called for
pledges of funds to begin another
years work, to which the members
heartily responded by pledging nearly
800. Mrs. Corwin gave a report of
the work done in her depa1tm as
Supt. of Sabbath dissertation, she gave
tribute to our Canadian neighbors for
work done by them in this line. She
said an appropriation was needed for
this work, but on account of the state
of our treasury did not feel like ask
ing for it; she recommended each un-