Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-06-25

The Annual windham County Conven-
ton HeId ~ Anmth Londonderry.

ton Held at south Londonderry.
South Londonderry people extended
hearty welcome to a large number of visit
ors and delegates from the unions in this
county and from Bennington and Windsor
counties Walpoe y. H., was also repre-
scented The exercises were held the 18th
and 18th In the Methods church, which
was tasteiuliy decorated with pOtted plants
and cut flowers, and with the state motto,
Freedom from Wrong, Unity in Christ
and with the national motto For God
and Home and Native Land, occupying O
prominent position, while the calm and
kindly face OF our Miss Willard looked al
us from It's place on the platform, remind
ing us OF a wOrn not yet done
Dinner and tea was served IN the town
hall. A genuine white ribbon tea delighted
everyone Friday evening, and looked So
dainty that it seemed pity to spot the
picture, but human nature called for
supply of nourishment and each did ample
justice to the appeuzinC food
The exercises were opened Thursday al
1880 =. NJ. 10y Mrs. L. NJ. Forrest, the wife
Of the Methodist minister. with a helpful
conservation service The wife of the pas.
tor of the Baptist church, Mrs. y. "A
Wood, greeted the convention, welcoming
all to the town and to the homes of the
people She touchlngiy referred TO our
great leaders, Miss Frances I. Willard and
Lady Henry Somerset, and their work
which should stimulate all to greater efforts
for the uplifting of humanity Mrs. q. G..
Robinson of Jamaica responded gladly. as
She was again in her native town and home
of her childhood days She urged ina.
We make untirlng efforts to have every
fro rom a IN L AD IS Cd
a. joined iu repeating the hrs. Psalm.
Then the White Ribbon quartet Of Towns
heud sang "There are Bands of Ribbon
/ White around the World" The quartz.
sang many times and added much o. the
/ occasion
The department reports showed tina, "a
good deaI of work had been done III var
Gus ways Probably the prison and ja..
work vii interest more people than any
other. Al our county jail out Of 3t ln-
mates is were arrested toruruukenness. two
thirds OF the remaining 20 were arrested
for crimes committed while intoxicated.
/ Often the prisoners say drink Drough;
me here Religious services are held in
/ the jail every sunday. The prisoners are
supplied with good books and papers and
/ Bibles some good has been the result o.
this work The department OF Ten
perauce HOspita. work deserves speCia.
mention As Windham county has given 500
within the year 10 aid this hospital, which
is situated 10 Chicago, ILL.,, and is des guel
90 show that aicoh0 iu any form is uu-
necessary Iu medicines and that the sick
recover quicker without H.
Memorial exercises for our comrades
who have passed away during the year, were
conducted hy the president, Mrs a. a.
1 Wymau OF Cambridgeport The following
were the name. Mrs David EDDY OF
Jamaica, Mrs. Beckwith Of Bellows Falls,
I Mrs N. NJ. Moore OF West Dover, Mrs
/ Ethel Morse OF Dummerstou Hill, age l.
Mrs. Royce, Mrs, =. Nichols, :" years OF
/ age Mrs Z. l.. Barrett OF BrattleDoro
and Rev. Nj. Mckie AZ honorary mem
/ Der. Loving words were spoken for little
| Paul Wood called the white ribbon child.
4 historical sketch showed that through
/ the effects OF the union many prominent
/ speakers had been brought into the county
Among them We're Miss Willard, Mrs. !.
! K. Barney, Mrs. /. O.. Green, Mrs. Mary
/ Hunt, MS. =. / Perkins, Mrs. Mary
1 Lathrop, Mrs. Livermore. Mrs. Esther 7.
| Housh Mrs. :. Fessendeu, Mrs, Ella
Boole, Mrs. Helen q. Rice y. :.
/ Street, Mrs. D. D. Walker, Dr.. Levitte
MS. dltSt hIss 4@l4lldL ucAhes HIS u %
! I. T. Hidden, Wilbur Crafts, and others.
! The tirst convention was held IN Brattle-
/ D1ro with two unions. Newfane and Brat
! tieDoro, with four delegates.
Thursday evening a crowded house lis
/ tened TO the silver media contest by the
/ South Londonderry young people The
contestants did credi; to themselves IL
/ their recltals OF strong temperance argu-
| ments Miss Leone Clayton won the
/ media. Miss kena Abbott Mary Sexton,
/ Grace Winchester, habel LandmRn and
/ Norman Winchester were the contestants.
! Little Lena Landman and Olive Churchill
/ sang beautifully, Rise, Temple, Rise ~
/ Marian Baker OF Brattieboro recited d
/ poem. Miss Music Landman gave a fine
reading, Miss Myrtle Stockwell a SOLO.
| The johnson brothers sang both evenings
i very acceptabiy.
Friday morning Mrs. Ellen Amsden OF
/ Jamaica conducted d promise meeting.
| Papers were read by Mrs. L. O. Lyman OF
4 West Wardsboro upon Personal kespon-
/ sbiiity," and by Miss Emma Warrlner
/ DummerstOu Hill, OF The influence OF
/ our Girls for Temperance Mrs NJ. :.
/ Morgan, Wilmington. sent a paper upon
| 'Mutua! Relations of Temperance and
| Missionary Departments. which was
/ read by Mrs. Wood. Mrs. NJ. l. Hastings
/ OF Townshend gave a nice reading, Mrs.
/ J. =. Dale a solo. and TWO young ladies
/ sang a beautiful duet Mrs. W 7. Mixer
/ OF BrattleDoro was called upon several
/ times for readings which gave much
! pleasure 10 the audience a mothers con
/ ference was conducted by Mrs. NJ. +.
/ Hardy, Townshend, and should be heard
/ by every mother as II was SO helpful. Mrs
/ Helen q. Rice, Boston, Mass. spoke upon
/ the subject, Every Man His Work he also
/ gave a talk 10 the members of the Iowa
| Temperance legion They came from
! school 10 the church. She showed them how
/ the chains OF slavery 10 the drink habit
/ and tobacco hindered any one who desired
] 10 be progressive and do their best She
/ gave al address in the evening upon
/ Helps and Hinderances, 10 a full house
/ Many other workers took part IN the eX-
/ ercises, also representatives from temper
ance organizations, especially West
/ Townshend, Several churches were re-
presented by their pastors and their wives
VINO also added 10 the interest of the oc-
casion and helped 10 make this convention
a success.
Saturday a large number Of visitors and
delegates left on the morning train tirsi
pinning their knots of white ribbon on the
car, then amid the waving of handker-
chiefs and a real goodbye, turned theil
faces hOmeward, rejoicing that they nae
been permitted TO attend this convention
Express Train Robbed of $4,000 tc