Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-29
IW.C.T.U.AT SPENCER
The First Convention of the
Worcester County South, w.
@. T. U. a Big Success.
Over 200 Persons Attended the Meeting
Representing % Local Unions from
Worcester County Towns.

nelU IN the spencer M. e, Church, Fri
day, and before the close of the morn
ing session, there was an attendance of
over two hundred. This association COM
prises twenty-five local unions, three of
which-sutton, Mlllbury and Upton
have been added since Oct. l.
The association now embraces local or
ganizations in the following towns and
villages: Auburn, Blackstone, Brookfeld,
East Brookfield, North Brookfield West
Brookfield, Granville and Rochdale COM
bined. Leicester, Milford, Millbury,
Northbridge, Southbridge, Spencer, SUIT
ton, UXbridge, North UXbridge, Upton,
| Warren, Webster, West Sutton, Wor-
cester No. 1, Worcester No. 2, Worces-
ter Scandinavian, and Worcester Y.
The officers Of the Worcester coun-
| ty south are: President, Mrs. Addie W.
Harrington of Leicester; secretary Mrs.
n. f. Adams of Warren; treasurer, Mrs.
Susan E. Bliss of Spencer. The visiting
| delegates were cordially welcomed by
the officers of the local union: President,
Mrs. Jennie T. Thayer; secretary, Miss
Lottie Bailey; treasurer, Mrs. Edward E.
Stone, and others.
The morning session was called to or
| der by the president, Mrs. A. w. Har-
| rington of Leicester, who read the
scripture and prayed that the members
might be wise and earnest in their work.
| The union then. sang majestic sweet
ness sits enthroned." The secretary,
Mrs. N. r. Adams, being absent, Mrs.
| Julia f. Bancroft Of Auburn was chosen
! secretary pro TEN. She read the minutes
| of the annual meeting held in Warren in
| September, which We're approved. Mrs.
Jennie T. Thayer president Of the Spen-
| Ger union, then gave a cordial address of
welcome, which was as heartily respond
| ed to by Mrs. Julia F. Bancroft of
| Auburn.
! Then followed the reports of the coun-
| ty superintendent, the first being that
| of Mrs f. D. Knights Of Worcester, on
! Scientific temperance instruction. in
/ which she traced the origin, growth and
Importance Of the work along this line.
This was followed by Mrs. Myra Taylor
OF Leicester. In the course of her address
she paid high tribute to the life work
of Mrs Mary Fl. Hunt who was one of
/ the leaders in the temperance education
movement to spread the knowledge of
| the effects of alcohol and who succeed
ed in getting the legislature of the state
| TO have the subject taught in the schools.
Mrs. Taylors subject was Narcotics,
| and she emphasized the fact that the use
| of alcohol, opium and tobacco, in their
ultimate results had a like effect upon
| the human system. But she dwelt more
| particularly upon a growing and some
| what generally unsupported evil lurking
| in the use of patent medicines, quoting
| from the report of the state board of
health to show that many kinds of pa
tent medicines in popular use,
! contain from to At per cent of alcohol
and other injurious narcotics. While
Mrs Taylor was making her report,
| State President Mrs. S. S. Fessenden
entered the auditorium and proceeded
| down the centre aisle toward the plat
! form. As soon as she was recognized,
| the audience rose and greeted her by
the waving of handkerchiefs and the
clapping Of hands. The president of
| the convention met the distinguished
visitor at the altar and escorted her to
a seat upon the platform.
| The next report was made by Mrs. DR.
| A. NJ. Willard of Webster, on Health
and heredity, or how to get health and
| how to keep it,
| Mrs. S. A. Watson of Leicester spoke
upon THE Importance of press work, -
and Miss L. S. Clark of UXbridge gave
| suggestions upon Purity work"
| The noontide service was conducted
| by Mrs Russell of Worcester.
| The afternoon session opened with a
| song service conducted by Miss Nellie
Smith of North Brookf1eld, which was
SO pleasing that upon the suggestion of
unanimously chosen musical director at
county conventions.
| The treasurer's report showed a bal
ance OF $3.50 in the treasury.
These additional county superintend-
ents were elected: Superintendent of
mothers meetings, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Seaver
Of Leicester; Of flower missions, Mrs. Is
abel Talman of Worcester and Mrs. A.
| ]. Carter of Brookfeld.
RV the roll call all the unions in the
| association were represented, save one,
| by 104 delegates
Three-minute addresses were made by
Mrs Ware Of Worcester, Mrs. Wheeler
of Uxbridge, Mrs. Warren Of Warren,
Mrs. Craig of Rochdale, Mrs. Bancroft
of Auburn, Mrs. Thayer Of Spencer,
| Mrs. TAYLOR of Leicester, Mr. Parker of
West Brookfield, Mrs Bowen of East
Brookfield, Mrs. Grover of Brookfeld,
| Mrs. Matthews of Worcester, Dr. Will
| lard of Webster and Mrs. Freeman of
! Upton.
A feature in the afternoon proceed.
ings was a model, 81. T. L." annual
meeting, conducted by Mrs. f. w. Da-
Wis of leicester
The question box was presided over
| by the state president Mrs. S. s. Fes-
sender, and was a most interesting and
instructive part of the proceedings.
| The convention. as a whole, was
voted an unqualified success.
HOSE COMPANIES CONCERT.
The poverty and burlesque concert and
ball given by John O'Gara Hose Co.,
No Q, at town hall, Friday night, was q
unique affair. Many of the costumes
were odd and picturesque in the ex-
IRENE. Hoon's orchestra of North Brook
| field furnished the music, and ]. H. Nc
Kenna of Spencer was prompter. The
orchestra rendered program of five
selections, which occupied the time from
8 till S45, when the grand march was
| formed and led by Foreman and Mrs.
John ]. O'Brien. Mr. O'Brien was floor
manager, assisted by Fred Fountaine,
and the aids were Leon Perkins, Pat
rick Donovan, Martin Ratigan, John H.
Ratigan, John w, Rogan, Nelson Cod
dard. William McGrath, Frank McCabe,
James Coley, George Lariviere, Dennis
Maloney, Hugh MacNamara, and Will
| lam j. Shelby.
Sunday viii be observed as young
peoples day by the Universalist denom-
| nation, and at the Church of Our
Father. the Y. p. c. u. will have charge
THE COMING WOMAN,