News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1899-10-04
w. O. i. u. ConyentIon-

StdJlO0 by Tue O0Hlfmb0 Oh CO0Ven
ton committees, Mrs. r. H. Watkins
who extended the first cordial wei
con TO each and all. The meetings
of the convention we're held in He'd
ding NJ. E, church, which was very
handsomely decorated with red
white, and blue temperance cards
and evergreen. At one side of the
pulpit was a beautiful picture o.
Frances Willard.
Thece were Executive Committee
and Supt. meetings through the day
Tuesday, but the opening meeting
was on Tuesday evening, when the
convention was welcomed by City
Judges, Hon. VIM. A. Boyce, Rev. A.
E. Atwater, Rev. E. K. Jones, Mr..
FL. W. Scott, Miss Bertha Cham ber-
lain and Mrs. j. E. Barnes. Each
spoke pleasant words of greeting and
welcome from their different stand
points, and all paid fitting tribute to
the work done by the white ribbon
women. These welcoming addresses
We're responded to by Mrs. L. D. Dyer
in behalf OF Addison County, Mrs. l..
F. Wilbur for Chittenden County,
Mrs. W. H. Paddock for Osleans Co.,
Mrs. j. E. Doe for Caledonia Co., Mrs.
II. F. Humphrey for Rutland Co.
Mrs. Lucy Kellogg for Windham Co.,
aud Mr.. A. f. Smith for Bennington,
Co. Mrs. Ida H. Read, State Presi-
dent, presided at this and all the ses-
sions of the convention, Rev. E. M.
Fuller of the Baptist church, Barre,
had charge of the music and favored
the convention with several solos at
different times. Mrs. Denny of Mont
peIier and Miss Tabor of Burlington
had "Silver Chimes" in charge and
made very effective speeches each even
ing before the taking of a collection.
Mrs. H A. Nelson, Ploughkeepsie,
n. Y, a fraternal delegate was pres
ent at several sessions and ia addi-
ton to the greetings from New York,
she brought scriptural texts from
State and County Unions to comfort
and strengthen the Vermont workers.
Mrs. Nelson spoke of the gratitude
that Vermont white ribboners ought
to feel in that they have a prohibi-
tory law to work under. She also
urged the women to take the state
paper, subscribing for the Home
Guards herself, as she said Il was all
the way she could keep in touch with
the work, She thought all christians
and Temperance workers in particu-
lar should rejoice that sailors do not
have spirituous liquors delt out to
them now as formerly.
l.. j. Paige of Burlington, State
Sec'y. of the Apti-Saloon League and
fraternal delegate from that body
gave an address on Wednesday even
ing. Mr.. Paige called the attention
of his audience to theinception of the
League some five years ago when not
over twelve men we're interested, now
its membership numbers over twenty
thousand earnest people who are
ready to help the W. c. I. U. or any
other body of temperance workers,
who desire the overthrow of the IL
quor traffic. He said that business
men, firms now demanded total alb
stinence in their emplo wees. He
thought it one OF the good SIGNS of
OF the times that a drinking man
found some oltticn.,.|.y in getting en-
np'.oyment, thought that the raids
lately made at Roxbury and in Barre
we're due to the efforts OF the Anti
Saloon League. Mrs. [. H. Read in
her annual address on Wednesday
took a retrospective look back TWEEN
ty. FIVE years when the first annual
meeting was held, the report of which
covered only four pages. She spoke
of the desirableness OF the "Curfew
ordinance" and the present situation
as regards the "Army Canteen" tell
ing in eloquent words of the efforts
put forth by the W. G. 7. .. to abol-
ish the system. Mrs. Read also men
toned some startling facts communi-
Gated to her by Major Coffee, Supt.
of the Soldiers Home. She reviewed
the work of the past year and recon-
mended that people spend their vaca-
tions at summer schools and grove
meetings instead of places of amuse-
ment.
Mrs. Denny made favorable state
ment of the financial condition of the
Vermont State Union.
Mrs. Wilbur, editor of vermont
Home Guards" reported all bills
paid, together with the October num-
Der of the paper, and a balance OF
over $50 in the treasury.
A memorial service, conducted by
Mrs. Davidson in honor of 81 mem
bers, who have died the past year
was held on Wednesday. The va
rious County Presidents and Others
paid brief tribute to these workers
have been called up higher.
During the anniversary hour on
Wednesday afternoon the oldest
temperance workers or "Crusa ders"
were introduced, who gave interest
ing "reminiscences of temperance
work. At this time Mrs. Chesley Of Shelf
field was introduced and presented
the convention with beautiful ever
green wreath made by her husband
from cedar grown on the farm in
Wheelock where Frances Willard's
father was born. According to the