The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-19
NORTH COUNTY UNIONS.
w. c. T. U. Workers OF That Section
Have a Session at Gardner

Gardner, Jan. 1S.-The Worcester
County North Womans Christian Tenn
perance Union held an enthusiastic
convention, in the Congregational
church vestry, today Mrs. F. P.
Sawyer Of Clinton, president the dis
trict W. c. T. u, presided, and the
exercises were opened at 10 o'clock with
an audience of about IS members of
the union and friends.
Mrs. w. r. Douglass, president of
the Gardner union, welcomed the Wis
| iting members, and the response was
by Mrs. w. r. Proctor of Lunenburg,
the county treasurer. Mrs. L. w.
Brewer of Berlin, secretary of the dis
| trlct union, gave a report of the last
convention held in Lunenburg. The
treasurer reported a balance of $45 03
in the unions favor.
| A telegram was sent during the SEES
sion to Mrs. S. S. Fessenden, ex-presi-
| dent of the state union, expressing the
sympathy of the convention over the
recent death of her son.
A symposium, What is your union
doing?" was given by representatives
of each union.
Mrs. L. W. Brewer of Berlin, under
u. II,
spoke of the national convention in
that city, to which she was a delegate.
The president, Mrs. Sawyer, stated
| that the Worcester North held more
parlor meetings during the past year
than any other division, and she said
that the largest gains in membership
We're made in this way.
Mrs. Katherine Lente Stevenson of
Boston, fcsmerly national correspond
ing secretary and now state president
of the union, arrived at 11.30, and upon
her entrance to the Vestry she was well
coined by Mrs. f. T. Sweet and present
ed with a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Lunch was served at noon by the
Gardner w. c. t. u, and a reception
was rendered Mrs. Stevenson in the
church parlors. At 2 o'clock the exer-
cises of the convent N we're resumed.
Mrs. Morse, pEeSidln ut Of the Cheshire
County Union OF View Hampshire was
introduced and responded with a brief
address and invited all present to at
tend the convention of her district to be
held in Keene in February
The temperance topic roll call came
next. 1t showed this representation
from the various unions in the district:
Ashburnham, l; Athol, 5; Baldwinville,
); Berlin, /; Clinton, 1; Fitchburg, s.;
Fftchburg, Jr., l; Gardner, 81; South
Gardner, g; Gardner, Jr, g; Hubbards-
ton. l. Lunenburg, 2; Princeton, l.;
Westminster 5.
Mrs. Stevenson spoke upon plans
for the year"
In the evening a meeting was held in
the church under the auspices of the
Y. W. c. I. u. of Gardner An address
was given by Mrs. Stevenson and there
was singing by quartet
Mr.. and Mrs. John Toner celebrated
the Both anniversary Of their marriage
To-Day at their home on Ash street.
Mrs. Toner was Miss Jane M. Ged-
dlngs and she married Mr. Toner Jan.
u 1849, in Caribou Clinton county, N.
Y. Rev. Peter Lapie performed the
ceremony. They came to town about
20 years ago, and have resided here
since. Their children living are: Dam
lei, John W., Thomas Z. and George ].
Of this town, James H. and Andrew of
New York, William P. S. of Worcester,
Mrs. Margaret Fleming and Mrs. p. A,
9. Lively of this town, and Mrs. j. A.
Mccullough of New York They have
also seventeen grandchildren.