Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-06-23
w.O.T.U. COUNTY CONVENTION.
Interesting Papers and Oiher Exercises
tJsmaIca June rs and 10.

A goodly number Of delegates from the
local unions of the county met at Jamaica
Thursday and Friday, June Is and 1G, for
the 18th annual convention, which opened
at 10:45 with a conservation service led by
Mrs. G.. T.. Davidson of Newfane. After
the appointment of committees paper
was read on "Our Silent Weapons" by
Miss Mary Newton of Newfane.
After dinner Mrs. A. j. Stearns of Brat
tleboro led an interesting and helpful
"Promise meeting" The question "What
are we here for?h was then asked, and
many and varied answers were received
from the different members of the con-
vention.
A hearty welcome was rendered the con-
vention by Mrs. g. N. Wyman of Jamaica
in behalf of the Jamaica union, and was
responded to by Mrs. +. o. Lyman of
West WardsborO. After the reports of
local secretaries few minutes were spent
in the discussion of work between conven-
tions. A reading by Mrs. w. F. Mixer,
of an original poem, "The Curtain" was
listened to with pleasure.
In the reports of department work it was
found that Brattleboro union was at the
head in flower mission work. A discus
sion on non-alcoholics in medicine was
conducted by Mrs. Davidson.
Thursday evening was Young Peoples
evening, and after the opening exercises,
and a song with guitar accompaniment by
two.little Jamaica girls, Rev. j. K. Cross
of Brattleboro gave his illustrated address,
1.-The Curtain Lifted, or Life Scenes on
the Downward Road" to large audience.
Devotional service Friday morning was
led by Mrs. Houghton of Williamsville.
A message was read from the Sons of
Temperance at Williamsville, which was
followed by an original temperance poem
by visiting sister. Mrs. |. IL. Read,
state president, and Mrs. A. +. Smith,
president of Bennington county, were
made honorary members of the convention.
Miss Mabel Sage of Jamaica gave a pleas
ing recitation. Next followed the roll-call,
which showed 81 voting members in the
convention.
The following officers were elected
President, Mrs. Lucy X. Kellogg of Jamai-
ca; vice-presidents, Mrs. K. A. Kenyon,
Townshend, and Mrs. NJ. S. Morgan,
Wilmington; secretary, Mrs. A. A. Wy
man, Cambridgeport; treasurer, Mrs. A.
j. Stearns, Brattleboro; auditor, Mrs. j.
r. Rand, Brattleboro.
A paper, Total Abstinence Duty
| and CAIN" by Mrs. q. +. WEIGH, and a
recitation by Mrs. Mixer closed the morn
ing session.
After dinner prayer service was led by
Mrs. NJ. b. Grattan of West Wardsboro.
The principal features of the afternoon
were: A short address by Rev. Mary f.
Norton of Newfane, papers zone phase OF
Woman's Suffrage by Mrs. o. f. Butter
field of Wilmington, and christian Math-
ematics" by Mrs. G. S. Walker, address,
"The So-called Temperance Drinks" by
Rev. Lucian Kimball of Dummerston, a
Mothers conference by Mrs. Ida Read, a
paper, THE Mother a Model" by Mrs.
| Whitman of Brattleboro, and a question
box by Mrs. Davidson.
Friday evening recitations by Mrs.
Mixer and Miss Edith Clark of Jamaica
and solo by little Miss Mamie Howe OF
Jamaica were followed by all address by
Mrs. Read.
An ovation was given Jamaica people,
who helped to make the convention sue
| cess.
The members of the convention wish TO
tender their thanks to the railroad officials
| for the use of the extra car on the mixed
train. EDNA WHEELER,
Convention Reporter.