Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-09-01
LOYAL TEMPERANCE LEGION.
County Convention Held IN Newfan'
Last.Week Friday.

Z In spite Of threats ming clouds Of Friday morn.
ing fair sized delegations from the county Loyal
Temperance legion drove into Newfane with fly.
ing banners.
The convention opened at 1880 with Clifton d.
Howe president of the state Loyal Temperance
legion in the chair, and Miss Grace Houghton OF
Townsheud welding the secretaTy's pencil. Miss
Alice Weaver OF Cambridgeport read a scripture
lesson, which was followed by prayer by Rev. L.
Kimball Of Dummerston. Various committees
were elected. and Miss Amy Perry of West
Wardsboro, the county president, took the chair
and announced an address OF welcome by Clifton
d. Howe. Mr.. Howe, young collegian well able
to prove any serious assertions made by him, re.
ferred in bis praci cal talk TO the sweeping figures
of the liquor evil and stated that the annual liq-
uor bill OF the country would pay the yearly ex-
penses Of 1900 ,O0p boys and girls In college He
told the youth that II was up hill work trying TO
make adults change their minds and that charac-
ter building must be done in young years; that
laws TO be enforced must be backed by public
sentiment; that they were present TO learn how
TO be equipped for better law making and to 20
home TO try 20 make a little public sentiment of
their own. The jail here might be an object les
son 20 them, so many OF It's occupants thought
IL smart TO get drunk. For a counter object les
son the convention was advised to visit Moore
free library.
bend, by Company ! of Jamaica, reports OF
company officers and local companies completed
the morning session. Mrs. f. A. Keny on OF
Townshend, the state W. G. T. U. superintendent
of juvenile work, had general oversight of the
convention program. The county officers were
young ladies and gentlemen, but much OF the
| program was conducted by boys and girls Of loca
leRions in q business like way interesting to see
Reports, recitations and singing OF considerable
merit were interpreted Nine snowy banners OF
varied color and Inscriptions formed a conspicu
GUS background to the platform and we're used il
| a banner exercise by Company @, and tiny cir
| appearing with tenth banner, the flag of oul
| country, was OF course vigorously applauded anC
| singing of America naturally followed.
Other companies well represented Ia the con
vention were II. of Dummerston Hill, e Of IVES
wardsboro, of Cambridgeport, and b Of New
fame
The incoming was occupied by basket unching
| a local accompaniment of which was lemonade
| strolling about the common, visiting the Jail
/ where scores of young voices wers lifted in tenn
| The afternoon session had an audience OF $50
| aud was entertaining In its details. Rev. luciaI
| Kimball delivered an address upon "Diferen
/ Sized Barrels" the important lessons OF which h
| sought to make plain TO youthful hearers by thu
use OF a common -four barrel to represent tn
| pense, and a small toy barrel taken from hi
| pocket, which stood for the comparatively small
/ expense put into mission work, other lines o
educational work, necessary food, etc. Tn
| speaker also clinched arguments by use OF sill
yer dollar IN comparison with nickel and penny
| He gave cider a hard blow, and scored the relig
ious press for advertising so called root beers,
| known to contain alcohol
| A prize medal contest Of five reciters was
| prominent feature OF the occasion, an the media
| was awarded 10 Miss Blanche Robbins Of Cam
| bridgeport. Mrs. G.. E Davidson, who has
knack at conducting question boxes" gave du
| time TO that number OF the program. Singing
| followed, and thus closed the eighth annua con
vention Of windham division Of the Loyal Ten
perance legion.