The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-12-07
". C. T. U. ANNUAL MEETING
VAS HE'D IN WESTTILLE TESTER
 DAY.
Officers Elected, Reports Read and Gen- eral Business Transacted-Unioni in n
 Prosperous Condition-A Big Attend

The sixteenth annual convention of
 the New Haven County Womans Chris
 tian Temperance union was held yester-
 day at the Methodist Episcopal church
 in Westville. The meeting was well
 attended, 122 in all being present The
 morning session opened at 9:30 o'clock
 with devotional exercises led by Mrs.
 Clara M Leete of Wallingford, and at l0 o'clock the convention was called
 to order by the president, Mrs. Etta H.
 Downs of Bethany.
 After few appropriate remarks by
 Mrs. Downs there was roll call The
 call showed that there were four state | of1cers and sixteen unions were repre- sented, a very good showing.
 Following the roll call there was the appointment of committees as follows. Credentials, Mrs. Foote and Mrs. Rem 1ngton; courtesies, Mrs J. H. Blatz and Mrs. Brennan; resolutions Mrs. Anna | G. Ekmark of Meriden.
 ! Minutes of the semi-annual meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. Elk mark. Mrs. J. D: Blatz. president of the Westville union, Rev Henry Blatz, jr., and Rev M. c. Kerr, then made brief addresses of welcome, followed by the report of the treasurer and the in troduction of the state officers.
 The report of the treasurer, Mrs. J. D. Blatz, showed an increase in the treasury over that of last year The union financially is in an excellent con dition due to the great work of the different superintendenta throughout the country, There was an excellent soprano solo rendered by Miss Lillian Smith of Westville The report of the county superintendents were next heard. They were given as follows: Evangelistic, Mrs. Mary A. Foote of New Haven; Loyal Temperance union, Mrs. F. c. Bradley of North Haven anti-narcotics, Mrs. A. G. Nettleton of New Haven; press, Miss A. w. Park of Meriden; franchise Dr. Mary B. Moody of New Haven; Sunday school work, Mrs, Nellie A. Orcutt of Clinton vile; Scientific Temperance Instruc- tion, Mrs. Laura N. Steele of Westville All the above reports were accepted.
 Following these reports came a Bible reading by Mrs. Clara Leete and a noontide prayer also by Mrs. Leete.
 An excellent collation was served
 
 opened with a prayer by Mrs. Leete.
 The following local unions were rep resented and made reports showing | each to be in very f1ourishing condl- | tion: Ansonia, Bethany, Branford, | Cheshire East Haven, Guilford, Meri- | den, Milford, Middlebury, New Haven No. l. New Haven No g. Lucy Webb | Hayes, North Haven, Southbury, Wa | terbury, West Haven, Wallingford, | Westville.
 The election of officers took place about 5:45 and resulted as follows: President, Mrs. Alta H. Downs of | Bethany; vice presidents, Mrs C. A. Holmes of Meriden and Mrs Morrill, of New Haven; secretary, Mrs. Anna G. Ekmark of Meriden; treasurer Mre. J. D. Blatz of Westville. and the following county superintendents: Evangelistic, Mrs. Mary A. Foote of New Haven; Loyal Temperance Le- zion. Mrs. F. C. Bradley of North Ha- yen; Anti-Narcotics, Mrs. Grace Leete; Press Miss A. w. Park of Meriden; Franchise, Dr. Mary A. Moody of New Haven; Sunday school work, Mrs. Nell ie A. Orcutt of Clintonville; Scientific Instruction, Mrs. Laura N. Steele of Westville.
 At o'clock the meeting adjourned 1 md the ladies sat down to light sup per and a short session was held in the evening.