St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1900-10-10
Vermont w. c. T. u.

The Goth annual convention OF the Ver-
mont W. c. T. U. opened at Burlington
Thursday. Fully 200 delegates were
present. The morning was devoted to
business sessions of the various COM
mittees and convention proper was not
opened until 8 O'Clock in the afternoon.
Among the committees that reported
were Union Signal reporter Mrs. ]. h.
Drew of Burlington and Evangelistic,
Mrs. S. K. Huse, Sts Johnsbury Center.
The convention was called to order by
State President, Mrs. Ida H. Read. The
superintendents of several departments
gave reports which showed the work to
be progressing satisfactorily along all
lines. 1t was voted to give S25 for
Vermont exhibit at the Pan American
exposition at Buffalo. The evening
meeting was devoted to addresses of
welcome. Mrs. J. H. Drew responded as
president of the Chittenden county W.
| c. T. U. After the s O'Clock prayer
meeting Friday morning the programme
was carried out on the steamer Chat
eaugay.
The evening session was one of the
most largely attended and interesting
ones and the audience was pleasantly
surprised by the introduction of Mrs L.
M. N. Stevens, president of the National
w. C. T. u, and president-at-large
of the Worlds w. c. T. u, and Miss
Anna Gordon, vice president-at-large of
the National w. c. T. U. Neither OF these
distinguished visitors was expected until
Saturday. Mrs. DR.. Metcali, fraternal
delegate from Canada spoke few words
of interest, and then followed Mrs. Mar
garet Dye Ellis, the speaker of the even
ing. At the Saturday morning session
the minutes of the executive meeting were
read and the reports of the secretary and
treasurer. During the year $1167.11
has been received, the disbursements have
been S75O.71 leaving balance of $417.-
40. A pleasing incident of the morning
followed the reports. The presidents of
each county who have secured 100 new
members during the past year were pre-
scented with white silk honor badges,
bearing the photograph of Mrs. L. M. N.
Stevens, the national president. Those
who received badges were Mrs. J. ii.
Drew of Chittenden, Mrs. I. M. Doe OF
Caledonia and Mrs. Mary Paddock OF
Orleans. The presentation was made by
followed with the following result:
President-Mrs. Ida Fl. Read OF Shell
burne.
Observation-Disclosures Mrs. E. B
i. Lund of Burlington.
First vice president-Mrs. A. +. Smith
of Manchester Center.
: Second vice-president-Mrs. ]. II. Drew
of Burlington.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. G. E
Davidson of Newfane.
Recording secretary-Mrs. A. A. Wy
man of Cambridgeport.
| Treasurer-Mrs. E. Mead Denny o
Montpelier.
Secretary of Y. W. T. U.-Mrs. BESSIE
Post OF Hinesburgh.
Auditor-Mrs Alice Richardson o
Montpelier.
Editor of Home Guards-Mrs. L. F
Wilbur of Jericho.
f The afternoon service opened with ;
S memorial service. The death list ma
r been large during the past year ant
J. many tender tributes were paid, especia
e mention being made of Judge Thompson
S who was warm friend of the organize
{. ton. After the reports Mrs. Charlie
a Chesley of Sheffield presented to the cor
n yention evergreen wreaths from Vince
:. ock and Danville, the homes OF Mis-
l. Francis Wizards father and mother
# The wreaths will be sent to Evanston
+ Illinois, to be placed on their graves
y Mrs. E. M. Denny made motion to mt
n moralize the present session OF the Legs
It lature by requesting them to keep an
e protect the prohibitory law as it nov
II stands on the statute books. The mt
d ton was carried. 1t was voted to sen
n Mrs. Read, Mrs. Wyman and Mrs. d.
It wilson of the state officers to the nat1oI
IF al meeting at Washington in Novemb'
D. at the expense of the state union. III
Is following delegates to the conventio
1t were chosen; First district, Mrs. E. n
1t Wheeler of Burlington and Mrs. L.
lie Franklin of Rutland; second d1str1c
Mrs. HENDERSON of Barnet and Mrs.
IS H. Richardson of Montpelier; condition
er delegate, Miss Mary Walker of Burlin
d. ton: alternates, Mrs. L. E. Humphrey
D. Proctor, Mrs. E. B. Lund of Burlingto
at Mrs. Lucy K. Kellogg of Jamaica, Mr.
is Georgia Boynton of Coventry and Mr.
ne c. S. Richmond of Mortified.
)s The annual address of Mrs. Ida
e- Read, state president, was given durii
sh the afternoon. She said the year hi
ry been one of the most prosperous ones
RI. the history of the Vermont W. c. T.
af- The address of the evening was made
as Miss Anna Gordon. The conventl'
re- closed Sunday evening with union St
he vice of the churches at Howard Ope
all House. At the close of the address
he Mrs. Read announced that the next &C
IN venton would be held at Poultney
he one wear