Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1900-10-19
VIC. II. L. CONVENTION.
BURLINGTON GATHERING A VERY
SUCCESSFUL ONE.


Mrs. l.. NJ. y. stevens, President of the
National Organization, Addresses u Large
Audience-Two Hundred Delegates Pres
ent-itesolutions Against Repeal of Law.
The 2Gth annual convention of the
Vermont Woman's Christian Temperance
Union. which was held in the w G.. II.
L. Temple at Burlington, Oct ~, was
very largely attended, there being over
200 delegates present besides many Wis
tors. The sessions were full of interest,
the speakers, Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens,
president of National and vic president
at-large of the Worlds w. G.. +. e.; Miss
Anra Gordon, vice ptcsident-at-large of
the National w. G T. T., and Mrs Mar
garct Dye Ellis, national superintendent
of legislative work, being among the
best ever brought before "A Vermont
audience.
On Thursday morning there was an
executive session. but the convention
proper was not called to order until 3
o'clock, with Mrs. Ida Read, state. presi.
dent in the chair. The afternoon was
mainly devoted to reports of the various
departments, and the evening was oc-
cuplcd by the welcomes voiced by the
mayor and other prominent men of the
city, and responded to by the members
of the several county w. c. r. Unions.
4 novel and much enjoyed feature was
that of conducting the program of Fri
day on board the steamer Chateaugay.
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among the beautiful islands of Lake
Champaln. The program was contln-
uation of the department reports, which
showed the work as progressing salts
factorily along all lines.
One of the pleasant features of the
Prindle, formerlys.of the Florence Crit
tenden Mission in New York, who told
of her work among fallen women in all
parts of the country.
Mrs. Ellis was the speaker of the even
ing on Friday. and one of the speakers at
the mass meeting In the opera house on
Sunday evening. She is speaker of
charming personality and great force of
dction. She told of the trouble with the
anti-canteen biz. of the final presenta-
tion, passage and signature, and then of
its overthrow by the encouragement.
She spoke of the repeal Of the Vermont
law, and said it must never be. OF the
resources of our country, coal. oil. gas,
marble, wheat, corn. aud then think that
this government must be supported by Il
Whiskev lax, She said: God is not
mcckcd, whatsoever a nation soweth that
shall it also reap. What license can
pay for our boys? Can you make it
pay me? Oh, never, never. In Gods
name, men. stand by your law and keep
Vermont at the head Of the nation"
On Saturday occurred the presentation
of the honor badges to the counties of
Chittendcn, Caledonia and Orleans, for
gaining 100 new members during the
year; the presentation of wreaths from
Wheelock and Danvilie. the homes of
Miss Willard'> parents. to be sent to
Evanston, ILL.,. to be placed on their
graves and the election of officers and
adoption of resolutions. The resolutions
of special notice are the following:
Whereas, Believing that the repeal of the
prou'ol.,rS I"w Wl'cn mtS rAls'et III er.
to the best intrrr IS Of our State. therefore
Resolved, That we petition our ho"orcd
lie {slators to strengthen rather than
weaken the law, that the children and youth
perous and aIlnrinp influence of the bi~h.
license saloons.
Resolved, That we consider the proper
e"C,s " sVien',uc 'e,ivI''ge Instruction
ton, ana in view of This fact we viii continue
our efforts to interest all connected with the
education or our chli'ren along these lines;
70 rronr . ' ,he hon oa
perance physiology in the <ormal schools.
Resolved, That we use all proper means to
discourage the use and trafhc in all patent
,'so 80 - %, ,I7or " 49, a,,"t ,u
purposes be condemned as oftentimes helping
to form an appetite for strong drink
ri",ont rnr' we s,rhre % inuenre pupmc
utacture and sale of tobacco, cigarettes and
all other narcotics.