Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-05-25
COUNTY ", G, 7, U,
r,,b,eep,h Annual Convention in Graf.
ton.


Of Officers Elected.
THE 18th annual convention of the
,-.rjr3ri County w. c. T. u. convened
IN Grafton Thursday morning, May Il.
T.s r,r..,t church was very prettily deco
-,ts5 with banners and potted plants
III r,o-'-of Grafton were very cordial in
hair greetings and generously provided for
a. vans. The meeting opened with
--,vs-. after which committees were ap.
rr.,.r,st. An exercise giving "Scriptural
authority IN Conditions of Victory, by
NJ. Eva Gushing closed the morning SEES.
s5l.
A.t8o devotional exercises by Mrs. A.
Ev.a were followed by well chosen re-
marks ig Mrs Wyman on the death of
Es7. NJ. Haskius, pastor of the Baptist
,-.-h She also read extracts of letter
-4ssr.i from him in which he expounded
Nsu. u-uess to help at the convention.
THEREFOR. Of the county secretary, Mrs.
A. Wymar, showed that the Bellows
Ttr. ra.u takes the lead in numbers of
active -muers. also in average attendance.
T.a...u.v union lost four members by
Death lr-.n- The year.
Ms. Kellogg gave her annual address in
ar.-u entitled Rhymes and Reasons"
temperance Teaching in Sunday School"
vasteai by Mrs. Mary L. Walker Mrs.
Hattie Clark gave a report of the legisla-
Use apartment. 4 petition was read and
circulated. requesting the coming legisla-
.r-a ID pass law fotbidding the making
If. importing, selling or giving away
cigarettes in this state, A paper, "Hnts
or Model Meetings. by Mrs Ida 5.
Stevens, showed that a model meeting
nus. have a model union. a regular at.
tendance and interesting subjects. Mrs.
Mixer recited The Cripple Boys Story"
one minute answers were given by the
0cai pres dents 10 the question, what
doe, The W. C. 7. L. need?"
one very impressive service was the in
PRODUCTION of three little girls, Marion
Stevens. Helen Mixer aud Marguerite Put
-au The white ribbon was pinned on
tie little ones, and the convention sang
Home, Sweet Home Current events
.lrs.lous were given by Mrs Wyman
and answered by members of the conven-
lion.
Al the evening service Miss Oma Har-
wood presented Good Suggestions on the
Silver Question" and Miss Amy Perry a
PAPER Narcotic Poison A very inter
-sting address was given by Mrs. e. +.
Davidson, subject, "Heredity. or Getting
Ready for the New Century" She said
We must lay the foundation for pure men
and women, by giving our children the best
education in our power. Young Chris
tans were urged to choose Christian COM
panions, and not to trife with hearts.
Friday mornings session opened with de-
70tioual exercises and reports of commit
tees. A paper by Mrs. Richmond, THE tools
We use and what we have done with them, :"
was read by Mrs. Putnam. The White
Ribbon quartet sang, after which a paper
on Health and Heredity, Non Alcoholic
Medication and Temperance Hospital was
read by Mrs. Lula D. Osgood. Question
box. How can our work be made more
effective in the coming year?"
The committee on courteses introduced
Rev. Mr. Hardy, pastor of the COngrega-
.onal church in Townshend, Rev. Mr..
Goodrich Of Cambridgeport, Mr.. Leonard
Of Grafton, Mr.. Torrey of Jamaica and
Mrs Eastman of South Carolina, who
made remarks. Mrs. Kenyon reported
i've Loyal Temperance legions in the
county. Next came the roll call, five gener-
a. officers being present. These officers
were elected: President, Mrs. Lucy K.
Kellogg, Jamaica; secretary, Mrs. Abbe
AWyman, Cambridgeport; treasurer, Mrs.
]. r. Rand, Brattleboro; auditor, Mrs. A.
]. >,earns, Brattleboro. A paper by Mrs
Mary Morgan, Peace and Arbitration,
vas read by Miss Spencer. A report OF
work in the county Jail was given by Mrs
Davidson.
A. the afternoon session paper, "Prac
.cal Temperance Work." by Mrs. Sarah
Whitman was read by Mrs. Wyman
Scientific Temperance Instruction wa:
ably presented by Mrs. Davidson. A re
port on Systematic Giving by Mrs. Ans
den was read by Mrs. Hankemeyer, fol
Owed by a paper, "Proper Food an Aid tC
To,a Abstinence from Alcohol by Mrs
Inez Campbell. The convention voted tC
have Mrs. Campbelrs paper, also "Hint'
Tor Model Union Meetings" by Mrs
Stevens, and Rhymes and Reasons" by
Mrs. Kellogg printed in Home Guards
Mrs, Kenyon, in a very pleasing manner
presented "Our Leaders," emitting he
own name, but Mrs. Davidson very grace
fully stepped forward and supplied tn
missing name. A memorial hymn wa
sung by Mrs. Anna Spencer. A paper oil
the danger and inconsistency of high licens
by Mis-. Emma Lyman, was read by Mis-
bessie Hardy, and one on the social posi-
5.-.ies of the w. C. T. T., by Mary New
ION was read by Mrs f. l.. Putnam. Mis-
-'7ue S,owell sang very pretty song,
little girl of six or seven years, Nellie Gu
Leen, spoke piece, lone, Two, Three,
ID such charming manner it was encore
and repeated. The state secretary of tn
L9ya. Temperance legion work, Mrs
Aelyon, gave an object lesson with pen
els.
An interesting feature of the program
Tor the evening was the superintendent
demonstration of the II department
OF work The address of the evening wa
D. Mrs Katherine Lente Stevenson, stat
president of Massachusetts,.
The following superintendent Of De
prments were elected by the executiv
committee: Hygiene and heredity; nor
alcoholic medication and temperance hoi
pia- Mrs. Lula D. Osgood; scientif
temperance instruction, Mrs. 6. f. DayiC
son; Sunday school work, Mrs. Mary l
Walker; L. T. L., Mrs. f. A. Kenyon
press Mrs P. A. Perry; anti-narcotic
MSS Amy Perry; evangelistic, Mrs. NJ.
TIA-tan; systematic giving, Mrs. Ellie
Amsden prison and Jail work, Mrs. En-
ma Putnam; quarrymen and miners, Mr.
A0oe Betterley purity, Mrs. Hardy
mower mission, Mrs. Anna Spencer; ten
peTance literature, Frances Richmond
franchise, Mrs. Inez Campbell; Legislative
4'a' Hattie Clark; social, Mrs. Frame
hlnkemeyer.