Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-06-28
IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
COUNTY W. C. T. U. CONVENTION.


Interesting Exercises Held at Town.
shend Thursday and Friday-Mrs.
A. A. Wyman of cambridueport
President.
Windham County Womans Chris
tan Temperance union annual CON
yention was held in Townshend last
week Thursday and Friday. A most
cordial welcome was extended to
members and visitors from the union
by Mrs. M. E. Hastings in a bright,
stirring poem, bearing words of love,
cheer and welcome. The Christian
Endeavor extended greeting voiced by
Prof. Edgecomb, who spoke of the
need of this kind of work and rejoiced
that there were those who were will
ing to take hold and stay by in their
efforts for the reformation of the
tempted and fallen. The Townshend
White Ribbon quartet gave a welcome
in song and enlivened the exercises
several times by their spirited singing.
The presidents annual address be-
gan by a backward look to the be-
ginning of temperance work. She re-
ferred to a book published in 1876
with the title "a Delicate Diet for
Drunkards," also the custom of drink
ing INDUCED in by the clergy and re-
ferred to a charge in an old account
of a former merchant in this county
of 81 quarts and l pint of rum to a
minister. She said that education
had shown the folly of those customs
and the improvement in customs of
today.
The department reports showed that
the unions had been at work and in
some instances a great deal of good
had been done. Two new unions have
been formed during the year, one in
Guilford and one in Westminster.
Several papers relating to the work
were read.
The evening exercises were made
very interesting by the children and
young people, who sang and gave ap-
propriate rectations in a delightful
manner and showed that some one
had been hard at work. The l.. T. l..
surely must he a helper to the youth
everywhere.
Rev. Elizabeth Holt Goldthwaite of
Willamsville gave the address of the
evening, taking for her theme RE
of thy Youth" She gave a glimpse
of the ways children should be taught
and the way they should live, also
instilled into the minds of her hear
ers important truths in earnest words
which were listened to closely.
Friday was a day full of good things
The memorial exercises for our pro
NOTED members were unusually i'm
pressive.
Mrs. Helen G. Rice of Boston was
present the last day and gave short
talk to the children, who came in for
children's hour. They also sang and
recited several selections that were
thoroughly enjoyed. Their bright
faces and excellent work rested the
tired people.
Mrs. Rice gave an address in the
evening upon the subject prohibition
or License, which," Her presenta
ton of the subject was in a manner
calculated to arouse sleepy people tC
a need of watchfulness in this state
even.
Other organizations represented
were tho Sons of Temperance from
Williamsville and a large delegation
of Good Templars from West Town
shend, who added 20 the interest OF
the occasion by short speeches and
singing.
1t was with regret that we learned
that Mrs. Lucy Kellogg of Jamaica
was not able to serve us as president
another year. Her labors for reform
work show her worth as a leader
Mrs. Abbie A. Wyman of Cambridge
port was elected president, Mrs
Mary A. Morgan of Wilmington sec
rotary, Mrs. ]. R. Rand of BrattleborC
treasurer, and Mrs. A. ]. Stearns. Of
Brattleboro auditor. The exercises
were held in the Baptist church witt
dinner and supper served in the yes
try. The homes of all the citizens
were opened to receive the delegates
and visitors and the townspeople rem
dered valuable aid to the union which
was much appreciated.