Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-10-26
REPORT OF w. c. T. u. CONVENTION
AT WOODSTOCK.

The Vermont W. G. T L. held it's
twenty ninth annual convention In |
Woodstock Oct. Is l4-15 An execu
tive session was held on Tuesday |
afternoon followed by an informal
reception 20 state officers in the eve
ming. The evening program began
with a song service and devotional
exercises, after which the white rib
boDers were made very welcome to
their beautiful town by the different
organizations OF Woodstock; Re-
sponses from county presidents. Mrs.
Ida n. Read, state president, declined
reading her annual address owing TO
the lateness OF the hour. Singing
"Auld Lang Syne," and benediction.
Wednesday Morning. Praise and
petition service. Convention was
formally opened by the president
the reciting of the Crusade Psalm 146).
The county presidents under topic,
"our Field Survey" reported inform
ally work in their respective counties.
Mrs. F. A. Drew, superintendent OF
lecture bureau, reported that during
the referendum campaign 80 addresses
were given in the state by Mrs. Clara
O. Hoffman, national secretary, and
Mrs. Callie Howe, national lecturer.
Mrs. L. NJ. n. Stevens, president of
the National, and Anna Gordon, vice.
president, gave their services gratui-
tously. Mrs. Rice did good work for
L. T. L. All honor to those men who
stood by us so pobly in the apparent
ly unsuccessful crusade. Report of
corresponding secretary included the
following inform alton: Number of
local Woman's Christian Temperance
Unions 1913, with a membership in
Guiding honoraries of $500. The state
Union publishes paper with circu-
lation of 1000. 1t conducts a Rescue
Home and it had representative at
the Worlds W. G. 7. U. convention
recently held in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mrs. II. G.. Rice, national secretary of
Loyal Temperance Legion, gave a
bright address on juvenile work Civ
ing many valuable hints as to practi-
cal methods of enlisting the interest
of children in temperance principles.
Noontide prayer voiced by Mrs. nellie
g. Burger. The afternoon devotional
service at the Pastors Hour, Rev. II.
L. Garfield of the Universalist church
Woodstock spoke briefly, contending
that the greatest difficulty confronting
the temperance forces is not the APP
petite of people who drink rum, nor
the greed of those who manufacture
and sell it, but the inertia of Christian
people.
The Rev. o j. Anderson of the
Methodist church, Wilder, spoke al
one who has personally observed the
workings of the Gothenburg system OIL
the liquor traffic. This system is be
ing much advocated these days in the
modified form of the South Caroline
Dispensary Law. Mr.. Anderson!
testimony is of especial value for hs
spoke not as foreigner who had Wis
tied Gothenburg to discover TIT
merits or dement's OF the system, bu
as a native who as a boy and you'll
came under the blighting influence o
the legalized and regulated liquor
power of the city of his nativity. HI
found it very much easier to live
clean life under prohibition tina
un0er the dispeusary system. Tn
memorial hour followed, conducte
by Mrs. G.. E. Davidson. Apprecia
tive words were spoken of the trans
lated members.
Wednesday Evening. Scriptur
reading, prayer, singing. The speak
er of the evening was introduced
Mrs. nellie G.. Burger of Missouri
whose pleasing personality immedi
atey put her on good terms with he
audience. "Whom will We that 1 re
lease unto you, Rarrab as or Jest
which is called Christi" were til
words Mrs. Burger took for her tex
and by argument, statistics, aud time
ly Illustrations, proceeded to oppos
every form of license and favor Pre-
hibition.
Thursday a. m. was devoted to r,
ports of superintendent and electiC
of officers. Several messages wei
sent 10 absent me moers, one TO Mr.
Jane Keys of Coventry oldest men
Der in the State) who will be 100 yea
old on Thanksgiving Day. Mrs. Jul
Billings of Woodstock was introduce
and voiced the noontide prayer.
Thursday p. m. came devotion
service. The franchise and legislati'
departments reported. Mrs. Burg
conducted a parliamentary drill. II
closing session of the convention W
held in Music Hall. Children's der