Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1903-10-30
VERMONT w. c. 7. U.
Annual State Convention.


The Vermont Woman's Christian Tenn
perance union held its twenty ninth an
nual convention in the beautiful village
OF Woodstock from Tuesday to Thursday
evening-Oct 49, H. Is
The convention was attended by dele
gates from every organized county In the
state. on Tuesday there was a meeting
OF the executive committee, and In the
evening the convention opened with a re-
ception. followed by greetings from the
Village president, George Aitkin. Prof F.
5. Watson. Rev II. T. Garfield. son Of
one of the Crusaders " Of former years
and from representatives OF nearly every
society in the village.
The report OF the lecture bureau
showed that $1,000 was expended last
year. during the high license campaign
Sel entyhve thousand leaflets were cir
culated In the referendum agitation.
one thousand copies OF Vermont Home
Guards, the state paper are issued every
month.
The report OF Mrs c. f. Davidson, cor
responding secretary. gave 1923 unions in
Vermont. with an estimated member
ship Of 2iS3-which includes honoraries.
| There are go new members. Windsor
/ eXces all other counties in increase OF
membership. over 1000 meetings were
| held by the local unions and the number
/ Of public meetings was about $50. Sew
I eral of these figures are approximate, as
| some secretaries have not yet been heard
| from. Ten new unions were organized
/ curling the year.
There were y county conventions and
! temperance days at the camp meetings.
/ and the National Convention at Portland
last October was attended by over thirty
/ Nermonters
Mrs. f NJ Denny treasurer. reported
Sq35.Oj received. s74612 expended
slS5.sS balance There is sls62.l2 in the
organizing and campaign fund. Six ma
I tional workers have spoken in Vermont
/ this year
There are 30 Loyal Temperance Lee
/ gions. numbering about 500 members
! During the convention Mrs. Rice. National
B l.. T l.. secretary led several confer
I ences. suggesting plans for interesting
/ the children and making them enthusiasts -
/ tic workers
Rev. z. J. Anderson Of Wilder gave
very convincing testimony against the
" Gothenberg system" He has lived in
Gutenberg, and is ready to supply in
formation on the subject to any one who
/ desires II.
On Wednesday evening a fine recitation
! OF " The Battle Hymn Of the Republic. "
/ 10y Mrs. Purple. was followed by Mrs
. Nellie Burger OF Missouri with a stirring
address which was listened to with close
/ attention.
Thursday morning the following Off
GERS were reelected: President. Mrs.
J Ida II. Read Shelburne. corresponding
secretary. Mrs. q. Z. Davidson. New
/ fame: recording secretary. Mrs A A.
Wyman. Cambridgeport. treasurer. Mrs.
T. VI. Denny. Montpelier; auditor Mrs.
\. NJ Richardson. Montpelier
In the afternoon a young woman :
program was led by Mrs Post. and later
a local Y was organized with eight mem
bers
The convention adopted resolutions
urging efforts to regain our prohibitory
Law. condemning the dispensary system
/ favoring school savings banks. stron Sly
urging steps To secure better scientific
/ temperance instruction in the schools
Delegates elected to attend the ma
tional convention. Mrs T.. r. Lund.
/ Burlington Mrs. \. F. Smith. Mauches-
/ ter Center. Mrs. l.. F. kezer. Rochester
Mrs :. $ Clark. Randolph
/ On Thursday evening the meeting
was held at music hall 1t was
the last of the convention and brought
{ out the largest audience 1t opened
/ with a clldren's demonstration in charge
Of Mrs. Rice. There were over 100 girls
/ and boys on the stage There were two
/ or three short Rotations and several
I songs were sung with waving flags and
/ happy smiling faces.
Mrs. Mary H. Hunt. national superin
/ tendent of scientific temperance instruc-
/ ton. which is now given in every state
/ and territory Of the Union. mainly through
her efforts. WAS the principal speaker OF
I the evening.
She was listened To with close atten-
/ ton while she told Of her visit to Europe
as representative OF the United States in
the cause Of scientific temperance instruc-
tion. She received an invitation from the
Empress Of Germany to call upon her in
the palace at Potsdam. and gave an in
teresting account of her cordial recep-
tion 10y the Empress. who questioned her
on her life work, and astonished her by
asking how Vermont had lost her pro-
hibitory law. She closed her address by
urging US 10 secure better scientific
Temperance destruction law for our
schools Written foI The Phoenix 81
Oct. %. but delayed in transmission