Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-06-24
w. c. T. U. at West Wardsboro.

w. c. T. U. at West Wardsboro.
The 22d annual meeting of the Windham
County Woman's Christian Temperance
union was held in West Wardsboro Bap-
fist church last week Friday afternoon
and evening and throughout the day
Thursday. Eighteen delegates, II officers,
state and county. eight fraternal dele
gates and visitors, including Revs. Da-
wilson OF Newfane, Stott Of Wilmington
and Nichols pastor OF the church in which
the convention was held The latter
was constant i'm attendance at all SEES
sious, welcomed the white rhboners in
choice words TO the church. the hearts
and homes OF the people and said even
the barns welcomed the horses which
brought the Womans Christian Tenn
pcrance union to them The choir and
others helped unstintcdly in furnishing
music to relieve the tension OF the rout-
Inc and work Of the delegates and Of
ficcrs Mrs Simouds of Mortified sang
several appropriate solos and the hos
pitalty Of the local w c. T. t., num-
boring only nine members. supplemented
by the small community furnished a
cause Of wonder continually. They would
gladly have kept their visitors for another
convention and it cannot be said they
fulfilled the old injunction to speed the
parting guest
1t is not easy to Gull from notes taken
| Of so much that was rich in matter and
| expression and not leave out much that
is vital to an intelligent reader. Mrs Ida
| H. Read. state president, was on hand
| at the opening of the first conservation
| meeting and gave an inspiration which
| outlasted the meetings and ahides in the
| minds Of her hearers She is an inval-
| uahlc helper and leader al along the line
| and her addresses and experiences are
| fun Of wise counsel and fearlcssness. She
| is inneNihle where principles are involved
| and denounced the state dispensary sYs-
| tenn now advocated by those who would
| tcmporize still with the rum traffic, In
| scathng terms and brought hard facts
| from the record Of its trial in the South
| and elsewhere to support her position
| Miss Alice Moore, national organizer. oi
| Augusta. Me. is equal to the many calls
| upon her in a convention. Her address
| to the school children. who came into the
| church Friday afternoon was unique IN
| subject. Traps" and Just suited to de-
! light children. She spoke to the younl
| women and young women with gray
hair too" IN an earnest and charming
! manner. making many of the latter fee
thankful they enlisted in the army OF
| total abstinence while they We're young
Her address OF Friday evening was spicy
and convincing. Her arraigument Of the
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