Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-08-28
COLD WATER MEN.
Annual (. T. 4. U. Convention Held
 in Norwich To.Day,

Norwich, Aug 2S.-Nparly two hun dred delegates assembled here to-day to attend the thirty-sixth annual con Nehtlon Of the Connecticut Total Ab- stinence Union. The days exercises opened with solemn high mass at St Mary's church, with Father Elty. ptes- ident of the union, as the celebrant. The convention opened at noon in the T. A. E. hall The various com lnittees were then announced and the annual address of President Elty was read. after which a recess was taken for lunch.
 The convention re-assembled at Z o'clock, when Secretary Cronan read his report as follows. Reverend President and Delegates To this, the thirty-sixth annual con. vention of the C. T. A. Union of Coii- neeticut, in convention assembled. | beg leave to submit my annual report for the year July, 1901, to July, 1yJJ as follows. ". The year just closed has been very bright one for our union and the cause of total abstinence.
 Every society in our union Is de- serving of some praise in the work that has been accomplished the past year.
 We have increased in membership and have added new societies to our ranks.
 Our union is stronger today in mem. bership than it ever was and God grant that if may continue to enlarge SO that one year bence we mas he able to report membership of 10000.
 Our union Ia composed of 1U socie. ties as follows. .a New Haven county. % societies.
 IT. mems societies membership
 1861, 10 ladies. 1.0jG. boys,
 5'i9; membership July 1. 1905. e.9y2 Membership July 1, 1901 ......3, t22 Loss. f30.
 Hartford county. 2o socieiles-s
 mems societies. membership f..
 0G9 ladies. 35i: i boys. coo.
 membership July 1. iDoo. ... .. .2.U2U Membership July l. 1901 u.n.t.iii Gain. 2TD.
 Fairfield county il socletles-5
 mems societies. membership
 351: boys. 376: ladies' 5G:
 1 girls. 2JG. membership July
 |. lNlJ ss..1.a.....s.4..44. Membership July 1, 1904 ...... i23 Gain. 322.
 New London county i5 societies
 mems societies. membership 3i5. ladies. iT3 boys. 2G3.
 membership Jur i. ipo5 .... 131 Membership July 1. ie0i .a. 123 Gain. 2s
 Holland county. 2 societies mems societies. membership
 1gi. boys 70; membership July 1. 1nl1 .s.......s....... 2iis Membership July 1. ifni ...... i31 Gain. i3i
 fltchfeld county. II s0cieties-G mems societies. membership tiG: 2 ladies. 2i1 2 boys. ta3. membership July 1. its,i ..... Hit Membership 1uly l. 1ppi ..... sfG Gain. s1. Middlesex county. z societies mems societies membership ga7. 2 ladies i20. boys ii0. membership July |. tpo5 ...... g. Membership tnly l, inol s.... 3iS Gain. is2
 windham rounty. [ sgcleties-i mems society, membership 3H. 2 tsps ilG. membership July tssf ...44s.s .s4..4.sss.. l,' Membership July I. iigi ..... iis Uain. 5i Total membership July i. if.la .adies' sseisqies s......s....s...i.3s i.3s1l Mems snristies s..sss.ssssts.. .t.l~S Boys. spcieiies sz4.sssssssssass.A .A-lsi girls' societies ....s.s.ssss.ss.s --s' Total membership iuiy i. irn sFi Membership tuit q i'sH ..ss.. T.sss t.sip in membership far ths yesr piG Total unmt,sr of sseietins iulF !. ff.e .4.s..sss ro,si number of ~seietiss luif '. isstl .........s ..sssss ..s..'.
 
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