St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1905-10-04
VERMONT NEWS.
w, G. IT. U. Convention.

q week, with good number OF delegates.
The executive meetings were held at the
homes of members, and the other meet.
NOS at the Methodist church. At the
a Tuesday evening meeting there was a
n Ioval Temperance Legion demonstration
4 by Mrs. E. A. Kenyon, and the Swanton
s branch of the legion under the direction
a of Miss Elsie Pease gave pleasing pro.
gram of marching, singing and speaking.
3 Mrs. Ida H. Read of Shelburne, state
president, then took the stand, and an
address of welcome was given by c. NJ
Wead tor the town, Rev. E. J. Ranslow
for the churches, Prof. Kibbey for the
4 schools, Mrs. W. E Tobin for the Kings
y daughters, Mrs. Gilbert for the county
4 ". c. T. u, and Mrs. Fleury for the
4 local W. c. T. U. The responses were
n given by the county presidents.
Wednesday morning an evangelistic
meeting was led by Mrs. E. L. Putnam
q of Bellows Falls, and the MOI ming was
n devoted to appointment of committees
and reports of officers. In the afternoon
department reports were read, and in
d the evening there was "Y' hour, and
the principal address was given by Mrs.
n Ella M. Thatcher of Florence, N. ].
The State banner which is presented to
Il the local "Y" in the town which shows
4 the largest increase in membership, was
a transferred from the Barre union to the
n HYDE Park union.
q Mrs. Read, in her own agreeable, but
& vigorous way, made plea for work in
q behalf of the boys at Fort Ethan Allen.
& The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: President, Mrs. Ida
4 H. Read, Shelburne; corresponding secre-
b tary, Mrs. G. E. Davidson, Newfane; re-
n cording secretary, Mrs. A. Wyman,
Cambridgeport; treasurer, Mrs. E. M.
4 Denney, Montpelier; auditor, Mrs. A. M.
Richardson, Montpelier; vice-president-
at.large, Mrs. E. b. Lund, Burlington.
1t was voted to pay the expenses of
the president as delegate to the nation.
ii al convention at Los Angeles, CAL, in
q October, also to pay the expenses of the
IS four state officers to the state conven-
p ton. The report of the lecture bureau
y was given by Mrs. Fannie A. Drew OF
81 Burlington, showing good balance in
n the treasury. Mrs. A. A. Wyman gave
n report of the Union Signal; and Mrs. S.
y X. Huse the report Of the Home Guards.
q Superintendent of state departments
4 followed in order: Social Work and
A Red Letter Days" Mrs. H. N. Turner,
St. Johnsbury; Mercy" Miss Guernsy,
4 Montpelier; "Non-Alcoholic Medication"
q Miss Humphrey, Proctor; "Anti-Narcot-
! les" Miss RENDER; Soldiers and Sail
ors," Mrs. Simonds; "Lumbermen,"
Mrs. Lamb, Bennington. All reports
show earnest and persistent work in the
several lines. The report OF the cores
bonding secretary, Mrs. G. E. Davidson,
OF Newfane, presented the following sum.
a mary: Number OF unions in the state,
Ill; total membership. 2,135; honorary
( members, composed of gentlemen), $40;
loss of membership in the past year, ISL;
! gain, 209 number OF loyal legions, %;
( public lectures given. rs. Generous sums
we're contributed toward library for
i the battleship Vermont and the furnish
ing of room at the Soldiers home in
Bennington. Mrs. Fannie A. Drew of
Burlington presented the state president,
4 Mrs. Read, in behalf of the state W. c.
4 7. IT,, black broadcloth longcoat suit,
q black silk shirt waist suit, and pretty
evening waist of gray blue silk.
will of Eccentric vermOnter.
Harmon J. Rood of Brook6eld, who
died May at Muskogee, l. T., had an
adopted daughter, Miss M. Gertrude
Lavelle Of Denver, who knowing nothing
b Of any will, and believing she was en-.
8 titled to the estate, took charge of it.
d Recently two wills were discovered in an
81 old dictionary and she relinquished the
property. The last will will be probated
j December II. The estate is valued at
$4,000. By the terms OF the latest WILL
4 Rood leaves $3.50 each to Sarah Rugg of
Salem Willows, Mass, and Nellie Glea-
son Of Gloucester, Mass, provided they
first save $3.50 of their own. Two
nephews are given $500 each, but they
also must save and lay aside a like
amount before the terms of the will are
carried out. He especially makes the
conditions that if either of his nieces or
his nephews use coffee they will lose
$3.50. II they use liquor or tobacco they
will lose $500 each, and if they so forget
themselves as to become addicted to
''cuss" words, they forfeit the entire
amount. In this case the money reverts
q to the Vermont Domestic Missionary
society, which organization will receive
whatever remains after the provisions of
Z the will are observed. Lucius Blodgett
of Vermont has been appointed executor
+ Of the WILL and lawyers think he will
have bis hands full seeing that the wishes
4 of the eccentric Vermonter are carried
{ out 20 the letter.
Baptist Convention.
The S1st annual convention of YER
Z mont Baptists was held at Fair Haven
4 last week, beginning Monday night,
E which was a Vermont Baptist Young
Peoples union evening. A talk was
4 given by Rev. Frank R. Morris of Ben
nington and the address OF the evening
s by Rev. Everett D. Burr, D. D., of New
ton Center, Mass, on 1.-The Value of the
4 Study of the Old Testament"
The session Tuesday morning was a
d Sunday school session. Following the
u devotional service, which was led by Rev.
u H. M. Douglass of West Haven, were FIVE
q Commute addresses by the following
Il speakers: Rev. 6. R. Stair of Middlebury,
Mrs. ]. l.. Alger of Saxton's River, w. W.
Il Wakeman, D. D., of Chelsea, Mass, Miss
s Adelaide F. True of Vermont Academy,
y Robert G. Seymour, d. D., of Boston,
Mass. On Tuesday afternoon were held
the meetings of the Vermont Baptist
Historical society, the ministers con-
ference, and the woman's meeting. These
Il officers of the Historical society were
elected: President, Rev. Henry Crocker;
"a vice nresident Rev T. A. Swartz. score.