St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-10-17

E J. Parmelee. The convention was
called to order, reading of minutes and
the report of committee on resolutions
given. The report of the L. 7. L. branch
was presented by Mrs. E. A. Kenyon.
Miss Elsie L. Pease in her interesting
report of L. T. L. organizing work
showed great progress in the last year.
The ''Y's" report of Vermont given by
Miss Sarah Elrick did not show very
encouraging work at the beginning of
the year, but interest is now being
aroused in the young people. The flower
mission, presented by Mrs. H. M. Guild
have done notable work this year for the
comfort and pleasure of the sick and
those in prison. Mrs. Harry M Cross
then favored the audience with solo,
and Mrs. U. L. Fuller followed with her
report of the prisons and jails. her report
showing that the prisons and jails are
altogether too full now. Fairs and open
air meetings, topic which was interest
ingly given by Mrs. A. A. c. Ware, and
the social and red letter DAYS by Mrs.
c. S. Richmond, showed that the different
societies had observed Mrs. Wizards
birthday in beftting manner, as well
as the other holidays.
Mrs. H. N. Turner reported for the
legislative department, whose work is
done by correspondence and petitions to
legislature and congress. She also spoke
of the distribution of the 'Vote Mo-
literature throughout the state before
the elections last spring.
Mrs. Mary K. Fairbanks of Green's
boro gave a few exercises in physical
culture, and gave useful suggestions on
the care of the body through such exer-
| else.
Mrs. A. F. Smith spoke of the work of
| the franchise department through the
general distribution of leaflets aud
Union Signals. Some counties are found
to have no franchise superintendent,
and the result of the work done by
them in other counties is marked. In
Peacham IL women voted on the school
question at the last election. She gave
many strong reasons why women should
vote as well as men.
| The report of the peace and arbitration
department was read by Mrs. Ira Albee
of Barnet. 1t compared the amount
of money spent for battleships and war
fare with that spent for missions, the for
mer being many times larger. She told
of many pratical and simple ways that
we can all use our influence for peace,
through the press, schools, and in read
ings and Rotations.
The work of the soldiers and sailors
department is covered by the comfort
bags and testaments sent to the boys on
board battleships, many of which are
| g. +1,a a. tn
be launched. Fruit, flowers, cards and
dainty lunches are sent to the boys at
Fort Ethan Allen and to the Soldiers
Home. At both of these places there are
Temperance Unions.
Mrs. Reed unfurled the national banner
of soldiers and sailors, which was won
by Vermont last year for the best work
in that department, and which had a
place on the platform during the conven-
ton.
Delegates were chosen to the World S
Convention to be held at Boston this
fall and are as follows: Mrs. Ida H. Read,
Shelburne, Miss Elsie Pease, Swanton.
Alternates, Mrs. Mary K. Fairbanks,
Miss Ellery.
To the National Convention to be held
at Hartford, Conn, the following dele
gates were elected: Mrs L. E. Humph-
rey Mrs. William Simons, Mrs. Chesley,
Mrs. E. Pearson, Mrs. Watkins. Alter
mates, Mrs. Drury, Mrs. A. F. Smith,
Mrs. Owen, Mrs. Wheeler, Mrs. Achen-
back, Mrs. E. c. Thrasher.
The following resolutions were present
ed by the chairman of the committee,
Mrs Smith, and unanimously adopted
| Trusting in God for help in all our
work-realizing our cause is just and
right and must prevail, therefore
Resolved, That we recognize the hand
of God in all our work during the past
coming year to advance the interests o
each and every department of our many
sided work.
Resolved, That we approve of the
curfew law and urge it's adoption anc
enforcement.
Resolved That we are grieved at thu
results license has brought to our stat'
and urge each white ribboner to do all il
her power to put away this evil ant
reinstate prohibition.
, Resolved, That the w. c. T. U. O
} Vermont heartily endorse the efforts 0
State Supt. Mason S. Stone to hav
| manual training made part OF tn
| curriculum of our public schools.
Resolved, That in view of the responsi
, bility of the w. c. T. U. to foste
scientific temperance instruction, we d.
urge every union to petition the stat
: superintendent of schools to adopt tn
International course of study and tn
School Physiology Journal, and use hi
influence to secure enforcement OF temper
ance laws.
7 Resolved, That we believe heartily il
: the Embarrassment of women, as
+ means of the purifying ofpolitics, eleva
7 ton of society and betterment of tn
/ home.
r Resolved, That we sympathize wit
e the Vermont Woman's Suffrage associa
/ ton in the loss of their secretary, Mis-
t Laura Moore, who was so closely linke
S with their work and ours.
. Resolved That we extend heart
e thanks to the local union and citizens {
t St. Iohnsbury for the royal entertain
# ment we have received at their hand:
r to the Methodist church for the use {
\ their commodious edifice; to the music
a ans who have contributed so much t
the pleasure and uplift of the convention
l. to those who have worked so faithful
= behind the screens, also that we highl
v appreciate the great kindness of til
i manager of the Fairbanks scale work
o for his invitation to visit their extensiy