Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-03-21
THE w. @. T. U.
Reports Presented and Oncers Elected
mt Annual Meeting Friday.


The Ssrd annual meeting OF the Woman $
Christian Temperance Union was held
Friday in tho Temple. The meeting
was called to order at 2:3o and was
opened with a short devotional service,
after which the State president, Mrs.
Ida n. Reed OF Shelburne, and the as
| sociate secretary. Miss Elsie Pease of
Swanton. we're introduced. The reports of
the members for the year were then
taken UP one by one and the work that
had been done was carefully gone over
and plans for the coming year discussed.
| The reading of the reports occupied most
Of the afternoon. One of the interesting
! features of the meeting was the report
on tho Jail work that had been done in
while good work had been done among
tho prisoners in the county jsils. the best
work had been accomplished in the state
institutions. as the prisoners we're kept
more by themselves there and the work
was easier. Reports were then given by
the superintendents Of the union. showing
what work had been done by the en-
dividual members in the past year in thd
way of visiting homes and Distributing
reading matter. Mrs Spear, superintendent,
OF tho medal contest, reported that dur
ing the last year four medal contests had
| been held IT was also shown that hc
union had been very active in getting
| a petition before Congress in connection
with tho recent 1ittlef1eld bill relative to
| the bringing OF liquor into prohibition
states. A strong appeal vas made to the
members to subscribe TO the Union
Signal the national organ OF the union
and This WIS followed by an address by
| Miss Pease urging the members to more
earnest work and wider growth in the
future. The matter OF Sunday meetings
Was taken UP and reports on the grea;
help that these meetings had been IN
tho growth OF the organization were
given.
Mrs. r. 3. I,und. who has been presi-
dent OF the organization for a number
or years, was reelected to that office hu.
owing 70 her many other duties Mrs
l'und declined to accept the Office, and
| Mrs Elizabeth NJ Wheeler. who wa
elected to tho Office OF vice president. WI
assume the duties OF president N place
Of Mrs. 1.und Other officers were elected
as follows: Corresponding secretary. Mrs
| |. r, Hatch; recording secretary. Miss
Helen NJ. Wellman assistant recordinf
secretary. Miss Mabe Batch: treasurer
Mrs NJ. r Robbins: assistant treasurer
Miss Bessie Rust; auditor. Mrs T. f.
Hammond. In accepting the office OF vice
president at-large. Mrs. Wheeler request
ed that a corps of assistants be appointed
to aid In the work to he done IN the com
ing year and the following members wer.
elected to that duty: Mrs. II. A. Crandall
Mrs. f. G. Evans. TO represent tn,
Baptist Church Mrs Z. f. Hammond
Mrs. f. W. Nash. First Church; Mre
Sarah Hefflon. Mrs. W. O. Spear, Meth
odist Church; Mrs f. G. keech. Colleg,
Street Church; Mrs Fannie Drew, Mrs
Sawyer. Episcopal Church; Mrs. J. O
Ratcheder. Mrs H. y. Bishop. FIRE.,
Methodist Church; Mrs. +. O. Wormell
Mrs. J. II. Gates. Unitarian Church.
At the close Of the regular business
meeting basket lunch was served and
short musical progra mme was rendered
Mrs. II. l.. Wilder sang two solos an,
piano selections We're given by Edwar,
Wood and Harold Batchelder. A shor
address by Mrs. Reed brought the meet
Ing 10 close.