St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-05-27
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.,r-fftb Annual Meeting of Gale
l' ,ari, County Union at Barnet we'll
'' attended and Inspiring.

.,,..,rr.6tth annual meeting of the
roo,. Christian Temperance Union
;, caledonia County was held at
| h May d and % The conven-
.;', opened Thursday evening with a
,'.,.iooal meeting led by Mrs. Smith.
n. oresident of the Barnet Union Mrs
1 r~ Albee. gave all a cordial welcome
tte children sang a welcome song,
,,L ras a memorial for their late
,,,3.r Miss Laura Moore. The address
'tt1e evening was by Mrs. Ida H. Read.
$3.50 Friday morning an executive
acting was held, when superintendent
3,4srent departments were nominated.
|~ot5+ts convention opened with the
AI.o;n+;ng Of committees by the chair.
Az az onenng meeting was a memorial
IL! u' .Ss members who had been taken
!" ror during the past year, as follows !:
|T Ave. Elizabeth Harvey from Peacham
l. ME-, KRIS A L. Bailey from St, Johns
s s",y' union and Mrs. T. B. Hall from
C n union The reports of superin-
..,5snts followed, an unusual number
t. 31 present to report and most of
soss not present sent reports. Thirty
.ro delegates were present and every
snior represented except Groton and
yo,tb Danville At IL a. m. came the
,.,ror of officers which resulted as
SHous. President, Mrs. c. E. Smith,
IT.ls River, corresponding secretary,
Miss Laura c. Bailey, Peacham; record
Ig secretary, Mrs. Ina Gilhllan, East
Bsnet. treasurer, Mrs Louise c. Roy,
East Fast Barnet, auditor, Mrs. Emily H.
ITee Barnet Mrs. Smith was given
/ The privilege Of choosing her vice-presi-
5,sts and she selected Mrs. Ellen B.
Turner Of St. Johnsbury LIST, and Mrs.
En1y Albee Of Barnet End, and they
were elected by the convention.
yoo1tide PRAYER was voiced by Mrs.
Ha n Read Rev. D. E. Burns from
V9r-oe being in the house, was brought
Inward and introduced and spoke very
,rcopragng words to the society. He
cave them much credit for what they
had accomplished and told them to pay
\ M attention to defeat, but "move on
and keep atit" A bountiful dinner was
served at scho0l.house hall.
The afternoon meeting was opened
with a Bible reading by Miss Timing
/ Her text was from Jer. IS. Having
witnessed in Germany the potter and hi:
wheel she gave a very interesting descrip
ton and compared it to the way oul
4 lives are shaped, tried in the fire, anc
through trial made more perfect at last.
Therep0rts of departments followed
Three little girls were brought forward
4 and the white ribbon tied on each wrist
Dorothy Roy, little daughter of tn,
county treasurer, Laura Dow, grand
niece Of Miss Laura Moore, and Louis
Neu6eld from New Hampshire. Follow
h log this a solo was given by Mrs. Char
bite Dow, then an address by Mrs
Ellen B Turner Of St. Johnsbury Oh
Penls of Immigration from a Temper
X a1ce Standpoint" This address laste'
70 minutes and contained many praC
\ teal thoughts and warnings. She SAT-
4 ID part Isn't this country wild
. aoagh Tor the immigrant 7" say some
Yes " comes the reply, eff he goes ives
X at once, but the average citizen care
more for the quality of his next doc
sagh5or than whether we have two o
four battleships. viii the beer. drinkin
German and whiskey-drinking Italian b
likely to vote for prohibition?"
H The report OF the resolution committe
n closed the afternoon session.