Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-02-11
ANTI.SAL0ON LEAGUE
officers Elected and Reports Pre-
scented at Annual Meeting.
Superintendent Tells Whnt WAS Ac-
complished during the Ncar--I,cs-
oIutions Ask for Referendum
on Liquor Question.

The adjourned annual meeting OF the
board of trustees of the Vermont Anti
Saloon League was held Friday in
the parloi- OF the BAPTIST Church, with
q large attendancc Second Vice-presldent
II O Wheeler of Burlington presided
Ofhccrs for tie ensuing year were elected
MS follows:
Prcsdent-Rev. T.. y. Kellogg Of Water
bury
First yico-president--H O. Wheeler Of
Burlington.
Second vicc-president-C II. Hayden Of
Riverside
Third vice. rrcsideit-C. D. Gay OF
Cavcndish.
superlntondent-Cloron J. Ferguson
Of burlington.
Assistant editor and manager Vermont
issue Clarence J. Ferguson Of burlington
Trcasurcr-E. c. Evans Of EurlinEton
Auditor-F. s. Pcasc VI burlington.
Headquarters comnittoe--The Revs. ".
a. Dawson Of Burlington l. q. Sher-
Nurne Of Burlington. i. Dee Penney OF
burlington, L. y. Kellogg Of Waterbury,
Henry O. Wheeler of burlington, T. 6
Tease ~ burlington Clarence J. Ferguson
Of Furlinrton, G, II. Hayden II River
side. NJ l.. Barton Of Verecnncs, W. "
Dean of Terrie5urFh c. r s. Pierce Of
Verrenncs.
Tho Tev ". r. Davenport OF Barton
landing will continue as editor % The
Vermont resue" for the present
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT.
The reports Of tie various officers and
comnlittecs were presented. discussed and
accepted. The report Ct the super
intendent of the league. Clarence j.
Ferguson Of DurliNgtou. waa as follows:
10 tho BOARD Of Trustees Vermont Anti
Saloon League;
Gentlemen:
The ninth fiscal year now closing has
been ore Of considerable activity on the
part Of Your superintendent He las
tried 70 carry ont Yo'lr instructions given
one year ago. That others might have
done better no makes no question, but
that 10 has done his best he asks You TO
believe
AGITAT1ON-TIFE NO-I1CENSE CAM
PA1GN.
The local option campaign was CIR
first undertaking. We secured very dnc
singer In tic person Of e. {. Race Of
Raccyillo. y. Y, to ACCOMPANY the super
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people IN good numbers we,a o'+ ond
were made tn realize the irnandiry dan
ger. They got busy. the town wont no.
lcense by majority Of 10 Tho next
morning after the meeting. the landlord
called 70 the stage driver AT the most
office across the street saving: "For
Gods sake don't forget 10 call around
here and get these cold water men. We
don't want 'urn nnv longer"
Churches. W. c. u, Good Temnlars.
ana AL Kindred organizations lined IN
IN Tho federal forces Of an.i-saloor
workers ana the united army. NOT only
prevented we salcons from gaming but
IN sPlte of our Tears actually reduced
'he ne' nnHner ~ yes towns by three,
'caHl'S ''HS ."'H' F-So'on "e' towns,
winch ~ IN" lowest RECORD Net made
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