Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1909-06-02


banks, Miss Ruth Barr; fair work,
Mrs. A. E. Reed; purity in literature
and art. Mrs. Jennie Amsden. The
subject of Christian citizenship was
talked up and combined with the leg
islative department.. There was re-
quest presented for help for the float
ing hospital. We were also urged to
create want of the worker Miss
Pease and Miss Wills. to come into the
county and work for the scientific tenn
perance instruction, and the Loyal
Temperance Legion departments, also
to ask each member of our local unions
to give eight cents TO defray the ex-
pense of having Miss Wills at Mont
pelier last fall.
WEDNESDAY MORNING
The regular session opened with a
conservation service led by Mrs. |
Cowles. Convention opened for bust
ness, the president in the chair Re-
port of secretary read and accepted.
Letter from Mrs. Dawson read. Her
message. "Be Strong" She gave
hopes of Mrs. Kenyon's recovery. APP
pointment of those to send messages.
After this there were more superin-
tendents' reports, all of which showed
much work was being done in Orleans
county. The memorial service was led
by Mrs. Cowles. The report of the
committee on resolutions was read and
accepted. Miss Ruth Barr read very
interesting paper on Scientific Tenn
perance. Instruction. She quoted the
passage from the bible. my people
are destroyed for lack of knowledge"
She spoke of the great disturb ance
throughout the country when one little
boy was taken captive, and asked if
we would be Indifferent to the thou.
sands of men and boys led captive by
drink. The brewers and distillers de-
clare that the boys who had S. T. 7.
are the men who now are voting
against their trade. An interesting
paper was read by Mrs. Emma Lane,
giving the life work of Mrs. H. Hunt.
! Pledges were taken amounting to
S11.00. The report of the treasurer.
Mrs. Keys, was read and accepted.
The time for election of officers hav-
ing arrived. Mrs. Kinney was called to
the chair. The ballot for president
resulted in the election Of Mrs. Pear
son, who then resumed the char, amid
%ho
president. Mrs. Cowles of Baton; sec
ond vice president Mrs. Kinney Of
Craftsbury: secretary, Mrs. Kelly of
Bloomington; treasurer, Mrs. Keys Of
Orleans auditor, Miss Fiske of Or
leans. In the evening Mrs. Turner of
ST. Johnsbury gave very instructive
lecture showing that while much had
been accomplished, much remained to
be done.
RESOLUTIONS
Resolved: That we urge that the SUI
perintendent of public instruction and
all other school officials to provide in
the elementary course of study, defin-
tie time and place, each year. and par
ticularly in the first six years, for
special instruction concerning the ma
ture and effects Of alcoholic drinks.
and other narcotics recognized by law,
and that such ms truction be adapted
to the capacities of pupils in the sue.
cessive school grades. That modern
, graded textbooks. reference books and
other helps for teachers be adopted.
That the state norpcal schools pro.
vide more adequate training for teach.
ers On the subject.
: Resolved, That inasmuch as the su.
, preme court of the United States has
decided that women are both "citi-
; zens" and people" and, that to-day
large numbers of them are equally in
: terested with good men in righteous
government and the protection of oul
homes, we will work for the ballot or
an equality with men, and thus say by
, our ballot whether or not saloons shall
: be licensed in our various cities ant
I towns and we will more generally at
tend and vote in all our school meet.
: ings.
2 Whereas the highest medical mel
e declare alcoholic liquors worthless il
the sickroom.
- Resolved. That we as intelligen
members of the w. C. T. u. will unit,
, in unyielding endeavor to bring abou
r State Prohibition.
: Resolved, That the Crusader Month
: ly, Union Signal and Home Guards b.
taken freely by our unions, that the.
! may keep in touch with the progress o
e our work.
= Whereas, Mrs. s. L. BRYANT, the re
firing secretary. has faithfully serves
! this society for many years. and thi
o year, at her request. on account of il
n health. has been released, therefore
;, Resolved. That the members of on
, county W. c. T. u. express heartfelt
; thanks for all her faithful work, an,
t sympathy in this hour of her affection
d Whereas: The Evangelical Messen
!, ger of Cleveland, O.. says: Vermont
: after trial of prohibition for 80 years
n has adopted local option and found j
J. q better measure :" also the Christian
q Herald, in an article by Kate Upso
Clark. saws: 'sVermont finds local m