Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1909-08-17
OPENING OF THE
MYSTIC PEACE MEETING.
Connecticut Day VIII Be Observed To-
day With Attractive Programme.

Gathered for the purpose of pro-
noting peace the world over, the del
egates to the forty third annual con-
vention of the Universal Peace union
formally organized Monday morning
for the three days session at the Peace
temple in the grove at Mystic. Well
coming addresses were made by Pres
ident Alfred III. Love of Philadelphia.
by Palmer G. Whipple, president OF
the Connecticut branch, and by others.
Letters were read from various promi-
nent persons expressing sympathy
with the peace movement, and COM
mittees appointed. At the afternoon
session the report OF the years work
was made by the president and ad-
dresses were made by Ellwood Rob-
erts of Norristowu, Pa, president of
the Pennsylvania branch, on Peace
from the Quaker Standpoint; by Julia
b. c. Plummer of Providence, fol-
lowed by a memorial hour during
which brief tributes were paid to de-
parted workers by President Love,
Arabella Carter, Francis Gallagher
and others.
President Love in his report dealt
with the work done by the different
peace societies and kindred organiza-
lions and the work being done in the
colleges and schools of the country to
promote the cause of peace. He paid
special attention to the settling of diff
ficulties between labor and capital by
arbitration, reference being made to
the plans which were proposed by the
society and accepted by both sides in
the recent strike of the employees of
the traction companies in Philadel-
phia. He also mentioned the fact that
, of the recent Nobel peace prizes, six
were awarded to members of the soci-
ETY..
OF the eight deceased members all
but one had passed the age of eighty
years.
The appointment of Mrs. Mildred
r. Palmer of Philadelphia as a ~eace
evangelist, was announced.
The days exercises were brought to
close with an address by Mrs. John
w. Hutchinson of High Rock, Mass,
on Prenatal Influence.
Cloudy weather and rain interfered
with the attendance at the meeting on
Monday and there were few on hand
beside those who are officers of the
society or are to take part in the pro-
gramme of the week.
The big day of the convention will
be today. Connecticut day, when a
large number of farmers and people
from up country are expected on
their annual visit to Peace grove.
This number seems to be diminishing
each year, however, as the side shows.
the photo galleries. the popcorn and
peanut man and the auctioneers are
getting scarcer on the grounds each
year. The faker has been barred out
and that has taken the spice out of
the occasion for many visitor from
the northward. Today's programme
will be as follows:
1890 O'clock.
cises. with reading and singing, in
which the children participate.
Address - Palmer G. Whipp1e of
Mystic, president of the Connecticut
Christian Peace society
Address-Rev. J. d. Long, DID, of
Brooklyn, n Y.
Cornet Solo-Erva Barnes.
Address = Woman and the State.
Susan s. Fessenden. Boston, repre-
senting Hannah J. Bailey, superinten-
dent of peace department of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance union.
Address-Education Peace. DR..
Jesse Fl. Holmes, Swarthmore college,
Pa.
2 O'clock.
Address-Our Basis of Hope. Rev.
l. N. Pightel. Greencastle. Pa
Address-Plowshare and Pruning
Hook Weapons, A. B. Phillips. Boston.
Cornet Solo-Erva Barnes.
Address - International Interde-
pendence, Victor Hugo Duras.
Address-The Peace Movement and
The Hague. Rev. James L. Aryon. Bos-
ton. assistant secretary American
Peace society.