Norwich bulletin., 1910-01-20
NORWICH MEN SPOKE
 AT TEMPERANCE MEETING
Rev. p. C. Wright and O. E. Ryther
 Heard-Officers for This Year.

The annual meeting of the connec- | ticut Temperance union was held in | the Hartford Y. NJ. c. A., Tuesday. | Over the chairman's desk was extend l ed a large banner. which bore the in- l scription, "Saloons Cannot Run With | out Boys, Have You One to Spare ?'' ! Rev. Clarence IT. Barber of DanielSOn. i the president of the union, presided over the meetings. An address of well come was made by Mayor E. w. Hook er- At the morning session, which be- gan at Il o'clock, in addition to the address of welcome. there was an ad- tion,' by Rev. P. c. Wright of Nor wich, and discussion. Those who participated in the discussion were Grand Worthy Patriarch Emil l.. G. Hohenthal of Manchester of the Sons of Temperance. who presented an ad- dress written by John NJ Dorman of Stratford; E. F. Lounsbury of South port of the Good Tempiars; Severin Johnson of New Britain of the Swed- ish Templars; Mrs. Caroline B. Buell. of East Hampton. president of the Woman's Christian Temperance union: and Mrs Ella Alexander Boole presi- dent of the New York State Woman's Temperance uniOn-
 The chief business was transacted on convening after the recess for lunch. The forty-ffth annual report was read by the secretary and treas urer, H. H. Spooner of Kensington.
 The salary and expenses of the sec retary amounted to s2.S4O.9O; the asso- ciate secretary s1,79305: lectures S25-30; financial agent $1.623 Collec- tions by the financial agent amounted to s4443.
 The treasurer's report showed re- ceipts amounting to $S,526.O2, made up of $5,5S9.7s from individuals, S5221O from churches, s173.S6 from literature, $736S5 from the Connecti- cut Citizen, and 2,500 from loans. The expenditures amounted to $9;526.02. the chief items being: Salaries S4,70O.S4; travel $1.090-61; office expenses $76S.- 81; Connecticut Citizen $901.79; post age $324.19; meetings $212.90; sup plies $136.73; clerical help s47o.30. The assets were $953.S5, made up of cash on hand s14s.6s, and pledges un- made up of loans at the bank amount ing to $2,400 The special fund, in terest of which only is used. is now $1,200.
 President-C- H. Barber. Danielson.
 Vice residentS-HartfoFd county. J. L. Robertson. Manchester; New Haven county, l.. W. Cleveland, New Haven: New London county. L. E. Whiton. New London; Fairfield county. Rev. G. w. Nicholson, Bridgeport; windham county, A. G. Bill. Danielson;' Middle sex county. P. B. Fall, Middletown; Holland county. J. H. Reed, Stafford.
 Directors for Three Years-S. w. Edwards, Granby; B. B. Bassette. New Britain; J. H Mansfield, New Haven; Rev. Dr. Elmer A Dent, Hartford; Prof. K. F. Harrington, Middletown; H. K Brainard. Thompsonville; o. B. Ryther, Norwich.
 Directors for Two Years-W. w. Gordon, Hazardville, in place of J. Y. NrcDermott; Rev. w. s. Dickerman, Waterbury, in place of F. D. Beach.
 Life Director-E. D. Beach, Bridge port.
 On motion of H. H. Spooner it was of the financial agent, w. A. Gordon, who died in November, and the presi- dent and secretary were appointed to draft proper resolutions. Rev. W. S. MacIntire seconded the motion and both paid high tributes to the de- ceased.
 Alfred Noon, secretary of the Mas sachusetts Total Abstinence society. was present and made a short address, describing the excellent conditions in his state and the progress of the mo- license sentiment.
 Under the subject Lessons from the Last No-License Campaign in Connecticut" O. F. Ryther of Nor wich spoke of the conditions in Nor wich, where up to two years ago there thirty years. Among the lessons were that all the "stay at homes" do not vote for no-license and it is necessary to get converts. Rev. w. F. Davis of South Manchester found that many of the no-license advocates could not be depended upon to get out and work in a campaign There had been a lack of support of the leading pusi- ness men during the campaign.