Putnam patriot., 1912-04-19
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The w. C. T. U. of Thompson met with the president, Mrs. Jennie Robin son. There was large meeting and of deep interest. It was the annual Free Will offering day and goodly sum was received, nearly every envelope also containing an appropriate senti- ment. Mrs. Robinson called the meet ing followed by the reciting of pledge, the rollcall and opening prayer offer ed by Mrs. Minnie Bixby, reading re- port of previous meeting by secretary, Mrs. Mary Woodward and of treasur- CT, Mrs. E. F. Thompson; singing of Crusade hymn. There were excellent readings by Mrs. Thompson, Bixby, Robinson and Mrs. Wilfred Mills. Business pertaining to more extended temperance work along new lines were discussed and the songs, "For God and home and native landp and "White ribbon rally song" were sung. Meet ing closed with the usual religious ser vices followed by an hour of sociabili- ty, music and lunch. One of the sen timents enclosed in the free will offer- ing envelopes was so very pertinent it has been asked for publication:
 Ut is a real joy to contemplate the work being done by the w. c. T. U. and one of the most significant and en couraging things is that the members of the Union never fail to emphasize the religious side of their work. The crusade of 1873 was inaugurated with prayer and the successors of the cru saders have not forgotten to pray. And while the many departments of the w. C. T. U. have been faithfully exploited it has been source of great satisfac- ton to realize that the great army of hou n individual soul, and are ever ready to labor and pray for the inebriate believ- ing in the power of divine grace for his reformation. What a thrilling and eX- tended story could be compiled from the experiences of the 1.-two hundred thousand strong" who have won mul- titudes of slaves of appetite to the new and better life. Of this we know com- parativeiy little for convention reports are occupied with the wide-extended work of the Union. But that this im- portant phase of the work is not for gotten is shown in the prison and evangelistic work and has it's faithful opponents and advocates. What satisfaction to contemplate the results of this personal work-to see men or women delivered from former thral- dom, "clothed and in their right mind,n changed in outward appear anee, speech, lbearing and spirit, so transformed that men will discover the change without being told. Merely this is enough to set the joy bells in earth and heaven a-ringing. God bless the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in all it's departmental and per sonal work for the regeneration of mankind.n
 Last Sunday morning Rev. J. II. Garst preached from Exodus 34, 2l- 35, 2: The law of the seventh day.
 Edith Logee will lead the B. Y. F. U. April Fist. Topic, 1.-The Christian virtues.n
 Charles E. SeaIls is having garage built.
 N. B. Ream is having new garage built.
 Mrs. Gerious and Miss Alice of Web ster were the guests of Charles Knight and wife last Sunday.
 Forest Rhodes left for New York last Friday. His wife, who has been at the hospital for the past two weeks, is improving and is now in Worcester.
 Mrs. Emily Appelt of Webster is visiting at her home.
 The entertainment that was given in the Town hall last Saturday evening by the pupils of the Quadic school was quite a success, making over S22.
 Mrs. Harvey Crosby has returned to Rutland, Mass.
 Axel Erickson has returned to New York.
 Stephen Ballard is very ill.
 Nellie Ryan and Mrs. Agnes Leake were in Worcester last Thursday.
 MY. E. s. Backus is i'll.