Norwich bulletin., 1912-09-19
COUNTY UNIONS SEND
 r.<T. !42 w. c. T. U. DELEGATES
Annual Convention Held Session at N Mantle = Officers Re- elected = Re-
 ports Show Much Work.

There was large attendance, in- I cluding number from Norwich, at 1 the 29th annual convention of the New. London County Woman's Chris 1 tianr Temperance. union held on We'd nesday at the Methodist Episcopal church at Mantle. and an interesting day was passed by the opponents of Mrs. H. Addie Randall of Groton who presided 2nF Esf1
 The morning session opened, with prayer by Mrs. s. K. Luce and ths convention was called to order at | 10.45. Various committees were. ap- l pointed and the minutes of the last ' meeting were read and accepted. The I welcome of the New London VIC. T. U. was extended by Mrs. Luce, and a welcome. from the church by the pas tor, Rev. Jerome Greer. followed.
 The first of the superintendents' re- ports was given by Mrs. E. A. Cutler, superintendent of the medal contest department Mrs Cutler reported | four most successful contests in the | county. At Old Mystic there were two contests, one an oratorical contest between six young men and the ether a matrons contest. At the first one over 400 were present. In Mystic i,thefe were two contests for the school children, and from these money lenough was realized to purchase three I fine Frances Willard pictures for the ! schOolrooms.
 | County Fair Work Successful. I The report of the treasurer, Mss Harriet G, Cross. of Norwich, followed and showed a balance of $58.25 in the treasury. The year was started with balance of s45.95 and during the year receipts amounted to $96.30. Expenses totaled sS4. Miss Cross, who is also superintendent of county fair work, then gave her report on this depart ment, the work of which was most successful this year. In her remarks she spoke of the kindness of the Metropolitan Insurance company in giving the W. c. T. U. 500 drinking cups used at the fair and of John H. 4 Ford. who supplied the Ice for the drinking water free of charge.
 In the absence, of Supt. Mrs. s. Day read the formers report on the medical temperance department, tell ing of the decrease in the use of alco- holics in the treating of disease and especially in the dieting of infants . An Interesting account of the. evangel- istic work of the union was given by Mrs. s. K Luce, who closed her re- port with an appropriate hymn.
 Teaching School Children.
 LI Miss Nellie Starr, superintendent oi the anti-narcotic department, spoke o the work along this line which has been accomplished in Old Mystic , where the school children have beer instructed in the harnmul results oi the use of tobacco and where essaj contests have been held for the chil- l dren with books as prizes. Mrs. Car rie B. Frazer spoke on the grea amount of good which has been ac- complished by the parlor meetings which have been most successful 1T ? spreading the cause of the W. c. T. U. especially in the lower part of tn, county. At this point. noon, all busi ness was stopped, in accordance witt the custom of the W. c. T. U., for tn, ! noontide prayer, which was led b! Mrs 8. K Luce.
 More L. r. L. Workers Wanted.
 Mrs. J. J. Fields of Norwich gave a1 interesting report on the Loyal Tenn
 perance legion, urging the necessit. for more workers and stating that a
 present too few are interested in tn
 work. Mrs. E. A. Randall, superinten
 dent of the soldiers and sailors de
 partment, urged the women to assis
 In the work of this department b.
 supplying good literature, especiall
 for the sailors. who are for long peri
 ods confined to the narrow limits G
 shipboard. During the year there ha
 been much literature sent to the sail
 ors through Clarence Pfnneo. 7s Wa
 street. New York city, who distribute
 the reading matter to the varfou
 ships
 Instead of report of the work c NJ the past year, Mrs, Mabel s, T, Mine of the scientific temperance instruetio 1 department confined her remarks t / 1.-the needs of her department. In he
 remarks shs emphasized ths need fo
 more workers and said that every un
 lon should have a member qualified { instruct the school teachers and schot