Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-05-28
ORLEANS COUNTY W. CT. U.
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treating: Laws in Regard to Local
Evils" Cigarettes were emphasized
as one terribly strong evil which be-
gins the undermining of health and
moral stamina in the very young boy
Means for enforcing the stringent
laws of Vermont, which prohibit gift
or sale of cigarettes to youths under
| twenty-one years of age, were dis
cussed Memorial hour was observed
with Mrs. Guild in charge. tributes
were renderd Mrs. Fuller of Irasburg
and Rev. C. D. Lance of Newport.
Mrs. Harry Dickens sang at this time
very effectively: Crossing the Bar"
with setting of music by Eugene
Cowles.
Miss Dorothy Flint gave recitation,
Miss Trina Moulton vocal selection
and Miss Robinson short organ inter-
Jude, to vary long afternoons pro-
gram.
Tuesday evening the little church
was we'll filled and an enjoyable pro
gram was given: A song service of
familiar hymns led by the Congrega-
tional choir, scripture reading and
prayer by Mr.. Hallett, duet: Rock of
Ages, by Mrs. Charles Wells and
Henry Smith. An address by Mrs.
Emma Rowland, Boston, was well en-
joyed and appreciated. She has both
charm of personality and diction and
her treatment of the we'll worn subject
was such as to compel interest. The
ribbon device showing relative amounts
spent for worthy and unworthy objects
in the United States is far more easily
remembered than the sight or the sound
of enormous figures. We need little
kindergarten method in everything.
Wednesday morning opened with a
CHEEKY song service conducted by Mrs.
Seaver of Barton. This meeting was
brimful of good reports and sugges-
tons, we cannot enumerate all. Mrs.
Cowles of Barton gave an earnest APP
peal for the widespread introduction of
school savings banks, as means of
encouraging sense of responsibility in
the child, and at the same time make
him feel he is laying by means toward
higher education. This is not a
movement whose initiative was started
by the w. G. T. u, but is one of the
Mrs. C. H. Davis of Barton gave a
thoroughly interesting paper on: 'The
Moral Problem of the Children -
At the afternoon meeting the resolu-
ton committee reported and extended
the usual complimentary appropriations
of the convention for the hospitality
received.
The county banner, awarded each
S year to the union making greatest
; gain, was very appropriately given to
. Newport which has increased its
l membership to over one hundred during
, the year. Another banner awarded tc
/ Union which reports largest subscrip-
t ton to the Union Signal and other W.
1 G. T u. papers, was awarded again tc
/ Coventry which held the same honor
last year. Mr.. Monte sang very &C.
ceptably indeed at this meeting anc
the Misses Taylor gave pleasing
piano duet. The feature of the after
noon was a debate: "Resolved thai
the United States would be benefited
by giving women iuli suffrage"
Affirmative. Mrs. Fl. T. Seaver, Bar
ton and Miss Elsie Pease, Swanton
? Negative. Mrs. w. W. Reirden. Bar
) ton and Mrs. M. K. Fairbanks, Barton
: paper read by Mrs. George Davis il
: absence of Mrs. Fairbanks.
The subject was delicately anC
, charmingly handled by the first or
; affirmative, Mrs. Seaver. whose essen
TALLY feminine personality holds ne
5 suggestion of the ramping suffragette
! Miss Pease Of stronger physique
f and different type, yet handled he,
subject briefly and we'll. Mrs. Reir
den presented the negative premise:
8 with vigor and convincing ability, az
t did the paper read by Mrs. Davis. A
! few minutes were taken for rebutta
< and all present were invited to expires.
r their convictions. The feeling of the
7 meeting as expressed by rising vote
3 was 46 affirmative, II negative, few
-. did not vote. Miss Pease. State Supt
. S. T. l., gave brief and interesting
+ talk on her work. During the after
noon in an informal little talk Mrs
n Rowland made point for all to re
member, and in any work. Speaking
! to those making reports: go, DON
say in preface of your report w,
! haven't done much. tell what you hav,
: done''
Wednesday evenings program wa
very ably rendered. a song service LEI
by the choir, Scripture reading ant
prayer by Mrs. A. R. Cowles, anthem
by choir and then a matron's con
test for w. C. T. U. silver media
awarded for the usual excellencies O
memory. incubation, gesture etc, de
cided upon by disinterested judges cho
sen from the audience. Six ladies' en-
tered the contest: Mrs. Pearl Keele
of Coventry. Mrs. Ralph Ware of Iras
burg, Mrs. Twombly Of Orleans, Mrs
Daisy Baldwin of Barton Mrs VIM
Niles of Coventry, Mrs. Kelley O
Bloomington. The selections were O
course taken from those chosen by tn
W. c. T. u for such recitations
Those given "wednesday evening wer
ably selected, each of dramatic inter
- est and extremely we'll given. No on
i envied the judges their position. TO
each contestant had affair chance O
5 winning. After deliberation the media
was awarded Mrs. Daisy Baldwin O
Barton, who gave 'Poorhouse Nan
with dramatic force. The defeate
contestants were complimented O
their good work and given each
bunch of carnations in appreciation
The national anthem brought the pre-
granite a close.