Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1913-11-12
w. c. r. u.
The seth Annual Convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.

The seth Annual Convention of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
The state convention of the Vermont
w. C. T. u. was held in Burlington. |
beginning on Tuesday, Oct. Z at 2.3O |
and closing Thursday evening, Oct. 9.
All the services were held in the
Temperance Temple except Wednesday
evenings. which was in the First Con-
noon at 2.3O, meeting of executive
committee also of superintendent.
Tuesday evening. an informal recep-
ton was held. There were nine
state officers and six county presidents
in the receiving line. There was a
Bible reading given by twenty-five
young ladies' dressed in white. ADJ
dresses of welcome were given by
Mrs. E. B Lund, honorary president
of the Burlington union and Mrs. P.
E. Hammond. acting president for the
Burlington w. c. T. IT,, and Mrs.
Anna Kenyon for Chittenden county.
Mayor James E. Burke extended words
of welcome for the city. He said in
part: 81 feel obliged to be co-work-
er with you when I have an opportunity
to lend a helping hand to a fellow
brother or sister, If ever there was
time when there was need Of an
uplifting work such as you are doing.
it is the present. God speed you in
your noble work Rev. James F.
Braker voiced the welcome of the
churches Of the city. President Guy
Potter Benton. speaking for the
University Of Vermont, welcomed the
convention.
"My holy hatred of this Infamous
business, the liquor traffic." said
he, sis due in part to my recollection
Of the interest my mother has always
and in part to realization of the
wastefulness caused by the business.
This organization has set itself against
a wicked wastefulness. Three Panama
canals could be built with the price
paid for last years liquor, 81, 645, 900.
900. Eight billion drinks were sold
last year-326 for every able bodied
man in the United States.
''In training children against the
use of liquor we omit the lesson of
economy.
81 am particularly concerned for
the young men and women who come
from the country to get an education
here
Reviewing the opposition of the
churches and of Bishop Rice and the
: attitude of the mayor, the speaker
, said that with religious and political
influences against license the city
ought in the near future to become a
) prohibition town.
. F. w. Nash, speaking in place OF
AFRO NJ. Aseltine for the business
! men, said that with 20 saloons doing q
legal business here he could appear as
the representative Of the majority Of
the local business men, but not as that
: of the whole number. 1.-The saloon
} men do large if not good business,
he explained "Were it not for them,
don t know how some of our police
men would hold their jobs" After
, remarking that the other evening. or
; his way to church, he saw through the
r barred windows of the county jails a
mother with her babe in her arms, he
2 said that there is an export business
t connected with the local saloon bust
ness-the sending of habituals tc
2 Waterbury for treatment, and the
> export Of other offenders to Rutland
D and Windsor. He alluded. to the state
hospital for the insane as growing into
a retreat for drunkards. and added
: that retreat of one kind or another is
f a feature of the liquor habit.
, Words Of welcome from the churches
! Of the city were given by Rev. Jane:
f F. Braker. From the missionary
c societies by Mrs. VIM. J. Van Patten
She said, "It is most fitting for the
3 missionary societies to welcome the
: w. G. T. u, as the foe you are fight
t ing is one of the greatest hindrance
to the work Of missions in all lands ,
= She read letters of welcome from tn
e different church missionary societies
of the city. E. P. Howe. for tn,
f Sunday schools of the city. closed hi
0 remarks by saying: ''You will never
$ fail because Jesus Christ will neve
o fail"
n Secretary E. K. Allen of the Y
M C. A, speaking for the associa
ton. said: Fundamentally the prob
e lem is one of the American home
o We are wagng gigantic struggle t
d save it," James E. Tracy. welcoming
a the convention in behalf of the pres
said: "The newspapers Of the coun
e try are more in sympathy with tn
|. work than ever before Rev. c.. H
# Smith in behalf of the Anti -Saloo
d league said 1--WE are not fighting
:. losing cause Every defeat will mea
a ultimate victory. The Anti Saloo
IS League is your servant. In this cit
n we have an Office that is open ever
IS day IN the week for help in the grea
l. WORK OF temperance ana prom OltlO-
e Let us "ork together that our Gree
If Mountain state may once more be
t. prohibition state"
It Principal John E. Colburne for tn
it schools. Mrs. Geo. P. Martin for tn
w. R. G. The response was given b
% Mrs A. F. Smith. She said that thi
d was the fifth time that Burlington ha
ID entertained the state convention.
The attendance was large and tn
temple was filled.
Wednesday morning, Oct s. execu
10 tive meeting was held at $50; 9.3(
70 prayer meeting; 9 As, convention wa
% opened by President Mrs. q. E Davic
% son. Read the Crusade Psalm i
~ unison. singing Of Crusade hymn. roll
m call ofex officio members by the record
e, ing secretary, Mrs. Ellen B. Turner
Each county president rose with he
le delegation and gave passages of scrir