St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-09-24
DAUGHTERS OF LIBERTY
Prosperous Year Reported at An
nuaI Session-The Officers

The sixth annual session of the
State Council of Vermont, Daugh-
ters of Liberty, was held at Frater-
nal Hall, Brownington Center, last
week The meeting was largely at
tended by delegates from various
parts of the state. The reports Of
the various state officers showed
that the order was in a very pros
porous condition in this state. The
state secretary reported the institu-
ton of two new councils during the
past year, one at Bradford and one
at Lyndonville, making Is in the
state and about 1 900 members. The
session was one of great harmony
and good will, no contests were
had, all officers being unanimously
elected. State Councillor Libbie
Cummings of New Hampshire was
the guest of the state council and in
pleasing and forceful manner ad-
dressed the meeting. William HI.
Jeffrey, of East Burke, a member of
the national transportation commit
tee, represented the national coun-
cilor by special commission. Much
important business was transacted.
Strong resolutions advocating the
passage of a law requiring the read
ing of the Bible in all the public
schools of the state were adopted.
The following officers were elected
for the coming term: State council
or, Claribel ellison, East Burke; as
sociate state councillor, Mary V. Bel
den of East Burke; state vice coun-
cilor, Ola NJ Lund, Bloomington;
state associate vice councillor, Guy
C. Wright, North Danville; junior
ex-state councillor, Emma K. Massey,
st. Johnsbury; Junior ex-associate
state councillor, Jennie L. /. Smith,
Sheffield; state secretary, William H.
Jeffrey, East Burke; associate sec
retary, AIbina L. Warren, Newport;
associate treasurer, Anna Stewart
Farr, Springfield; guide, Hattie
Arel, North Troy; inside guard, Jno.
H. Stillwell, Bradford; outside
guard, Garlic Perkins, Plainfield;
national representatives E. M. Por-
ter, Brownington, one year; B. F.
Humphrey, East Burke, two years;
A. E. White, Montpelier, three
years.
The state councillor announced the
following standing committees:
Law, E. M. Massey, st. Johnsbury;
Catherine Buck, Wheelock; Henry
H. Leland, Bloomington.
Finance: Angie L. Humphrey, A.
D. ellison, Charles E. Harris, all of
East Burke.
Appeals: G.. B. Allyn, Lyndonville,
Blanche Bailey, Lyndon, Anna Col
man, Hartland.
Credentials: Cora Bradshaw,
Lyndon, Lillian Odell, Newport,
John Harlow, Passumpsic.
transportation: w. H. Gray; East
Sarah Massey, Passump-
sic; Bertha Wright, st. Johnsbury,
r. F. d.
Good of the Order: Lucius Lund,
Orleans, R. F. D.; M. c. Davis, Brad
ford; Anna Clark, Brownington;
Sarah Gray, Sheffield; Alice Porter,
Newport.
Legislative: William Fl. jeffrey, |
East Burke; Arthur E. White, Mont
pelier; Jennie L. I. Smith, Sheffield; |
Anna Stewart Farr, Springfield;
Frank J. Hubbard, North DanviIle.
In the evening an open meeting |
10 the members of the order was |
held and the degree work was ex-
on two candidates in very |
pleasing and instructive manner by /
the local council All went away |
much pleased with the generous and /
kindly treatment received and feel
ng sure that they had had the best
session in the history of the state |
council