Norwich bulletin., 1913-09-25
Loyal Temperance Leaion.

Loyal Temperance Legion-Mrs. J J. Fields said she had visited Groton three times and the county home twice, She hal been unable to do the work expected the past year, but she had planned a big campaign of work the coming year.
 Soldiers and SaiIors-Mrs. H. A. Ran dall had resigned. but no person had been appointel to fill the vacancy, so she reported that a very~ small amount had been accomplished. New London had sent two barrels and two 50-pound boxes and GrotOn had contributed $1. Most of the donations had gone to the sufferers in the west.
 The matter CT mothers meetings and purity were presented and the chair said that Mrs Mead would have litera- ture on purity for those who desired it and Mrs. Frazer would be headquarters for mothers W Crk
 Press-Mrs Ruth Nash told of the large amount of press work that had been accomplished in the county No report was made from either Hanover or Mantle. She expressed thanks for the efforts OF the part of the superin- tendents who did make reports.
 FranChise-Nrs A. c. $. Fenner said of all the reports made that from Pawcatuck was the most encouraging She made an Interesting report of the work in her department and closed by saying that tine falling off in the fran chise work has been on account of the amount of equal franchise work done by other parties outside of the union. She made strong plea for superin- tendents in he~ department.
 Prayer was then offered by Mrs Liza K Fuller.
 Flowers Miss Mary Day. secretary, reported that 2,100 bouquets, many plants and hundreds of articles to eat and wear were distributed during the year. A great deal has been done in this department that has not been re- ported.
 Membership Banner Awarded.
 The membership banner of white silk and bearing the words For God and Home and Naiive Land,' held during the past year by the Colchester union, was awarded the Mystic. union as showing the biggest increase in mem bership during the year. The union gained three members. The speech of presentation was made by Miss Mary Day of Colchester. The morning ses- sion came to a close at 12.30 with the calling of the roll
 Lunch Served.
 The following ladies served a basket lunch, Mrs. William c. Tarbox, chair man, Mrs. Joseph J. Fields Mrs. Ed ward Purvis, Mrs A. T. Utley, Mrs. Henrietta Teffr and Mrs Arthur F. Wyman.
 Afternoon Session.
 The afternoon session opened short ly before 9 o'clock with the singing of a hymn and scripture reading by State President Mrs. Caroline Buell. Mrs Buell. also gave short and interesting talk on Love the Greatest Thing in the World. She urged the distribution of the w C. T. '. literature at every and told of the efforts of tliy 11e.
 Mrs Liza k Fuller editor of the White Ribbon Banner, urged further to the paper and said that each union should be able to sub scribe to the paper to the full number of it's membership.
 Phases of Temperance Question.
 Miss Anna \ Robbins was next pre- Sented by the president and her topic was given as Some Phases of the Tenn perance Question. Miss Robbins told of her experiences as nurse in the United States army for three years at the time of the Spanish American war and said that the one elementary thing which she found drilled into each soldier there III the Philippines was obedience. t is just. as necessary, she said, for us tu obey on the battlefield of the world as it is for the soldier of the army. our name. like the name of he soldier. written on a clean white page and our record will be kept there. ] We have a cal for better consecrated service and though we may not under stand what duty is ours we may go direct to the commander and he will give us our orders and the strength and courage tO do. One of our biggest enemies is the liquor traffic. and if we are going to dc our full duty we must obey when we hear the call for better service and he will give us victory.
 Miss Robbins mentioned individual ,ases of the bad results of tIae use of alcohol and saiu that the liquor traffic lid not care how many boys were hanged on account of it or how many minds gave way under the strain of tnXiety over loved ones. In prOhibi- l ion territory, Miss Robbins sad, the biggest enemy of temperance was the 1 rhiskey drummer. and she told how ,ne such individual was banished from