Norwich bulletin., 1914-10-14
MEMORIAL MEMBERSHIP
 FOR MRS. p. B. SHELBY Reported from panieison at State w. C. T. U, Convention.

White Ribboners from all parts of Connecticut met Tuesday in the First Congregational church New Britain, for the thirty ninth annual convention. The first session was presided over by Mrs. Caroline B. Buell., state president. The convention organized with be- tween 150 and 175 delegates present Tuesday afternoon the address of welcome was delivered by Mrs: Alice V. Corbin and Miss Josephine A. Sex ton responded for the delegates. A meeting was held in the evening at which Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis of Washington was the principal speak, CT.
 Tuesday morning there was meet ing of the executive board. Business incident to the convention was trans acted.
 The afternoon meeting. being the first meeting of the convention, was called to order by Mrs. Caroline B. sang Safely Through Another Year, and the crusade psalm was recited in unison. After the prayer the state pledge was recited and Mrs. Gallup of Scotland read the roll of officers and superintendents. The various com nittees were appointed.
 Mrs. Alice V. Corbin of the New Britain W. c. T. U. addressed the welcome to the delegates and Miss Josephine A. Sexton, corresponding secretary of the state union, respond ed to the address. recalling her visits to New Britain.
 Mrs. Grace Curtiss Platt, general secretary of the Loyal Temperance Legion branch of the Woman's Chris tian Temperance union, gave her an- nual report, which was in part as fol- lows:
 The branch is organized in seven counties. with 5s local companies, Il of which were organized this year. The membership numbers two thou sand. Ten bands of mercy are con nected with these companies. with a membership of five hundred Six ora
 torlcaI contests have been held. two
 hundred red letter days observed and
 ten thousand pages of literature dis tributed.
 The subscription list of the Young Crusader, the national organ of the Loyal Temperance Legion, is three
 hundred and sixty-eight.
 The banner awarded annually for
 the greatest increase in membership goes to Company A. Meriden. which has gained 50 per cent.
 The object of the Loyal Temperance Legion is to train the boys and girls esty, mercy, purity and total ab- stinence. and to make of them intel ligent opponents of the legalized liquor traffic.
 The report of State Treasurer Nellie A. Gager of Willimantic showed the
 urv October l. 1913, s3ss96; total re- l c~ots for the year. s2,6s4S2; total dis bursements. s2,269.41; balance October | l. 1914, $415. fl. Receipts, from dues O969.75: Willard fund, s14160; Loyal
 TempeTanGe f efTani Legion dueg s1as1: free
 ships, Mrs. Annie Thompson ot Thompson W. c. T. U. and Mrs. Mary Gardner. Putnam ". c. T. U., total $50; memorial membership for Mrs Sarah B. Ives of New Haven, s15; | memorial memberships from Danielson and Bridgeport for Mrs. F. B. Sibley and Mrs. Helen Penfield by additions to F. w. 0. The following special gifts were received for the contingency | fund, from a friend $100. from Nor W1ch s2, from Meriden s5; thank offer ing from Willimantic union, $1S04 state campaign work from Bridgeport | s25: national amendment campaign $26.6O: national amendment through | flower fund, S95.25.
 The total membership in the state | today is 3.695.
 New unions were organized hn Ivoryton, Naugatuck, Union City and l Georgetown. The receipts and ex- penses of the White Ribbon Banner, | the state organization paper, amount
 ed to $324.42. The special fund was Gold stars, offered for securing ten new members, were awarded to Mrs l.. F. Darling of Danbury, Mrs. Emma
 J. Holman of South Wilmington, Mrs
 Anna c. Allis of Hartford and Mrs | Henry Clark of Higganum.
 The banner for the largest increase
 in membership went to New Haver l county, which. showed nearly 12 pel : cent. increase. Middlesex county was
 second with gain of per cent.