Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-06

The w. c. T. L. held their annual
meeting Monday afternoon and the re-
ports showed the society had been able
to meet their financial obligations, to
the county, state and national unions,
and had taken some part in aiding their
White Ribbon sisters who suffered loss
in the Ohio floods.
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Miss Harriet q. Cross,
and opened with singing Send Show
erS of Blessings, Mrs. H.. L. Palmer at
the plano. Miss Cross read the Hath
Psalm, and Mrs. Thomas A. Perkins
followed in prayer.
The secretary, Mrs. Palmer, read the
minutes of the previous meeting, and
Mrs. S. Howard Mead. the treasurer,
followed with her report
After the acceptance of both reports
Mrs. Mead gave her annual report,
stating that the union opened the year
1913 with 1868 in national bank, and
had received during the year $241.OS
and disbursed S233.06. The union has
not had to draw from the $500 reserve
fund during the year.
1t carried the honor this year of
giving the largest contribution, 81, to
the Willard fund in the state. 1t con-
tributed SO to flood sufferers and SO
to the county work. 1t was one of
the few unions that paid into the state
treasurer 80 cents per member, instead
of the required 25 cents. There were
several other encouraging items which
made the report of unusual interest.
The secretary gave a very interesting
report also. There were ten regular
and six parlor meetings held during the
year, and the union entertained the
county convention in the fall.
Several of the members visited the
Sheltering Arms in July and cheered
them with flowers, vocal and instru-
mental music.
Mrs Perkins, superintendent of tenn
perance literature, gave a very inter
esting report of the large number of
leaflets distributed during the year.
She made a special effort to send some
to the 20 Sunday schools in the town
on Worlds Temperance Sunday, and
every member of the Greeneville Con-
gregational Sunday school received
from one to three leaflets. She has dis
tributed 1926 pages.
The superintendent of parlor meet
ings, Mrs. Mead, gave the best report
ever rendered by that department.
Three Of the parlor meetings were CO
operative missionary meetings, with
the ladies of the First Baptist, Left
fingwelI and Church of the Good Shep-
herd.
Mrs. Tarbox reported the purity de-
partment and desired that more would
become interested in the purity libra
rX and circulate the DOCKS.
Mrs Fields, superintendent of the
Young Peoples branch, reported three
visits to the county home and two to
the almshouse. A call for more labor
ers in this department is the cry ev-
erywhere. that the young people may
be trained to be able to combat the
demon alcohol. Miss Cross. franchise
superintendent, made a plea for more
interest in equal suffrage. Mrs. Palmer
reported nominations and the stand
ing executive committee were re-
elected with the vice presidents and
superintendents.
Mrs. Tarbox presided during the
election of officers, which resulted as
follows:
President, Miss Harriet G. Cross;
secretary, Mrs. II. F. Palmer; treas
urer, Mrs. S. Howard Mead; vice pres
idents, Miss Mary Wattles of First
church; Mrs. William
D. Kicker of Second Congregational
church: Mrs. Lydia D. Lathrop, of
GreeneviIle Congregational church;
Mrs. Frank L. Lathrop, First Baptist
church: j. F. Cobb, Church of the
Good Shepherd: Mrs Costello Lippitt.
Trinity Methodist church; Mrs. J. II.
Bushnell, Bean Hill Methodist church;
of literature, Mrs.
Thomas A. Perkins; superintendent Of
Young Peoples society of press. Mrs.
J. ]. Fields; superintendent of Purity
Mrs. William TarboX;
Central Baptist church. Mrs. Frank
Foster: superintendent parlor meet
ings. Mrs. s. Howard Mead: superin-
tendent franchise, Miss Harriet G.
Cross.