The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-06-05
WASHINGTON COUNTY w. C. t. U
Convention Was Held in Plainfield Two
Days This Week.

II Plalntield, June 5.-The thirty second
annual convention of the Washington
county W. c. r. Z. was held here june
? and 3. The opening session, Tuesday
afternoon, was given over TO reports
| Tuesday evening, Mrs. Pearson, state
president, gave an address on the worlds
! w. G. r. U. convention at Brooklyn n. \
Wednesday morning, after the final re-
ports were in, the following officers were
elected President, Mrs. c. S. Richmond
of Northfeld; first vice president Mrs.
&c. NJ Denny OF Montpelier; second vice
president, Mrs. Ellen X. Colby of Plain
| field; treasurer, Mrs. +. ID. Beckley OF
Barre; auditor Mrs. j. NJ. Mason OF
Barre; secretary, Miss Martha S. Wat
son of Montpelier.
| Sllperintendents: Eyangelistic, Mrs. Il,
R. Colby, Plainfield, Sunday school, Mrs.
u. NJ Mason. Barre; mercy, Mrs. + NJ, j..
Guernsey. Montpelier; social and red
letter days, Mrs. Grace Waterman,
Barre; S. r. l., Mrs. Bertha G. Kellogg,
Plaintield; temperance literature, Mrs.
To- n. Welch, Mortified; anti-narcotics,
Mrs. Alpha Guernsey, Montpelier;
soldiers and sailors, Mrs. Flora Beckley,
Barre; prison and jail, Mrs. F. NJ. J..
Guernsey, Montpelier; hygiene and
hereditv, Miss Martha $. Watson, Mont
pelier; school savings banks, Mrs. Cora
Bates. East Barre; flower mission, Mrs.
Friend n. Whitcomb, Barre; legislation,
Mrs f. NJ Denny, Montpelier; franchise.
Mrs. G. S. Richmond, Northfield; medal
contest, Mrs. 0. II. Richardson, Mont
pelier; moral education, Mrs Frank
Rogers, Waterbury; rescue work, Mrs.
f, w. Powers, Waterbury; quarrymen,
Mrs. Addie Waterman, East Barre
press, Mrs +. NJ. J. Guernsey, Mont
pelier; Christian citizenship, Mrs Frank
Roberts, Waterbury; medical temper
ance, Mrs. n, f. Avery, East Barre.
Wednesday afternoon, papers were
read by various members on appropriate
topics. Wednesday evening, the prin-
cpal feature was an address by Mrs
Cora Seberry OF Brooklyn, n. ". on w.
c. r. t. work Much work has been oc-
complished this year, hut there is great
need of new members in the local union.
Resolutions were adopted as follows;
Acknowledging Gods tender mercy to
us during the past year, We therefore re-
solve:
That we viii give Him thanks for the
wonderful increase in prohibition SEN
timents and legislation.
Resolved, that while we mourn the
passing OF our talented national presi-
dent. Mrs. Lillian NJ. n, Stevens we
thank God for her years of loving service
and great leadership in temperance and
advance and that we viii stand loyal TO |
her proclamation for nationwide pro
hibition.
Resolved, that we encourage hygiene |
and physical culture in all the public I
schools, also that law ought TO be |
passed requiring the reading of the
Scriptures in public schools.
Resolved, that we be more diligent in
falling dealers to account for the sale /
Of cigars, cigarettes and giving away the
paper and pictures which accompany the
packages.
Resolved that more earnest work
imong the children and young people be
lone to educate them in temperance
york
Resolved. that we extend our hearty
banks to the ladies of Plainfeld union
or so bountifully providing for our tenn
,oral wants. for the hearty words and
extended to us, to the milsi-
ians who helped us, to the members of
he Methodist Episcopal church for the
Use OF their commodious church. and to
II who in any way have contributed to
he stay of the ladies of the w. G.. T. L.,
o very pleasantly.