The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-26
w. C. T. U. CONVENTION
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unable to attend. After singing "Home
land" and listening to some scripture
reading by Mrs. Kellogg, the audience
heard Il prayer from the state president
Mrs. M. L. Pearson. Mrs. Kellogg asked
for memorials on Mrs. Quits and j. {
Mason. Mrs. o. S. Wiley, the Barre
w. c. 7. u. president, and Mrs. LaPoin'
both spoke in memory of Mrs. Cults
Mrs. f. ID. Beckley spoke in behalf OF Mr.
Mason. Mrs. Densmore also spoke IL
behalf of Mrs. Coombs.
In memory OF Rev. }. Edward Wright
of Montpelier, Mrs. j. B. Estee, also OF
Montpelier, spoke few words u praise
for his noble work and character. Mrs
NJ. l.. Pearson also spoke praise in mem
DRY of two prominent temperance work.
ers not residents OF this state but hard
temperance workers the country over
They were Mr. and Mrs. L. l.. Stevens,
! formerly of Portland, Me. She also read
a few words from the Maine state w. I.
| II. U. president t..at said how that state
regretted the loss of these two ople.
Lead Kindly Light" was then sung by
the audience.
After short scripture reading by
Mrs. Kellogg, very interesting and in
structive paper was read by Mrs. j. T..
Bingham of Northfield. The subject,
"Our Boys" taken by her as topic for
discussion, was one of great Importance
and one requiring much study. For
full half hour Mrs. Bingham held the
undivided attention of her audience and
in that short space of time read some
things very instructive and helpful to
mothers.
A few statements were made by the
president of the financial needs of the
w. G. r. U. and it was moved and see
onded that by the payment of SIS anyone
might name memorial member or life
member. This money would go toward
the w. c. T. u. and be used in any par
ticular work designated by the person
giving it. A short discussion was given
over to this.
Mrs. James B. Estee of Montpelier was
asked to give an address and her subject
was "Woman Suffrage" In pointed
and convincing way did Mrs. Estee con
vey her arguments to the very attentive
audience. She is very well versed ON
the subject and was able to give very
many numerical gains in the states and
in many cases the gains inside Vermont.
She took her address up in separate |
heads, first showing that the women
needed the votes and later showing that |
the vote needed the women. According
to Mrs. Estee, anyone against woman
suffrage must be corrupt politician, a
saloon keeper or a maker of vice. In
stances where women's vote would have
been a great benefit to the country as
whole were shown and the war as re-
cent issue was taken as one. Provided /
that women had had a say in the pres.
ant trouble in the foreign countries there
would not have been any war, the speak
ar believed. Finances would be bettered.
'he believes. Gains have been made in
The Congress she says and she believes
hat the time will come when the ends
hat they are striving for will be reached.
lust what woman suffrage wants, says
Mrs. Estee, is that no restriction shall {
Ne put upon the people for voting on
recount of sex. In closing, Mrs. Estee |
'assed around the audience picture OF !
susan B. Anthony, who was one of the a.,
ardest workers in the country for WON 9
n suffrage, and also one of the earliest. /
Paper on Intemperance.
The song by Rev. Holt filed in a short
pace OF time between speakers and soon
fter Mrs. Estee's address, Mrs. Wiley :
cad paper on intemperance. The gen
raj statements that are usually brought
ut against the liquor traffic were well
Explained by Mrs. Wiley. In homes
here liquor appears, families are ruined, <
eople go hungry, seolding, weeping and .
neasiness are all prominent Sickness,
cath and disease are the direct results
its work. Liquor, according TO her c
.ports, has spoiled more women's lives,
lined more hopes, brought more sorrow p
} people and has been the agent of more
ouble than all other evils in the world
lstances of these were cited by her and
so showed how financial men are ruined b
? alcoholic drink. In ending, these =,
ords were used: at bites like a ser
mt and stings like an adder" %
Campaign Plans Outlined. -
Mrs. NJ. L. Parsons of Orleans, the "a
ate president, was next given the floor, or
ID the best part Of an hour was spent a,
: her in outlining plans for the cam 7,
ign which is TO be set in motion 20 NJ
d in passing the prohibition law for ~
e state OF Vermont next year. The :;
ferendum, she believes, will be passed -
ID she urgently asked all Temperance /.
Drkers 10 do their best in aiding 10 put -
e bill through. Seven organizations !,
IT in Burlington and all agreed 20 work M
gether In furthering tneir plans in ~
IL work. She advised strongly having -
e children help and the churches were
cessarily brought in. Literature IN ~
rye quantities, she believes, would help -
[ in this campaign and the press was =
% another source of great ~
lp. In the form Of proper papers o. bu
ke. TO follow the campaign work. and re-
be able 20 properly help IN the work. 20
2 strongly advised either the Home &c
ard or the Union Signal. Incidents Of mo
} large convention that was held in RS
lsnta Of the United States tempera nee No
rkers were tcld BY her at the end Of inc
other talk. This large convention He
. held there last year. -
after another hymn was sung. tho Do %.
-tmeut journals were heard from. Mrs II :
tina &. Kellogg was on the program X
= tan On Scientific Temperance In. =
uetion." On account II the length ~ u
q Ffrrrrur anss5rr NFs Kaflu1.r So n