Norwich bulletin., 1915-01-12
REVIEWED. THE WORK
 OF PAeT YEAR.
At ". C. T. .. Annssi Msssins-
 Officers Then Re- siSetSd.

At w. C. T. ', Annual Meeting
 Officers Then Rs-sisetsd.
 Reports we're heard, officers chosen and plans were laid for thS coming year at tine annual meeting oS ths ". c. T. C. in their rooms on ShetucEet street on Kondsy afternoon. Miss Her- riet G, Gross, the president, occupied the chair and conducted the meeting, which was opened with "a devotional service, Mrs. Thomas A. Perkins offer ing prayer. The minutes Of the last meeting were read by the secretary, Mrs. H. F. Palmer. and her report was followed by the report of the treasurer, Mrs. S. Howard Mead.
 Mrs. Mead then presented hef an nual report as treasurer, and 1t was approved. The report showed that there were receipts during the year of the union gave a freewi1 offering or St5 to the state union, $5.to- the county union, s to the Willard memorial fund, $5 to the Connecticut Temper aRce union Sfo.40 on subscH ptions to the White Ribbon Banner and the Un- ion Signal, which were sent to the pas tors in the city and the library, gave S towards the banner fund, paid state dues ot $1130. gave $lV to the Stevens memorial and contributed $35 towards the dcLrayin9 Of the sanitary drinking fountain installed recently at the y. M E. \. The current expenses amounted to $ltO.3o. leaving a balance for the year of $t9l2
 The secretary. Mrs. Palmer, then pre- scented her annual report and this also was approved. Among other things Mrs. Palmer told of writing letters to the congressman asking them to sup port the constitutional prohibition amendment. She reported the success of the temperance poster idea, posters having been placed at two places in the city during the month of December. There have been three --arlor meetings this year and two food sales. Mrs. Palmer also referred to the tri-county conference held in this city. During the year members of the union visited the Sheltering Arms and carried flow CTS to the inmates. The local union also carried on the w. C, r T.. work at the county fair. This work is sup ported by the county union. Mrs. J. J. Fields of the press commit | tee reported that she had nothing but l praise for the local newspapers, which have very willingly published notices and reports of the meetings held dur l ing the year. Between the local pa 1 pers and the White Ribbon Banner over 35 columns of news of the local 1 union has been published the past year. l Mrs. Fields also reported for the L.. ! T. l.. \ new company, called Company ] C. has been organized at the First Bap- 1 tisC church, starting with 12 members. l The membership now numbers ~26 a ! J 1 Company K at the county home, and
 services were conducted at least once | at the almshouse.
 Miss Cross as the franchise superin- 1 tendent reported that very little real work has been done by this division
 the past year, and she gave a, very l earnest address. In her remarks Miss Cross referred to the bill posters and it 1 was proposed to repeat this idea, an l other month, placing the posters at diff | fpTaTT IEaP | in the hands of the executive commit 1 tee. Miss Cross also spoke of the l special day of prayer for the prohibi- | tion movement appointed by the ma 1 tional board for Jan. 1$. It was voted l to send cards to the various pastors In l the city requesting them to observe | this day.s+ Miss Cross urged the mem l bers to attend the meetings which will
 be arranged from now on so that there 1 will be literary programmes by the | superintendents of the various depart
 ments.
 Miss Cross announced that Miss ] Bertha Hirsch Baruch is to speak at the town hall in the near future under | the auspices of the local ". c. T. C. on The Uplift of Wornanhooa.
 Among other matters it was voted to contribute s2 to the White Ribbon Bari ner fund, to subscribe for the Union Signal for the nbrary5 to contribute S5 to the Willard memorial fund, and to
 
 home and the Rock Nook home the coming year.
 The officers were then reelected as ] follows: President, Miss Harriet c. Cross; vice presidents, Mrs William Al len, Second Congregational church: Mrs. Frank Foster, Central Baptist church; Mrs, Costello Lippitt, Trinity M. E. church; Mrs. Frank L. Lathrop, First Baptist church; Mrs. J. F. Cobb, IUniVersalist church; Miss Mary Wat ties, First Congregational church; Mrs. F. Fl. Bushnell, Bean Hill church; secretary, Mrs. Henry F. Palmer: 1 treasurer, Mrs. s. Howard Mead; sU .
 perintendents: literature, Mrs. Thomas A. Perkins; young peoples branch, 1 Mrs. J. J. Fields; press Mrs. J. J. i Fields; parlor meetings, Mrs. $. How ard Mead; purity. Mrs William G. Tarbox; franchise. Miss Harriet G. Gross.