Norwich bulletin., 1915-03-02
UNION SIGNAL DAY
 OBSERVED BY w, C. T. U.
The Temperance Paper Has Been
 Sent to A Norwich Pastors.

SSHI lV IT tNOF"iCH dSEOTSs
 The regular business meeting of the W. c. T. U. held on Monday after noon at their rooms in the Bill block was largely attended and was presided over by the president, Miss Harriet G. Cross. The meeting opened with the singing of the hymn, Something For Jesus, Mrs. H. F. Palmer presiding at the piano Miss Cross read the scripture lesson and then asked each one to quote a verse from Scripture, which many did. The report of the January meeting was read and Mrs J. J. Fields was asked to give the re- port of the February meeting. Mrs. $. Howard Mead presented the treas urer's report which showed all bills paid and good sized balance in the treasury. Mrs. Mead who is superin- tendent of the parlor meeting depart ment reported on the meeting held with Mrs. Jacob Starkweather recent ly. The meeting proved profitable and at that time two new members were received into the ranks. Mrs. Mead said she would like to have some one of the members volunteer her parlor as she wishes to hold another parlor meeting in the near future.
 Monday was Union Signal day hay ing been named as such in honor of the birthday anniversary of Mrs. l.. M. M. Stevens, the late state president of the w. c. T. U. Six new subscrip- nal. In keeping with the Campaign Number" an idea originating with Mrs. Stevens, the paper has been sent to 14 pastors in the town and seven subscriptions to the Young Crusader have been distributed as follows: Two Nook home, one to the r. M. c. A., one to the Otis library and one for the use of the union.
 Miss Cross announced that Mrs. Ar mour. president of the Georgia W. c. T. U., and one of the leading temperance speakers will be in Connecticut for a week or ten days in April. She is to speak at New London on April g and at Willinantic on April 12 and Miss Cross urged the members to go to either place, whichever was the more convenient, and hear her.
 Then Mrs. Mead who had charge of the literary programme took charge of the meeting and spoke on parlor meetings. She said that in Connecti- cut the past year there were held 137 red letter days; and Al union ob- served the Stevens Memorial day con- tributing in all S90 to that fund. By these meetings there have been gain ed 54 active and 2e honorary members. In this state last year 8,152 pages of literature were distributed and the to- tai offerings amounted to $168.9t Throughout the United States there were held the past year 11,677 social meetings and 6,138 red letter days have been observed. Twenty states are on the honor roll and Connecticut is num- bered among these.
 In the United States 1,754, 342 pages of literature were distributed and the offerings amounted to $11,52S.42. To the l.. T. l.. of Connecticut was award ed a badge for the observance of the largest number of social meetings and red letter days in proportion to the number of unions in the state.
 Miss Cross read letter which Miss Anna A. Gordon, National W. c. T. U. president, wrote to the Czar of Rus sia. congratulating him on the abolish ment of the liquor traffic in Russia. Another article read showed that through the influence of Billy Sunday 50 saloons were closed in one day in Des Moines. Mrs Nickerson read an article which stated that 36,000 men have pledged themselves to work for the closing of the saloons in Penn sy1vania, through the influence of BiI- y Sunday. Mrs. Mead read an inter esting story on the influence of wo- men who took decided stand for pro- hibition. The union voted to order 100 copies of the song.
 A Saloon1ess Nation in 1920. These songs are to be used by the union and Sunday schools. The collection was then taken and the meeting closed with the singing of Send Showers of Bless ing.