Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1915-09-15
THURSDAY MORNING

of which are in a very f1ourishing con-
dition. The treasurer. Mrs. Denny.
said that when she left home the fnan-
cial condition of the union was not
quite as good as last year, but that it
had been made up through collections,
since her arrival and was now practi-
cally as in the last treasurer's repo1 /.
that she would not take the time to
give any detailed report, and that what
she had intended to say had been en-
braced in the previous reports. Five
minute-talks on Physical Culture by
Mrs. Fairbanks, Medical Temperance,
Miss Martindale, the Medal Contest,
Miss Goss, Temperance Literature,
Miss Eastman, carried weight and con-
viction. Noontide prayer was conduct
ed by the president and the convention
adjourned to the afternoon session.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON
Thursday afternoons session opened
with devotions and singing followed by
the reports and re recommendations of the
superintendent of the various branches
and departments supported by the w.
C. T. u.
The first was report of the anti
narcotics superintendent, Mrs. F. w.
| NASH, gnu WAS TGdu ny Lu0 S0CT0LdEy
inEMrs. Nash's absence. Mrs. Frank
ent of the mercy work and Miss Ruth
Barr gave her report on evangelism
and systematic giving, Mrs. B. o.
Spaulding on prison and Jail work and
the reports of Mrs. L. B. Bishop, su-
perintendent of rescue work and Mrs.
E. K. Sanctuary on Sabbath obser-
vance, were read by the secretary.
Reports from the super .ntendents of
soldiers and sailors, lumbermen, quarry
men and miners were not given.
The memorial hour in charge of Miss
Ruth G.. Barr, was given over to trib-
utes to the memoIy of nearly two score
members of the organization who had
died during the year. Delegates from
the various counties and local unions
al ose, as the names of their deceased
neighbors and helpers were called, to
say fitting word of faithful workers
in the cause of temperance.
Music during the afternoon consisted
of solo by Miss Marion Redfeld of
Barton, a solo by Miss Gordon of Mont
real, and a song by a white ribbon
quartette composed of Miss Pease, Sec
rotary of Swanton, Mrs. R. P. and
Mrs G. B. Webster of Barton and Mrs.
Dickens of Orleans. The audience
also sang a prohibition song, end an
equal suffrage song to the tune of
Tipperaiy.
In addition to the report of depart
mental works above Mrs. A F. Smith
of Manchester Center, one Of the old
est and most beloved of the state
workers gave report on the loyal
temperance legion which is doing
splendid work, there being 10 legions.
Of +bo I,1o
err was read by the secretary and the
+ Vermont Home Guards editor, Mrs.
E. G. Smith gave an encouraging re.
port of her work and the finances of
the Home Guards.
Pledges for campaign were called fol-
and resulted in pledges of S73 on the
/ spot and more to follow. Following this
work fratel lal greetings from other
organizations and visitors from other
states we're introduced. Greetings
fl ON Connecticut were from Mrs. VIM
Carr. Massachusetts was represented
by Mrs. M. V. B. Knox of Stonehan
7 and Mrs. Goss of San Jose, Cal.
l brought greetings from that state,
while Mrs. Allie z. Parker, state deco.
rator in the Rhode Island w. C. T. u,
, emphasized the wearing of the ribbon
, by all ladies of the organization woulc
make tu0 UduSS COuuL lOF ulOSC.
Mrs. ]. B. Estee of MONTPELIER
Equal Suffrage association.
The address, 1.-THE Great Game"
. by Mrs. J. B. Estee of Montpelier
t proved to be one of the most inspiring
; and eloquent of the entire convention
= 1.-The Great Game" said Mrs. Estee
ISIS the game of life. All games have
rules. and the rules by which the THE
t Great Game is played are found in the
S Bible. Mrs. Estee quoted five of the
e most important rules and enlarged
i upon them. First, ''Thou shalt have
!. no other Gods before me. "Second, IA:
$ man thinketh in his heart so is he. >
- Mrs. Estee said it was perfectly posi-
: BILE for Us to reason ourselves out O.
< almost anything and the only way tt
t get a thing is to 'visionize it, an,
q Third, Thou shalt love the Lord thy
r God with all thy heart and with all thy
d might and with all thy mind. and thy
neighbor as myself.
Intelligence does not count for all, ,
, were the words of Mrs. Estee, ECU
rope is Intellectually rip, in fact
q keen and f1inty. but love is no
= there" ''Service," she declared to b.
# the greatest word in the English Ian
-" guage.
Il Fourth, "No man put stumblin,
block or occasion to fall in his broth
er's way This 1lle was earnestl,
= laid before her hearers IS one whicl
q every individual must keep in min,
< continually.
k Fifth, ''Behold have set before the
r an open door and no man can shut it.
n Mrs. Estee said she was glad in thi
II great rule book, the word IMAM
II meant woman" too. She brough
= from this rule strong plea for tn
woman's right to vote. She declare
the women TO be eai nest "serious an
l. purposeful," and said they "coul
e learn to vote as young man learne
d to vote. "The hard knocks the womel
?. who work for suffrage are getting will