The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-10-12
Orleans Woman Elected as
President of the Vermont
State w. C. T. U. To-day
OTHER OFFICERS
WERE REELECTED
Greater Publicity for Tenn
perance Work Is
Desired


mont here for the AID annual convention
!, of the state Women's Christian Temper.
, , ance union, elected their officers for
l9l6-l9l7 at the second forenoon session
in the Hedding Methodist church to-day.
; In practically every instance, the office
holder was honored with a re-electio
Mrs. NJ. l.. Pearson of Orleans, who has
been the faithful head of the organiza-
tion during the past year, was reelected
president by acclamation. The remain
der of the slate is as follows Vice
presidential large, Mrs. Gratia +. Davi
son of Newfane; corresponding secretary,
Miss Elsie l.. Pease of Swanton; record
ing secretary, Mrs. f. b. Turner of st.
Johnsbury; treasurer, Miss L. Grace
Prior of Morrisville; auditor, Mrs. 1nez
II. Stewart of Morrisville.
The business session will be continued
toward the end of the afternoon, and
after a meeting of the executive commit
tee nominations will be brought in for
the election of the remaining vice presi-
dents. Before adjournment at o'clock,
delegates to the national convention will
have been named When the delegates
adjourned for dinner, it was expected
/ that the resolutions committee would be
ready to report some time in the after
noon. Much interest was manifested in
the business of the morning, and there
was a years accumulation of odds and
! ends to be discussed, but the officers
handled the matters eXpedtiously, and
by II O'clock the convention was ready
for the annual memorial hour.
This forenoon movement took shape
to enlist the aid of the state press in
giving publicity to the forthcoming CON
vention of the national w. c. T. T.,
which is to be held in Indianapolis. Ind, |
early in November With scarcely an
exception, the delegates were in favor of |
arranging for a special service whereby |
newspapers in Vermont, daily and week |
ly publications, may keep their readers |
informed as to what will transpire at /
the big November gathering. 1t is pro-
posed to furnish the press with advance
copies Of speeches. etc, and to provide an
all around service that will cover the pre-
convention arrangements as well as the
actual proceedings that take place after
the delegates are seated.
Devotional services at 9:30 o'clock this
forenoon were in charge of Miss Ellen II.
Wagner OF Milton, who is at the head of
the graded schools in Sheldon. Almost
the entire quota of delegates and officers
in the song and prayer.
There were a number of informal con
ferences during the forenoon, but inter 5
est centered largely around the business
meeting that was to precede the noon
day adjournment.
A Presbyterian clergyman, Rev. Edgar
-rossland, was in charge of the services e
asst evening, when Mrs. Annie Tilling Q
,ast of Beverly. Mass. delivered nota
Die temperance appeal in the form OF an ]
address on Democracy and the Liquor v
Traffic Probably every religious de-
nomination in the city was represented L
n the congregation, and large number e
# seats reserved for children were filled e
ome time before the service began. Rev. u
Mr. Grassland opened the service with II
prayer and scripture reading, and music
vas contributed by the regular church n \
hoir. u
Seemingly from dozen different an
les, Mrs. Tillinghast attacked the mega
ion of democracy in the liquor traffic. =
he had storehouse of figures and facts
{ her command, and all were moulded
ito a strong argument for the abolition
T what she designated as the most un- VI
institution IN America, the th
ale. legalized and Illegal, of intoxicating a,
quors. In her scheme of all things in
pmocratic, the speaker made no compro- Ia
Use with alcohol in its lighter forms, 60
to include every kind of alco- of
Dlic beverage in the category of drinks ce
, be banned. 1t was one of the reveal r.
IL addresses of the convention, and he
ON the outset the congregation was w.
,riously attentive In the afternoon, m.
edges for state work were received by in,
le committee, and the results were to
holly Indicative of renewed effort on to
e part of the ". c. T. y. to carry the tn
ork of organized temperance crusades is
to every corner of Vermont. Rev. Ma
! r. Winch of East Arlington contrib
ed many valuable hints in her address
Educating Public Sentiment" In her ia
yn community, temperance workers
I'VE achieved notable results, but her
dress before the delegates was not con-
led wholly to her observations in a wo
nited field. She gave her hearers the oy
n,e, ,f vido oxnor;e.nce i, tbo r,;,,is bel
UtHi VI a Niut experience III IIt ulillis-
V and her remarks were truly appre- ao
tied. pa
Delegates heard with considerable dis no
" this morning that Mrs. Ida H. Read ueS
Saratoga Springs, n. Y. would be un-
lie to attend the convention. Mrs Read py
d planned to arrive in the city in time ,,lI n.ll
address the visitors at the close of ~ !" !
? afternoon session. Her inability to .ns
present was explained by unforeseen
which arose TO keep her in VI VI
rstoga. Because of the pressure of Iah
my matters and the desire to COM Oo'
te all business before the closing serv-
this evening, no effort was made to
Mrs. Reads place on the program.
e session this afternoon opened with a
vice of song and prayer, led by Miss
ice Price. Miss Glee Wood furnished R
,olo, and then Mrs. +. II. Rastan of vii
Center, prominent in work ing
ong women in Vermont was scheduled and
sneak on the Suhiect @Tbe TnRuapca lie