The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-06-30
WHITE RIBBONERS
MEET IN NEWFANE
Convention of Two Days Closed Last
Evening - Sessions Thoroughly
Enjoyable and Enthusiastic.


The two-days' county convention of |
the Windham county Woman's Chris !
tian Temperance Union at Newfaae
closed last evening after thoroughly |
enjoyable and enthusiastic sessions.
The program for Wednesday evening
was closely followed, barring the alb
selce Of Mrs. Minnie L. Pearson.
state president, who was unable to be
present.
The White Ribbon tea given by the
Newfane union was unique feature
and great success and the latter
dinner speeches were spontaneous
and pertinent to the work of the w.
c. T. L.
The business session opened prompt
ly after the devotional hour Thursday
morning. Reports of the secretary and
treasurer were read, the latter show
ing a balance ON hand-quite an u1-
usual situation for the couaty purse.
The credentials committee reported
that there were 81 voting DELEGATES.
Brattleboro sent nine delegates IN
| cludlng two eX-otficiO members of the
convention and two visitors, going In
| two automobiles ald carrying the
| United States colors tied with white
ribbon and blue pennant hearing
| IiiN iNAttiN w - l. u. bEIltNS f1II-
and tambridgeport were not repre-
! sentcd
The president s address was filed
with fine thoughts and suggestions
| drawa from a year : review of the
/ great world advance along the lines
| of total abstinence and those wavs
| blazed by white ribbons more than
! two score years ago. The convention
| showed enthusiasm and determination
OF spirit from the opening hour to the
end.
The Ncwfane union and people
| opened doors, hearts, church and
county buildings to delegates and Wis
Itors Rev. c. W. Mock, pastor of the
/ Congregational church, was every
where to attend to the needs of the
occasion and to offer heartfelt PRAYER.
The decorations within the church
! were tasteful, all mature : own >
gathered aId arranged from field and
hillside hE the Christian Endcavor so
cletE and consisting of laurel daisies,
buttercups. clover and evergwhere
banks of maidenhair. The music was
well selected, appropriate and finely
/ rendered From morning until night
there sat on the platform the former
state president ef the W c. T. T..
Mrs Ida r. Reade, now of Saratoga.
\. Y, whose crown of snowy hair he
lied the youthful face and read-
thought which responded to any call
with the Illuminating word, whether
IN earnest petition or story to the
children.
A charming hour of song and recita-
tion was furnished by the voung
women and little ones. after the hours
of reports and business of the conven-
Z In, s.
and two songs were sung by the con
Neutlon during the day. composed by
two Vermont white ribbon women.
They were Old Vermont by Mrs. Clara
Z. Smith, editor Of the Vermont Home
Guards, set to the tune My Maryland
and Prohibition Song by Mrs Belle
ButterfelI of Wilmington, to the air
Marching through Georgia
Following resolutions these officers
were elected: President, Mrs. G. f.
Davidson of Newfanc; first vice prcsi-
= dent, Mrs. Lucy r. Kellogg of Jamai-
/ ca; second vice president, Mrs Mary
. +. Tucker OF Brattlehoro; secretary.
Mrs. Ella +. Hescock Of Ncwfaue;
treasurer, Mrs. lena Dewitt of New
e. fame; auditor, Mrs. Anaa Bush of
BrookIino.
The convention adopted resolutions
p thanking the Newfanc union and the
people of the town for their cordial
welcome, hospitality and assistance;
reiterating the cardinal principles Of
total abstinence for the individual and
l prohibition for state and nation; ia
voring increased zeal in forwarding
the equal suffrage movement: and en-
y dorsing the sentiments expressed bv
. the county president and other speak
ers.