Norwich bulletin., 1916-09-29
MISS HARRIET G. CROSS
 AGAIN COUNTY TREASURER
Reelected at w. c. T. U. Convention
 in Mamie on Thursday.


 in Mamie on Thursday.
 
 There was large attendance at the county convention of the Woman'S Christian Temperance union held on Thursday in :he Methodist church at Mantle, with all the unions in the county represented.
 The convention opened shortly after 9.90 o'clock with devotional exercises led by the editor of the state paper, the White Ribbon Banner, Mrs. L. K. Fuller, of Scotland, Conn. The hymn My Faith Looks Up to Thee was sung and following passages from the scripture were read: Matt. 16: 24 26; Matt. 20: 1929; Luke g: 23-25. Mrs. Fuller also led in prayer
 Following the devotional exercises, the county president Mrs. H. Addie Randall, of Groton, took the chair. ."
 On account of the illness Of the sec retary, Miss Mary Day, of Colchester, who has missed only two meetings during the past B years, Mrs. Joseph J. Fields of this city was chosen sec retary pro tenn.
 pointed: Press, Mrs. Ruth Nash of Westerly; credentials. Miss Nellie Starr of Uncasville; courtesies, Miss H. G. Cross of Norwich The report of the last convention held was read by the secretary pro tenn. and was ac- cepted.
 An address of welcome was given by Mrs. B. A Chapman, president of the Mantle union.
 Miss Harriet G. Cross of this city, county treasurer, read a very gratify- ing report. After all bills were paid the organization has $77.SS in the treasury, a sum larger than Azsr year. Miss Cross. the county fair superin- tendent, gave q report on the booth at the fair this tal- Miss Cross made fnr Randall and Miss Starr had charge of the booth during the fair. Mrs. Arthur Wyman and the presi- dent, Mrs. Randall, strongly empha- sized the need of the ladies to make | more aprons to be sold, thus defraying 1 expenses at the 1air
 | Mrs. E. A. Cutler of Mystic, super l intendent of the medal contests. report i ed that five were held in the county | two at Mantle, one at New London, and two at Mystic. In her report Mrs. | Cutler stated that the work had been very much hampered on accoutn of the irfantile paralysis.
 l Mrs. Mabel Miner of New London, in charge of the scientific temperance in- 1 structions, said that although the W. c. T. U. did not have to visit schools, a sthe law compels instructions but 1 the work was carried on. In the absence of Mrs s. H. Mead, l who is in charge of the medical tenn 1 perance, Miss Cross gave. her report. 1 The eVangelistic work was reported i by Mrs. s. K, Luce of Mantle, who was one of the first W. c. T. U. women in the county.
 Miss Nellie Starr reported on mar cotics. She urged the ladies to in vest in posters which show the results of smoking cigarettes. In connection | with the smoking of cigarettes Mrs. Fuller read a letter received from Fort | Tfa 417o Io,, "A the w. c. T. U. there, stating that the | reason why so many of the militia | boys are being sent home is because l they are veteran cigarette smokers. | Mrs. Caroline B. sBuell of East | Hampton reported on work carried on 1 in different institutions. | Sunday school work was reported by Mrs. G. P. Bitgood of New London. | She said owing to the fact that many of the Sunday schools have adopted grade lessons, the pupils do not re- ceiVe as much instruction in temper ance as far as lessons go. In the absence of Mrs. Annie c. S l Fenner of New London, franchise su- l perintendent, Mrs. Randall reported for l her.
 | ner, which was held last year by the i Jewett City union, to Mystic union, l which has doubled it's membership 1 during the past year, and now has 105 members and one honorary member 1 Mrs. J. J. Fields of this city reported | on the Loyal Temperance Legion work. l The noontime prayer was offered by l Mrs. c. E. Newbury of Mystic, and the l delegates then adjourned for lunch. l The afternoon session opened with I singing Love Divine, and Mrs. Buell. 1 offered prayer. Mrs. Randall, superin- l tendent of the work among soldiers l and sailors, reported that the unions l have sent literature to the forts and | that in New London and Groton many 1 of the ladies have visited ships in the 1 harbor.
 stated that the newspapers have been very kind in printing accounts Of the 1 meetings, etc, and that years ago l they would hardly take an item, but now they look for accounts of the do- l fr1gs+ in the unions.
 Mrs. Fields read Miss Mary Days report on flower missions and relief work, which stated that all the unions have done considerable work in that Ifline.
 ! The secretary's report followed and l was accepted and on the roll call 51 county members and two state officers, besides others, answered the call E, L. c. Hohenthal state chairman ! oTs henprohibition party. gave an ad- dress and among some of the things he saidswere: America would never be l first or Arrierica efficient until 8 the iiGuor traffic was driven from our shores.
 Mrs. Bartlett of Putnam gave an in- l teresting address on suffrage in con- | nection with temperance work | Rev. Mir. knappeEberg of Niantic conapIimented the women on their