Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-04-12
ANT|.sAl00N LEAGUE DAY
Trustees of State Organization
in Annual Meeting.
Superintendent Smith Reports Ex-
penses Greater Than Income ed
Appeals for More Financial
Assistance.

The trustees Of the Vermont Anti-Sa-
loon League held their annual meeting at
the Y. NJ. c. A. parlors Tuesday for the
purpose Of accepting various reports and
electing officers for the ensuing year.
Wayne B. Wheeler. general counsel for
the Anti-Saloon League Of America, was
present and gave an interesting talk to
the board Of trustees on national work
being accomplished.
The officers elected to serve the ensuing
year follow; President. tho Hon. Frank
H. Brooks Of st. Johnsbury; vice-presi-
dents. the Rev. j. g. Braker and A. C..
whiting Of Burlington. the Rev. Fraser
Metzger Of Randolph; secretary. C. p.
Cowles of Burlington; treasurer, +. 9.
Pease Of Burlington: auditor. C. s. Lord
Of Winooslxi; superintendent. the Rev.
Clifford H. Smith Of Burlington.
A brief abstract of Superintendent
Smiths annual report follows:
SUPERINTENDENT SMITHS REPORT.
The official working force Of our
league has remained unchanged during
the year. Superintendent Smith has
presented the league work in churches,
has addressed conventions and other
gatherings. has edited the league Pc
riodical. conducted its extensive cor
respondence and acted as temperance
superintendent for the State Sunday
School association.
Field Secretary Albert Laing has
spoken in churches. given his illus
| trated lecture on Facts and Fancies
about Famous Fraud" and made
many hundreds Of calls on the league
| constituency on matters related to its
work. Miss Jessie F. Grandy has com
| pleted nearly three years of faithful
| service as office secretary.
The years income was s7.34s.ss. and
the expenses $S.5ss.3o. There was q
net defcit at the close OF the year OF
S1.125. 1t was tho first time in six
years that the expenses exceeded the
income. the excess being due to special
expense in the prohibition campaign.
The years work was carried on un'
der six departments:
Along educational lines there have
been public addresses. illustrated lee
lures. circulation OF the Vermont Issue
temperance literature. etc. The CO.
| operation Of the State board of health
In the educational work has been very
significant feature OF the years work
| About thirty bills have been intro
duced In the Legislature bearing or
the temperance question. We have OPP
posed such a. We thought detrimental
and have helped secure the passage
of others. The new law giving tax
paying women the ballot in town meet
ings will add q new element of uncer
tainty to the local option contests
which will be watched with great in
terest.
| When cases of fragrant violation o.
! the liquor Laws have come to our at
tention we have reported the facts Il
the proper officers. With moro fund
we could do more effective work alonl
this line.
The local option vote was very sat
isfactory this year. The number o
towns voting license II smaller than II
any previous year under the presen
law. and the number Of towns havinj
saloons will probably be smaller thar
before. The average number Of town
voting license in the last six years 4
nearly 81 per cent less than In tn
preceding six years.
Vermont Is a small State and her par
In the national attack upon the liQuo
traffic 10 . modest one' but We hav'