Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1917-10-31
STATE w. C. T. U. CONVENTION.
Continued from Page Five).

TO OIL anu IOFCO NISoIl SIC-
izenship bill Mrs. Pearson urged the
women to appreciate the privilege of
municipal suffrage next March and
to strive to fit themselves to use it
intelligently. After paying a MEM
orable tribute to the Promoted Com
rades, she closed with a plea to the
women to work on undaunted for the
right must eventually triumph.
Thursday afternoon, Mrs. S. K.
Huse of ST. Johnsbury Center con-
Quoted a most beautiful and impress
sive memorial service, during which
Mrs. J. HI. Bartlett of Orleans sang a
fitting solo. At 3.15 came the suf-
frage hour in charge of Mrs. M. M.
Taplin Of Orleans. Mrs. W. B. Guild
of Orleans gave an account of pres
ent conditions in regard to Woman's
suffrage. Mrs. NJ. L. Pearson gave
an outline of Vermont liquor laws. A
paper on "Woman's Suffrage and
Child Labor" prepared by Mrs. A. G.
Fletcher, was read by Mrs. &. b.
Rowen "W0man's Suffrage in Re-
lation to the Conservation of Public
HEALTH" was most ably presented by
Mrs. R. A. Hamilton of Orleans. Mrs.
Emily Keys of Orleans read a paper
"Woman's Ballot Needed to Secure
Prohibition" Miss Eliza Eaton Of
Orleans took up "Some Laws Per-
tanning to Vermont Women" Miss
Eliza Pease Of SwantOn took up the
subject, "Woman's Suffrage Neces-
sary for the Enforcement of Law
and the Election of Clean Men to the
LEGISLATURE" A paper on "Woman's
Ballot Necessary to Promote the
Prosperity, Peace and Power of Our
Nation" prepared by Miss Clemma
Seaver, was read by Clara DwineIl:
The Thursday evening session
opened with an organ and piano dU-
ct by Misses LothrOp and Wilson.
The vested choir sang an anthem ana
Rev. r. A. Hamilton led the deVo-
+ionaI exercises. Mrs. Hanson Of
Barton gave q fine reading and Mrs.
H. B. Corliss of Derby Line sang
"The Ninety and Nine" in a very
beautiful manner.
Rev. VIM. Shaw Of St. JOhnsbUry
delivered an able address, having for
a subject, "a Modern Crusade" He
said the crusade Of intenperance
must be met by law, and that law IS
simply crystallized public opinion.
The modern crusade is patriotic
movement. The three institutions,
home, school and church stand for
the highest and best, and each must
play it's own part in order that this
crusade may be successful. The liquor
traffic is a friend of all impurity and
lawlessness. The time is past when
men in political circles are dominated
by men engaged in the liquor traffic.
This traffic is never an asset but al
WAYS and everywhere a liability.
When we are asked to conserve on
food, we have a right to demand that
the supply of grain now used Tor
LIQUOR be conserved also. We must
have q sober people to finance the
Liberty loan and we must have sober
men in the trenches. German auto
cracy and American democracy must
fight out this war. He closed with a
beautiful tribute to the w. c. 7. ..
and it's founder, Frances E. Willard.
Mrs r. P. Webster Of Barton sang a
beautiful solo at the close Of the ad-
dress.
Friday mornings session was
LARGELY given over to the election Of
officers, who are as follows: Presi-
dent, Mrs. NJ. L. Pearson, Orleans;
corresponding secretary, Miss Elsie
Pease, SWanton; recording secretary,
Mrs. Ellen 3. Turner, St. JOhnsbury;
treasurer, Miss L. Grace Prior, Nor
risville; list vice president, Mrs. A.
F. Smith, Manchester Center; %
vice president, Mrs. Emily AIbee,
Barnet.
The afternoon session was rich in
music, there being two selections by
the White Ribbon Quartette, The
Victory Song" by Mrs. R. P. Webster
Grace Donaldson and Miss Dale
Whipple and a chorus song. by over
100 school children. Mrs. F. J. Kin
ney rendered a beautiful solo, &C
companying herself on the autoharp.
Miss Lillian Findlay, with her class
of third grade children, gave a very
interesting model temperance lesson,
showing the use of the temperance
chart, placed in the schools
Mrs. c.. E. Smith Of Wells River
read most instructive paper on,
"'The Appeal of the Child" She
gave many facts relating to the work
of children in factories and mills.
She said the child labor problem
would be much simplified if the sa-
loon could be be abolished through1out
the land. The public is altogether
too Indifferent regarding this momen-
Rev. r. A. Hamilton of Orleans
gave a splendid address on Some So
cial Trends in Wartime" Great
Britain's working men are better
paid and better fed than ever before,
he said. The whole social life of
Great Britain, according to Mr.. Ham
ilton, is changed and we shall profit
by their example. Men with the most
money are coming to bear the heav1-
est burden, which is as it should be.
The one outstanding social problem is
the drink problem.
Friday evening the church was fill
ed to it's utmost capacity, for the
closing session. The audience was
disappointed in not hearing Gov. Ora
ham, but listened to many good
things nevertheless. The White Rib
bon quartette gave two selections and
Miss Marie Darling Of Orleans sang
a pleasing solo. The address of the
evening was given by Mrs. Emma
Rowland of Boston on DIVISIONS and
Victorv.n She said, We are living in