The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-11
Complimentary Luncheon in
Rest Room Followed by
Speaking.
ADDRESS GIVEN BY
STATE PRESIDENT
Mrs. Henry Tucker, Local President,
Presides and Local Pastors Make Re-
marks -Brattleboro' Quota Is $500
in Drive for S1,oOo.oOo.

The Brattleboro W. c. T. U. opened
its jubilee campaign, which the ma
tional organization has started to raise
Ia large sum of money in recognition of
its 50th anniversary, with 9. compli-
mentary luncheon last evening at 6
0 clock in the rest room, which mem
bers and a few invited guests attended
Mrs. Henry Tucker, president of the
local chapter, and one of two charter
members of that chapter was seated at
the head of the table and presided as
ltoastmaster. The decorations on the
table were baskets of daffodils and
ferns, artistically arranged, and covers
were placed for 46 persons, who partook
of a delicious luncheon.
| Mrs. Tucker asked Rev. Clark T.
Brownell, pastor of the First Baptist
church, TO invoke the blessing, after
which she spoke word of greeting to
all new members, old members and in
Evited guests present She then intro
ldueed Rev. DR.. H. p. Woodin, pastor of
/ the Centre Congregational church, who
spoke as of one coming from the state
OF Maine, the first state in the Union
to adopt state prohibition, and on the
1.-THE life and work of General Neal Dow,
through whose instrumentality and un-
turing labor that condition was brought
labout. He told how the wife of prom
lnent Maine citizen, who was addicted
to periodical lntemperance, came to
: Neal Dow, young lawyer, and asked
him to try to induce the rumseller not
, to sell her husband any more liquor
The dealer refused to do this. reminding
Mr.. Dow that he had license to sell
Liquor and he proposed to do it. $50
tyou have a license to sell liquor and
lyou support your family by impoverish-
ling Others" said Mr.. Dow with
Gods help we viii change all this. He
went home that night fully determined
to devote his life to suppressing the
liquor traffic. This was the origin of
the "Maine Law the initiation of a
movement which resulted. Jan. 16, 1919,
in the ratification of the 18th amend
5 ment to the federal constitution pro-
ividing for prohibition. DIR. Woodin re-
lferred to General Dow's war record.
adding that he was for time i'm
lprisoned in Libbey prison. He paid
a splendid tribute to Frances Willard,
who was the second national president
of the w. c. I. z. and who devoted her
t life to the work and also to Mrs. Lillian
g NJ. Stevens. who succeeded Miss Will
: lard and who Miss Willard on her death
0 bed appointed to carry on this wonder
n full work.
Y The toastmaster then introduced Mrs
d NJ. L. Pearsons of Orleans, the state
: president. Mrs. Tucker said that six
d Years ago Mrs. Pearsons took the lead
V of the White Ribbon forces in the state
iof Vermont with some timidity and
J, fear, but had proven herself to be a
5 worthy head. Mrs. Pearsons spoke
: very Interestingly on the work of the
e Organization. recalling to the minds OF
), lher audience the good that the order
d had done in the past, and outlining the
e plans by which the national organiza
It tion expects to raise a million dollar,
for its jubilee fund in recognition OF
e the 50th anniversary of the w C. T. L
# There are at the present time half ;
V million members in this country, an6
it is hoped to swell that numbe
= through this drive to an even million
% To this end the members are striving
70 The Brattleboro union is one of th'
> largest in the country and its share o
10 the anniversary is 5000. 1t is deter
!, mined to go cover the top.
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