Weekly Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1919-1920, 1919-10-29
MClD0ES GIRL
WINS IN THE
MEDAL CONTEST
w. c. 7. u. Convention
Closes Its Sessions
Friday Night

The third day of the State w. c
T. U. convention at Grace Methods
church in st. Johnsbury has brough
more delegates and visitors than an!
previous sessions and the convention
closes tonight with an address by
Mrs Ella A. Boole of Brooklyn, vict
president-at-large of the national or
ganization and most eloquent
speak.
Friday mornings session opened
with prayer by Mrs. Denny. The sec
rotary, Mrs. Barney, then read greet
ings from the Massachusetts, w. G.
:. U. who have been holding. Their
convention in Springfield, and from
the presidcat Of the National organ
ization, Mrs. Anna A. Gordon. Mrs.
S. X. Husc followed with paper on
the reconstruction work Of the local
unions. State pledges were then re-
ceivcd and nearly $3.50 was subscrib-
ed. This was followed by five minute
addresses by the county presidents as
follows: Mrs. Mannum from Addison
county; Mrs. A. F. Smith from Ben
nington county; Mrs. Barney from
Franklin county; Mrs. M. II. Goss,
from Caledonia county; Mrs. Taggart
from Orange county: Mrs. Pearson
from Orleans county; Mrs. Denny
from Washington county; Mrs. Sar-
,ron+ fro,,, M'indcor co1nty
Mrs. S. X. Husc read paper on
moral education and then the presi-
dent Of the convention presented
Mrs. Ella A. Boole of Brooklyn, vice
president at large Of the national o.
ganization, who spoke briefly.
The officers were elected just be-
fore the noon hour and are as fol
lows: President, Mrs. Minnie L..
Pearson, Orleans; corresponding sec
rotary, Mrs. Elsie P. Barney, Swan
ton; recording secretary, Mrs. c. a..
Smith, Wells River; treasurer, Mrs.
w. l.. Archer. Rutland; auditor, DR..
Mary X. Sherburne, Rutland.
Mrs. Pearson was elected with the
understanding that she should have
a six months rest from her official
duties and in that time the duties Of
her Office would be performed by the
corresponding secretary.
A pleasing feature of the afternoon
session was the presentation to the
state president, Mrs. Pearson, Of a
beautiful bouquet of flowers. The
presentation Gpeech was made by
Mrs. Elsie Harvey, president Of the
st. Johnsbury union.
The register shows the following
ladies present.
State Officers: Mrs. Minnie L..
Pearson, Orleans; Mrs, Elsie P. Bar-
ney, Swanton; Helen M. Wellman,
Burlington; Ruth G. Barr, Green's
boro; Mrs. Charles l.. Smith, Wells
River; Mrs. M. X. Fairbanks, West
Burke; Miss Helen Eastman, Wells
River; Mrs. S. X. Husc, Sutton.
County Officers: Mrs. L. M. Den
ny, Montpelier; Mrs. A. T.. Smith,
Manchester Center; Mrs. +. u. Tag
CART, Newbury; Mrs. Nellie s. Man
UNI, Bristol; Mrs. M. H. Goss, st.
Johnshury; Mrs. G. l.. LaFrancc,
Mrs. W. l.. Archer, Rut-
land; Mrs Pearl Keller, Coventry;
Miss Louise Ray, st. Johnsbury; Mrs.
Mabel l.. Dcnsmorc, Norwich; Mrs.
w. o. Spear, Burlington; Bertha c.
Kellogg, Plainfeld; Mrs. Martha S.
Watson, Montpelier.
Delegates: Mrs. A. Il. Montgom-
cry, East Hardwick; Mrs. A. B. Lam
don. Milton: Mrs. J. A. Proctor, Rut-
land; Mrs. J. X. Herbert, st. Johns
bury; Sarah E. Mayhem, st. Johns
bury Center; Mrs. A. f. True, New
port; Mrs. Rollo A. Hamilton, Or
leans; Della E. Thompson, Morris
Vile; Mrs. Olive l.. Schoppe, Canaan;
Mrs. Carrie S. Johnson, Woodstock;
Mrs. Laura F Kezer, Rochester; Miss
Dorothy Smcad, Rochester; Mrs. J.
A. Hunt, Derby Line; Mrs. J. W. Gill
lis, Danvillc; Mrs. Emma c. Kendall
East Barnet; Mrs. Lizzie c. Kendall,
East Barnet; Mrs. B. A. Mcconnell,
Derby Line; Katherine Oderkirk, st.
Johnsbury; Lura M. Gilfillan. Barnet;
Bertha c. Kellogg, Plainfeld; Anna
A. Cummings, Montpelier; Mrs. Ed
it'll Whitcomb, Norwich; Mrs. w. c.
Hoag, Burlington.
Visitors: Emily l.. Albee, Barnet;
Katherine E. Zwecker, East Corinth;
Helen G. Burdick, Danville; Mrs.
Mary McGill, East Barnet; c. P.
Kellogg, Plainfeld; Mrs. ]. C.l
French, Burlington; Mrs. Mabel C.l
Jones, Waterbury; Mrs. Myra B.
Lord, Boston; Mrs. Alvin w. Flint,
St. Johnsbury; Mrs. A. H. Gleason,
St. Johnsbury; Mrs. Harriet Brewer,
st. Johnsbury Center,
Thursday afternoon session opened
with prayer by Miss Ball after which
Rev. F. E. Davidson of Derby was
presented to the convention and made
4 few remarks. Most of the after
noon was spent in listning to the re-
ports of superintendent as follows:
Miss Helen Eastman;
medal contest, Mrs. l.. F.. Kezer;
scientific temperance instruction for
county, Mrs. Bertha G.
Kellogg; physical culture, Mrs. M. X.
Fairbanks; press work, Mrs. S. K.
Huse; Sabbath observance and Mem
orial day, Mrs. l.. M. Bush; evangeei
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