New Britain herald., 1921-03-02
MRS. GLADDEN. AGAIN
LEADER OF ". c. T.U.
Mrs. ]. c. GilChreeSt Elected Cor
responding Secretary at Annual


elected president OF the New Britain
w. c. T. u, at the annual meeting
which took place yesterday afternoon
ut tho Methodist church parlors
Various reports incidental to the an
nual meeting were read and approved
and Mrs. A. J. Carr, who rendered
solos, was presented with a bouquet
by her friends She Is to soon move
to West Haven. All OF the other OIL
GERS were reelected with the excep-
ton of Mrs. J. c. Gilchreest who was
elected to the position of correspond
ing secretary. The officers, aside from
those mentioned above, are: Vice.
president. Mrs. Cora ii. Eddy; record
ing secretary, Mrs. Florence A. Kutz.
and treasurer. Mrs. Charles Shepard.
Financial Report.
Reporting on the finances or the
organization, Mrs. Shepard's state
ment showed n total of s331.SO on de-
post at the Burritt Savings bank,
5000 of which is in Liberty ponds.
Expenditures for the year past to-
tailed s266.94. while the income
amounted to s2e7.I5. Thus. the bal
ance for the year is s30.21. The in
come was derived as follows:
Balance on hand March 1, 1920.
$685.: dues received. SIT; Free VIII
and Jubilee Fund. $3.50; collections,
s12.21: proceeds from rummage sale.
1854: interest on Liberty bonds,
ss.25: gifts, sic.
Review of tho Year.
Mrs. Kutz's report as secretary
gave n comprehensive review OF the
past year. She read:
Last year our hearts were very
tubilant over the adoption of the
eighteenth amendment. and we raised
our voices in thanksgiving to the CIV
err of every good thing, for granting
this great boon to our natlon. IN
October we saw our streets lined with
women privileged to cast their first
vote for president Of the United
States. another wonderful victory. l
hope that every w. c. T. L. woman
will consider her privilege also a duty.
From March Z, 1920, to March L,
1921. fourteen regular and two execu-
tive meetings were held. our union
was we'll represented at the county
convention in October. we sent our
president, Mrs GLADDEN. to the region
al conferences in New York. another
member of the union also attending.
II was n most inspiring conference.
What an uplift to a union IL more OF
ira members would attend these con-
ferences. They would bring home
with them such a glow of enthusiasm
that IL would be transmitted to every
member with whom they came In
contact doing much towards Mining
our hall to OVERLOOKING each meeting.
The cause OF temperance Is just
as great today as when we were mop
ing and praying for prohibition. We
must strive to keep what we have. l
hone none of us will think that our
| work is done. We will have to hght
while ever this world lasts.
During the year we were ad-
dressed by the Rev. j. l.. Davis OF the
NJ =. church: Mrs Beardsley on equal
suffrage: Miss Blair and Miss Rodgers
| on AUGMENTATION, also Miss Bing-
ham on church problems. Eight of
| our union have been engaged in Am
| ORGANIZATION work, teaching English
| in night or Sunday school. two hun
| drod and thirty-seven hours in all.
| Thirty or more calls have been made.
Al least twenty-five hours have been
4 spent in entertaining foreign people
y in our homes and as many light
| lunches served. Fifty letters or cards
| were sent to our foreign neighbors
and Mics Bliss has given eleven ad-
dresses on characterization.
"Our hearts have been stirred ny
/ the introduction of a measure in the
| senate to repeal Section $50 of the
state statutes requiring tho teaching
Iof the effects OF alcohol and narcotics
in the public schools. and many let
tcrs have gone out in protest. We
| conducted a rummage sale with good
results. L. IT. L. is under way and
we arc looking forward TO good re-
suits along this line. We have an
efficient superintendent in Mrs. Eddy
and many of our unions have shown
nm eagerneas TO assist in the work
We Joined other unions in giving ter
dollars as n mark or appreciation &c
| Mrs. Ellis for her many years OF
faithful service, and we have given
dfty dollars to the hospital fund, also
nifty dollars on our Jubilee apportion'
ment. A very successful institute wa
conducted February "a. and our unior
was well represented.
| Several OF our members have beer
called to the better. Sister Crane
Sister Andrews, Sister Irving"
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