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Henry Withington (search for this): chapter 19
Joseph James, Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1847-8.Mrs. Caleb Stetson. 1849.Mrs. George Fuller. 1850-1.Mrs. Luther H. Angier. 1852-5.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1856-1898.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. Vice-Presidents. 1846-8.Mrs. George Fuller. 1849-51.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1852.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1853.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1854-5.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. 1856-8.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1859-1865.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1866-1873.Mrs. George Richardson. 1874-84.Mrs. Albert C. Rogers. 1885-95.Mrs. George Mrs. Henry Withington. 1854-5.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. 1856-8.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1859-1865.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1866-1873.Mrs. George Richardson. 1874-84.Mrs. Albert C. Rogers. 1885-95.Mrs. George Richardson. Secretaries. 1846.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1847.Miss Mary R. Bishop, Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1848.Miss C. M. Blake. 1849.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1850.Mrs. Silas F. Wild. 1851.Miss Susan E. Withington. 1852-3.Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1854.Mrs. B. T. Clark. 1855.Mrs. B. T. Clark. Mrs. Geo. T. Goodwin, pro tem. 1856-1875.Mrs. John Brown. 1876-1895.Mrs. William H. Burrell. Treasurers. 1846.Mrs. Milton Fuller. 1847-50.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1851.Mrs. Caroline Chase. 1852-3.Mr
December 23rd, 1845 AD (search for this): chapter 19
reat reform brought into being the Female Union Temperance Society, which continued its organization for fifty-two years. Mrs. James 0. Curtis, the first secretary, recorded, Several ladies of Medford met at a room in the house of Mrs. W. Peake on Friday eve, Dec. 12, 1845, for the purpose of forming themselves into a society to promote the cause of temperance. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. C. Stetson. Mrs. Doctor Fuller was chosen Moderator. The constitution was adopted December 23, 1845. It defined the objects of the society as follows: 1st, to promote the cause of temperance by procuring lecturers, and by such other methods as may from time to time be adopted. 2d, to encourage those who have abandoned intemperate habits by affording relief in certain cases to their suffering families. The members pledged themselves to abstain wholly from intoxicating drinks, to discountenance the use of them in the Community and to purchase nothing whatever at stores or shops wh
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rs. Caleb Stetson. 1849.Mrs. George Fuller. 1850-1.Mrs. Luther H. Angier. 1852-5.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1856-1898.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. Vice-Presidents. 1846-8.Mrs. George Fuller. 1849-51.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1852.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1853.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1854-5.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. 1856-8.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1859-1865.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1866-1873.Mrs. George Richardson. 1874-84.Mrs. Albert C. Rogers. 1885-95.Mrs. George Richardson. Secretaries. 1846.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1847.Miss Mary R. Bishop, Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1848.Miss C. M. Blake. 1849.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1850.Mrs. Silas F. Wild. 1851.Miss Susan E. Withington. 1852-3.Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1854.Mrs. B. T. Clark. 1855.Mrs. B. T. Clark. Mrs. Geo. T. Goodwin, pro tem. 1856-1875.Mrs. John Brown. 1876-1895.Mrs. William H. Burrell. Treasurers. 1846.Mrs. Milton Fuller. 1847-50.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1851.Mrs. Caroline Chase. 1852-3.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1854-1898.Mrs. Ira Barker.
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rs. Caleb Stetson. 1849.Mrs. George Fuller. 1850-1.Mrs. Luther H. Angier. 1852-5.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1856-1898.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. Vice-Presidents. 1846-8.Mrs. George Fuller. 1849-51.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1852.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1853.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1854-5.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. 1856-8.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1859-1865.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1866-1873.Mrs. George Richardson. 1874-84.Mrs. Albert C. Rogers. 1885-95.Mrs. George Richardson. Secretaries. 1846.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1847.Miss Mary R. Bishop, Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1848.Miss C. M. Blake. 1849.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1850.Mrs. Silas F. Wild. 1851.Miss Susan E. Withington. 1852-3.Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1854.Mrs. B. T. Clark. 1855.Mrs. B. T. Clark. Mrs. Geo. T. Goodwin, pro tem. 1856-1875.Mrs. John Brown. 1876-1895.Mrs. William H. Burrell. Treasurers. 1846.Mrs. Milton Fuller. 1847-50.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1851.Mrs. Caroline Chase. 1852-3.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1854-1898.Mrs. Ira Barker.
January 3rd, 1846 AD (search for this): chapter 19
e was amended in 1851, by introducing except as a medicine after the abstinence clause. The charter list contained the names of one hundred of the best known matrons and young ladies in the town, representing all churches and all walks of life. The work of charity for reformed inebriates was immediately begun, and courses of lectures were carried on during the four succeeding winters, Rev. Mr. Bosworth, the young and popular minister of the Baptist Church, delivering the first one, January 3, 1846. The Mystic Vocalists furnished music. At the April meeting, 1846, after a lecture, a moderator was chosen, and several gentlemen spoke upon the subject of approbating a certain individual in town to sell rum, which had been done by the Selectmen. In the same month a mass meeting was held, and the following resolution adopted. That inasmuch as the traffic in intoxicating liquors is the direct cause of a large proportion of the poverty, crime and wretchedness in the community, it
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cause. Officers. Presidents. 1846.Mrs. Joseph James, Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1847-8.Mrs. Caleb Stetson. 1849.Mrs. George Fuller. 1850-1.Mrs. Luther H. Angier. 1852-5.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1856-1898.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. Vice-Presidents. 1846-8.Mrs. George Fuller. 1849-51.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1852.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1853.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1854-5.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. 1856-8.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1859-1865.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1866-1873.Mrs. George Richardson. 1874-84.Mrs. Albert C. Rogers. 1885-95.Mrs. George Richardson. Secretaries. 1846.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1847.Miss Mary R. Bishop, Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1848.Miss C. M. Blake. 1849.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1850.Mrs. Silas F. Wild. 1851.Miss Susan E. Withington. 1852-3.Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1854.Mrs. B. T. Clark. 1855.Mrs. B. T. Clark. Mrs. Geo. T. Goodwin, pro tem. 1856-1875.Mrs. John Brown. 1876-1895.Mrs. William H. Burrell. Treasurers. 1846.Mrs. Milton Fuller. 1847-50.Mrs. Timot
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interest is manifested in the cause. Officers. Presidents. 1846.Mrs. Joseph James, Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1847-8.Mrs. Caleb Stetson. 1849.Mrs. George Fuller. 1850-1.Mrs. Luther H. Angier. 1852-5.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1856-1898.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. Vice-Presidents. 1846-8.Mrs. George Fuller. 1849-51.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1852.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1853.Mrs. Henry Withington. 1854-5.Mrs. Samuel Joyce. 1856-8.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1859-1865.Mrs. Timothy Cotting. 1866-1873.Mrs. George Richardson. 1874-84.Mrs. Albert C. Rogers. 1885-95.Mrs. George Richardson. Secretaries. 1846.Mrs. James O. Curtis. 1847.Miss Mary R. Bishop, Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1848.Miss C. M. Blake. 1849.Mrs. Ebenezer Waterman. 1850.Mrs. Silas F. Wild. 1851.Miss Susan E. Withington. 1852-3.Miss Ann E. Perkins. 1854.Mrs. B. T. Clark. 1855.Mrs. B. T. Clark. Mrs. Geo. T. Goodwin, pro tem. 1856-1875.Mrs. John Brown. 1876-1895.Mrs. William H. Burrell. Treasurers. 1846.Mrs. Milt
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1869. She is spoken of as Our oldest member and one of the first to put her name to the Constitution. Mrs. Samuel Joyce and Mrs. Ira Barker were charter members and continued in active service as long as the society existed. Mrs. Joyce was elected president in 1856 and held the position for over forty years. In March, 1874, her birthday was celebrated for the first time by the society, and thereafter, every year while she was able to receive her friends, the occasion was a gala day. In 1870, the twenty-fifth anniversary of the society was celebrated, and Mrs. Ira Barker read an historical sketch. In 1895, the fiftieth anniversary was held at the house of the aged president and is the last recorded meeting of the association. The secretary, Mrs. Burrell, reported, A few that were at the commencement of our society and have through all these years done what they could [were present] and now though the hair is white and the eyes need assistance the same interest is manifested in
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een given for the suppression of the sale of intoxicating drinks, and if we have failed it is not our fault. . . . Let us hope for a law to do what we cannot do. The society revived with a moderate membership and held its own, encouraging temperance work and organizations, doing general charity and patriotic work until one by one the members were called to Come up higher. Mrs. James O. Curtis continued her work, generally as an officer, until her death in 1858. Mrs. Ruth Osgood died in 1869. She is spoken of as Our oldest member and one of the first to put her name to the Constitution. Mrs. Samuel Joyce and Mrs. Ira Barker were charter members and continued in active service as long as the society existed. Mrs. Joyce was elected president in 1856 and held the position for over forty years. In March, 1874, her birthday was celebrated for the first time by the society, and thereafter, every year while she was able to receive her friends, the occasion was a gala day. In 1870,
December 12th, 1845 AD (search for this): chapter 19
Galen James, James O. Curtis and others were leaders in the crusade against liquor sellers. The Washingtonian Movement, so called, had between 1840 and 1845 found many supporters all over the country, and a desire to help in the great reform brought into being the Female Union Temperance Society, which continued its organization for fifty-two years. Mrs. James 0. Curtis, the first secretary, recorded, Several ladies of Medford met at a room in the house of Mrs. W. Peake on Friday eve, Dec. 12, 1845, for the purpose of forming themselves into a society to promote the cause of temperance. The meeting was called to order by Mrs. C. Stetson. Mrs. Doctor Fuller was chosen Moderator. The constitution was adopted December 23, 1845. It defined the objects of the society as follows: 1st, to promote the cause of temperance by procuring lecturers, and by such other methods as may from time to time be adopted. 2d, to encourage those who have abandoned intemperate habits by affording reli
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