The Portland daily press., 1885-10-03
w. c. T. U.
Minor Officers Elected and the Reso-
Iutlons Adopted.

The executive committee, with other mem
bers of the Union, met at o'clock yesterday
forenoon to perfect some unfinished business.
The members spent season in devotional
exercises, Mrs Trott of Bath presiding.
After the service Mrs. Stevens, the president,
called for the report of the committee on the
constitution and bylaws. Certain changes
were voted upon, and the report was ac-
cepted. A few other items of business
having been attended to, the committee ad
jOurned.
We append the following list of subor-
dinate officers elected.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Androscoggin-Mrs Wesley Blanchard
Aroostook-Mrs G. T. A. johnson, Presque
Isle; Miss Julia Ward Houlton.
Cumberland-Miss o. N. Beckett Portland.
Eranklin-Mrs. Daniel Beedy, Pennington.
HaneOck-Miss Lizzie Emery, BuckspoFt.
r. Kennebec-Mrs. G. f. Ware Gardiner.
>fSnOx-Mrs. A. G. Hills, Jr Union.
LincoiE-Mrs. H. N Osgood Newcastle.
0xford%Mrs.cIS H. Stickney, East Brownaeld.
PenObscOt-NIrs. S. j. pickard, Bangor.
Piscataqus-Miss S. Ellen Jackson, Foxcroft.
Somerset-Mrs. L. w. Weston, SkOwhegan;
Mrs Samuel Bunker, North Anson.
SagadahOc-Mrs Alice Blasdell Bath.
Waldo-Mrs. W. H. Burril Miss A. A. Hicks,
Belfast.
Washington-Mrs Bridges. Pembroke
sUPERINTENDENTs OF DEPARTMENTS.
Temperance Literatnre-Mrs. H. N. osgood,
Newcastle
Sunday School work-Mrs. W. H. stickney.
Juvenile Work Mrs Newell, South windham
z Legislative WOrk-Mrs. L. NJ. n. Stevens,
Scientific Work in sehools-Mrs. W. C. spauld-
ing, Caribou.
Bible Reading and Evangelstic work-Mrs. H.
~ Jones, East Winthrop
Influencing the Press-Mrs c. W. Porter, Old
town.
For Securing Cooperation of Home and Foreign
Missionary SOeieteS-MiSs Abbie Leavitt, Port
land.
Unfermented wine-Mrs. II. F. Crocker Port
land.
Prison and Jail work-Mlss Abbie Leayitt,
Portland.
Hygenc Reform and Heredty-Dr L. M.whit-
more, Waterville.
Reformatory Prison and Unfortunate Women
Mrs F. A. Pike, Calais.
Flower MiSsion-MiSs X. M. Lord, Kennebunk.
Department of Soldiers and Sailors-Miss Cor
nelia Dow, Portland.
Observance of the Sabbath-Mrs H. P. Adams,
Work for Lumbermen-Mrs. FELTON,.
- Kindergarten Department-Mrs. Geo. s. Hunt,
Fairs-Mrs Bridges, Pembroke.
The following resolutions were unanimous
ly adopted;
Resolved, That the most hearty thanks Of this
convention be extended to the committee Of tho
State street church for the use Of their church,
ful flowers and notices, making the place Of
gathering so attractive and inviting; to the citi
zens of the city of Portland for their generous
and abundant Hospitality; to the Y. NJ. C. A. for
their rooms on the evening of the reception; to
the Orpheus Orchestra; to the choir and TO the
eornetists, iMr. and Mrs. f. "A. Bent and Miss Lena
Reynolds. for their inspiring music; 10 the rail
road and steamboat officials and to the horse car
companies for free passage to the children to the
newspapers Of the city for their full and accurate
reports and to all who have in any way contr-
buted to the success of this pleasant dpr0ft-
able meeting of the w. G. T. U.
Resolved, In view of the law, magnanimously
passed at the session of our last Legislature,
granting scientific temperance instruction to all
schools supported by public money, that we make
our utmost endeavor for the enforcement of the
same by appeals to parents for their cooperation
and by a, yigilant oversight Of school committees
ResoIUed, That while we are very grateful for
he amendment t sat q the constitution yet we deeply
stances failed of appointing judges, special con-
stables and other help, in sympathy with the
vented the full benefit which would result from
faithful enforcement of the prohibitory law.
Resotred That we will continue to use every
tuition for women in our State
Resolved That we hear with pleasure of the
formation Of Maine association for the extension
of the franchise to women in accordance with the
principles OF republican government; that the
eminent persons among us who have endorsed
woman suffrage the attitude of majority of the
Good Templars, members of oranges and Of our
own organization amply justifes the next Legis-
ldllIe III tAltuulllb 10 us ~ ledSb IOWn anu ulu-
nieipal suffrage to the end that righteousness and
justice and temperance may be established in the
earth
Resolved, Seeing with profound grief the alarm
ing increase of Sabbath desecration In our midst
and believing that this leads to drunkenness and
other vices therefore be 1t
Resolued That the members of the Woman's
Christian Temperance Union of Maine will, with
all the powers God has given them, oppose what
ever tends to prevent keeping holy the Sabbath
day.
ReSOlved That We extend to the press in our
State who have opened their columns to our
cause our sincere thanks hoping for Continued
and increased favors in the future.
Resolved, That we will keep organizers In the
held to form new societies and strengthen the
old unions, and we recommend that they receive
some compensation from the State in addition to
| the collections at the public meetings.
Resolved, That State headquarters established
and comfort of our work.
OF the law to reach the manufacture and sale Of
cider, we recommend that especial effort be made
among farmers, and farmers organizations, to
discourage the same by circulating among them
readings on its evil effects
Reso!eed, That believing in the perniclous lnfiu-
ence OF impure literature, will make earnest
and increasing effort for the suppression Of this
evil.
Resolved That the W. c. T. u of Maine be-
lieves it to be its duty to expose the conviction II
chershes that prohibition is the living issue Of the
day beyond all other issues and that the voters,
who by their ballots indicate their loyalty to pro
hibition and to its enforcement upon election days
as well as on all other days In the year, have our
high appreciation and our hearty thanks.
Resotved, That we remember with thankfulnesS,
prayer and blessing, our dear Mrs Leavitt, who
has undertaken to grid the world with the knowl-
edge and love of w. c. T. U. work.
RESOLVED, That in view of the important position
which physicians occupy, and the great influence
which they WELD, it Is resolved to ask their ear
nest cooperation with us.
RESOLVED That believing that the liquor traf1c
is the greatest barrier TO the success of the gospel
we pray that persistent efforts may be put forth
to more heartily enlist the sympathy of the
church in every branch Of temperance work.
The following resolution, presented by the
minority, in place of the 18th resolution,
presented and passed by the majority, was
ordered printed:
ReSolved That the voters who, by their ballots
indicate their loyalty to the temperance cause
upon election day as well as all other days Of the
year, have the high appreciation and hearty
| thanks of the W. c. I. U. Of Maine.