The Portland daily press., 1890-10-08
womES's TEMPERANCE UNION.
Inc Proceedings of the Sixteenth
Annual Convention.
interesting Papers Read Before the
Association.

The sixteenth annual convention of the
Maine Woman's Christian Temperance
Union met in the PaysOn Memorial Church
yesterday morning at o'clock. devotional
meeting was held for an hour. led by Lucy
Snow, superintendent of evaDgelistlc WORK.
At 1910 the convention was called to order
by the President Mrs l.. NJ N. Stevens.
Seats were assigned the delegates according
to counties The roll call of the officers was
read nearly all answering to the call. We
give below the names of the state officers:
President-Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Sarah L. Cram.
Recording Secretary Miss Clara M. Farwell.
Assistant Recording Secretary-Mrs. Adelaide
Treasurer-Mrs, E. NJ. Blanchard.
VICE PRESIDENTS.
Androscoggin-Mrs. NJ. X Mabey. Turner.
Aroostook-MTs l.. j. Spaulding, Caribou.
GumbeTanSnMEEs; c0rReia R N: DOW cortland
Hancock-Mrs. j. c. Chilcott, Ellsworth.
Kennebec-Mrs. Hannah T, jenkins, China.
Knox-Mrs r.. 9. Hall, Rockland.
Lncoln-Mrs. Helen Nj. Daggett Waldobnro
0xford-Mrs. Ellen Pierce, Hiram
P Ptla3d;. rs, Annie Y. Curtis Dexter.
bans. '' al
:, sagadahoc-Mrs. Ellen r. Bruce, Bath; Mrs.
Waldo-Miss A. A. Hicks. Belfast.
York-Mrs. S. p. Smith, Cornish
Organizers-Mrs. NJ. ID. Lander, Mrs. ]. B. Hill,
MRS. L. A. snow, Mrs. III. M. Philbrick
Mrs. Runnells of Caribou and Mrs. PeasIee
of Auburn were appointed committee on
credentials.
Mrs. Whitman Sawyer and Mrs. Mcdowell
of Portland, and Mrs. Pierce of Hiram were
appointed committee on courtesies.
The address of welcome was read by Miss
Cornelia M. Dow, as follows;
MISS BOWS ADDRESS.
Madam, President and Friends of the Con-
gents0n:
In the enforced absence of our president
the privilege is permitted me to extend to
you in behalf of the Portland Woman's
Christian Temperance Union most hearty
and cordial welcome to our city and our
homes. We greet you as Christian women
who have learned through the methods of
TINS organization, as never before, the num-
PEERLESS ways in which women filled with the
love OF Christ can reach out to guide the
thoughtless, to uplift the fallen, to save him
or her, who t0ttering on the brink of destruc-
tion needed just this help to regain man or
wwomanhood. We greet you as temperance
Christian women, who until the advance of
thought inaugurated in the crusade days, sat
helpless under the thralldom of the liquor
traffic, the gigantic crime of crimes" but
who, now. since the days of this organiza-
ton, have become potent factors in this
greatest of all reforms.
:, AS workers in this Woman's Christian
Temperance Union we greet you today. A
special welcome would we extend to the
many who have entered our ranks during
the last year. for you have come into this or
Plantation with us to do great work, not
for vain glory, but Sin His Name" who has
called us to the protection of the home
against the saloon and its long train of hor-
rors. Love to Christ, and as result love to
humanity Is the basis of our work. 1t is a
work OF education, of helpfulness to others
which enlarges the life and character of the
worker, work that will not end until the
total suppression of the liquor traffic is &C.
compllshed,, work for eternity. To our
city, to our homes, for the advancement of
this work we welcome you today
In the absence of Mrs. Luce, Mrs. Hub
bard of South Berwick read 1.-THE response on
behalf of the State Union, paying a grace
full tribute to Mrs. Stevens, the honored
president of the W. c. T. u, and to General
Neal Dow, the father of the temperance
movement in Maine.
A letter was read from Mrs. Geo. S. Hunt,
expressing hel grief and regrets that she
was prevented by illness from attending
this meeting.
A quartette, consisting of the following
Methodist clergymeD, Revs. B. c. Went
worth, /. B. Clifford, A. A. Lewis and FL. E.
Frohock, sang very acceptably hymn from
the Gospel hymn book.
The reports of the superintendent of the
different departments was next in order, be-
ginning with Mrs. Jenkins on sailors and
Soldiers" She spoke of the great need of
legislation 30 stop the sale of intoxicants at
Togus. Some of the men who have the
Home in charge are known to be in the in
terest of the liquor traffic. Temperance lit
erature has been distributed among the SOL
diers, and In measure among the sailors.
The benefit of having good reading on long
voyages cannot be estimated.
The Chair then made a few remarks on the
deplorable situation at Togus, where each
one is allowed five glasses of beer day. In
stances were given of men who had drunk
themselves to death. The report was ac-
cepted.
On motion of Mrs. Cram, Miss Evelyn
Simmons was chosen chairman of the mes
sengers with power to choose her assistants.
Rev. D. B. Randall was introduced to the
convention by the Chair.
Mrs. Merritt Of Houlton. read her report
of Work Among the Lumbermen." In re-
viewing the work she found that more liter
AZURE had been distributed than ever before.
Rev. Mr.. Wentworth of Dexter, expressed
his pleasure at meeting the w. C. T. u. and
his sympathy with the work and his convic-
tion that the work is on the increase.
Miss Evelyn Simmons read her report on
) the Flower Mission, showing that although
this work is in its infancy, much good has
already resulted.
On motion of Mrs. Cram, kilograms were
ordered to be sent to the W. G. T. q. of
Richmond, KY. and Rockford, ILL.,, now in
session.
The report of Mrs. Nellie r. Sprague of
Greene, on cooperative Work with this
Society twas read and accepted.
Mrs. Cram presiding, Mrs. Stevens read