Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-09-25
To the Temperance Women Of Name

In the solemn conviction that duty to
the best interest II the temperance cause
demands the rallyin- ~ the women 81 our
State. who believe.
1t That the Temperance question IS
one that : higher, deeper snd broader
than shy mere part. question, one that
affects III, mora. wei a. the material
Interests II: the people snd should he Kept
above n, plAnc # party politics that tie
grand moral power Of Christian women IS
CiTCum>Cr,He bed when their work : subject
81 II party limitations and that the posi-
zion occupied on this question, by other
temperance snd phtNuthropic societies
the Good lcmplars sons OF Temperance,
the National Temperance Society The
Woman, Relief Corps the Daughters OF
/ Rchckah. the Eastern Star III, Grand
Army ~ the Republic, the Ola Fellows
Ma>ons. 4 q. l. W. knights Of Labor
etc. etc. i the correct attitude
End " hole hearted service il wha; the
/ temperance cause demands In accomplish
In. most for God and humanity sud ihis
cAnno, he given unless luIgmen; sud con
! science Art laui IN hand with etnrt. there
| fore We >Al upon ;hy women Of Maine
NAn cSu lndor>e our platform snd are in
| sympathy VITA non partisan methods in
| temp, rance tr0rt t. Nee; with u al the
| Congregational church in FoIcroft, Ne
Sept 81 aud Oct an p To organize a
| STAT Partisan Wom.n'> Christian
! Temperance Union
On the Maine Central and New Bruos-
w.5k or Canadian Pscitc railroads tick
ei> sill he sold a. one fare for the round
trip Convention proper viii commence
on Wednesday &c; All who expeo: TO
attend Will please send their names ear
" i. possible % Mrs X Il Flynt. Dover
Me
MK> q P.Ji Provisional President,
Fort Fairfield Ne
Mn, FLORENCE PORTER. National
Secretary Literature. pld Town
Mrs. J. Clark Augusta Mrs L W.
Weston Skowhesan Mrs y Fsssendeu
For, Fairfield, Mrs + J M.yo, Foxcrof,;
Mr. Or Porter pid Town; Mis- " Il
King, CsIA!> MIS-. /. ii Taylor. Port
land
Provisional Commit;ee-M pr sew
mnur Calai, Mr. ; Black Cslsi> Mr.
Charles H Vo>c. Forest CITY Mrs. c V.
Hanson, SkowhcgAn; Mrs. + NJ Rollins.
Skowhegan, Mrs. 7 Wus Manson.
Nr. Hsrr;et PuI~ifer Auburn Mrs /
J Thomas Auburn Mr. W W Bolster
Auburn Mrs. Gertrude II uenio. Bangor,
Mr. \ u IL PuI>ifer. WstcrviIlc;
Mr. Matte 4 Dunn Wstervillc
Far; Fa.rnc.t SEP, u l>.1
one the >iGner> = the foregoing call
writes u a. follows
Il j hopcd his cs1 for the MN partisan
convention y I'll he we'll read suI consider
81 no; tbs; temperance women srs expect
a. TO have uo loi.ttcal ideas lnlNiiua,s
cauno; tr Non partisan hut 80 DO effectual
work fog temperance, 40 Organization
should not he Pledged to any party i the
belief II msny women Thi~ society ! to
give such women 8 home and field for
work . 20 speak The following i from
the Leetsto Journal ID regard 10 Mrs J
Ellen Foster 10 he one Of the speakers OF
the Convention in Dover Mrs J Ellen
Foster If Washington. y G.. the famous
wou1sn lawyer and temperance orstor will
lecture 10 Auburn Hsll next SATURDAY.
evening, on Temperance, Mir Foster
i 4 splendid speaker and ha> hsd remsrk-
able career. She began 70 resi lSw with
i oshy In her arms and became 4 success
tGi practitioner in lows She WAS elected
President Of the W c. T L OF that State
Subsequently,. when that orgsuiItion de
seconded into the turbid water. Of politics
and allied Itself with the third party Mrs
Foster severed her connection with Il and
the lows W c. T. L. Withdrew from
membership. In January last Mrs Foster
wss elected National president OF the Non
Partisan W {. T. I. She has done
good work for Temperance and morality
and j. enc Of the most honored women in
the land. A large audience VIII re attract
81 By her great fame. Hon and Mrs W
W Bolster will entertain her while in
Auburn.