Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1891-04-09

Editor .1nsricdn
10 the kennebec Journal of the 2lst of
March. we read an article entitled 'Brainy
Women in Council, by 5. +. Bcal, which
was So misleading. especially in regard to
our State W. G.. II. l., we think there
must he some mistake, for we cannot be-
lieye the writer would Intentionally mis-
represent or that he journal would willing
ly publish an incorrect report. that would
reflect 10 the ,liscredit of our State Union.
Council held in Washington the writer
says-"Wc were glad we were there from
the good old state Of Maine and did not
feel at al chagrined by the absence of
Maine women" With the printed report of
the First Triennial meeting of the Woman-
National Council before me We read: Il.
NJ. n Stevens represented the Worlds
w. G. T. L.; Hannah J. Bailey represented
the Woman'> Foreign Missionary Union OF
Friehts"--aui that l.. VI. \ Stevens made
the closing PRAYER If the session. Abby VI.
Fulton. NJ. ID Of this city a member of our
local MON, who has just organized one of
the finest womaus clubs in the state, at
tended the council and was made fraternal
delegate; Mr.. Maria Cover Sargent OF Sar-
gcutyjle in this county. who was our first
State Pres also represented our state
aud Elizabeth L. Yates Of Round Pond,
state lecturer on franchise for the w. c.
T. [. and who has no superior in her de-
partment, was also there, and made a
delegate. How could our state be better
represented than by the noble women
whom names appear in the reportt Mrs
l.. NJ. \. Stevens, our State President is to
the white rbboned women OF Maine, what
Frances L. Willard is to the women of the
NbS2nsa nassn saWI u fitted for rshe
President of the W. c. T. L. for the past
eight years with such marked ability that
at the last National convention held in
Atlanta. Maine was awarded the prize
banner given to the state that showed the
largest increase in the number Of Tn
ions during the past year; and this grand
result could only have been achieved by
the indomitable will, untirng zeal and
sc!f-saCriicing spirit of our President
Being possessed of deep religious faith.
she was well qualified to perform the
closing religious exercises of the great
council, and the comments of the city
press proved the selection was wise
Mrs. Hannah J. Bailey of Winthrop.
who has been active in prison reform
and Sabbath observance for the W. c. T.
L., is well and favorably known to the
temperance women of our state, for her
earnest, able and liberal support of all re-
forms for the elevation OF humanity and
proved for the Council titting represen-
tative of the Womans Foreign Missionary
Union of Friends. When we read in the
report that l.. NJ. n. Stevens of Maine.
was made treasurer Of the Council for the
next four years, we think our state was
well represented by five as able women as
can be found in any state in the Union
The report given of the speech Of Mrs NJ
T.. Lease of Kansas, was SO unlike that Of
the reporters for the press, we hardly
recognized it. There are differences of
opinion in regard to what constitutes
true woman. we admit, and it is not the
purpose of this paper to discuss that
question, but we believe that nature has so
well defined the marked characteristics of
the true man and the true woman that no
Legislative enactments will ever obliterate
them. ANN +. GREEDY.
Ellsworth, Me-, March %, 81.