The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1891-11-19
A Week Of Conventions.

n Ntth VI OOlV6utlOuS,
Lat week was a week of COM cnion> and
50 numerous were they, . protracted in their
session, and }oIuminous in their reports. that
it i out Of the question 10 report 4 single one
Of them, even in outline. Three OF these con
ycntiou> Were held by women the Non-Par-
ti>an W. q. r. T., in Brooklyn, y. \ 2. and the
WORLDS and the National W. {. I. L. in Bos-
ton. The National President Miss f. J. Phin-
ncH, Of Cleveland, ohio, presided at the first
named convention; Mrs. Anna Sargent Hunt.
OF Augusta, responded to the address of vel
come ana among the delegates from Maine
We're Mrs. +. 4. ID. burlington, of Belfast,
and Mrs. I. II. Beale, of Augusta. They re-
port the convention as one Of great interest
and proit to all in attendance. In his address
at the opening session Rev. Thee. l.. Guy Ter,
Of Brooklyn said:
The potency OF woman i tremendous. be-
leNa that thi> most thoroughly live organiza-
tl9n VIII yet spread throughout all the land.
Standing A. you do beside the hearth and in
the home. all Won need to do is to educate the
cauntrl on the great question. | rust that all
yol 'to IN this city viii tend to the establish
mtit OF the work. | have no thought of saw
IN htart 7lla ,-,,,,i.,. ff ~ ,J..,. ~ H.
drink traffic asrendeth ,iay and night. And
VIZ organization has done more to pluck
i,ti rf I,.II' - ''''ti - "'ne'' ~
nj the press. the pulpit ID ali that lieth in Won
~ extend the effort This cause, born III
-5m't.? - ,f netef ,le ~ AllltIiga- ''uI
our ctyeru~ it. graves This tlag will vet float
oEff iana delivered from the greatest curse
fl1t.i d lttt1 I t.I.
" '' x 'it'.'1 - "unI'nitt wv presS YOU ~
temperance labor. You LONE your rIill]ren
your home 'Gd your God. May there be
IL, ,'. S!'i It ~ 4",l' ~ nay brooh-
your pre,enr.
be Worlds W. T. ii. convention in Bos-
ton occupied two DAYS Lai> Henry Somerset.
Of England. wa> the ronsricuou, feature at
thi> gathering a. AT the >ucreedir, National
convention. in Which however she shared the
hanar~ with Mis-, Willard The National con
Nrntion opened ut fremont Temple the morn
in- n My 18TH, continuing through the re-
maindr u the week and over sunday. Miss
Willard in her annual address paid gloW Ing
tfHte 70 the individual and collective work
"i me members, II is said that the address in
~ W0u' occupy - newspaper columns, and
Nil, NiHad mereiIuy retrained from read
n- il ail She touched lightly on politics. but
some Of the SPEAKERS were les rharv. Rev,
Anna Shaw >aid Those who say we are
ICING away from our first principles in becom-
~ politicians ar. lahorjng under :. great mis-
tahe. >ht CLOSED it'll a Eeremptory demand
for WomH >Ilfs4e. MAY or Mathews, of Bos-
t"i., ana Governor Russell, Of Mas achu>ett>
were Invited bat sent letters expressing regret
at thtiY inability IL he pr sent Vigorous ana
Ion- continued kissing followed the reading Of
the~e letters, amt The Boston Herald in par
utNar t"oh -ftai umhra2e At what it cnnsid-
tfod thI~ hdj2nitl ID emo,ratic officials 1t
a+-l sound fault VIII the convention for sing
iu- Cr19 Save the Queen 81 freauprtIy ana
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- 4 'i''' -
tHlh'h- -'Nl me W. G /. /. VIII iud II very
theN viii not try AL the third days session
Nil. Ku4l,a1l III Maine n.tio,,,I .,,,,,i,to,
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