Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-10-22

The president announced thst Miss Eva
Parcher, secretary of the Worlds Fair
managers in Maine. would address the CON
vention on the morning of Thursday on the
subject Of the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Mary FL. Hunt Of Massachusetts
arrived on the afternoon train, delayed by
40 sceidsnt, so that che could not address
them as esriy in the day as was hoped.
Her subject WAS Temperance Instruction
in Schools" In this it is her custom to
distribute among the audience series OF
questions that the members may ask her in
regard to use Of proper tex. books in the
school on the subject OF temperance. Ia
tais dilemma she called upon the presi-
dent, Mrs. Stevens to personste the chair
man of school board that was using the
wrong text books on this subject Mrs.
Hunt commended that the term physiology
in connection With the law requiring tenn
perance instruction in the schools simply
means that they thall contain enough of
phy siology as shall be ineligible to the
classes tina. it lie wished to reach Many of
the texI books treat of the subject in either
sn incomplete manner or else obscure the
sui jscs desired by such terms and phrases
be can not be understood by the
smaller scholars. Mrs. Hunt has
Lad the revision Of many works Of
this class to adapt them to the work. The
speaker said thst she wished to impress
upon their minds the absolute necessity, in
order TO overthrow the drink traffic, that
the prohibitory law must be impressed on
the intellect and through this upon the
heatt sud will of the Individual The
questions and answers brought out by Mrs.
Stevens and the speaker were of much in
terest and importance to all in any way
desircus Of promoting this feature of tenn
persnce work.
Mrs. Hunt said that an expert artist has
been sent TO the hospitals and the dissecting
rooms TO make charts showing the diff
ference between the organs in a normal
condition ard the organs that are in an alb
normal condition by reason Of the action of
ale Jhol ard tobacco. These charts are to
be sent cut through the W. c. 7. U. to
every school dstric. in the land.
All the different features of the difficult
ties that are liable to arse in securing the
CO operation of the local school boards in
putting in the proper text b.oks was gone
over very satisfactorily and in an entertain
ing manner. The question of whether the
Union ought to secure an amendment 10
the present law relating to the scientific
temperance instruction in schools came up
md Mrs Hunt said she would advocate it.
Mrs S.eveus said that che believed there
was a penalty implied in the law already as
any tsacher refusing to teach these required
studies could not legally draw salary. Ad-
jlurnment was had TO 80 P. NJ.
Evening Session.
The auditorium of the church was we'll
filed with the audience in attendance on
the evening exercises. the leading feature
of which was the address Of Mrs. Mary Il.
Hunt, who spoke in the afternoon on an
other phase Of the same subject, Temper
arce Instruction, the Hope Of the Temper
auce Cause"
At the opening OF the evening session,
Mise Aida Mehau of Thomsston with very
fitting remarks presented from Mrs. Ssr-
gent of Sargentville TO the president, Mira.
Stevens, a beautiful bouquet of choice
roses tied with The emblematicsl white
ribbon.
Mrs. Hunt the speaker of the evening.
has won a world wide reputation for the
uutiring aud successful efforts she has put
forth 10 the different states OF the Union in
the work of introducing temperance iDstruc-
ton into the public schools. She will be re-
membered as the les3ipg worker before the
Maine Legislature in securing the passage
OF the present lsw relating to this subj sct.
The success of her t # ITS will be seen from
the fact that she has beeu instrumental in
securing the adoption Of similar law in So
states. sill the territories and the District of
Columbs. It is impossible to give full
odI Tho
leading ides OF the address was the rels-
ton to cur covers mens of the instruction
Of the children in the evil, arising
from the use of intoxicants and narcotics
What the American republic is TO do with
alcohol is the great question which so
largely depends upon the proper education
of out children. She established her ar
gumeufs or undenisble statistics. In 1864
the tax on distilled Ign was 1922 900 900
az in 1889. 1913 COO. 900. Tnere had in
that tins b zen IN eight fold increase in the
consumption OF liquors, and only q
four-fold Increase in the POPULATION. The
voters want to drink. Eleven years after
the landing of the Pilgrims they estab she
distillery here, not because they we're
vicious or immoral, but because they were
ignorant of the evils from the use of strong
drink. Ten years ago she first wentso YER
m mt to plead for q scientific temperance
instruction law, aud this was the f1tst state
to pas. this law The speaker then
enumerated the different ststes in the order
they had adopted the law, recounting her
Isb,rs among thsm to secur, this end
There are now from 1900. 900
to Is 100000 children supposed to
be recelvtng instruction under
this law bat they are not deriving full
benefit fr N it as they sre not in many in
stances aft lrdsd the proper text books.
S 4e laid great stress 90 his work there was
for the Msine union to DO in this respect.
The mater Of immigration came in for q
share of the speakers attention and she
a-rsizned the immigration laws Of this
country.
The president calling on Mrs. Bsrskst,
that lady responded briefly bus most peril
nently. She sxid her position remr ded her
the stor, of two men very drunk going
home enc night, who got into . dispute as
to whether The moon vas the sun or the
nioen, snd third man, very drunk, coming
alobs they referred is to him He begged
to be excused IS he wss 4 stranger 10 those
parts She wss q stranger bat she should
speak the next evening on the sub scs of i'm
mig s'io1 sbd its evils She wanted to know
who was the mos: to blame, the poor for
e-g er or the Am ,ric IN peoplef The
A men .aus xese to busy getting money.
thu rost of all evil, TO take proper heed Of
,bei- country. She hoped when they Ali
1t rich they would care m,re fw their
eouatry aad not b. 80 lszJ in dealing with
inis a istiou
Dariog the everil g the q1srtes rendered
rome very pleasing aud soi.sbls selections,
amor the m being Bands Of r bbon White
Arou ID the World" Seeking for Man, -
For God nd Home and Native Land
The evening exercises were appreciated by
the rsest su Hence thst has thus far A.
trud ID the convention.
Convention Notes.
Mr.. BM.kss ~ert to ,,Hslloweli We'd
rps5.y sfsraoon and spoke to the so girls
oi tie Industrial School ct two O'clock
Mis- Elizabeth Y. Yates 10 prevented by