Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-05-14
SIXTH ANNUAL
County Convention Of the Ken
nebec w. c. 7. Unions
At Gardiner---Good Attendance and
important Work Transacted.
The Situation al HailowcfI Unchanged
Men Full Of Pluck and Courage.

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G,RpiSEH. May l5.-The sixth annual
county convention of Woman's Christian
Temperance Unions Of kennebec county
met at the Highland Avenue Methodist
church to.lay. At 1880 \. NJ. Mrs. I. G.
Ross Of augusta conducted half hour.
devotional service.
! vt L O'Clock the business session Of the
convention was called to order by the vice
( president. Mrs Hannah j. Bailey of Win
/ tiir9p, COMMITTEES on credentials, courte-
( .iez and resolutions were appointed. The
report of the Augusta meeting was read by
} the recording secretary. Mrs. j. +. Wood.
/ The report Of the corresponding secretary
Mr.. Mabel 6. Bailey, was preseuted. II
/ reviewed the work done by the local unions
I AMI from the report the work has been of a
most satisfactory manner.
! The report of the treasurer, Miss Cora
/ L. Pulen, showed receipts TO the amount of
I ~ ~, expenditures. Slj.l5. balance on
/ hand sig i2 The welcome of the city
and the loeal anion was extended by Mrs.
I Blanche VI. Friend IN a most happy matter.
/ Mrs Bale, responded. Mrs. +. \. Bailey
( Of Winthrop read an interesting paper on
/ woman'z work
/ Mrs Collins of Rhode Island, Mrs.
! Springer of I.iyermore Falls, president OF
I the Androscoggin County, W. {. +. t.,
md Rev. j. l.. Munroe Of this city were
/ presented to the convention and received
with the Chatauqua salute They each spoke
briefly on the work of the union, and were
applanded.
I The uooniide PRAYER, one OF the features
of W. c. r. l. work the world over, was
offered at l2 NJ. by Mrs Olive NJ. Tuttle.
Reports from the departments of Evan
gelistc Work. Suppression of Impure Lit
erature and sabbath School Work were pre-
sented by the superintendents. and showed
that much work had been done in all the
local unions.
The committee on credentials reported
the following white ribboners" present as
delegates South China. 5; augusta, I
Y's. China Gardiner, .; Winthrop,
II. Hallowell. j officers and superinten-
dents, u; total. 80. 1t was voted that all
white ribboners present be members of the
convention During the service Rev. j. l.,
Monroe rendered several appropriate musi-
cal selections.
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wIth - minute aev"uohai scr'lct CON
ducted ny MIS-. l. r. springer vi Liver
more faHN. me nominating c"ifhii'ee
then reported AMI The following oiicefs were
elected
President. MFs- j. VI. Nllah, augusta
recording secretary Mrs. j. "oon cor
responding secretary Mr-, NJ IT, Bailey
treasurer Miss Cora l.. Pulien.
Superln'tnaehts 't i''paf'hvn'S-f f'a''-
gellStc work MfS. I. W. " ahS""r'n
'"'lai purify MES Nn"c 'e"N''S :
purity III literature ami ART MfS' oscar
u"i"aH suppression o' impure n'''"'"'' :,
Nrs. ONE NJ. u''le' Saopa,n Sc"ool
Work HfS' !. T. nflseS' S'or"'n ous'',
ahee' ME- lara W, M"h,'ofi' p'"o'
Hlln afbltrAhuh' Mrs' H!ihane,h ~ oo"e,
| influencing ,'e press Mrs; d. r. "ooo
literature MIS-. IL ~ i.na' hSSt'ic re-
i"t'h ann ifett'l'N' N''' ~ "'i s'o', =
Sclthiiir. obstruction ~ scI""l., 'h'ss Eu'iH
! Weeks juvenile work, MIS-. hose u. idT-