The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-12-14

ards Kan. Cam. Fund, 500
Received from Franchise Dept. w.
CT. u, Kan. Cam. Fund, 20. %
Received from Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens,
W.C.p.T. nan. Cam. Fund, 500
Received from Mr.. S. L. O'Brien
and other cornish members,
towards Kan. Cam. Fund. 800
Sundries 100
Total. $160. so
Disbursements.
For use of Advent church at an
nual meeting. $1,000
For other expenses connected Win
annual meeting, 10. 30
penses. $3.50
For K. IF. acc. money pledged by
DEL, 50.0o
nv nam hers ~ 1000
For express on box to Tampa, Fla, 400
For nostaoe maid Cor Sec. 800
Total disbursements, sl25. 95
Mi Nat;o T Rank 2s. 81
Cash On hand 900
Total. $3.50. SO
Respectfully submitted,
Winifred Nelson, Treas.
Mrs. Bailey's annual address was
very able paper full of convincing facts
and arguments. The address opened
with the statement, Never has there
been a year of such marked progress in
the woman suffrage movement as the
last. Women now have full suffrage in
Wyoming, Colorado, New Zealand, Ice
land Isle of Man Jersey Island and Fit
cairn Island and % states give to wom-
en- some form of suffrage"
Other statements We're:
"There are more good than bad women
a hundred to one and the percentage of
good women is far greater than that of
good men. There is hardly any vicious
or depraved influence that derives Its
strength from women"
1t is expected that bill will be pre-
sented to the coming Maine legislature
asking again for municipal suffrage for
women, Petitions for it are now being
circulated"
"In this country four times as many
girls as boys graduate from the common
schools; five girls to one boy graduate
ten times as many boys as girls gradu-
ate from the liquor saloons They give
the BOYS vote and disfranchise the
girls, and then wonder why politics are
corrupt"
1.-The system that DISTINGUISHES more
than one-half of it's citizens is defective
in the extreme and the first duty the
next legislature is to amend the law. |
hope every friend of the cause Ill Maine
will be present at the hearing" soon to
be had by the legislative committee. 1t
was proposed by our earnest and-efficient
vice president, Mrs. L. NJ. N. Stevens, to
hold an all day meeting. sort OF grand
rally, in Augusta, previous to the day of
the hearing, and to secure some of the
best speakers"
"Good work has been done in Aroos-
took county especially during the past
year. Our State society was asked last
summer to contribute articles to be sold
in Florida to raise money to promote the
interests of equal suffrage in the south.
The result was that 142 usefu and orn-
amental articles were sent south, to-
gether with some money. In acknowl-
edging the receipt of them, Mrs. Ella G.
Cham berlain president of the Florida
society, said
MAINE is THE BANNER STATE. \
No other has sent us SO much. We
shall display Maine's contribution sepa-
rately."
4 4 will
statement:
"The defeats of the year must be
a reason for increased activity and per-
severance. Let US concentrate all our
efforts to prevail on the next legislature
to give us the equal municipal suffrage
that is asked for. With the full ballot.
which we expect to have some day in
the future in our hand, we may hope to
strike down wrong and raise the legal
and social condition of every woman in
the country. Prayerfufly committing
our work OF seed sowing to God, we joy
fully look forward to a time, lnoG far dis
tant, we have faith to believe, when
women shall be as free as men; when
the elements of motherhood shall be
potent influence in the homes of the ma
ton; when women shall become in deed
and in truth the helpmates of men,"
The musical programme in the after
noon included piano solo by Miss Mar
earet Elwell, and two vocal solos: Miss
Alice Belle Morrison, who has a rich
contralIo. sang Mona," and Miss Kate
Ripley, with much expression and sweet
ness, sang "Knowest Thou the Land :"
Her voice is soprano. She was accom-
panied by Miss Lizzie Sparrow, who is
a pupil of Miss O'Brien of Boston, form
erly of Portland.
An able paper on Political Equality
of Woman" was read by Mrs. Snow OF
Windham.
The corresponding secretary. Mrs. Eta
Osoood read 1stters from DR., A bby M