The Portland daily press., 1894-09-27
OFFICERS ELECTED.
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the largest number in the last twenty
years. The following state officers were
elected:
President-Mrs. L. M. N. Stew ems, Port
land.
! Corresponding Secretary Mrs. Sarah
L.Cram of Biddeford.
Recording Secretary-M Miss Clara M.
Farwell.
Assistant Corresponding Secre tary-
Mrs. A. S. j johnston.
Treasnrer-Mrs. e. M. Blanch ard of
Lewiston.
ker, the national treasurer, addressed
large audience at High street church in
Auburn. Lady Henry Somerset and Mrs.
Clara q. Hoffman will speak Thursday
evening.
From the report of the treasurer, Mrs.
+. M. blanchard, it appears that the
receipts have been So, 500. So, and the dis
bursements s3, 1851 rs: cash on hand,
1924. %.
MRS. STEVENS'S ADDRESS.
Mrs. L. NJ. N.Stevens, in her address of
welcome. among other things said: q
Beloved Comrades:-It does not seem a
year since last / stood before you in State
Convention, and yet we know that it is SO;
and to-day we come again to our annual
lSdSbs VIC COll0 1TOIu ClIy 1lldS0 anu
country towns. see many who for years
have been part of our great sisterhood--
and see others who for the first time ap-
pear in our convention, representing those
who within the year have Joined our peace
full army. To all of you sisterly loving
welcome. We look into each others faces.
and clasp each others hands, and our
hearts are thrilled already as we listen to
the story of progress We count ourselves
especially happy in being permitted to
hold our convention in this delightful city
in this pleasant church made so attractive
with banners and flowers. No doubt as we
hnger here to do our work We shall feel
that we are indeed sitting together in
Heavenly places.'' We gather here as an
important factor in the white ribbon move
ment.
In 48 counties our devoted missionaries
have told the crusade story. and therein
have set up our banners. Last autumn as
one of the Congresses connected with
the Worlds Columbian Exposition
was held our National Con-
vention in the Memorial Art Palace,
Half million children sent their auto
graphs on the triple pledge cards. which
were arranged in the ". G. 7. U. booth in
the Woman's Building, and in the Child
ren's Building on the Fair ground. Be-
tween three and four million of men and
women have signed the petition to the diff
ferent governments of the World, asking
for the abolition of the alcohol and opium
trades. Millions of = children are being
taught in the public schools. the effects of
alcohol and all narcotics on mind and
hO0V If will ne
heavy laden, with the burden of what we,
as local unions have been unable to do, to
recall how much by this great organized
force has been accomplished and is being
done to-day-and to remember that each
one of us is a factor in the movement. It
may be well for us to take hasty glance
back over the year just ended. We have
not much to record in the way of 2rohibi-
ton victories, and yet believe, that could
it be gathered up-7separated from the dross
of political intrigue and selfish ambition
there would bel found in the; nation
to-day more real sentiments in favor of the
principle of prohibition than ever before.
The agitation of the Gothenburg system
has resulted in no harm. We in Maine
consider it but another form of licensing
the traffic and the Woman's Christian I'm
ion is as firm as ever in its denuncia ton of
any and all methods of licensing any evil.
The great prohibition demonstration on
Neal Dow's Goth, birthday furnished, to
my mind. abundant proof that prohibition
is too deeply rooted in Maine to be over.
turned by any act of resubmission- about
which we hear lit do not really fear. The
immense meetings. in other states and
countries in honor1of the grand old hero of
prohibition, prove, that humanity loving
people everywhere, are bee oming con-
vinced that prohibition is after all the on
ly way to overcome that which causes SO
much sorrow, poverty. degradation and
crime. There has been in many stat es dur
ing the year agitation on the question of
Woman's Suffrage. notably in NewYork. The
most of you doubtless read with interest
the proceedings of the N. Y. Constitutional
Convention, and know that finally 81 MEM
bers determined that tie petitions endorsed
by over half million citizens) asking
that the word male be stricken from the
constitution, should not be submitted for
the decision of the electors of the state
The members of this convention were all
men,. 1t is true that by the act which
called this body into existence W omen were
oS SAAS ~ AAOAuocfSllp DIS men, out they
had no power to elect themselves; and the
men declined to choose them Great care
was taken to elect men to represent bank
ing, law. agriculture. liquor dealers &C.
but the interests of the women, who con-
stltuted more than one-half the citizens of
the State were not represented among those
chosen to formulate the constitution which
was to govern them. Let us look for a
moment at the injustice of this. Among the
people who will have to pay the income
tax In he state are large number of won
en-. Women own nearly one-third Of The
real estate of N. Y. In Brooklyn alone.
"a, GOO women pay taxes. and four hundred
of them are taxed on valuation of S2O000
and upwards. Why not the prinoinle-
mo taxation without representation an
ply to women as well as to men. Who can
answer this in accordance with the apn1i-
cation OF the Golden Rule? But nv com
rades, there is another side of the question
of far more Importance than the financial
side. Criminal statistics show us that in N
Y. there are fourteen male criminals for
every woman and church statistics give
three times as many women as men in the
church. Would it be dangerous move to
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