Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-06-10
w. G. T. u. COLUMN.
Local Work.

The annual meeting of the W. CT. u
was held on May 81. The amount of
money raised during the year was $40 81.
| A large part of this money has been
raised by Mrs. Althca Cary, whose inter-
est in this cause is not limited by her del
icate frame, but she gives herself to the
work in marked manner. She has also
raised more than $50 in 10 cent pieces to-
ward the temple in Chicago.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
were: President, Mrs. e. S. Fogg; secre-
tary and treasurer, Miss S. W. Waldron
corresponding secretary, Miss Ella
Hamlin.
The vice presidents, one from each
church, were: Vice president at large,
Mrs. Oscar Holway; Congregational. Mrs.
NJ G. Haskell Baptist, Mrs. S. f. Hinck-
ley; Free Baptist Mrs. John May; Meth
odist, Mrs. H. r. Libby; Unitarian, Mrs.
Kate Pishon; Uiversalist. Mrs. S. e.
Moore; Friends, Mrs. P. NJ. Wadsworth.
Thirteen departments of work are taken
up under the care of the following women
Mrs. p. NJ. Wadsworth, Mrs. r. J. Farr,
Mrs. J. f. Roberts, Mrs. o. Williamson,
Mrs. J. E. Hartford, Mrs. C. NJ. Haskell,
Mrs. Allen Church, Mrs. NJ. H. Wyman,
Mrs. Oscar Holway, Mrs. e. S. Fogg, Mrs.
Kate Pishon and Miss. S. w. Waldron
Committees were chosen as follows
Finance, Mrs. Oscar Holway, Mrs. j. E.
Fuller, Mrs. G. M. Haskell, Mrs O
Williamson, Miss S. W. Waldron; visiting
the jail, Mrs. J. f. Roberts, Mrs p. f.
Plummer; public meetings, Mrs. Oscar
Holway, Mrs. M H. Wyman, Mrs RI Farr
visiting the sick, Mrs. J. L. Hartford, Mrs
Althea Cary, Mrs. f. II. Walker; rescue and
relief work. Mrs p. w. Wadsworth, Mrs
Billman, Mrs. +. r. Towle; on sewing
Mrs. Allen Church, Mrs. Mary Church
auditing committee, Mrs. Oscar Holway
Mrs, Althea Cary, Miss Ellen Hamlin.
The membership is constantly increas.
ing and the opportunities for work and
workers are numberless. A column was
recently devoted to the department work
which need not now be repeated Suffice
it to say that while our work may not be
especially noticed by our citizens generally
were the W. G. T. u. to close her doors
and cease her labors many sad hearts and
homes would miss the gentle words OF
cheer, many suffering little ones would
lose the beautiful remembrance of kind
words and advice which rendered the IN
natural parent less brutal and some of
the law breakers would be deprived of the
messages from the great Law Giver
whose commands and promises are
brought to their ears from the
tongues of these cOnsecrated women.
The inmates of our almshouse would
be sad indeed, If the one bright spot in
their lives-caused by the regular visits
of this committeeman to be theirs no
longer. Yes numberless are the avenues
of service, yet within the reach Of all WON
en- who will give time and strength to
this work for humanity. Come with us
and we will help you to do good, and do
you good.
The So-CaIied 'Woman's Bible"
In recent editorial of the Maine Farm
er we noticed a reference to the SC. called
tnew woman's Bible" We thought at the
time that the writer's impression could
hardly be correct, and should now be
greatly gratified if the readers of all the
excellent papers published in Augusta
could become acquainted with the follow
ing paragraph which explains the new de.
parture to the satisfaction of white rib
boners at least:
c. L. U. is In any way connected with
tho so-called new 'Woman's Bible.' This
query, in one form aud another. as come to
us several times, hence, we take the priv
ilege to answer this correspondent through
our columns. No, the W c. T. u. has
nothing whatever to do with the WON
ans Bible" To the best of our infor-
NATION there is to DO no such a Bible
We have heard from authentic sources
that there is to be "Womans Common
tary on the Bible, (which Is quite another
matter. But even with this common AIRY,
the W. c. T. U. has nothing to do. 1t is
we understand, to be issued under the SUI
perintendency Of Mrs Elizabeth Cady Stan
ton, who is not a member of the w. C. L.
U. Miss Willard was requested, we be-
lieve, to write upon certain passages In
the Scriptures relating to women, and
consented provided there would be n suf-
ficient number of evangelical Christian
women on the commentary committee
to make the work an orthodox one. We
have not heard directly from her since
the press began agitating this uuestion.
about two weeks ago, but we have been
told by one who knows that Miss Willard
has had nothing to DO with it and nroba-
bly, will not have. At any rate no one
need feel uneasiness about her position on