The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-10-08
w. c. T. U. Convention.

The proceedings of the State Convention
of the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union We're reported up to Wednesday
ncon in The journal last week
TIE afternoon session Wednesday was
0pered hy the usual devotional exercises,
after which the following reports We're
made.
On sabbath observance, by Mrs. f. A.
Rollins OF Winthrop; on purity, by Mrs.
Jenrie Seamans of Amity; on franchise,
10y Miss Louise Iitcomb OF Stroudwater;
on lectures on franchise, by Mrs. A. F.
Greeley of Ellsworth.
Rev. Geo. S Mills and Rev. Geo. E.
Tufts We're introduced and gave brief
greetings.
The old board of officers was re- elected,
as follows: President Mrs. l.. NJ n.
Stevens, Stroudwater; Corresponding Sec
rotary. Mrs. Sarah Lord Cram, Biddefoid
Recording Secretary, Miss Clara NJ. Far
well, Rockland; Assistant Recording Sec
retaFv, Miss Estelle NJ. Brainerd, China
Treasurer, Mrs Adelaide S. johnson,
For> Fairfield.
Mrs. f. S. Pitcher and Miss Sarah NJ.
Hall rendered solos in their usual pleas
ing manner at intervals of the business.
A greeting was read from Mrs Hannah
j. Bailey of Winthrop Centre.
The committee on credentials reported
that there We're present It's delegates, Is
State uperntendents, II vice presidents,
four general officers making a grand total
of 2US present.
Closed with singing ''Womans Cause
Shall VIM
Wednesday evenings meeting was held
IN Belfast Opera House, which was we'll
Allied. The decorations We're removed
from the church and put up in the Opera
House. The meeting was opened by the
}apust chorus Choir in an appropriate
hymn.
Mrs, -,hlie E. >hapleigh read a Scrip
ouIe passage and offered prayer, followed
by hymn by the chorus choir
The President then called upon Miss
Charlotte 'horndibe Sibley who in an
eloquent and earnest manner presented
she greetings Of the North Church Chris
+iaA fnNeaYor Society.
Kiss Sarah NJ, Hall then sang, by re-
quest. fife faNorite song of the W. G. I.
"lLclo are Bands of Ribbon White. "
Ms stevens then introduced the
-ItaEyl al the evening. Miss Agnes +.
Slack of London, England Secretary Of
he World ". C. T. L. Miss Slack
inst >,o7, ii the ties Of kinship between
me people OF Fp4land and America and
ii tic diuereut feelings experienced by
ueI on landing ii New o1k and Paris.
In the Que she felt at home and among
FrentS in tie Other lonesome and among
strHu-els. Tile work of the ". c. ]. T.,
Size ~tt, Is work for humanity. We are
not Ila,e4Dal enough 0Ile llIustra TED the
sFirit II the active workers by the man
who SAW e. locomotive for the first time
md txpI1IneI its moving ny saving. sit
i.,s 4sr,-;l. w.. l,a,.; rIe Srate ,,Y0tects
80 ,.1,,I+,,.,,rIl ltl,l,,l ~
ii- ''9 S"l' W CO. 10y ~ ~
't hiA' n tlt PERMITS me SAFE OF ihdt
worst VIA poison alcohol. we spend
ulI IL ->auus in building school houses,
etc. I.r tLe upbuilding Of the people,
ht1+ g, .,e,. I'VE sIen9 one nnund il, latild
H., ,... ,,a,1d ,,,s,,1- in +.ar;rq. 5n,,,,,
~; LIE H. '..,-.. 49,, I,,;, "a, -,
VI - t"o" a"Se SUNG Pit'i1 ""i'S ~
Tie H"UolHle drinkers, WANING Them ~
the itaitn lIey are DONG ia the example
they set before others. \ young man
sees 4 good man. take a class OF LIQUOR
and r,nc1ll1es that he can do tle same
,1o s,.,1.. :, ,,a,,Js ~ on1-o1, of E,aYcoo
I,;44- ~ u e',lp w
- " --i'l}l ana l-""s lleH!s '7pllels7' "h',
11el1 Work Iof 'he cause ID England aha
America, and quoted Miss Willard S opin-
,Uu Of the Maine President, Mrs. Stevens,
I'VE are like two fingers on one hand
very mucb alike and WORKING tooetber.' y
ATiSs ,lool- l. an earnest snaalxer par