The Portland daily press., 1899-09-27


Mrs. Stevens then reviewed the Wort
Of the various departments Of the W. q
l. U. and closed with the following:
RECOMMENDATIONS.
make the following recommendation,
bearing upon points which l have not
epmhasizsd in my annual address.
/ 4. That we repeat al this Conpentiop
! the Law Enforcement resolution and that
\ We fellow sc up with earnest action, not
ing carefully the helps and the min
ORANGES.
=. / recommend that we study oarefui-
| ~ the proposition Of revising the law re-
lating to Sheriffs and their Deputies 90
4 that the responsibility Will rest upon the
municipal officers alone and not upon
two sets OF officers, each oftsn claiming
that the o her does not do bis full duty.
B. In the interest of Purity, which is
one of our basic principles, recommend
that we use our utmost tnfiusncs to pre-
| vent the nomination or election or retsn-
tion OF immoral men TO NIL or hold posi-
lions Of trust and honor.
4. 1 recommend the careful study of
the Curfsw Ordinance. The law has had
already has been In many cities Of our
country. The W. q. a. II. OF Canada
has departments Of Curfew Bell and
Neglected Children.
s. 1 hope Maine will before long ar
range to care for all dependent children
without sending any TO the almshousss.
II they cannot be cared for by tho charit-
able institutions or better still by adop-
'tiun into families, the State would do
well TO provide boarding homes ON the
plan which successfully operates In sons
Of the states.
g Lot us emphasize and try to bring
Into practice the great principle estab-
lished by Elizatebh Fry eighty years ago,
that none but women should be EN-
ployed In the superintendent and care
of women prisoners.
| 2. wish we might do more toward
banishing impure literature. indecent
piotures, exhibitions and advertisements.
Our laws relating to such are fairly good
and we should avail ourselves Of all the
protection that the Law provides, and aim
10 have the laws improysd--aNew York
and Pennsylvania, have the best laws ON
tnis question.
| s. Distribute temperance literature in
al the various ways recommended BY the
Literature supsrintendent. Each white
ribhoner should have handy for references
and study ths catalogue OF the Woman 8
Temperance Publishing association and
the Annual Leatiet of the National W.
g. Il. u.
o. strive to make the meetings Of the
local union interesting. Aside from the
| business have papers or addresses upon
our department. work followed by discus.
sion. Sometimes invite friends who are
not members, and occasionally have a
social hour or evening with refreshments,
Inviting the Honorary menbars.
| 10. Aim co hold Union Gospel temper.
ance meetings when our basic principles
and departments OF work shall be pre-
scented. As q rule the pastors cordially
lead or Cooperate in suon meetings II re-
qnested to do so.
| II. Have medal contests and hold
membership contest meetings, in short
thing Policy.
IL. Take the Union Signal and Star In
the East, Subsoribe for your pastor II
iie does not already have them,
/ ID. Some unions have established w.
/ q. L. U. libraries beginning with few
of the best temperance books. / wish all
unions would try to do this as 1t would
be wise method OF helping the teachers
and reaching many homes
| IA, l sincerely hope that efforts will be
made in towns where Ii has not already
been done, to place "Tne Beautiful Life
4 A lso that q portrait of Miss Willard be
placed In the school buildings. One OF
the most satisfactory pictures Is what Is
known as the Official Picture. a fins
ebching-a small reproduction of which
appears in our Convention programme.
10. Always wear the white rihbon.
lset 1T be perpetual reminder that we
working to hasten Its overthrow and
with 1t all of It's attendant evils.
Following Mrs Stevens's address came
the reports of the snperintendents .of the
| various departments.
| Mrs. Jennie Il. Seamans, the state
organizer and lsoturer. reported that she
had delivered 1s2 addresses, IS talks 10
district conventions, is gospel meetings
organized four unions, reorganized two
and one "Y." Two hundred and. eleven
active members have been added during
the past year.
| Mrs. Gertrude Stevens Leavitt of
Stroudwater read an interesting report or
the .sWork among the foreigners" Mrs.
Annie g. Baglsy of Harrison read re-
port on the Loyal Temperance Legion
work. In the course of 1t she stated that
she had received letter from York
county lady who Thought that the Legion
was all right as far as 1t went but that
1t would parhaps bs better to pay mora
attention to the schools and less to the
Loyal Legion. This brought about con
llsiderable discussion and several speakers
spoke enthusiastically in support of ths
work of the Loyal Legion.
i Mrs Rice of Boston told what til,
Loyal Temperance Legion had done in tn,
state OF New York. She said that Il
had been instrumental in bringing up
/ thousands Of young men and women
hnbued with the principles of the w. @