Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-06-02
keNNssec ". C. 7. U. CONVENTION.
thursdays Sessions Marked by Good Ad
dresses and Great Interest.

The county convention w. G r. IT,.
opened. Thursday morning. at the
Greene Street Methodist church. with
a prayer and praise service. led by the
county superintendent Of evangellstic
work, Mrs. WadswOrth. At 10 o'clock
the convention was called to order by
the county president. Miss f. NJ. Brain
erd of China.
After the usual routine of business.
the president gave her annual address
which was full of enthusiasm, and
which proved helpful to her hearers. 1t
was received by the convention with
a vote of thanks. This was followed
by the reports Of some Of the county
superintendent
Mrs. Pishon gave the report of
scientific temperance instruction in our
! public schools. which was followed by
| discussion. Mrs. Anna Sargent
Hunt. the State superintendent Of this
| important department. gave very in
teresting although informal talk on the
progress of the work.
1t was voted that telegram ex-
pressing sympathy be sent the national
superintendent. Mrs. Mary II. Hunt.
whose son. ana only child. Captain AL
fred +. Hunt. has recently died. A
telegram of greeting was also sent the
national president who is our own
State president. Mrs. Stevens.
Mrs. Chapman. the president Of a
new union in Wayne. was then intro
| dnced and cordially received, after
which Miss Dow Of Portland. spoke in
the interests of an decrease of mem
bershp.
During the afternoon session tn
memorial servic. was first conducted
by the president which was followed
| by further reports of the county super
| intendents.
Mrs. Mabel Conklin. rational organ
| izer and lecturer was introduced. She
| spoke several times during the session.
| Mrs. Till ana Mrs Ladd sang sacred
songs. Revs. Mead and Bradley were
| introduced
| The evening session opened with the
quintet "Hark. IIark, My Soul" which
| was artistically rendered by Mrs Hill.
| Mrs. Chase, Miss Fuller. Messrs. Have
| Halves and Chandler The Scripture
| was read and prayer was offered by
| Mrs. Bradley of Winthrop. Mrs. Hill.
Mrs. Chase and Miss Fuller then sang
the trio Lift Thine Eyes" from Eli
jah"
A cordial Adde'S of welcome in be-
| half of the city was given by Mayor
Lane that in behalf of the church by
Rev. DR.. +. s. Stackpole and in behalf
Of the local union by Mrs. Hunt a re-
SPONGE was made by Mrs. Clifford Of
Waterville.
| Amotion made by Miss Cornelia Dow.
the daughter of Gen. Neal Dow, to the
| effect that petition to Pres. Mckinley
expressing the sentiment Of the body
concerning what is believed by many
to be a mockery and travesty of the
meaning of the law passed by the last
| Congress, which prohibited the sale of
| intoxicants to the soldiers and sailors
Of our country. was passed by a rising
Vote
Miss Fuller then sang Topliff's sacred
song Consider the Lilies
Mrs. Mabel COnklin. the speaker of
| the evening. was introduced To the au-
dience. ana gave brilliant and force
ful address on The Foe Of the Modern
Moloch." Mrs Conklin also read a pc
tition to the 56th Congress asking that
Congressman Brigham II. Roberts, a
self-confeSsed bigamist. be expelled
! from Congress, ana asked the indorsS-
ment Of this measure by the conven-
ton. which was given by a rising vote.
America" was then sung and Rev.
Mr. Bradley pronounced the henedic-
tion, after which the convention ad-
journed until Friday.