Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-12-04
THE W. c. T. u.
Opens National Convention with
Nearly 500 Delegates.
Annual Address Of President, Mrs. |.
N, N. Stevens of Maine.
NEARLY EVERY STATE AND TF,T-
RTTORY IS REPRESENTED

Washington. Dec 3.-Thc national
convention Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union was called to order
at the Lafayette Theatre. this morn
Ing. President Mrs. Lillian NJ. y. Stev-
ems Of Portland. Ne. delivered her an
nuai address. She said:
hon We Wer. here in 1881. the
treasurer reported receipts from all
snurt cs Including dues from q statDe
and the District Of Columbia. 10 be-
s2;5.- Today. she will report. Including
dues from - states. the territories and
the District Of Columbia. at least ten
times that's amount and our member
ship Us eight times as large OF thcs,.
VINO We're then state presidents. but
w." are here today. and only one of
them holds the same Office.
At that convention we had but &c
departments Of work; now we have o..
All DuIit upon our fundamental prin-
cipies Of purity. total abstinence. pro
hibition.
Then, in no state was the age of
protection for girls above 10 years.
Now. largely through the efforts Of the
White Kibboners. ii is raised to an AZ.
erage Of 10 years. and in some states
as high as is, and there is a growing
sentiment in favor of legally protect
ing womanhOod at any age as we'll as
girihood in her minority.
Then. there was only one DoIica ma
tron in the country lat Portland, aIe.J:
now this office is Well established and
well filled in many Of our cities. In
chlcago there is police matron at
every station and not long ago. at n
". Z. 4. I. convention in Rhode Is
land, seven police matrons from seven
Rhode Island cities told Of the work
they do for unfortunate women and
little children VINO are brought to the
police station. seven-eighths Of whom
arc victims Of the alcohol habit and
the liquor habit
When We We're here before there
we're no compulsory temperance t.titi-
catioual laws; now they exist in every
state save Georgia and Utah: also in
the territories and in the District Of
Columbia Then temperance was not
systematically taught in the Sunday
school; nov- there are quarterly tenn
pera nee lessons as part Of the interna-
tional lesson system.
Since 1881 eight round the world
sionaries were given out to carry the
gospel Of temperance. or as we under
stand it. 10 All people in all lands Miss
willard was the founder Of the worlds
NoTnan's Christian Temperance Union
and at its organizing convention. held
in Boston. November. 1891. delegates
were present from Il countries. Al the
fifth biennial convention or the Worlds
4 Lxt "a. ~.
Juno. 81 countries were represented by
delegates and auxiliaryship.
During The last - years total absti-
ncnce and prohibition sentiment has
greatly advanced. I'LL 1874 th. ,-npIc m
Maine. by vote ~ three 70 one placed
the heretofore statutory prnhibItory law
In the constitution Of the State Kansas
and North Dakota hav, also adopted con-
stirutiOnal prohibition. Neal Dow never
claimed more berIrfIccuf results for he
Iaw tn thu STATE N Main. than IN JJdgf
Pollock ~ North Dakota and Charits
Sheldon " Kansas. claim for their re-
sT.-ctige State Last pint.r TN Georgia
u prrhibitOTy iGw PASSED the House by "A
large ma i1rlty. and would have Isassstl
against il # ihe Liquor Dealers AS-fcia-
ton Not Until 4Dnd Ts-ppl.- learn that
my should ~. la active TYFts mote good
work AZ tbs sril 'tssrrS aye ~ carr, their
points. shall w. have eF-rf-f-t expressions
~ public opinion concerning st.e grea-
evils in cur midst
Within two years tie sale or tsse Of
liaglcr has BEN prohibited on board the
= HRS Of the -n.tad States navy. " with
in the limits or naval GA tinfg and AZ
LATELY as February. ftsy. Congress ras s..ef
4 Law prohibiting the "a ~ Of Intoxicating
liquors In army CAMS, r1stS, exchanges
or c,Zntsers- or on any premises ss<,i :Gs
military purposes b. the nItesf STATS
To BE- sure this law has been DECLARED
null ans! void. hat The end is not get Th..
public conscience that prevented Eazhass
Roberts having seat III the United
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