Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-19
AGAIN REFLECTED.
Mrs. Stevens Stays at Head Of
Maine w. C. T. u.
All Her Able Assistants Also Chosen
for Another Year.
Particularly Interesting Sessions on the
Closing Day.


Didn't we have a good meeting, this
morning." said one of the White Rib
boners as she shook hands with an
other. Yes. we did said the other.
and if l hadn't attended more than
that should felt repaid for coming"
That's about the whole thing in IL nut
shell. All the meetings of the con-
yenton have been good ones, but as
the delegates have become familiar
with the swing of things they have en-
joyed them more and the last one has
always seemed the best.
1t has been large convention. Some
thing like 209 delegates entitled to vote
have been present and this is almost
the full complement. There have been
very few lacking. The meetings of
Wednesday and Thursday have been
very largely attended An audience
composed wholly of ladies is not sup
posed to be able to start a vigorous APP
plause as gloved palms do not make
much noise. But the ladies have evil
IDENTIFY been removing their gloves for
the applause has certainly been vigor-
GUS enough and ii has been enthusiasts
tic and abundant
One of the picturesque features of a
w. G. Il. L. convention is the hand
kerchief salute. Perhaps some call it
the Chautauqua salute and perhaps
they don't. Any way, it's a wave of
the handkerchief and when you have
several hundred women all rising and
waving at the same time you have "a
delightful picture. Sometimes they
have been saluting and sometimes APP
plauding, but they have had a good
time all the time and altogether. It's
been a big convention and an alto
gether delightful one from start to
finish.
The forenoon session. Thursday. was
devoted almost wholly to business, the
principal item being the election of Of
ficers and delegates. Each county is
entitled 10 delegate and alternate TO
the national convention. In some in
stances the counties are united under
one representation. Thus Knox and
Piscataouis, Lincoln. oxford and
Waldo. Franklin and Hancock are
united in this way. but each Of the
other counties Of the State have their
own delegates.
alternate from large county delega-
ton is naturally rather a delicate piece
of business and there is an endless OPP
portunity for politics and wire pulling
begging your pardon. ladies. But
there was none of this at this conven-
ton The selections were made easily
and with perfect harmony while the
business was transacted with all the
dispatch necessary.
The State officers were elected unani-
mously Mrs. Stevens will doubtless be
president of the Maine w. c. T. L. so
long as her health permits the per-
Torrance of the duties of the position
and her leutenants who so ably assist
her are in the same position. So at this
convention there was no talk OF OPP
posing candidates and no contests.
The recollection was really a matter of
form and was completed rapidly. the
secretary being instructed to cast the
ballot of the convention for each one.
The officers thus reelected are:
President. Mrs. Lillian Nj. y.
Stevens: corresponding secretary, Miss
Cornelia NJ. Dow: recording secretary.
Miss Clara NJ. Farwell; treasurer Mrs.
Adelaide :. Johnson.
The delegates who were elected to
| the national convention which will be
held in Portland. oct. 11-22. are as
| follows. the name of the delegate be
| ing given first and that of the alternate
second in each instance:
AndroscoEgin-Mr l.. NJ. Blanchard.
Mrs. Helen A. Thomas.
Aroostook-Mrs. Clara Getchell. Miss
| Belle Downes.
Cumberland-Mrs Sarah Mcclellan.
Miss Harriet A. Loring.
Kennebec-Miss Jennie NJ. Johnson.
Penobscot-Mrs. +. A. Harvey, Mrs.
f. X. Horton.
Washington-Mrs. Susan NJ. Grant,
Mrs. f. NJ. Vose.
York-Mrs. Elizabeth Manson. Mrs.
F'oss.
| Somerset-Mrs. Francis NJ Chand-
Ter. Mrs. Annie Daggett.
| Knox and Piscataquis-Mrs. Edith
NJ Cakes. Mrs. Cora j. I.oring.
| Lincoln. oxford and Waldo-Mrs. +.
A. G.. Stickney. Miss A. +. CHM.
Franklin and Hancock-Mrs. Carolyn
| Eeyes Mrs. L. NJ. Robbins.
| The young Woman's branch Of the
| Union. Of the VS.. is entitled to one
delegate and one alternate, the same
as n county. and Mrs. Fife Littlefield
| Murray was selected as delegate and
| Miss Alice Moore as alternate.
| Delegates and alternates We're also
elected to the worlds convention which
will be held in Geneva Switzerland
in June. 1903, and are as follows.
| Mrs. Sarah Munroe Hall. Roekland;
Mrs. Helen NJ. Daggett. Somerset; Mrs
Sarah Lord Cram. Biddeford; Mrs.
| Augusta NJ. Hunt. Portland: Miss lsa-
belle Fl. Stickney. East Brownfield:
/ alternates. Mrs. f. A. G. Stickney
East Brownfeld: Mrs f. A. Holmes;
Mrs. Francis Chandler. st. Adams:
Miss Alice Moore, Rockland: Miss
Cornelia Nj. Dow. Portland; Mrs. Heller
Beedy Coffin, Pennington
The devotional meeting which open
ed the days session as usual was LED
by Mrs. f.. A. G.. Stickney and was
a delightful service for those attend
ing. Another very interesting feature
of the forenoon session was the me-
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