The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1902-05-29
w. &. Il. L. Union.

Inc Iftn annual convention or the
Somerset County Womans Christian
Temperance Union was held in Grand
Army hall in this town, Tuesday and
Wednesday Of this week. The county
officers 10 charge were Mrs. r. NJ. Chan.
dler, president; Mrs. Eunice Rand Lewis,
vice president; Mrs. A. l.. Vining, record
Ing secretary; Mrs. Annie NJ. Frost,
treasurer.
- con, ~~6h was called to order by
the president at II o'clock, a. N. A roll
call followed, and appointment of the
necessary committees and devotional
exercises led by Mrs. Eunice K. Lewis.
In the afternoon the meeting opened
by prayer by Mrs. r. <. Lawrence, fol-
lowed by the presidents address and re.
ports of the secretary, treasurer local
presidents and committees. A paper on
Non-Alcoholic Medication was read by
Mrs. A. L. Vining.
Tuesday evening the meeting opened
with music by choir made up of Skow.
hogan singers, Messrs. Taylor, Smith,
Wyman, Mrs. Steward Mrs. Huntington,
Mrs. Estabrook, Mrs. Huse, Mrs. Muir
ray and Miss Smith. Mrs. Daniel On
stott of Skowhegan made an address of
welcome to which Miss Mabel c. An
drews of Madison responded. These
exercises were followed by an address by
Alice May Douglass and paper, "Some
of the Victories of the W. C. T. u by
Mrs. A. L. Vining.
Committees were appointed as follows
Courtesies: Mrs. j. o. Smith, Mrs. F
Brown, Miss E. J. Smith.
Credentials Mrs. Mary Neal, Mrs.
K. E. Lawrence, Mrs. Luce.
Resolutions: Mrs. R. E. Lawrence,
Shawmut; Mrs. s. F. Vose, Madison
Mrs. Goodrich, Bingham; Mrs. Sturte-
want, Pittsfeld; Mrs. Mary Neal, Ripley
Mrs. Blaisdell, Cornville; Mrs. Edith
Cook, Palmyra; Mrs. Eva Town, st.
Adams; Mrs. Anna Russell, Fairfield.
On Wednesday there were reports of
committees and superntepdents, ad-
desses by Katherine L. Stevenson, presi-
dent of Massachusetts W. C. T. T., with
other devotional exercises, election
of officers for the ensuing year and other
business.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Stevenson
gave talk, and exercises in memory Of
members who had died during the past
year were held and officers were elected
for the ensuing year. The officers elect
ed were the same as last year, viz Mrs.
F. NJ. Chandler, st. Adams, president :;
Mrs. A. L. Vining, st, Adams, secretary !;
Mrs. Annie NJ. Frost, Pittsfield, treasurer.
Wednesday evening a public meeting
was held in the Congregational church.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Rev. Charles Johonnet of Hartland
Music was by choir composed of f. G..
Taylor, f. E. Sturtevant, Mrs. Mabel
Bragg and Miss Mae Dascombe, Miss
Edith Lewis officiated at the organ and
Earl smith accompanied with the clar-
net.
Mrs. Kathalene ID. Stevenson of Massa-
ehusetts delivered an admirable address
upon 1.-THE Bright Side of the Temper
ance Reform" in which she set forth the
great progress made in temperance work
in the past and the bright prospect for
the future. The meeting closed with the
benedictlon pronounced by Rev. H. W.
kimball, and the session closed.
The exercises were interesting through
out and the addresses and papers of a
high order. The attendance was not
as large as it would have been but for
unfavorable weather. This particularly
affected the number of delegates from
other towns.