Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-10-18
v-s susanna NJ. d. Fry of Illinois.

Rotary. a.. s,
Conanhical point tr,ni Maine. Mrs
evil In part: immediately the pic
~ i,'ts OF the Phiiippii~ rally 81 Fort M9r.'
iu. az the last eatiestal convention
tes, 'r, =, oar Yni,itts and We see Mrs
s v m h,r swss-t but strong person
PaN .isi,. herself 10 THOSE islands FOL
- !, KS, two ycars--tied NifilnE.
u ii. hitter from Mo t ,!,,n i SAY
..Sd 10 do: IL cat this uion where 4
ny ~, ,i,.,, ..St..r us. To- set into the schools
N;nntifc temperance instruction.: ana &c
:.r,,y,,rssc !, system for distributing icai'
20 throughout the ISLANDS. ,.
Here Mrs Frye resumed. ~ Ma n,,a,
In ha. had the first mccall contest ever
III h, The Philippines. II was gwen I,
her' r..a"rt in the Manila papers and
-. t,iitor said: ut Is Evident that tue
W. r. L. is not sufferin. from inno,
s s, .;,natiuu In Manila Mrs. Frye added:
..,nc Manila work has been held III
II hv the rayages of cholera, over u
,,.m,sard having died In Manila alone
Tr Faxon promises report on the
moral condition CT Manila as soon 's she
IL mistress of the iacts.
1..SA. Manila union has had two new ac-
81. ,,cns of women whose husbands are
.mnected with the United states bureau
81 agriculture; IL has provided Tor lean :
,e,s In Spanish and Tagalog and has had
i.e 6rst native woman sign"r of the W.
:. r l.. pledge. Il Tagalog and the wife
- native preacher. Mrs. FaXon speaks
" Sonc ill.will eng.ndered by the can
teen ! ictory. and adds: Which ] am $"
pro,J TO know everyone here lays 10 tue
sr,,t of The W. &. L. L..
.,cxt passing to another woman who
LAD cnnsecratpd herself to missionary
rnrl within recent months. Mrs. Fry
Gid: Our National has again been hon
,red by having one OF its number Sc
,"cted BY the Worlds w c. I. L. as a
r.,i,c ribbon missionary. Miss Kara
smart sailed from San Francisco in
srntcsnber for Japan. where she will re-
sIdc for several years in IN" interest OF
II. C. I. L. work.
months In H.. i:"rmIdas. and was abic
y, render most helpful service in those
Islands. , -.
Fort Worth convention and strengthened
The work Their" and returned to Mexico,
where she is having special success IN
Introducing scientific temperance instruc-
,lon in the public schools. having won
the cooperation Of many of N" euuca-
tors and governors of states. Sh" had an
audicrce with President biaz. who cN-
pres. I'd hins;lf In ttN"r To- totai abstin-
eng. from an poisOns.
No Others Of to. p; National organic
srs except Mrs. Fields and Nj. burgess
have BON allowed t." rscln" from the
limited States this year. Their number
las nv. l...n inIn rd by death.
Then giving extracts from reports OF *
Srcani2rrS Mrs. Fry aid: ''Fhc total
Number Of ". G. T, l.. unions org;lnlzci
hv tne II organizers f"t"rr1d to IL ~;
total number uf panG W"m"n's unions.
W; total number Of " : ana Us r.cr-
sanized. -: new W. members s"c;I"d.
3l0. new T. members. 1l: total active
". aud Y. members secured. i,u2: num-
her "f rev Loyal Temperance j.eSionS or
.anized co. numhcr ut new l.. /. l.. mem
bers secured .9l, numhcr &C total alb
stinence pledges SECURED. 'E>: total MUM
her Of state engagements. ~.
zone new State Union WAS organized
by Mrs. Thurman. Virginia. tNo. -; Mrs.
lawson followed Mrs. Thurman and or
ganized a number 81 new unions aud l..
T. is. This mak's 10 stat. Unions
among the culorcd women and increases
the number of our Stat and Territorial
Unions 10 -. Mrs. Amanda I;ichcy. or
ganizer for the Indian T"rrtory Union
mo. > and working under an appcupI.ia-
ton from thu Frances T.. Willard
Memorial Fund, organized u new unions.
IN E,flio and th"rl"stuWn EXPOSE
tons there were W. G. 7. I. exhibits:
and in tn latter place the exhibit was
gwen Social prominence.
Mis-. Helen Morton Barker Of Illinois,
presented her rcport rs treasurer.
Mrs. Barker sounded - cheering note
at the outset Of her rrpOrt--a note to this;
effect. "Th" National W. &. 7. L. has
made net gain in this short year of II
months of 1f9o: v" have received from
The Francis f.. Willard Memorial Fund
NOR than in any previous year, the re-
eeiptS this Year b, Ing Sitli.':. last ycag,
txisS, gain NJ Sat-: NOR" states
have helped thar ever before" cOntiuu-
iae Mrs, Barker said: "Now York leads
In .sx,N .tI.
Nsho, Illinois follows with E"1.NS: next
comes P.nnsyl,anin with s"iSie; Maine,
Ssa~; Massachusetts. SKI. and Ohio.
sLs84: then "" have New Jersey, Michi
gan. Minnesota. North carolina Kansas
ana lndiaTa With contributions of Sicy
and oerrr. Every stat. in the Union has
sent contributions 10 tn" memorial fund,
even Hawaii. HHhHma. Spain and South
africa haiinE sent their mites in honor
OF this memorial tu our great leader.
we hay" rrr' lived the pledges for Ma
nla nisSinrar! work til32.E. Texas,
uh"r' ct III" last rational convention
these pledges wer" made. leads this fund
WIN rhs: Illinois COMES next with stie.
u. H. =. l." giving sI5 while Pennsyi-
wanna Maln". and Michigan have paid $50
'no over. liv" states have more than T09
n.t gain IN membership n"eessary to put
mem on the honor rpii for Honc,it night;
A'aoaina with gain Of 5S'; pcnnsyi-
!anil, III. Maine. iota: Ohio. 1911: New
iors. NA; Illinois. $50
:, is an Interesting fact that reckon
nif oy 'hr lumber If Iniors in the State
a.p 'hr rolatiT" SiZ" OF ihc various states,
vail lbla year - ahead of all other
SUIT ~ membership gains and in its
contribution 10 The Frances T.. Willard
Memorial Fund"
'hen followed The report Of tho audi
lor CaliSta l., Bigelow OF Illinois. and
me physical exercises, conducted by
MISS Mary \. Blood of Illinois.
YRS. Tara Parrish Wright OF Illinois.
rePoFtr3 for tn" Young Woman's
b'ahch' 81 which she is general sccre-
tarF' Mrs. Helen g. Rice Of Massachu-
sets save her r"p"~l 80 a rcrol sccrc-
,sfy OF The Loyal Temperance i.cei
iheh follow cd Interesting reports from
''sR' OF the organizers representing.
New York, Illinois, Missouri Indiana
and Mahama.
pu'H>S the few matters of miscclla
neeas business DR.. Rev. Timing OF
Nshehester. Eng. was voted IA life
honorary member.
PRESIDENT Stevens. this evening, in
uodueed Judge Percival Bonney of this
wy who welcomed the delegates in
Email Of the State. Hon. Frederick +
ioeMby. mayor of Portland, extended
u,s Welcome for the city.
me LOYAL Temperance Legion of the
d@ Reform School was represented
" i" youthful Inmates of that institu-
''oh VINO sang several selections.
NV Jos. X. Wilson, pastor of tht
rasson Memorial Congregations
.auren. welcomed the delegates for ths
u"urch. and Mrs. George S Hunt o.