Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-05-06
w. C. II. U.
County Convention at Northeast Har-
Dor MAY 10 and 20.

County Convention at Northeast Hsr-
Dor May 10 and 20.
My Dear Sisters of the w. G. T. U;
As take my pen to write you word OF
greeting, this thought comes to me; /
wonder II we half appreciate the priv
ilege so sraciously granted us by the
editor of the use OF column In his paper
to give the best thoughts and reports of
our work?
Away out OF the State where am, every
word or message concerning cur work is
OF special interest to me.
Convention time is almost here again.
Are you all planning to atteno, and are
you going to take along notes OF the most
helpful things in the work that you have
learned of during the past Year, IL each
goes to help, and gets help, we will surely
have a good convention.
This year we are to be entertained by
the new union at Northeast Hsrbor, and
they are already at work planning for
a successful convention. It will be May
10 and 20-Tuesday afternoon and even
ing and all day and evening Wednesday.
Mrs. Helen G. Rice, OF Boston, National
organizer and superintendent OF the Ma
tionsl loyal temperance legion, will lee
ture and help all through the convention.
Mrs. Rice Is a splendid woman, ready,
interesting speaker. All who have ever
heard her will want to hear her again,
and those who have not had the pleasure
will make special effort not to miss the
treat.
There will be many interesting things
on the programme for the convention,
among them a report OF the National
suffrage association convention, given by
DR.. Abby NJ. Fulton, too we'll known in
Hancock county to need any word of in
PRODUCTION, who attended the great meet
ing, and will give us glimpses in her
charming way.
1t is greatly to be desired that every
local president, who Is also county vice.
president, will be present, and that each
union will send as large delegation as it
can.
Another new feature of this convention
will be that the Ys--as the young
woman's christian temperance union is
called--are to have an hour the first even
ing, In which they will show some Of the
| excellent things done by the young peo-
pie.
We urge that every local superintendent
OF every department report faithfully all
the work done to the county superinten-
dent of that department.
All reports of the year, to go in to the
State report, end with the county con-
vention; SO let us have good report.
The public is cordially invited to all
the meetings.
We hope to arrange for reduced rates on
the boat for all who attend the conven-
ton.
Prohibition in Maine has been won by
eternal vigilance, and in this way alone
will be retained. Educated woman, even
though she be without the ballot, wields
an influence that the liquor dealers recog-
nize to be power which they must COM
bat. They have money (the root OF all
eviD; we have right and God on our side.
Let US 60 TO the convention with this
thought uppermost In our minds and on
our hearts: To do all we can for the home
and for the cause OF temperance and
righteousness.
There is a great work for the Woman's
Christian temperance union to do, aud IL
we go to work In a sound systematic way
we can accomplish much.
Do not miss this county convention; re-
member the date, and begin now make
plans to be there.
Sincerely yours, always for temperance,
LILLIAN MAY ROBBINS,
No. Is Lsylsnd street,
Roxbury, Mass.
Pres. Hancock Co. w. c. t. U.