Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1903-01-28
Bosr n. Jan. %. 1908.

Bosr N, Jan, %, 1908.
The scribe bad the privii. ge OF attend
ing the Middesex county convention OF
the ". C. r q. on Jan. % at Auburndale,
and few points may interest Hancock
county White Ribboners.
First and foremost was the fact that
every hing on the programme was done
on time, most important point when so
much is to be done in short time. They
have three conventions during the year.
SO this was not the date to elect officers,
and the time was given to reports, ad-
dresses. etc.
The county president, Mrs. Rolfe, Is
lady OF great executive ability and very
pleasing speaker. She is superintendent
OF heredity and purity, and her report
was very fine. After the opening devo.
tional exercises, welcomes were given by
the entertaining unions. Auburndaie and
West Newton, and response by Mrs.
Soue, OF Natick.
The records were then read, after which
came reports OF the national convention
by three delegates. The first had an
elaborate paper beginning with de-
scription OF the start from Boston, the trip,
a * tch OF Portland and its karbor, etc.. so
that about the time that she got to the
opening OF the convention her time was
up, and so far as she was concerned the
convention was left out. MORAL for Han
cock reports Don't give elaborate essays,
but proceed to business at once, give
essays afterwards, II there is time, but
don't call them reports.)
The second delegate, who was to report
absent. The third, who was to report the
last days, gave . few incidents OF the
convention, but confined herself mostly
to quotations from Miss Greenwood's
annual sermon, which seemed to be taken
from scrap-book. However, as all inter-
ested White Ribboners were supposed to
have read reports OF the convention, 1t was
not altogether lost time, though not much
information was gained as to the subject
in hand.
An original poem on tobacco was read
by the superintendent OF narcotics In lieu
OF tabu a. ed rep rt, but members present
gave accounts of good work done in that
department.
The superintendent OF flower missions
presented model report, going at once to
business and putting good deal OF 1t into
a very short time, yet so much work had
been done in this line that she, too, was
SCALED down" before she had quite fin
ished. She was called on In the afternoon.
however, to eive'a summary OF her report,
which she did concisely and to the point.
AT the clo-e of the business exercise
there was devotional service, led by Mrs.
Francis Clark, wife OF the president OF the
united society Of Christian Endesvor.
She was very interesting leader.
At noon nice dinner was served to all,
free.
The afternoon was devoted to further
reports, questions, and short addresses,
singing and an address by Rev. Francis
Clark. He and his wife have Travelled all
over the world, and both are very inter-
esting speakers.
Among those giving shorter addresses
were Mrs. Joseph Cook, who spoke OF the
naval Y. NJ. c. A. founded by Miss Helen
Gould; DR.. Dyke, of Auburndale, one of
the committee of fifty to investigate the
drink problem, and several ladies who
spoke on the L. T. l.. branch.
Rev. MIR. Clark spoke of the effects on
foreigners Of drunken Americans abroad,
saying that we, as a nation, were often
judged by the specimens that are seen in
foreign ports, to our disgrace as a nation.
In many foreign places where drunkenness
is hardly Known, our drunken sailors are
taken as sample OF the whole people. He
gave brief summary of a book dealing
with thee facts.
One thing that strikes us Maine White
Ribboners here is the absence OF the W hite
ribbon. / have not seen one bow In Mass
achusetts outside of those worn by our
Maine members. except at the meetings OF
the unions, and very few there. Even at
the convention large proportion of those
present were without them and yet was
told that nearly all present were union
women.
Hoping our sisters OF Hancock county
may see some useful points in the above, i
am with best wishes your
PRESS SUP'T.