Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1904-12-21

temperance legion o.. Pennsylvania.
Among the speakers we're Mrs. Helen g..
Rice (Mass.) Miss Anna A. Gordon tIii.),
Rev. Dr.. Charles Burns (Pa.).
Tuesday morning, Nov. %. the conven-
tion was called to order In Grace Baptist
church by the president, Mrs. l.. M. N.
Stevens, the principal features being busi-
ness and the presidents address. Her re-
marks were as usual straight to the point,
including work In behalf OF the Hepburn
Dolliver bill to control interstate COM
merce In liquor, word for the abolition
OF the opium business, a rap at Senator
Smoot, plea for prohibition on he 18TH
mus, an anti-canteen sentiment. request
to the postcttice to shut down on the
Transmission through the mails OF adver-
tisements Of patent medicines containing
alcohol, a warning concerning impure lit
erature, q plea for the extension OF
humane education, and protection oil ami
mails and children, etc.
A telegram was sent during the con-
vention to President Roosevelt, request
ing his support in having probibitory
Siuasco AEso&dihE tht rnAu va Af4hoA a.
serted In the Indian Territory enactment
bill, to which the following answer was
received:
Telegram received. The President has al
ready taken mp the matter on the same lines of
your recommendations. and has consulted sena
tor Stewart as to tine best means of making 1t
effective. WILLIAM LoE., Secretary.
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Tuesday afternoon was the patent medi-
cine question by Mrs. NJ. NJ. Allen,
national superintendent. She said that
there is one patent medicine which does
not contain alcohol. Coca cola contains a
dangerous mixture OF cocaine and alcohol,
connections would be labeled poison In
Engl nd as they contain opium.
Many distinguished persons were intro
ducsd and spoke briefly; among them
were DR.. David Stewart Dodge, Rev.
Wilbur r. Crafts, Joshua l.. Baily, J.
Washington Logue, Mr.. Gorge l. Bis
choff, Mrs. Mary E. James, Mrs. Ella A.
Boole, Mrs. Hsnnah K. schon, Mrs. Mar
gsret Inglehart, John Wsnsmaker, Miss
Christine Timing.
The programme Thursday evening con-
sisted of children's demonstration given
1t the Academy OF Music which included
a chorus of nearly 1000 voices. The chill
dren were dressed In red, white and blue
aud In tiers from front to rear of stage in
such manner as to form the letters w.
{. t. u. Miss Wizards song Saloons,
Saloons, Saloons must go" was sung with
a vim long to be remembered.
The programme Friday evening con-
sisted of addresses by Rev. C. c. Dinwid-
die, Miss ii. E. Dunhill, Of India, Rev.
Silas c. Swallow and Re-. Anna II. Shaws.
Miss Dunhill said one OF the fivorite
gamss of children in India Is "Christian".
They begin by pretending to read the
bible and preach, soon some are strutttng
around with sticks In their mouths for
pipes, and others are staggering like
drunkards. They associate christianity
with drunkenness.
Officers for the coming year are as fol-
lows: President, Mrs. l.. NJ N. Stevens,
Portland; president, Miss Anna A.
Gordon, Evanston, Illinois; recording Sec
rotary, Mrs. Clara G. Hoffman, Missouri;
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Susanna NJ.
d. Fry, Evanston, Illinois; treasurer, Mrs.
Harriet q. Brand; general secretary, Mrs.
Cora Seberry, New York; L. I. L. secre-
tary, Mrs. Helen g. Rice, Massachusetts,.
The report Of Mrs. Helen n. Barker, re-
firing treasurer, showed balance on hand
for the coming expenses, Is ,04227. During
term OF eleven years $3.50, 6441s of w. G.
T. U. money has passed through her
hands.
The National w. G. T. U. is now free
from debt; 1900 was raised In personal
contributions and pledges from various
states at this convention to pay the re-
mainder OF the debt on the Union Signal
and CRUSADER monthly. The w. @. T. U.
now owns its own paper free from debt.
The W. G. T. U. and Us. gave an open
meeting Sunday evening, Dec. IL, in the
Methodist church, programme Of which
was as follows:
singing ..s.......s..-...-.-...
Scripture Reading ...,....-...Mrs A C Norwood
Prayer..-................. Mrs W Clark