Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-02
AUGUSTA w. C, TIL.
Officers Elected and Reports Made for
the Past Year.

| Inc augusta w. -. L. u. has elected
the following officers and committees
for the ensuing year: President. Mrs
Olive Holway; recording and cores.
ponding secretary, Mrs. Mary. H
Church; treasurer, Miss Susan Wal.
dron; vice. president at large. Mrs. T.
S. Fogg; vice-presidents: BAPTIST. Mrs
E. s. Hinckley, ida Macomber: Free
Will Baptist, Mrs. Frank Colby;
Methodist, Mrs. III. r. Libby. Mrs
Blanche NJ. Friend, Mrs. Emma Rob-
erts; Congregationalist, Miss Ellen
Hamlen, Mrs. Walker; Universalist
Mrs. Charles Flynt; Unitarian, Mrs
Kate Pishon; Friends, Mrs. Phebe
Wadsworth: Episcopal. Mrs. Mary Ed
wards; Christian, Mrs. Lizzie Boyce;
Peoples. Mrs. Hiram Choate.
Superintendents, Peace and Arbitra-
ton, Mrs. Phebe Wadsworth; Aims
House, Mrs. Oren Williamson, Mrs
Emma Roberts; Flower Mission, Miss
Elizabeth Rollins; Rescue and Relief
Work, Mrs. Peva: School Savings
Bank, Mrs. Fogg; Jail, Mrs. Billman;
Social Purity, Mrs. Humphrey;
Scientific Temperance Instruction, Mrs.
Kat" Pishon; Loyal Temperance
Legion, Mrs. Mabel Dearborn, Mrs.
Emily Dickson: Agent for Temperance
Publications, Mrs. M. N. Church, Mar
cotics. Mrs. Hattie Fitzgerald;
Evangelistic Work. Mrs. Towle, for
three months; Press Work, Mrs
Blanche Friend: Soldiers and Sailors.
Mrs. Lizzie TOwle.
mittees-Finance. Mrs. Holway,
Mrs. ]. Fuller, Mrs. Oren Williamson.
Miss WaldrOn; public meetings, Mrs.
Holway, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Friend:
room committee, Mrs. Holway, Mrs.
Williamson, Mrs. Fuller, Miss Wal
dron; sick committee Mrs. Rollins, Mrs
Hill, Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Noyes, Mrs.
Whitney, Mrs. Towle, Mrs. Lane.
The secretary's report for the year
ending May II. 1904. showed that Al
meetings have been held with an aver
age attendance of 10. The usual de-
partments of work have been taken up.
Pastors of churches We're invited to
preach peace sermons on the third Sun
day in December and three sermons
We're preached. General Peace day was
observed in the Gospel Temperance
meeting and some literature distribute
ed. Flower Mission day was observed
as usual; 95 bouquets and text cards
given away. Twenty calls on sick and
shut in ones. Meetings at the Jail
have been held every Sunday, new
hymn books procured by the Union. an
organ by the county and Il Bible put
in every cell. Superintendent of tenn
perance instruction has visited each
school in the village schools and re-
ports the teachers interested in the
work. October IS the ladies of the
Union gave the teachers a reception
at the rooms, every teacher being in
vited. 1t was well attended and made
interesting and helpful by the remarks
given by teachers and others. A social
time and refreshments served. About
so present.
The l.. T. l.. work has been carried
on successfully, 80 meetings having
been held, SO anti-tobacco pledges
taken. which means some of our boys
may grow up without using tobacco in
any form.
The rescue and relief work was car
ried on as usual, although our superin-
tendent. Mrs. Humphrey. had sickness
in her family, she did not falter but
kept up the work grandly. There
were over 1000 articles of clothing and
$40 dollars given away; $50 visits made.
The Gospel Temperance meetings
have been held in the rooms every
Sabbath with good attendance and
interest.
The aims house has been visited and
literature distributed to all.
The work at Togus still goes on with
good results.
The cnildren's excursion last sum-
mer was taken out to Maranacook, and
proved a success.
The Hepburn-Dolliver petition was
circulated and sent on to Washington.
Petitions were sent by our Union to all
the Unions in the county, for the re-
appointment of Judge Hall. Every
Union but one returned it's petition
we'll filled. We filled two, two hundred
and fifty names We're secured. They
were presented to Governor Hill, and
Judge Hall was reappointed.
We had thought the year would pass
and our number not broken, but We
can never know what "a day will bring
FORTH" and as we We're reporting the
sick ones, one of our honorary MEM
bers had passed over the river, and We
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Williamson.
Then we again heard with sadness
that our dear sister, Mrs. Helen Saben
had been released from her suffering. .
Loves light leads heavenward, through
gates left ajar.'
Our years work is ended, and We
feel that with Gods help we will press
forward with more zeal. and when we
lay aside our work it may be we shall
hear the words, "She hath done what
she could
The Union wishes to extend vote of
thanks to all who have in any way as
sisted in the work during the past
| year.
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