Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-05-11
AUGUSTA w. C. r. U.
Report OF Annual Meeting Held, Tues.
day Afternoon.

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Report Of Annual MEETING Held. ru.s.
day Afternoon.
AT the annual meeting OF the August,
w. Z. L. u. held Tuesday afternoon the
1oliowlng officers for 1905 were elected.
| President Mrs. Olive Holway: vice.
president at large. Mrs. F.. S. Fog~.
secretary. Mrs. Mary Church; treasur.
err. Mrs. Clara Turner; vice presidents
Methodist. Mrs. Roberts; First Baptist
Mrs. Towle; Free Baptist, Mrs. Co,bv.
Congregational. Mrs. Perkins: Uni.
tartar. Mrs. Pishon: Cniversalist. Mrs
Flynt; Episcopal. Mrs. Edwards: PEG.
pies. Mrs. Choate: Christian. Mrs
! Royce: Friends. Mrs. Wordsworth
| The following superintendents of de-
partments We're app0inted: Peace ana
Arbitration. Mrs. Wardsworth: Aims
House. Mrs. Williamson and Mrs
Roberts: Flower Mission. Mrs. Rollins.
Rescue and Relief. Mrs. Peva; Jai,
Mrs. Welch: Social Purity, Mrs
Humphrey: Scientific Temperance In
structiOn. Mrs. Pshon: LOYAL Temp,r-
ance Legion and Mercy. Mrs Dearborn
Literature and Papers. Mrs. Churcn.
Narcotics. Mrs. Morse; Evaneelistic
Mrs. Tu"ll: Press Work. Mrs. Friend.
Franchise. Miss Norton: Soldiers ana
Sailors. Mrs. Towle; Lumberman. Mrs
Dickson: Railroad Employees. Miss
Blaisdell: Sabbath Observance Nrs
Stafford; School Savings Banks Mrs
Fogg.
The following committees We're an
pointed: Finance. Mrs. Holwav. Nrs
Fuller. Mrs. Williamson. Miss Waldro,
Public Meetings. Mrs. Holwav. Mrs
Towle Mrs. Friend
Room Committee. Mre. Holway. Mrs.
| Morse. Mrs. Peva. Mrs Pray, Mrs
TOWln
Sick Committee. Mrs. Rollins. Mrs.
Hill. Mrs. Humphrey. Mrs. Noyes. Mrs.
Whitney. Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. Perkins.
The secretary's report was read az
| follows:
Once more the year has rolled around
and we submit our annual report.
There have been 81 meetings held
with an average attendance of 49, the
same as LAST year. but we hope the
| coming wear to be the best we have
| ever had end the attendance larger
than ever before. We can do it if we
| MAKE up orr minds to have it thus
The same departments of work carried
| on. or the same number
The pastors We're invited to preach
| sermons on general peace day. One
| sermon was preached and one Sab
| bath-schoOl observed the day. it was
also observed in the Gospel Temper
| ance meeting. One hundred and fifty
| pages of literature distributed
The rescue and relief work was car
| ried on as successfully as usual. al
| though our superintendent. Mrs.
Peva. left in the fall to be away dur
| ing the winter. Mrs. Dearborn took
| her place and with the assistance Civ
| en- her by some of our ever faithful
| workers the work went on.
There were 1918 articles of clothing
given away 1872 calls made on sick and
| needy. and they We're not forgotten
| when in need of fruit and other dam
| ties.
Almshouse has been visited as for
| merly. literature distributed. and at
Christmas each one was given a box
| of candy.
Among the railroad emnloyees-a
new department of work with us
| there has been distributed 1858 pages
| of literature not including cards and
| leaiiets.
| In The lumbermen's department.
camp of 40 men We're supplied with
| literature every Sunday for four
| months. Some clothing also sent.
Flower Mission day observed the
o5th of June.
Meetings ut Jail have been held every
Sunday. Literature carried in on
Saturdays. and personal talks held
| with the Inmates. Not n Sabbath has
| passed but some one has expressed q
| desire to lead a better life.
Scientific temperance instruction in
the schools has been looked after by
our efficient superintendent. schools
| visited and teachers encouraged.
The Gospel Temperance Meetings
| have been held every sabbath with an
| average attendance Of "a. Some at
tend this meeting who go to no other
Mrs. Holmes our superintendent of this
| work has been sick and we miss her
| flithfulness.
| At Togus the meetings have been
held every week BY thus doing We
have had to give one of our most ac-
| five members to this work. but we feel
| Il paws ito enter every open DOOR
| Visits are also made to the hospital,
literature and flowers carried to the
sick and suffering ones, as well as
fruit and dainties.
| Tho children's excursion was again
| taken charge of by the ladies'. They
| went to Island Park. This is somethin"
which if all who contributed to make II
Il success. could have gone and wit
messed the pleasure it gives to so many
who seldom have such an opportunity
for day of pleasure. with refresh
ments thrown in." they would feel
we'll repaid, and know 1T is more bles-
sed to give than receive.
| An all day meeting was held by tho
| Federation of the Gardiner. Halloween.
| Augusta and Togus Unions in the
Methodist church. The pastors helped
in this work by giving addresses ana
| the meeting was n success.
| This year we have again been called
| to part with two of our number, one
| Mrs. NJ. A. Church. who had been
! member since the organization Of our
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