The Republican journal., 1905-06-29
Waldo County W. 6. 7. U. Convention

The ODD annual convention of the Waldo
County W. c. T. U. was held at Saturday
Cove, Northport, June Dist. On account of
bad weather the attendance was small. If
the other Unions had the pluck of the Bel
fast and Troy white ribboners the attend
ance might have been larger, but as it was
they were the only Unions represented.
The Troy Union especially deserves credit
as they came a distance of nearly 40 miles.
The convention was opened by singing
sThe County Song" The president, Miss
E. F. Miller, read the 37th Psalm and
prayer was offered. The address of well
come was given by Mrs. Alwilda Bird re-
spouse by Mrs. W. F. Langll. Miss Helen
Brer of Belfast, charming little Miss
who for the past year has secured over 80
subscriptions to The Crusader Monthly,
recited poem, "The Crusader Monthly
in very pleasing manner. One of the in
teresting features in the afternoon was the
Belfast L. I. L., which was represented by
Victor Colson, Norman Littlefeld and
Helen Brier. They gave the L. 7. L. salute
and song was given by Victor Colson
which was much appreciated.
Miss Emily F. Miller was reelected
County President and the following resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted:
PREAMBLE We, the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of Waldo County, as
sembled in our 22nd annual convention, are
deeply grateful for the activity manifested
in so many of our local unions. Relying
always on God for guidance and strength,
we set ourselves to the work for the ensuing
year with courage and increasing faith in
our principles as expressed in the following
resolutions:
TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
We believe in total abstinence for the
individual as the best safeguard against the
drink habit.
PROHIBITION.
We believe in prohibition for State and
Nation We believe the liquor traffic to be
morally wrong, and incapable of being
made legally right, therefore we oppose all
forms of license or regulations.
We will increase our efforts to arouse the
Indifferent and disseminate current lnforma-
ton on these subjects; we will hold more
public meetings, distribute literature, wear
our white ribbon badge, and endeavor TO
carry out our leaders plans.
PURITY.
we DelloVe III tuo same ulSH SCdnudIu VI
purity for men as for women, and condemn
every system for the regulation of vice as
morally wrong, and physically failure.
FRANCHISE.
We believe that taxation without repre-
sentatiOn is as unjust now as in the days
| of the colonies. We believe that the fran
chise granted to women would also con
| duce to better citizenship and higher
| standard of government morality with
greater respect for all law, as well as the
prOhibitory law.
WORK AMONG CHILDREN.
AS local unions and individuals we viii
try to do more work in training the boys
and girls in temperance principles, work
| ing through the day school, the Sunday
school, the Loyal Temperance Legion, med
al contest, and in all possible ways.
| COURTEsIEs.
| We give our most cordial thanks to the
local W. c. 7. U. and to the friends il
Northport, who have met us with kind!
| welcome; to the singers who have helpet
so much; to the members of the cOnteS
class, to the church officials, railroad off
Gals, pages, and all who have aided in the
successful outcome of this invention.
In the evening medal contest was held
The contestants were Grace NJ. Rogers o
Troy, Flora E. Carleton of Troy, Annie
Rhoades of Northport, Leora Prentiss o
Troy, Bessie Weymouth of Troy and Auven'
Myrick of Troy The medal was awarded
to Miss Leora Prentiss.
Fine music was furnished by the ''Little
net and piano. Mrs. E. P. Frost rendered
a solo, "Will it Pay?" in very pleasin!
manner. Rev. E. S. Philbrook of Belfas
made few remarks.