Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-10-19

they are active members of soIEc local
union, were adopted.
The sccrctary's report was then present
Cd.
In her letter to the convention Lady
Somerset said:
ITO protect the home. to Danish the
saloon, to shelter the weak and to pre-
serve the strong-thcse are your intcn-
tons in Your warfare against the liquor
traffic. And there is another motive DOW
cr, for it is the fulfilling Of the will of
God which gives the great impetus to
your work, the fulfilling of His will as
well in the Legislative history of nations
as in individual lives. This is the reason
for our very existence as great world
wide society. 1t is tn" foundation upon
which the whole structure of our tenn
pcranCe work is built"
Routine business was continued at the
Afternoon session. The trcasurcrs report
was the first matter taken up.
At the conclusion Of the treasurer's re-
port Mrs. katherine Lent Stevenson, pros
idrnt Of Massachusetts W. c. r. L.. pre-
scented to Mrs. Stevens on behalf of Rcu-
bon Reed of Concord and others. 4 gavel
containing bits of wood from Fancuil
Hall and mary other famous buildings in
this and other American cities. This ga
vel is to he the property Of the Worlds
". G. T. L.
Representatives Of many Of tho differ
cnt countries which sent dclcgat. to the
convention then were introduced and
spoke briefly. The countries for which
responses were made included Australia.
Burma, Germany. Great Britain. Greece.
South Africa. Finland. Uruguay. Fiji Is
lands. Sweden. Argentina, Canada. China.
India and Bahama Islands.
Fratcrnal greetings werc presented by
representatives of the Woman's Relief
Corps. the International Reform Bureau.
the American ITumarc Education Socie-
t., the Prohibition party. the Good Tenn
plars. the missionary boards Of the Con-
"rcgatonal and Methodist churches and
the Congo Reform Mission. The follow
ing resolution introduced by Miss Anna
Gordon. ono of the honorary secretaries
of tic WORLDS W. c. +. T.. was unani-
mously adopted:
"Rcsovcd. That We appeal to tic Pres
dcHt ana tn" secretary of state in view
of the third conference Of nations now ir
session at ErusScls for the further rn-
strction of the sale of intoXrants to nm
civilized nations, 10 rrn"E tho sIEG' stion
made by tho President of the United
StatcS and the late Secretary Of Stat
John Hay. that Great Britain shall unit"
with the United States in presenting to
the other nations 4 treaty to forbid the
sal" of opium and Intoxicating liquor to
urciviized peoples
1t was voted to send a cablcgram erl-
bofying this resolution to Wilbur f.
Crafts Of Washington. d. c., head Of the
international Reform Bureau. who is now
in attendance at the Brussels conference
Tho convention then adjourned for the
day.
Late this afternoon the delegates were
rendered a reception at the state house
by Governor Guild. and many Of them
were entertained by Mayor Fitzgerald at
a tea in the Ford building.
This evening there was a public meet
ing in fremont Temple, at which several
addresses were made by foreign dele
gates.
The evening program with spec
tacular drill of children of the Loyal
Temperate Legion from the Frances
+. Willard Settlement in this city,
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