Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-06
WHITE RIbB0NERS,
Second Day of the 21st
KennebeC Convention.
Mrs. Johnson Of Wayne Made
President Of County Union.
Department Reports. Memorial Ser
vice--Address by Mrs. Livingstone.

Wednesday, the second day of the
21St annual convention Of the Kcnnc-
bee County w. G. +. L. was filled with
busy and interesting meetings, morn
ing. afternoon and evening, all Of them
hcing held, as on the preceding day, at
III Winthrop Street Baptist church.
At $50 there was a meeting Of the cx-
ccutive committee for the transaction
of various matters of routine business
ana at 10 O'Clock the convention was
called TO order by the president. Mrs.
blanche NJ. Friend of this city. The
committee on credentials reported AZ
officers and delegates present, repro
81 nting each Of the 10 local unions in
tn" county.
The forenoon session was devoted al
most wholly to reports Of the work ac-
compliehcd by the various departments
of the organization. Orc Of the most
Interesting Of these reports and the
one to which the most time was al
lottcd was that regarding the work Of
the T0gus Temperance Union which
has been carried on for several years
under the energetic ana cnthusa. -ic
leadership of Mrs. Lizzie II. TOwlc Of
this city. There We're present seven
veterans from Togus, representing
those who have Joined in making the
efforts Of the White RibbOncrs a sub
stantial success at that place. They
were Messrs. Jewctt, Sylvester, Wag-
ncr, Potter. Hilton, Wheeler and Be
zine. and after Mrs. Towle herself had
spoken regarding the details Of the
work at the Home each Of these vet
Grams spoke briefly in praise Of the
work which the organization has done
among the veterans. Captain Jcwctt,
the first speaker, presented the preSi-
dent Of the convention with a bcauti-
full bouquet of wild flowers which some
Of the Togus members had gathered
and sent in by him as an expression OF
their good will. Captain JcWctt dWelt
Specially upon the good results which
have followed the adjustment of the
cantccn at the Home.
After these speakers had been heard
from, various department superirten-
dents reported regarding the work ac-
CompliShCd in the past year. Mrs.
Harriet r. Perry spoke for the depart
ment Of homes for homeless children,
Mrs. Minnie ]. Moore for the depart
mrnt Of medical temperance. Mrs.
Kate G. Pishon for the department Of
scientific temperance instruction. MISS
tstelle NJ Brainerd for the department
Of the newspaper publications of the
organization. and Miss Ella Barton for
the department of school savings
banks. other department superln-
tenGents who were unable to be pres
ent but whose reports were read, were
Miss Francis NJ. Mitchell. chairman Of
the dapartment Of the Loyal Temper
apcc Legion and Mrs. Clara X. Ridley
chairman Of the department of hygiene
and heTedity.
Rev. Geo. Colby of this city was in
t~oduced to the convention and ad-
dressed it briefly and st. Roswell
Roles, an official of the BellVlll IRAN
ing and Industrial School and Home o.
Virginia. addressed the convention re-
earding the work for young colored
nsonle which is being carried on at
tbot institution. Mr.. Roles, very
bright young colored man. was accom-
named by several pupils of the school
and his talk was a most entertaining
ona. He will be in the city several
DAYS longer and will again speak here
before his departure.
The election of officers and the ne
mortal service were both scheduled for
the morning session but the hour was
so late that they had to be put over
until afternoon.
The first business Of the afternoon