Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-04
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Fourteenth Annual Con-
vention at Augusta
Resolutions Are Adopted Ia.
oring Universal Suffrage,
Mrs. Mae Pepper-vanderbiIt Of
New York One Of Speakers.

The 18th annual convention of the
Maine State Spiritualst Association
was held in this city Saturday and
Sunday and proved one of the most
interesting in the history of the asso-
citation. The business sessions were
held in Grand Army hall and the pub
lie meetings at which addresses We're
gwen by Mrs Mae Pepper Vanderbilt
of New York, Mrs. Minerva Barwise
OF Bangor and others, in City hall.
The morning business session Satur-
day convened at 1890 and was taken
NJ mainly with the reports of the va
ri2us officers. Among prominent Spirit
Halists present at this session were S.
NJ. Gile OF Sangerville, +. NJ Brad
bury. Fairfield. Miss Olive Hayden,
Madison. Mrs. Nora Larrahee, Belfast,
Mrs. Georgianna Field, Portland, Mark
A. Barwise and Mrs. Minerva Bar
wise, Bangor, Mrs. Adele MontefiOre,
WaterVille Mrs Albina Warren, Nor
/ ridgeWOrk.
| President Mark A. Barwise in his
annual address estimated the number
OF Spiritualists in the State to be be-
tween 10000 and $1,000. He explained
that not all of these were organized
INTO local societies and camps, but the
number coming under the direct influ-
cnce of the local societies and camps
was between 1000 and 5000, while the
remainder We're scattered and without
organization
The secretary Mrs Viola A. B.
Rand of Canaan reported that three
ii n al
lied at once, at Norridgewock, Madi-
son and Camden. Their organization
will bring the total number of local
societies and campmeeting organza-
tons in the state up to nine.
The afternoon session began at 2.3O
o'clock Officers We're chosen as fol-
lows:
Prcsident-Mark A. Barwise, Ban
gor.
First vice president-Frank A. Bish-
op, Herman.
Second vice president-Dr Dana A.
SOule, Augusta
Secretary-Mary Drake Jewell, Mon
son.
Treasurer-B. NJ. Bradbury, Fairfield.
Directors-Olive Hayden, Madison;
bic Hopkins, Plymouth; Viola A. Il.
Rand, Canaan.
The resolutions adopted at the af-
ternoon session included a declaration.
for universal suffrage, regardless of
sex and instructed the members of the
association to use their influence in ia
vor of those candidates for public Of
flee most likely to work for the ad-
vancement of civic Righteousness. A
resolution was adopted favoring the
placing of books upon Spiritua;ism III
all public libraries. also one thanking
the Daily kennebec Journal for it's
courtesy in handling notices of the
meetings of the association.
A committee was appointed to en-
gage at once in active work OF organ
ization in various parts of the State,
and other business Of interest to the
welfare of the organization was trans
acted.
The evening session of Saturday was
held at City hall, beginning at 80
This session was oDen to the public
ard there was q good attendance not
Withstanding the inclement weather.
President Mark A. BarWise presided
and the principal speaker Of the even
ing was Mrs. Minerva Barwise of
Bangor Mrs. BarWisc characterized
the intelligence manifested i'll spirit
control as being of educational value
as to the conscious survival Of the in
Fdividual personality. She argued that
when the innate mediumshiD in each
one of us is more strongly unfolded the
inspiration from the unseen intell
gence will enthuse and improve our
lives, leading to loftier thinking and
nobler acting.
Mrs. Vanderbilt followed. giving al
most altogether personal recolections,