The Republican journal., 1909-09-23

plish. In the course Of his fine ands;n.
forming speech Mr.. Smith said: saThe
best kind Of temperance instruction il
that which seeks to inculcate. the nrin-
ciples Of right living. The child who
has learned how to care for his BODY.
knows the importance of fresh air. Of
cleanliness, of proper food, of the right
kind of exercise, has the best sort of ma.
terial out of which to make a temperate
life. Whatever gains the race has made
in it's progress toward temperance will
be found to be based more than ANYTHING
else upon the added knowledge the wears
have brought regarding natures laws of
health and right living"
The church tonight was crowded to the
doors, public interest seeming to increase
as the convention progressed. A fine
musical program was given and an ad-
dress by Mrs. Margaret Dye Ellis, ma
tional W. C. T. U. superintendent of the
department of legislation, who spoke at
length in review Of recent LIQUOR legisla-
ton in the United States.
BANGOR, Me-, September 18th. The morn
ing session of the w. c. T. U. convention was
devoted largely to the reports of the various
Bath reported for the department Of peace
and arbitration and Miss Harriet J. Loring of
Otisfeld gave her report on Bible reading and
evangelistic work Officers of the Maine W.
c. T. U. were elected as follows:
President, Mrs L. M. N. Stevens, Portland;
corresponding secretary, Miss Isabelle H
Stickney, East Brownfield; recording secretary
Miss Clara M. Farwell, Rockand; assistant re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Althea G. Quimby
North Turner; treasurer, Miss Adelaide s,
johnson, Fort Fairfield. The foregoing WEI e
chosen unanimously.
The following nominations We're made:
Delegates to national convention at Omaha
Penobscot-Miss Eleanor Harvey, Kenduskeae;
Mary Crosby; alternate, Mrs. Caroline Patten.
Somerset-Mrs Grace Coburn Smith; alter
nate, Mrs. Francis NJ. Chandler.
Piscataquis and Franklin - Mrs Chester
Greenwood harrington; alternate, Mrs. Cliff
ford
Hancock, Waldo, Lincoln-Mrs. Helen M
Daggett; alternate, Mrs. Caroline Guptill.
Washington and Kennebec-Mrs katherine
Ray, Cherryfeld; alternate, Elizabeth B. Foster
York-Mrs. Luck Burton.
Oxford-Mrs. E, A. G. Stickney
Sagadahoc-Josie NJ Irish, Bowdoinham.
Cumberland Emma E. Knight
Delegates to worlds convention:
Mrs E. M. Blanchard, Mrs. E. A. Stickney,
Mrs. Cora Knight Clifford, Miss Mary Crosby
The following life members of the union
were added Mrs. Annie M. Frost, Pittsfeld;
Mrs. L. W. Weston, Skowhegan and Mrs. Helen
Coburn, Skowhegan.
The afternoon session opened with an in
spring service conducted by Mrs. R. c. Hall
of Rockland, for the 81 active and nine honor
airy members of the order who have died since
the last annual meeting. Mrs. Rose Wood
Allen Chapman of New York, national super
intendent of the department of purity, was
next introduced and spoke for an hour upon
the topic "The National Call for Women" She
quoted statistics tending to show the wide
spread immortality among the young men of
the present day, advocating the proper kind of
home teaching and influence as the most po-
tent remedy. The addresses by the county
presidents, announced for the afternoon, were
postponed until tonight.
The chief feature of the evening program
was an address by Miss Anna A. Gordon, sec
rotary of the Loyal Temperance Legion branch
of the Worlds W. C. T. u, who spoke of the
work of the branch in all parts of the world
introducing 20 boys and girls dressed in the
costumes of the different countries. The clos
ing demonstration, conducted by Mrs. L. M. N
Stevens, aroused the audience to a high pitch
of enthusiasm. The scene was impressive.
The national and State officers of the union
express great satisfaction with the convention
in every respect and say that they feel en-
couraged at the progress of w. C. T. U. work
and with the results achieved of late.