The Republican journal., 1910-06-23

and a noon-tide prayer by Mrs. A. T.
Myrick of Belfast
/ Dinner was served in the hall dining
room and no one needed second invita-
ton to find their seats at the tables.
( The local ladies did all the work and hac
all the essentials ready for good dinner
before the lunch baskets of the visitors
were opened. Good cheer and good ap-
petites made the hour pass rapidly.
The afternoon session opened with g
conference on "Ways of Working, LED
by Mrs. Lambert, who kept up lively
discussion of the varied branches of the
society's general work and answered
with dispatch the many questions evolved
from her remarks. 1t was, in fact, the
most interesting hour of the day.
The minutes of the morning session
and the reports of the various commit
tees were read, discussed and accepted.
Miss Emily F. Miller was reelected
president; Mrs. E. B. Smith, secretary,
and Mrs. Alberta George was reelected
treasurer. Miss Miller made very ap-
propriate speech of acceptance, and is
the right woman in the right place.
The representative of The Republican
Journal was introduced to the convention
and was pleased to extend greetings in
behalf of the paper and to assure the
ladies of its sympathy and interest in
their work.
Mrs. E. P. Frost and Mrs. Maurice
Curtis of Belfast rendered duet in a
charming manner, and brief remarks for
the good of 'God and Home and Native
Land were made by several visitors.
At this point the call for the delegates
who were to take the train home was
regretfully heard and the writer missed
the pretty service of christening the dear
little daughter of Mrs. E. F. Mckinney,
which was next on the program. The
child had won the hearts of all during the
day.
We are indebted to Miss Emily F.
Miller for the report of the evening ses-
sion, as follows:
Having so many ''chores" to do, and
so far to travel, the audience was late in
gathering for the evening meeting, but
each one took it goodnaturedly. During
the waiting time Miss Wardwell of
Winterport sang a solo, Mother S
Voice" and also responded to an encore.
Both selections We're from the Temper
/ ance Songster Mrs. Lambert also gave
another recitation. The young people
We're then ready, and the Young Won
ans Christian Temperance Union march
ed in, singing, "We'll wind the ribbon
round the nations led by two cornets
members of the ''Y" all bearing white
streamers. After Scripture reading
prayer was offered by Rev. A. j. Lock
hart.
Mrs. Lambert entitled her address
''To the Ropes" referring to the "Shil
Of State,'' and the habits of a nation, az
the real cause of its downfall, giving il
Illustrations from ancient history. She
instanced the drink traffic, and the
white Slave trade" as modern destroy
ers of a nations strength and spoke O.
the tricks to which both resort to gsil
victims as innumerable. In Chicago, sa
looms have been found with playground
attached, to win the boys, and after ;
few visits beer is offered, free, at first
From her observation, and experience
the speaker considered it far easier t.
fight to keep the prohibitory law W.
have than to be continually fighting tt
reclaim some part Of a license territory
Referring to remark in Bangor paper
that the report of the White Slave trafi.
existing in Bangor was merely a ''news
paper sensation" Mrs. Lambert citee
facts which proved that in two cases, al
least, Bangor had been the recruiting
station for the trade. In another case
she had the story from the girl herself
A man had gone to little town, goteac
quainted with the boys and young men
who introduced him to their girl friends
For one beautiful girl, a teacher, he
baited his trap. First, he tried to arouse
her ambition. ''You, with your ability
should have more salary; go to the city
l can give you addresses of those who
will help you" She refused to lister
to his suggestions. Then he pretended
to fall violently in love with her. The
father liked the fellow, who was agree
able, and presented high credentials. He
even showed a letter purporting to be
from his mother, urging the girl to mar
ry him, or, at least, to make the family
a visit. Somehow it came about thai
the girl consented to the marriage, ane
they went away together. At the enc
of the journey, with some excuse abou
baggage, he sent her up to the house
alone. 1t was a beautiful house. She
was warmly welcomed, taken to beau
tiful room, and urged to rest. On rising
from nap, she found herself locked in
her clothing, too, had disappeared. Lat