Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-09-28

IN Keeping the law IN the State. We
have had a victory, the greatest vic
tory that ever crowned a moral fight
said Mrs. Stevens, and when we con-
slider what we battlcd against, the
liquor interests of the world, it is n
wonder We had no smaller margin
than we did. We have had a great
victory when opposed to an opponent
Of such power and financial backing
who has marshaled its forces on many
a battlefield. The people of Maine
were slow to believe it would come
creeping in and many did not realize
Il until September 18th. All things
considered 1t was a great victory and
ii is having great moral effect. We
have something to do to hold the
awakened sentiment
There has been perfect harmony
between the ministers. the Mems So
cicties and the ". c. T. L. during the
campaign but the w. G. T. L. has done
It's own work in its own way.
a further recommendation made
WAS to continue the circulation of the
w. G. r. L. literature and to see that
copies of the papers We're placed in
the public libraries. The president
also recommended that copy of DIR.
Hasley's book, Alcohol and the HUI
man Body" be placed in each library.
The recommendations were accept
ed by the convention with thanks and
referred to the executive board.
At this time Miss Mary L. French of
Auburn moved that a report of the
h. Ieays
of each county delegation to the news
paper most circulated in their vicinity.
The report of the Corresponding
Secretary. Miss Isabel H. Stickney of
East Brownfield was then given. This,
in brief. showed there to be 205
Unions with 1899 active members; that
1864 had been raised to carry on
the work: AZ new Unions had been
organized and a good gain made in
membership. This report does not in
clude the honorary members and
many who wear the white ribbon who
are not systematically reported.
The report of the State Treasurer,
Mrs. Adelaide s. Johnston of Fort
Fairfield. showed the total receipts
the past year to have been S4S65.50, the
expenditures, s5469.l7. leaving a bal
anee on hand of $139576. In connec-
ton with this report it will be of in
terest to state in part the verbal re-
port made byt Mrs. Stevens regarding
the contributions received by her dur
ing the campaign and it sets at rest
once and for all the runors circulated
during the campaign about the sums
h.. l-ast-a
Mrs. Stevens stated that nearly every
speaker was paid only their expenses
and that Congressman Hohson, who
opened the campaign in Portland and
also made ono of the last speeches
was paid only his expenses where it
was said that he WAS paid 500
night ,and more. Mr.. Robson practi-
cally made the ". c. r. 4. OF Maine
d gift of about 800. said Mrs. SteY-
ems as he cancelled many engage
ments where he would have received
that amount. 10 speak in Maine. The
total amount of contributions receiV-
ell was s2,6SS.37 in sums ranging
from one dollar, sent by woman III
A far away state. to 500 and more
sent b. individuals and state and To-
cal unions. 1t is expected that there
will he a small balance left after all
bills have been paid.
Just before the noon recess was
taken Miss Anna Gordon, secretary of
the Worlds w. G. 7. L.. vice presi-
dent of the National ". {. T. T., and
organizer of the Young Campaigners,
was introduced to the convention. She
was received with cheers. In brief
speech Miss Gordon spoke of the fact
that around the base OF the gallery
was hung 50 yards of signatures OF
the Young Campaigners, and that this
was only part of the names, as there
are over $4,000 OF them. Miss Eliza
beth Gordon of Boston, her sister, was
introduced and spoke briefly as dld
also Miss Elma Gowen, the w. {. 7.
L. missionary to South America but
who was in Maine during the cam
paign and did valiant work