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THE w. c. r. U.
Continued from Page Th4ee.1) 80

and the announcement was received
with continued applause, and Miss
Farewell, the secretary, cast the bal
lot of the convention.
Mrs Quimby, the vice president, an
nounced the vote and presented Mrs. Ste
VEINS to the convention. Mrs. ADELAIDE
J Johnston presented Mrs. stevens with
handsome bouquet of roses. In accept
ing the office of president Mrs. Stevens
said that although it had been many
times that this honor had been conferred
on her she never felt more deeply touched
than at this time. She said that she had
worked and walked with the members of
the w c. r. L. and this year there has
been more of sacrifice and work than
ever before. She expressed her thanks
for the vote of confidence and prayed
that she might be worthy of such COM
rades and pledged herself to give the best
she could to the work and re-consecrated
the best she had to the work for home
and humanity and together we will 80
forward" Mrs Elizabeth G. Knight Of
Westbrook, president of Cumberland
county. presented Mrs stevens and Mrs.
Gordon each with handsome umbrella.
TOl correspondents SOSl tNois A'i 49,
were cast with 17s for Miss Isabel II.
Stickney and she was elected by the bal
lot of the convention.
For recording secretary 1876 votes were
cast and 1877 of these being cast for Miss
Clara NJ Farwell of Rockland, the pres
ent official the ballot of the convention
was cast for her.
Mrs. Stevens nominated for vice presi-
dent at large Mrs. Althea G.. Quimby OF
North Turner and the nomination was
endorsed by a rising vote OF the eonven-
ton.
AS her assistant recording secretary
Miss Farwell nominated her present as
sistant Mrs. Sarah Lord Cram of Ken
nebunk.
Mrs Adelaide s Johnston of Fort Fair
field was unanimously renominated for
treasurer. receiving the entire vote of ls9,
and she was duly elected.
Mrs Eta Johnston Camp, lately return
ed from Palestine, was introduced ami
spoke words Of greeting and praise.
Mrs. Mansur. president of the Monroe
Union. was made a life member on this
her 18th birthday.
Mrs. Quimby, president of Androscoggin
County Union, presented her eountY's re-
port i'll very able manner and supple
mented ii by words from several of the
heads of the local unions.
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VASS LBORO.

NORTH-The subject of the morning.
sermon at the NJ. T. church. North Vas
sal5oro. will b. Religion in the Home
TIE day will be observed as Home De
partment dag. All members of the Home
Department of the sunday school are in
vted TO be present In the evening 4
special feature VIII he readings by Mrs.
Howard Sullivan of Waterville Her Sc
leetions are from the book entitled Bibli-
cal Dramas. The pastor will speak to
the themes presented. The choir will sing
special selections with solo by the pa
tor.
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RICHMOND.

Arthur Lancaster of Danvers, Mass,
is spending q few DAYS at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Frank
H Lancaster. School street
Miss Laura Thurlow is the guest of
relatives in South Gardiner for few
weeks.
Miss Hope Jackson of Gardiner was
the guest Friday of her friend. Miss
Leora Proctor.
The funeral of the late Libbeus Jen-
kins was held at the home Friday al
ternoon. Richmond Lodge. Ne. &C. +,
and A. NJ. conducted the funeral
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REST AkD NEAlTH TO MOTHER ANDeHIID.

MRs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRuphas been
used for over SIXTY YEARS by MILLIONS OF
'"xETHINC, with PERFECT SUCCESS It
SOOTHES the CHILD, SOFTENS tk GUMS,
ALLAYS all PAIN CURES WIND Cd,IC and
is the best remedy for DIARRHGsA. 1t is abb
soluteiy harmless Be sure and ask pr Mrs,
Winslow's Soothing Syrup" and takslno Other
kind Twenty five cents a bntt.S,
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htatfoIfn and IS fTcy Stood fherse d,

Platform and as thcY stood there Che
tefegates stood Also snd s'tfis t1ieegef
themelve5 to wurN hard. the coming
sfar IA SUPPORT Of ahe plans mads
kl1fms tie Convention
Il was dhrfng this part OF tile meet
ing Mrs. kneeIand, president of tine
Auburn Union, presented an invita-
ticn Tor the convention of l9f2 to meet
with them in their home city Ms this
was the only invitation received, not
because others did not wish the con-
Nention but because they would be
unable to care for the convention, it
was received and accepted with
thanks
Tile closing part Of the demonstra-
ton WAS the singing of songs from
tine campaign song book
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WINDSOR.

WEST-Rev B. Z. Turner of South
Berwick has accepted the call as pas
tor of the Baptist church, North
Windsor, and will begin his duties
Oct l.
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Afternoon PROGRAM

TIE first business of Friday after
noon WAS the naming of the delegates
to th2 national convention to be held
in Milwaukee Oct. IS to Nov. ., and
the following We're named Mrs Anna
c. Il. TiliEghast. Mrs. Jennie Sea-
mans, Mrs. George 5. Hunt, Mrs. Ella
Barton Smith, Mrs. L. \. q. Stickney,
Mrs Il. {. Hail. Mrs. Waldo Pettin-
gil, Miss Isabel Shirley. Mrs A. G.
Rabeeck. Mrs. Jennie Price White.
Miss Abbie Shepleigh. Miss Mary eros
by, Mrs. Frances McFadden. Alter
ne ties. Mrs. Walter Irish, Mrs. Chester
Greenwood Mrs. f. r. Catland. Mrs.
Clara Getchell. Mrs. Elizabeth Morton.
Mrs Susie Chapman, Mrs Cora Cliff
ford, Miss Amelia Shapleigh. Miss
Louise Coburn, Mrs. Fannie Munro,
Mrs Walter Irish, Mrs. Spratt.
The executive committee reported its
meetings held during the convention
and seyela al recommendations were
made and adopted. These new plans
in being carried ont will do mitch to-
wards carrying an the work 50 well
starred this last year and are along
the lires Of the recommendation made
by AIRS. Stevens at the opening Sos
ion. The recommendation are as fol-
lows:
We earnestly recommend that eoun
ty presidents nndeavor to organize new
uniers in the towns in their respective
counties where none exist and to this
end your committee recommends that
the plan Of employing Mrs. rillinghast
as organizer and lecturer be as fol-
lows: County presidents desiring her
services in their counties shall direct
ly arrange with her on this basis: The
local unions shall furnish entertain
ment and from collections taken the
county shall pay her travelling eN-
penses while in the county. and
her salary of s25 a week. if oOllac-
tons are not sufficient 10 cover these
demands the state w. G. r e. viii
meet the deficit. II collections are in
excess the county using the money
nav receive the surplus.
We recommend that the Maine w.
e. r. =. employ DR., Edith Smith Davis
To come to this state to visit col
leges. State Normal schools and High
schools as early rs possible.
Another recommendation was to the
effect that Miss Elma Go&en be en-
noyeG to do york in the interests of
the Z. ~. J..
The Memorial Service.
During the business session of Friday
afternoon the ladies suspended work for
a time While a Memorial service for
the members who have been promoted |
was held This service was conducted |
b. AIRS T.. c. Hall of Rockland and |
was opened by congregational singing. |
Tie following names of members
who have died during the past year
were read. the members of the coun-
ties standing while the names We're
read: Androscoggin Mrs. A. r. Lar
rabee, Mrs. Frances Hooper, Mrs A.
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Evening Session.

The last session of the convention
was one of happiness aud the dele
gates expressed it in their singing.
PRAYER was offered by Rev. Cyrus
Flint Stimson, pastor of the Congre-
gational church.
Mrs. Gertrude Stevens LeaVitt Of
Portland was introduced as the first
speaker of the evening.
Mrs. Leavitt said she would talk tt
The delegates and not deliver an adj
sent the testimony of many on the
value OF the w. c. T. L. and she gave
an interesting talk which appealed 10
all her listeners.
Master Victor Robbins of Madison,
a young evrnetist. who acted as State
bugler for the Young Campo gners,
was introduced by Miss Anna Gordon
and his different selections were well
received b. the audience.
Miss Gordon's Address.
Thank God Names Prohibition flag
has not been lowered. This glorious
state, felicitiously called The Ma
tian's Sunrise Portal this grand old
commonwealth with its proud motto
II Lead has not been relegated to
the rear of the procession of states
that are steadfastly struggling to OBJ
tain constitutional prohibition. Thank
God that with the morning light of
the 10Th century shining in their
faces with the warmth and glow of
the Golden Rule of Christ in their
hearts, and with "a sincere desire to
bring the greatest good to the great
est number of men, women and chill
dren in the Pine Tree. state. major
ity of those who cast their ballots on
Sept II voted for the retention of
Names prohibitory law.
w. G. II. [. campaign activities de-
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SEVERE ITCHING AND BlRNINs

"About three years ago was attacked
9th very severe itching and bfning all
over my body and finally my sin broke
until my body looked like piece of a. meat.
/ lid believe tleat could not stand tic torture
any longer. when / y.aa advised 0 go TO
skin specialist went with no restlts. Ny
body was covered with large white saie@i, With
scales on my hands. ar.ls and lover limbs
My scalp was covered with scales whrll looked
like dandruf but hEca0le worse uIti at the
end OF another week Tie scales vera large
as on a fish. The itch IN my heal was I'M
bearable. My hair was coming oItfa comb
fuis until it looked 50 bad / vas asa l-leti 10
go on the street. 1T the end Of three 1ee,-s
the back of ny head was CORD! ~ ball.
] was sight when I decided TRY the
Cuticura Ointment for the mr. gla WAt1
! saw the wonderful results ] Gccide TO tTy
the Cutcura Soap AMI Ointment on y bsdE.
After taking six baths IN e35 seF WITH
plenty of Cuticura SoaB, ard rsslg three
boxes of Cutieura Gi3tment and tne bottle
of Cuticura Pills, I was cared MEhair has
grown more than an inch il length. '8sigued)
Mrs. K. Detlefson. o i knicserbo&er Ave,
Brooklyn, N. Y, Jan. "a, 1911. Ctticura
Soap and Ointment sold Throughout the
world. Send to . Guticura," Dept. kh, Bos-
ton, for a liberal sample of each, post-free,
with 32-p. book on tie skin and scap.
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when | attempted to bow to you this
morning in front of the Casino, that
you should in such hurried manner
put down your parasols and screen
yourselves from me?"
They replied, IF you go and asso-
ciate with such queer people, you
must always expect your friends from
the fashionable world to drop their
umbrellas"
"Ah," he said, chose queer people
that you saw were my sisters from
the country. They were spending the
day in Newport, and l was showing
them the sights They were very
pleased with much that they saw; but
| am thankful they did not realize the
worldliness and snobbery of my
friends, otherwise they might have re-
turned to the country with a very
poor idea of the society in which |
novel"
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because they had waited twenty min.
utes for Madame N to come in. The
hostess and her guests were actually
entering the diningroom when at last
in came Madame N and said:
ooh, you must excuse me for be-
ing late; but have been to the smart
est funeral that l have ever seen in
my life! And, Dear, who sat next to
me but Eliza Williams, and all the
very smartest people were there! She
gave me such nudges that she nearly
knocked me off the seat, and l was
so afraid that others would see it!
And altogether the excitement of
watching others coming in was such
that for a time we both forgot the
corpse and why we were there!
The solemnity of the funeral was
immediately forgotten amid the roars
of aughter as the guests entered the
diningroom for the luncheon, and they
all decided it was the most cheerful
account of a funeral that any OF them
had ever heard.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10
THE MEMOIRS oE
RICHARD WAGNER.

Many of the sweeping judgments of
Wagner in his newly published men,
airs will not be acceptable without
large discount. But the charm of
the book is the perfect sincerity and
unrightness under all circumstances.
he is unsparing when treating of his
adversaries like Meyerbeer. Heinrich
Dorm and Ferdinand Hitler, but he is
just as outspoken about his own weak
nesses and blemishes. Very detailed
is the account of his matrimonial mis-
cry after his first marriage. But he
does not conceal from us that already
during the wedding ceremony when
he, young man of %, was promising
to provide comfort for his fiancee, the
actress Minna Planer, he felt quite
plainly that besides the magic power
that induced him to this step another
force was throwing him into a hell
Of misery. Wagner is sagacious enough
to accuse his impetuous nature and ex-
citable disposition as the origin of
many ugly scenes with his first wife.
But there was undoubtedly an insur-
mountable dislike between him who
took life easy and worried himself
about his art, and his wife, who was
inclined to look upon trifles of every
day life as very serious affairs, while
questions of aesthetics appeared to her
playthings and only means for prac-
teal purposes.
Wagner himself had the conviction
that some demon lived in his soul He
looked as lad upon music as an ele-
ment of mystic visions, a fairyland
where no rule or order was magma.
bic, and it was a hard task for his
old teacher Weinlish, at Leipzig. to
make him study and practice his art.
Appartions, symbolic warnings. imp
i5h adventure play an important part
in this autobiography, as Wagner be-
neved in them. He was even inspired
to musical creations under the spell
of these supernatural appearances.
Thus he wrote the overture to "Rhein-
sold" at Spezia in September, 1858,
when utterly broken down bodily and
mentally. He felt plunged into the
sea, losing all his senses and only
hearing the unceasing monotony of
the troubled waves; and suddenly he
was delivered to that overture to
"Rheingold." A mystic fit in April,
1857, is responsible for his idea of
creating "Parsifal," as he tells u.s.
Continental Correspondence.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10

This snob story was not written for
the purpose of attacking any particu-
lar social or economic class. Snobs
exist in every walk of life.
The rich snob not only the poor,
but one another.
Snobs affect gentility and pretend
a superiority that they do not possess.
Snobs ape and cringe to their SUI
periors, and are overbearing to those
upon whom they look as beneath
them.
Snobs regard wealth and position
rather than character.
Snobs pretend to be unconscious
of your existence while they are try
ing to dazzle and stun you with their
appearance.
Snobs miss their mark
l remember an incident that strik-
ingly illustrates how people fail to
obtain what they snobbishly seek to
gain.
A retiring dear old maiden lady
loved certain child so intensely that
she made her will in its favor and
eagerly looked forward to being its
godmother; but the mother of the
child preferred and chose a great
lady of society as the child's god
mother. The old maiden ladys dis
appointment was so great that it
nearly broke her heart. Sometime
later the lady of society sent the
child a gold watch Several months
later the maiden lady died, leaving a
fortune of half-million dollars; but
the day after the christening she
changed her will-willed her money
to some one else. Had the mother
not been a snob, the child would not
have lost the Inheritance.
Some snobs are very good hearted;
but the fear of losing their social
position causes them to suppress their
better selves.
A daughter said to her mother,
E'Why did you cut Mrs. BROWNE" The
mother answered, 81 had to, because
Mrs. Robinson cut me, and had to
cut some one"
am sure there are times when a
snob has a very deep feeling for 9TH
ers. am also sure there is often
among them a feeling of deep regret
that they have to act snobbishly.
think too that the majority of snobs
in the world do not realize they are
snobs. Usually it is brought home
to them by some severe blow.
Snobocracy is passing, The future
belongs to democracy.
America is the land of democracy
they say. We are wont to pride our
selves on this, and, with scornful ing
err pointed at England's titled aristo
cracy, delight in the fact that over
here there IL one place at least
where one man is as good as another
and where snobbishness has no pace
Poor, deluded fellow countrymen!
They do not know society as l 40
They need only take one little peep
into the life of fashionable America
to discover that here too, in the land
of the free, snobbery reigns supreme
I like to study the snobbery OF peo'
pie In the fashionable world And
we can trace it down through every
grade of life, to the very joy of the
bootblack in. having as regular GUS
toners what he calls "howling
swells." And when | hear people
talking about certain ladies and gen
tlemen having powerful positions in
life, and hear the old phrase, They
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have got to the top of the tree" (as
one so often describes the culminat-
ing success of certain families), l am
more than ever convinced in my mind
of the truth of a remark made by
King Edward VII, that it is not get
ting to the top of the tree that entails
the greatest sacrifices, but holding
on after you get there. And to hold
on successfully one must be a snob!
And snobbery is the essence of sell
fishness, the antithesis of generosity.
The disease drinks up the last drop
of the milk of human kindness; it puts
out the last sparks of pity and sym
pathy. The snob is a most unhappy
person himself; but, what is worse,
he reduces everyone with whom he
comes in contact to like state.
l we'll remember years ago when l
went to my first great ball in New
/ York, in the early days when Mr.. Nc
Allister held the Patriarch Balls. l
left Albany in all the enthusiasm OF
youth and happiness 1 was to have
the time of my life at this great ball.
The summer before, at Sharon
Springs, had met young girl who
was to come out the following winter,
and this ball was to be our first. She
had so much feeling, so much senti-
ment, so little worldiness, in her
nature, that she formed a wond arful
contrast to her mother, who was a
lady of fashion, so that one always
said, what a beautiful creature Ma
dame L is! Such fine eyes, such
wonderful glossy black hair, such
marvellous skin! If she could only
have the heart that her daughter had,
what a perfection of a nature that
would be-" But the world said that
where the heart should be there was
only a bit of ice.
When l had secured my invitation,
l wrote from Albany and asked this
girl if she would dance the cotillion
with me. l remember so we'll the
charming note she wrote in return,
saying that nothing would delight her
more, and that she would look for
ward to our meeting at this ball with
much pleasure, and that we should
dance our first cotilliOn together. 1t
seems that she never told her mother;
in fact, the day before the ball, her
mother said to her:
81 am quite worried that you
haven't told me that any of the young
men who come to see you have asked
you to dance at your first ball.
"Oh," replied the young girl, 81
forgot to tell you, l am going to dance
it with Mr. Fred Martin of Albany"
What" replied her mother. Dance
with Fred Martin, coming from pro
vincial town-from out in the coun-
try? l won't permit it,
= l arrived in the afternoon where
the ball was to be held, and found
lnSIe Il uOIS rum IhS hlOIhSiS 0"J
ing that her daughter was not very
well, and that she would not be at
the ball, so that the engagement to
dance the cotillion with me was off.
l was only in my teens; and never
shall forget the shock when, com
ing out of the cloakroom and just
about to enter the ballroom, this
great lady of fashion passed me, as
it were almost leading her daughter
along by her side And as the girl
passed l caught the words:
"Mamas fault am broken
hearted"
Away went all bitterness out Of my
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10

Another story of an American lady
living in the colony of Paris comes
to my recollection. For years she
had spent her money and time in en-
pertaining in an effort to become
fashionable among the aristocracy of
Paris. She had at length arrived at
what she thought was the height of
the ladder of her ambition in the
Partisan social world. Madame y
1--WE shall call herr then gave a very
smart musicale. She had all her
fashionable friends, and it was a great
success, and all the guests left, NUT
tering:
"What a wonderful hostess is Ma
dame X! She so thoroughly under
stands the art of entertaining, and of
making the evening pass quickly,
without anyone ever feeling bored or
suffering from the slightest ennui.
The next morning, after this won
derful entertainment, one of her old
est and dearest friends called upon
her. This was a maiden lady who
but a few years previously had plen'
ty of money, lived in luxury, travel
ed with her mother everywhere; but
when the mother died the estate was
settled up and it was found that there
was scarcely left a pittance for this
maiden lady to live upon. She had
lust her room in Paris, and couldn
afford even to have a maid. But old
friends were kind to her, and she was
invited to the smart houses. She won
wered how her dear old friepd Ma
dame X had forgotten to invite her
to the charming entertainment that
she had just given in Paris. So she
called upon her, found her in' the
morning after the great entertain
ment, and Immediately said to her;
"Kate, that was very smart par
ty you gave last night. From what
l read about it in the papers you ha
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-06-10

Nowhere, perhaps, is snobbery in
such evidence as at Newport, the
summer center of society, of luxury,
and-of snobs. One day l was driv-
ing down Bellevue-ave. with a great
lady of The social world of New York,
when we passed on a corner one Of
her friends, and / thought a dear one.
When we got nearer she suddenly
dropped her shade umbrella. She thus
avoided actually cutting him; but it
practically amounted to the same
thing.
I was amused, and said to her,
why, there's your friend" and she
replied:
Eyes, l saw him; but he was with
such queer provincial people that, of
course, I couldn't think of bowling to
him"
Later on in the afternoon this gen
tl6man met my lady friend at polo.
ooh, Mrs. So and So, he said to her,
81 did my best to bow to you on the
avenue this afternoon; but you prac-
tically cut me"
She replied, "Of course, l did, see
ing you with such queer people"
why" he said, they were few
tourists who stopped and asked me
who lived in the chateau across the
street, and was explaining it to
them when you went by"
/ had a friend who was one of the
most popular young men in Newport,
because he always tried to do what he
could when visiting homes and going
cut to dine or lunch to please others
and to help other people. He seemed
to forget himself and take an inter-
est in those about him, doing what he
could to make others happy. Every
body was fond of him, and it was a
pleasure to have him about
One day at the height of the season
in Newport, neart the Casino, two sis
tiers who were the leaders of fashion
in Newport and had shown him in
every way that they liked him, drove
up to the Casino, and were just about
getting out when they saw him pass
ing by with two ladies that looked to
them as if they did not belong to their
world. They lacked that chic manner
of dress and appearance that the
fashionable world of Newport so dear,
ly loves. And when this frank, charm
ing young fellow raised his hat to
bow, what was his amazement to see
the two girls of fashion draw their
sunshades down in front of their
faces.
A short time after they again met
this young man. This time he was
alone, and he said to them:
"What on earth was the matter