The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1911-09-21
MAINE w. c. T. U. ANNUAL CON-
VENTION.

The 9th annual convention of the
Maine Womans Christian Temperance
Union, to assemble in the First Baptist
church, Waterville, September 9th to
10Th, inclusive, will be one of the most
important meetings in the history of the
organization. The many w. c. 7. U.
departments of work have this past
year centered in the great campaign for
the retention of Names prohibitory
law. Reports of campaign activities
and the formulation of plans for the
coming year will characterize the day
meetings. The keynote of W. c. T. U.
work for 1911-1912 will be education and
law enforcement.
Tuesday evening, September 26th, the
Executive Committee will meet in the
vestry of the convention church at 7.30
o'clock. Wednesday, September 9th,
at 10 a. M, the convention will be called
to order, following a service of praise
and prayer. Recommendation from the
State President, Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens,
the report of the State Correspond
ing Secretary, Miss Isabel Stickney, and
of the State treasurer, Mrs A. S.
Johnston, and the financial report of the
State w. c. T. U. headquarters in Port
land by Mrs. E. E. Watts, will be given
in the morning. In the afternoon, in
addition to reports of superintendent of
departments, Mrs. Gertrude S. Leavitt
of Portland will report for the Maine Of
fetal paper, The Star in The East, of
which she is the editor. At 43O p. m.
the Waterville Young Campaigners for
prohibition will come to the convention
and receive greeting from Miss Anna
A. Gordon, Vice President at Large of
the National W. c. 7. u, who during
the campaign was General Director of
the Young Campaigners for the State
W. c. t. .. In the evening addresses
of welcome will be extended from the
church. the school, the W. C. T. u and
the city Of Waterville Mrs. L. M. N.
Stevens will make brief address and
respond to these addresses of welcome.
Thursday morning, September 28th
the report of the Committee on Resolu-
tons will be presented. A "Quiz' on
methods of work for the departments of
Loyal Temperance Legion and Scientific
Temperance Instruction in Public
Schools, will be features of THURSDAYS
program. In the evening there will be
an address by Mrs. Edith Smith Davis of
Milwaukee, Director of the Bureau of
Scientific Temperance Investigation and
superintendent of the Department of
Scientific Temperance Instruction in
Schools and Colleges for the Worlds and
National W. c. T. U.
Friday morning, September 29th, will
occur the election of officers and of dele
gates to the National w. C. 7. U. con-
vention, to be held in Milwaukee, October
2sth to November End, inclusive. A
lively hour is anticipated in the after
noon, when the sixteen County Presi-
dents will briefly report w. C. T. U.
campaign activities in their various
counties. In the evening there will be
addresses by Mrs. William Leavitt, Jr.,
Portland, Miss Anna A. Gordon, Evans
ton, H., and Mrs. Anna Tillinghast, Liv-
ermore Falls. A closing demonstration,
to be participated in by all State off,
Gals, will be conducted by Mrs. L. M.
N. Stevens.
The Waterville W. C. 7. T., Mrs. G.
d. +. Pepper, President, is we'll organic
ed to entertain the convention. Com
mittees on Hospitality, Decorations,
Pages, Meals and Music, are busy with
systematic plans. Mrs. F. H. Brown is
chairman Of the Entertainment Commit
tee. Mr.. Cecil Daggett and Miss Esther
Robinson of Watervile, as Committee on
Music, will assist the State Musical Di-
rector, Mrs. Sarah Hall Herrick. Mas
ter Leo Lyons of Portland will sing on
the first evening and Victor Robbins of
Madison, State Bugler for the Young
Campaigners, will play a cornet solo on
Thursday night.
All meetings are open to the public.
Men as we'll as women are cordially in
vited to attend.