Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-08-09
AN ACTIVE CAMPAIGN
will Be Waqed from Now Till Sept.
II for Temperance.

i To carry on an active campaign IN
Is city in the interests of prohibi
I'm from now until Sept II was the
|sentiment expressed at the meeting OF
1.-The Gardiner civic League held Tues
Hay evering at the First Baptist church.
|rhe meeting was largely attended and
much interest was manifested and
Everything was harmonious. The meet
| nk was called to order by Rev. John
Evans. secretary Of the league. and he
stated the purpose for which the meet
ns was called, namely to make further
|iefinite and detailed arrangements for
netting out as large as possible vote
| On Sept Il.
Or r. F. Donaen was elected tenn
Ioorary chairman OF the meeting and
| fhen Mr. Evans offered the following
|sue gesttons for the work of the cam
Ioaign The election of a committee on
sneakers and public meetings, com
|rittee on literature and pubhcit; a
committee on getting the voters to the
IpolIs on election day; q committee on
finance: that the chairmen OF the re-
spectiVe committees be made members
bf the executive committee. a commit
zee 10 secure headquarters and regu-
ar weekly meetings of the executive
committee and that the committees get
oEether at once.
Y These suggestions were adopted and
n line with them the following COM
lnittees We're named
Publicity Rev Robert S. Pinkham
of the First Baptist, Rev. John Evans
bf the Cniversalst church, Rev. Mr..
king of the Randolph Methodist
church.
Speakers and public meetings Rev.
Id f. Lusk OF the Highland Avenue NJ
IE. church, AIRS. s. q. Payne, president
Df the Gardiner w. c. T. T., H. N
IBates. Gardiner agent of the Maine
central Railroad
Committee re get out voters-H d
wells. tax collector of the city, chair
man. Ward members at present with
ne committee having power to in
crease its membership were named as
follows. Ward |. c. II. Beane. James
Church, Earl F. Hodgkins; Ward II,
S r. johnson, Otis Blaisdell, c. F.
pickering, James ID. Genthner, George
Colby; Ward III. H. N. Bates. ]. NJ l.
Bates. George A harrington. Greenleai
lawrence, F. E. Boston; Ward ", E
BuSSells l-dhsooh aui - al
|irews, William Perkins; Ward V. C
3. story, f. c. II. Smith. DR.. r. f
bonnet Ward VI. F. f. Wadsworth
Dan s. Weeks.
e. c. Fl. Srnith. d. S. McNaughtor
Ind Rev Nj. c. Miner were appointed
committee to secure headquarters.
IT was voted that meetings OF the
Executive committee be held eacf
Tuesday evening at the headquarters
as SION as secured
Letters of regret were read from
humber of prominent business ana pro
Eessional men because they were ufi'
hble to attend the meeting.
Al the close of the business meetint
an 1sisle address on The Question OF
nd bay" was delivered by Prof. n. k
MEpkid of Delaware. Prof. Spaid is d
well known teacher in his home STATE
and Il personal friend of Rev. J.. M
Clarke of this city. AT about the frs
BIZ his address he told hom he came
TO be in this state speaking in the in
Eerests of prohibition. He said that h:
was not doing it for pay and that ht
Wos on his annual vacation and the
NJ. C. T. U. of his home state Offered
TO pay his travelling expenses for the
5 days he wfs in Maine. He spoke
bt some length on the issues of tht
campaign as he saw them. and zof hi.
Experiences in the recent campaign:
n the state of Delaware. A se :
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