The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1912-08-29
". c. 7. i. DAY At
NORTH ANSON
Mrs. |. M. N. Stevens
In Attendance
Excellent Program Including n Stir
ring Address by This Chief Execu-
tive.

tive.
The fine weather, able speakers and
a large representative audience from
this section OF Somerset county, all
combined to make the annual w. c.
T. L. afternoon at the North Arson
camp meeting, the 21st, an unquali-
fed success from start to finish. Fol-
lowing the children's meeting, at l
O'Clock, the audience assembled at the
stand, which had been especially dec
Grated for the occasion. On the plat
form were Mrs. L. NJ n. Stevens, the
national president of the w. c. 7. L.,
Miss Anna Gordon, the national vice
president-at-large, Mrs Martha Bunk
er of California, Mrs. G. B. Southwick,
president of the Madison w. c. T. g.,
and Mrs. Nettie Paddock, president of
the Skowhegan w. c. T. T., and who
also had charge of the exercises. The
program was: Singing by the audi
ence; Scripture reading and prayer by
Rev. F. A. Leitch, d. D., of Auburn;
song, Did | Ever Have a Mamma, :"
May Butterfield; singing, "Prohib-
ition Here to Stay" by chorus of
little girls; Mrs. Paddock then intro
duced Miss Gordon as the first speak
ed. Miss Gordon in her opening re-
marks referred to the music just
sung by the girls and said: This
takes me back to the campaign in the
old Pine Tree State a year ago, and
reminds me of the motto used by the
children, A flag on every schoolhouse
but no flag on the saloon 1t is also
great pleasure to me to see Victor
Robbins on the platform, as he was
our State bugler in that campaign.
Maine is going to keep Prohibition. :"
Miss Gordon then gave an inter
children in the temperance campaigns
in other states, telling the story of
the prohibition parrot, and of the cam
paign being waged in West Virginia
and Colorado at the present time.
Next came vocal solo, "My Heart
Remembers Thee" by Miss WANNA
Hamilton; also cornet solo by Vic
tor Robbins. The next speaker was
Mrs Stevens, who was greeted with
a wave of applause. Mrs. Stevens
said in part:
I'VE deeply appreciate the recogni-
ton of the w. C. 7. u. at a Methodist
camp meeting. The w. C. T. L. is a
co-Worker with the church of God.
The mission of the w. C. T. L. is for
better laws and child protection.
have a message of cheer. There is
far more total abstinence sentiment
and practice than ever before. Ninety
five per cent. of the great railroad
companies require total abstinence
while on duty, and most of them when
off duty. There was never a time
when there was so much prohibition
sentiment and territory as today"
Mrs. Stevens then told of the fight
in Washington, last spring, for the
passing of the Kenyon Shepard bill
and then said she wanted to take up
the situation in Maine and said I'VE
are in the midst of another campaign.
am not here to discuss politics from
partisan standpoint. and hardly
know how to discuss the situation"
Mrs. Stevens continued to speak
along temperance issue, her addres
throughout being a stirring and mas
terful one.
A moment after she had closed, Mrs.
Stevens again came to the front, say
ing that she had forgotten something
and that there was always postscript
to w C. T. u. meeting anyway. She
then introduced Mrs. Martha Bunker
to the audience, telling of her excel
lent work when president of the Som
erset County w. C. T. L., some years
ago, but since that time she had moved
to California, and was going back
there soon so as to be in time to vote.
The audience, led by Miss Gordon,
gave Mrs. Bunker the w. c. T. L. raj
ly cry. Other services at the camp
ground, during the day, were a ser
mon in the forenoon by Rev. H. L.
Nichols of Hallowell. Mr. Nichols was
first scheduled to speak, Tuesday fore
noon, but at the last moment to order
was changed and a sermon was given
/ by Rev. George B. Southwick of Madi-
son. In the evening came an other
illustrated lecture by Rev. R. A. Rich.
GOulette-Murray.
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