Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1913-06-03
County w. c. T. U. Convention.


A good attendance and a manifest yea
for the work characterized the county
convention of the Womsn's Christian
Temperance Union, which was held in
the Congregational church in Norway
Tuesday and Wednesday. This was the
tweuty-sixth annual convention.
As reported by the committee on ere
dentials, there were present five presi'
dents of local unions, eight superintend
ents and seven other delegates. There
was also a good attendance Of local
members from Norway and Paris.
The reports showed ten local Unions in
Oxford County, with total member
ship of 2S3. Conditions encouraging to
the workers for temperance were noted
by the president, Mrs. E A. G.. Stickney
of East Brownfield, in her annual mes
sage on Tuesday.
The convention was welcomed to Nor
way by Mrs. B. G. Wentworth of that
town, and the response was by Mrs.
Anna White of West Paris.
Several of the ministers of the two
towns were present at some of the SEES
sions, and Rev. r. j. Bruce of Norway
and Rev. K. A. Davis and Rev. c. l.
Spear Of South Paris were introduced in
the course of the meeting and expressed
their sympathy in the work aud their
encouragement. Mrs. Bruce was also
introduced and greeted, and spoke
briefly.
A portion of the afternoon session OF
Tuesday was devoted to q children's
hour, when about two hundred and fifty
of the Norway school children, with
their several teachers, marched in and
filed the body of the church. They
were addressed briefly and plessingly by
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston of Ban
gor, who arrived on the afternoon train
and came into the church shortly after
the children entered. At Mrs. Living
ston's request the children also stood
and sang a verse Of America with good
vigor.
After the children had gone, Mrs.
Livingston urged that the campaign for
equal suffrage should be vigorously car
ried on, so that il might be brought to
success before the next legislature, and
particularly asked that the women
should aid the work by signing enroll
ment cards which had been prepared,
showing that the siguers desired the
suffrage.
The address of Tuesday evening was
given by Mrs. Livingston. There was
special music, and preceding the address
q poem written for the occasion by Mrs.
Julia <. Abbott of South Paris was read.
Mrs. Livingston is a fine speaker, and
held the attention of a good audience.
While devoting much attention to the
temperance problem, and TO the other
lines Of work undertaken by the Union,
she dwelt especially upon the additional
good that can be done by women when
they have the suffrage and she gave some
figures to illustrate this point. A large
increase of "dry" territory In Washing
ton, California, Utah and Wyoming was
noted since the granting OF the franchise
to women In these several states.
officers were elected as follows:
President-Mrs. E. A. G. stickney.
vics-President-Mrs. Susie e Chapman.
Cor sec.-Mrs. E. W. Chandler. Re,hel.
Rec. Sec.-Mrs. u. NJ. Mason. Bethel
Treas-Mrs. Nellie +. Farnum, South Paris.
The resolutions adopted reaffrm the
principle Of total abstinence. endorse
anew the prohibitory Law and its enforce
ment, commend Governor Haines and
the legislature for their action in remov-
ing unfaithful officials, and declare in
favor of the suffrage for women.
A change in the manner of entertain.
ing the county convention was made.
Heretofore the local union has entertain
ed the delegates throughout the conven-
ton, but the Harvard plan" will now
be tried, which is much in use, by which
the visitors are entertained for lodging
and breakfast, but purchase the other
meals.
The state W. c. T. u. convention will
be held al Rumford in September