Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-06-04
Annual Convention Opens,
Tuesday, at N. {. Church
Attendance Large and The SEES
sions Are Full! Of Interest.
Convention Will Continue, Today,
Closing with afternoon Session.

The White Ribboners of Kennebec
county are in session in their annual
convention at the Green Street Meth
odist church, with delegates from
nearly every local union N Tie county,
The ehancel of the church is very
Hastily decorated with ferns, wild and
cut flowers. Pictures of Miss Willard
Mrs. stevens, Neal Dow and Mrs. Hol-
way. former president of the Angus
Ia Union, are conspicuous among TIT
decorations
on Tuesday Mrs. Cora knight
clifford. president of the county, pre-
sided with her usual tact and grace.
and gave a very interesting and in
structive address. The devotional
hour was conducted by Mrs. c. E.
Fosg of Augusta. A condensed tab
ulated report of the work done by all
the unions in the county, during the
year, was read by the secretary. A
letter of greeting from the State and
national president. Mrs. L. NJ. N.
Stevens, was read, urging the work.
ers to press on in the great temper
ance reform.
The following superintendent gave
detailed reports of work done by the
unions in their departments: Soldiers
and Sailors Mrs. Lizzie Towle. Au-
gusta; Peace and Arbitration. Mrs.
Eta Morse. Hallowell: Medical Tenn
perance. Mrs. Minnie Moore, Halo
we'll: Franchise. Mrs. Harriet White
Wayne; Legislation and Petition,
Mrs. II. J. Bailey, Winthrop Center
Evanlegistic Work, Mrs Nellie Page,
Winthrop.
Mrs. Brown of Waterville offered
the noontide prayer and a bountiful
dinner was served in the Vestry to
the delegates.
Afternoon Session.
Miss Carrie Teeple of Augusta con-
Quoted the afternoon devotional SER
vice. and the reports of superintend-
ents were continued. Sabbath observ-
ance. Mrs. Phoebe Pinkham. Winthrop
Center; Red Letter and social days.
Mrs. Addie r. H. Brooks, Augusta,
Perry, Hallowell.
Miss Rose Dawson of Ohio, national
organizer and lecturer, was introduced
and gave an interesting talk of her
work in the Far West. where she had
to ride hundreds of miles by team, and
where many in her audiences had new
er seen a locomotive.
At 800. the Children's hour was OBJ
served. with large number OF chill
ortn and teachers present. The inter-
estjne program was carried out, in a
most attractive manner. Mrs. Sargent
of Winthrop, Mrs. Clifford and Miss
Dawson gave interesting talks to the
children.
Evening Session.
Tuesday evening. good-sized audi
ence WAS present. A piano trio by Mrs.
Clifford, Mrs Wood and Mrs. Wood
bury was much enjoyed. Miss Gladys
MeKinnon of Wayne sang Beautliui
Isle Somewhere.
Mrs. H. J. Bailey, president of Win
thrcp Union, also National and-Worid
Superintendent of peace and arbitra-
ton. read the Crusade Psalm and Of
fered prayer. Mrs. Florence Longfel-
low, president of the Augusta Union,
extended a very cordial welcome on be-
half of the local union, and Rev. I. ID.
Boothby for the churches. Mrs. r. III.
Brown of Waterville responded Tor the
delegates.
The address of the evening by MISS
Rose A. Davidson of Ohio, national
lecturer, was indeed interesting from
every point of view.
The speaker addressed the audience
for about one hour, taking for her
principal topics. The White slave
Traffic" Child Labor" and different
trusts. She laid special stress on the
Whskey Trust, which she declared
was the largest, and frequently al
luded to the greater necessity OF chi'a
labor should high license be grah'eo
in the State.
The speaker frequently mentloneo
how the labor question compared
with the Temperance Union In many
respects.
At the conclusion of Miss DaVia-
sons address, Miss C. W. Iaggaf'
of Winthrop rendered deilshtlu
solo, which concluded the program Ioi
the evening. The convention VIII
close, Wednesday.