The Republican journal., 1913-09-25
STATE W. c. T. U. CONVENTION.
Address of Mrs. L. NJ. N. Steven.

i recommend that, if you receive
liquor advertisements from liquor sellers
in Boston or elsewhere, you send them p
W. c. t. U. leaf1et, reminding them of
what they we'll know, that their bust
ness is losing ground, and patrons also. u
ms recommendation was one of sew
eral made by Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens Of
Portland, National and State president
OF the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, at the opening of the State CON
ventlon of that organization in Rumford
Sept. 18th. ~
Mrs. Stevens also recommended that
more attention be given to organization
work. and that the local unions ar ange
10 nave temperance books and papers
placed IN the Public Libraries and read.
| ing rooms.
a large number of workers from the
various counties addressed the delegates
curing the forenoon, afternoon and even
ing sessions. Mrs. Stevens spoke again
IN the evening, delivering short ad-
dress. She said, in part:
In early March a dispatch went out
rom washington that the White Rib
poli regime was to prevail at the White
mouse. IL IS cheering to know the strong
lenIperahce attitude taken by Secretary
a M Mrs; Bryan, Vice President and Mrs.
r ~ al snal ~ me Speaker of the House, Mr..
Cnamp Clark and Mrs. Clark.
Inc W. c. T. U. has ALWAYS classed
lmpurlty and intemperance as twin avils
and we believe with Dean simmer that
the saloon is the greatest supporter of
the white slave traffic TEMPERANCE
people every where approved and au-
plauded the action of Gov. Haines in the
| nooie, courageous stand he took relative
20 me removal from office of unfathful
sherJlfs' and we are indebted to the Gov
ernof, ana to the Legislature which sus-
'ai.iea MS action, for the excellent law
engagement throughout the State.
!, Inc oit-fepeated assertions made by
me enemies of prohibition that the law
eahiiot be enforced in the cities and
iois9i towns IS beng practically anG
emphahcally disproved. have always
considered 1t an insult to the people OF
the State TO have it said that public sen
timent tavors or iustifies notification of
Jaw The liquor element is ALWAYS law
defiant. . i''N
Inc progress Of white ribbon activities
III SIX OF forty Or more countries FEEDER
/ a5ed IN the worlds W. C. T. u. was en-
ph i1 IN an address delivered Sept.
10Th by Miss ANA A. Gordon, vice pres
lqent at large OF the National W. c. I.
/ - al1d head of the work for children in
me world S W. c. t. L. Miss Gordon
ptousnt with her to the platform six lit
We slr!s galy aftlred in the picturesque
costumes OF Sweden, Norway, Denmark,
ihlahl' germany and France, and brief
y SCI ortH the status of the work in
Ihese countries. The costumes worn be-
d
ana dresses which have been secured bv
Miss Gordon from the chief cities of the
countries they represent They are used
to illustrate talks on the tsmnerance
WORK OF boys and girls III the different
4 countries.
a resolution relative to woman's suf
1rage Tor which the State organization
STANDS, was adopted. Ii was as fol-
lows:
nat, as the highest development of
mankind and womanhood and the protec-
lioh OF chlldhood demand the enfran-
chisement OF women, we will hopefully
augment our efforts to obtain, in the
state OF Name, just and equal rights of
citizenship
In the afternoon and evening the super
lntendents reported. Mrs. Ella Barton
.onllth OF 1horndike presented her re-
port as superintendent of school savings
banks, stating that these had been sue
cesstully established in several of the
pupllc schools, forming a part of the 81
ooo'ooo which the children in the lower
grades OF the schools of the United
States had saved through this depart
ment. In connection with this depart
ment 1t was learned that the W aterville
schoois winch adopted the school savings
oank IN 1910, now have a total of ST.,
lol.o5 IN the bank, while the Augusta
schools nave deposited $l4, 900 since 1900.
Mrs. Annie Frost of Belfast was one
OF the speakers and Miss Emily F. Mil
Ter, county president, reported for W aldo
county. Deborah Knox Livingstone,
Natlonai superintendent of the depart
ment OF franchise, led the discussion of
the Topic, win Woman's Ballot Aid in
MAINTAINING and Enforcing State Wide
/ Prohibition"
At the morning session Sept. 10Th
Mrs. stevens was unanim uslv elected
I fresldent of the Maine W. C. T. u. for
me 33th time and was presented with
three bouquets. The other officers were
all reelected. The sessions were levot-
/ ca 10 business and the convention closed
IL, the evening. Purity resolutions were
adopted.
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