The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1916-10-05
ANNUAL REPORT OF W. c. T. U.

Again the Clementine Weston w.
c. T. U. has marked off another mile
stone. this time her 36th and accord
ing to an established custom the sec
rotary reads summary of the years
work.
With the firm belief that the home
and the schools stand first and fore
most for the making of good citizen
ship. the calendar committee chose
for the central topic of the year. How
to get at the children thru the in
| fluence of the home and teachers in
the public schools.
Accordingly several of our pro-
grams have been as follows: School
Savings Banks and Juvenile Courts
lin charge of Miss Dorothy Elliot and
other High School teachers) Tenn
perance Music, Mrs. Nye in charge,
the children furnished the enter
tainment given by the children under
the instruction of Miss Ross, Kinder
garten teacher. Flower Mission
| (Mrs. Emma Witham in charge) and
meeting on Christmas Cheer both
programs furnished by the children
Five out of nineteen regular meet
ings, the entertainment has been
| furnished by the children wholly or
by the teachers and children of the
public schools
While many of the meetings have
not been labelled with the word Tenn
perance, yet the whole years work
was planned with the hea of placing
emphasis on that all-mportant ques-
ton The working staff has been
most loyal in its service to the cause.
The music committee, Mrs. Nye
chairman, has done much towards
making the meetings a success and
we extend hearty thanks to the
young musicians of our town who
have given us SO freely of their time
and talent
A word may we'll be spoken of our
beloved Chaplain Mrs McGlaunin
who left us in April to deliver spirit
ual messages in a new field of labor
We Gan only say our loss is anothers
gain.
Or president, Mrs. Marble who
has served us so faithfully and
graciously for three years, needs no
praise from me. Her loyalty to the
cause; her enthusiasm and untlogg
ing interest in the temperance work,
all speak for themselves. AS to the
work done during the three years by
the w. c. r. L. it has been quite diff
ferent from the succeeding one, it il
lustrates we'll the old saying, that
after twelve the clock stricks one;
we have had no State Convention to
entertain; no Belgian Relief to form
and no Temperance Rallies to
finance, but every meeting has been
interesting, the attendance never
large but always goodly average.
The really active members were al
ways on hand.
The opening event of the year was
the Teachers Reception at the Con-
gregational Parlors the evening of
Nov. 8. Interesting addresses were
given by Mr.. Fogler, Mr. Patten and
Rev, Mr.. Mckinney Our president
in her address of welcome empha-
sized the fact that the hopes of
every town lie in the proper training
of the youth and that we are to look
to the teachers for proper results of
such training. Good music was fur
nished, dainty refreshments served
and a social hour enjoyed by all. The
w. c. T. U. has had several Red Let
ter Days. DR.. Ethel Walters spoke
to us on Hygienic Living and Sue
cessful Housekeeping. The attend
ance was large and several guests
came in to hear how to keep well
without medicine.
March IA was Poster and Rally