Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-08

mace one OF mucn pleasure IOf the
ladies by the presence of Mrs. Quinn
by the State president of the w. c. T..
L. The meeting was held in the Free
Baptist church. there being a good at
tendance of members. Subscriptions
were received for the State and ma
tional papers and four new members
added TO the Union. Neal Dow's birth
day. March 20, is to be observed as
poster day
Mrs. Quimby spoke in part as fol-
lows:
For many years white ribboners of
the nation have observed March LIST or
some day near, as Union Signal Dav
March LIST was the birthday of that
Joan of Arc of the temperance forces,
Lillian NJ. \. Stevens; for II years
president of the National w. c. T. L.
and editor in chief of the Union Signal
our official organ A woman of Won
derful leadership, remarkable excel
tive ability and above all. woman
with vision--AIaine' most illustrious
daughter
Here surrounded BY all that is
beautiful in nature. she developed a
character las sweet as the piney woods
and as strong as the granite hills of
her native State"
Later this character Widened like the
ocean that sweeps our shores until the
whole world was touched by the depth'
and profoundneSs Of this master mind.
Inc secret Of tins wonderful charac-
ter was forgetfulness of self, love of
humanity and implicit trust in God.
of Ia ~
was a woman with q statesman's
| sagacity and mothers tenderness.
| Mrs. Stevens was womanly wO-
man, true wife and mother, a lover of
home. Because of love for home. for
every home in the land, with a vision
known to but few, when but Young
woman she stepped out into the then
unpopular work of the temperance re-
form. To her came the dream of homes
freed from that which hurts and de-
stroys, the vision of a land redeemed
from the blight of intemperance.
Because woman and the home suf-
| fers most from the liquor traffic. she
believed the emancipation from this
evil must come largely through the eff
forts of the Womanhood of the land-of
the world. She therefore saw in the
organization of the w. G. T. L. the
source of victory.
The spirit of Lillian NJ \. Stevens,
as of Frances +. Willard lives today in
the pulsing. consecrated throng of the
w. c. nation and world wide.
This spirit is embodied in our gracious
leader. Anna A. Gordon. and by her is
being impaired to each white ribboner
in this and other countries.
70" 30 years and especially for the
last 10 years prohibition has been tried
in the balance and has not been found
Manung, with the result that in our
Town country 25 happy common
wealths have freed themselves from
the power of King alcohol
On March LIST the District Of Co
lumbia, the capital of the nation. was
freed from the saloon and became no
longer "a reproach to any people
When last week Congress by a vote
of 321 to - voted for the Reed bone
dry" amendment to the Postal appro-
priaton bill it did away with the argu-
ment for States rights in the matter
and cleared the way for National con-
sttutional prohibition
This Postal bill not only carried an
antiliquor advertising clause for the
prohibition states. with which we trust
Maine will fall into line. but it gives
Name and other prohibition states
added national protection against the
greatest home destroying curse of all
time-the liquor traffic.
The intelligent. progressive citizen
ship of Maine will joyfully join with
hn in inc,
this congressional action Maine has
kept pace with science and CONNER
cialism as they have joined with the
reformer. the educator and the church
of God in declaring alcohol always a
foe and never a friend 70 mankind.
| Maine led the world in legislating
against this evil and out of the fiercest
battle that ever was fought she stands
victor. For fifty years the bright par
ticular target of the liquor traffic, sur
rounded by states and countries with
! license laws and the free Atlantic
ocean, with no help from the national
j government. that she has maintained
/ her law is a marvel.
! All honor TO the noble men and wo-
men of our beloved State! Today VIC
| of the w G. T. U. hail the action Of the
national government and pledge our
selves anew to work for law enforce
ment.
/ Thirteen states. West Virginia.
Idaho. Washington, South Dakota, Ar
kansas, Arizona, Oklahoma, Kansas,
Indiana. South Carolina. Utah. Tennes
| see and Oregon have by their own
legislative action secured bone dry
/ laws Iowa and Colorado are trying
! for it.
The fate of John Barleycorn is
sealed, None realize this moro than
do the liquor men themselves. Have
you noticed the Swan song" that is
! appearing in some of our daily papers
from T. NJ. Gilmore, president Ma
/ tional Model License League? The
splendid stand of Governor Milliken
and the response over the State is az
tracing the attention of the enemy and
giving grave concern over what next
will be prohibited Rest assured that
lit will not be bread or children's
shoes,
! The challenge for a sober nation is
being answered. An encouraging fea-
| ture is the position taken by our col
| lege students and other young people.
| At a recent intercollegiate prohibi-
! ton convention We're $50 students
representing 1000 who personally have
taken part in local and State anti