Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-07-16

weeks services to the Maine cam
palgn the middle of August. From
Maine Mrs. Mead will go to Pennsyl-
vania where she will teach in a sum-
mer school
Another cha rming and enthusiastic
young woman has been added to the
list OF suffrage workers in Maine, Miss
Gertrude Watkins of Little Rock, Ar
kansas. who arrived in Bangor this
week. Miss Watkins comes Of one of
the Oldest and best known families in
Arkansas, her grandfather having
been chief justice and her father one
OF the leading physicians of the state.
For two years Miss Watkins has been
actively interested in suffrage and for
more than year was a volunteer
worker and now is connected with the
National Association. She will remain
in Maine until the end Of the cam
paign.
Mrs. Eta Osgood, formerly of Port
land and past president of the Maine
Federation of Women's Clubs, who is
now located in Pennsylvania, was the
organizer, IS years ago. of the Old Or
Chard Suffrage Cuba club which has
done good work through all these
years. Mrs. Fannie j. Fernald was
first president of the club and others
who have served at the head of the or
ganization are, Mrs. Lizzie A. Googins,
Mrs. Katie L. Luce. Mrs. Indy Jordan,
Miss Nellie Guilford, and Mrs Nettie
L. Chase. The present officers are,
president, Mrs. Indy v. Jordan: Sec
rotary, Mrs. Katie L. Luce; treasurer,
Mrs. Sarah Laughton; and correspon-
ding secretary, Miss Nellie L. Guilford.
Under the direction of Mrs. F. E.
Woodruff, chairman, and other suf-
fragists, headquarters for the re-
mainder of the campaign have been
opened in Brunswick a. $50 Main
street.
Rockland suffragists have openedd
headquarters within a few weeks, Mrs.
Obadiah Gardner, Mrs. Adelaide Lam
bert, and Miss Eudora Ramsay, the
latter National organizer. being re-
sponsible for the establishment Of these
headquarters. Miss Ramsay. who has
been doing very effective work in Knox
County, organizing committees, adj
dressing both indoor and outdoor
meetings and otherwise pushing for
ward the suffrage cause is now in Lin
coin county.
Rev. Lee Anna Starr Of Pennsylvania
who will assist in the Maine campaign
for several weeks, will begin her series
of addresses in Knox and Lincoln
counties.
That the five-year- old grandson of
Mrs. Nettie L. Chase, president of the
Old Orchard Suffrage Club, has suf-
frage we'll in mind, is evidenced by the
fact that when his Sunday school
teacher asked him to repeat verse Of
scripture he said Suffer little children
to come unto me for suffrage is the
Kingdom Of Heaven
Miss Bessie H. Gilman of Dexter is
doing efficient work. Recently she has
addressed parlor meetings at Silver's
Mills and Spooner's Mills. Il con-
verted five ants and several who were
on the fence" writes Miss Gilman.
The Woman's Church Federation has
endorsed equal suffrage, the following
letters, signed by Mrs. Daniel G.
Trench, Miss Lucy Hall, and Mrs. En-
nest A. Bell having been received at
National headquarters in New York
Understanding that your committee
is working for moral uplift by means of
Womans Suffrage and realizing that
the liquor interests on the other hand
are circularizing thousands of the vot-
ers, the Womens Church Federation of
Chicago appreciate your work and
wish TO send encouragement.
I'VE desire to call to your mind the
fact that the Capitol of our state is
now a prohibition city as a result Of
the woman's vote, also, that through
out the state the expression of the
women has been three to one for dry
legislation. Other civic Improvements
have been promoted by the woman's
vote.
Therefore, the Woman's Church
Federation voted, in regular session
on April 9th, to endorse and encour-
age every effort you are making for
state wide moral advance by means Of
the woman's vote"
Among the educators of Maine who
are actively interested in the State
campaign for equal suffrage is Miss
Anna Z. Coughlin. principal of the
Rockland High School. From the goth
Of July to the 18th Of August MISS
Coughlin will give series Of address
es in tire interest Of suffrage.
Her first speech will be at an out
door meeting in Brunswick, arranged
by Mrs. F Z. Woodruff, who is chair
man Of the Brunswick campaign COM
mittee. From there she will 60 to
Lewiston where the Lewiston and Au-
burn League is planning for an out
door meeting presumably at Court
House square.
Later on Miss Coughlin will speak at
Gardner, Fairfield, Pittsf1eld, Hart
land, Dexter, Dover, Greenville. Gull
ford, Oldtown and Bangor and very !
likely several other places, and the
people in all these localities should ap-
preciate the privilege of hearing this /,
we'll known speaker.
Miss Coughlin IS a native Of Rock |