Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-01-17
ANOTHER AUGUSTA LADY
REACHES ADVANCED AGE
Mrs. Hannah Jenkins of Willow Street
Quietly Observes e3d Birthday We'd
nesday Surrounded by Loved Ones
and Comforts

WITS. t7ahnah jenkins OF WILLOW street
Quietly Observes e3d Birthday We'd
nesday Surrounded by Loved Ones
and Comforts.
There is not another woman in Ken
nebec county, without a doubt, who
has been SO closely connected with the
! establishment and the rise of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
in this vicinity as has Mrs Hannah
Jenkins, who on Wednesday observed
her 93d birthday, at her home on 81
| Willow street, where she lives with
her son, Elwood H. Jenkins. Mrs.
Hannah Jenkins founded the w. G. T.
L. at China and at South China and
she was the first kennebec county
president Of the Union. Her life work
outside of her family is her church and
her w. {. 7. u. work. She was very
much surprised at the prediction made
I by the Unions first president. Francis
! Willard that national prohibition
would be established before 1920, but
sWayed by the occurrences at Con-
gress within the past few months Mrs.
Jenkins is placing more faith in the
prediction.
Mrs. Jenkins comes from a Quaker
family, being a birthright Friend She
says, "lf | had not been q friend |
| should be a Methodist" 1t is with
justified pleasure that she tells Of the
founding of the w. c. 7. u. at China.
She felt the need of such an organiza-
| ton and the first person she called on
was the wife of the Methodist minis
| ter. She was early dssuaded by her
friends who said that the folks at the
parsonage had then more than they
could attend to. But her call on the
minister's wife had results for the
good lady was enthusiastic over the
ldea of a Union in that town and Of
fered the parsonage as a place of meet
ing. The first meeting VS. we'll at
| tended the second meeting did not ac-
complish so very much, but after that
the Union was properly organized and
prospers today. 1t was fully 2S years
ago that the China Union was found
ed.
The most enjoyable occasion that
Mrs. Jenkins recalls is the trip to Bos-
ton where she attended the national
conference of the w. c. T. L. and
where she saw Frances Willard She
has great faith in the work of the
[ nion and believes that more good can
he learned from a conference of the
Union than any other organizations
Another pleasant occurrence in the
life of Mrs. Jenkins was the time
when she accompanied q Friend lady
who was preacher and who jour
neyed through New York state. She
acted as companion to this woman
preacher and calls that perhaps the
second most enjoyable event in her
life.
Being firm believer in prohibition
Mrs. jenkins has watched with the
greatest interest the progress Of the
nation toward that goal. She watches
the progress of the war. woman SUI
rage and other timely topics. all by
way of the newspapers.
Mrs. Jenkins was born In Durham.
and before her marriage was engaged
as Il teacher, being very successful in
that line. The larger part of her mar
ried life was passed in South China.
Years have dealt kindly with Mrs
Jenkins and she certainly does not look
the SO years which are said TO be
hers. Possessed of a keen mind and
II clear vision, she studies and reads
the problems OF the present and her
opinions are based on a logic that IS
almost unquestionable.
On Wednesday Mrs. jenkins was at
home to her many friends and the day
although passed informally was an en-
Joyable one for her Many birthday
greetings through the mail by postal
cards and in person We're received and
birthday cake found its annual place
in the days observance.
The granting Of the vote to women
is something which Mrs. Jenkins be
ieves is righttully theirs and she be-
lleves that the women are fully ca
pable of doing their share in that line.
She quotes the words of friend which
are also her sentiments and that is
that If the vote comes to women she
feels II to be her duty to vote
When the news was spread broad
cast which paralyzed the nation, tina,
Abraham Lincoln was shot, Mrs. Jen-
kins says she remembers distinctly the
exact position in which she stood when
She heard tho news. She had one hand
Oh INC Noot Httcn ana one foot on the
door step when her husband came with
the news. She said she was stunned
and stood there for some time, dazed.
1t put great sorrow in her heart, for
like all true patriots, she loved and
honored Abraham Lincoln.
Her one regret is that she is I'M
able to get out and attend church.
But her interest never lags In the WORK
of the church and of the w. c. T. Il.
She believes she has the best son and
daughter-in- law for everything is be-
ing done for her to make her comfort
able and happy. 1t is the wish of her
many friends that her birthday OF the
future will be'as happy as was tina,
Of her 93rd.
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