Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-06-06
ton in the world. not only national
but international in its scope.


This is our war: it is your war ana
my war; it is war of humanity
against inhumanity and more and
more we are realizing that it is
war against infidelity and, in order
that it may be successfully waged.
that there are three paramount
needs Men. ships and iood
I In section Is of the Food Control
I Act which was passed by Congress
+ August 10, 1917. the use of foods,
fruits, food materials or feeds in the
production of distilled spirits for bev-
erage purposes was prohibited
which act is commendable, of course,
and good as far as it went. but | be-
lieve it is to be regretted that the
inhibition of the manufacture of all
foods and feeding stuffs was not ex-
tended to brewing and the marueac-
! ture of beers and malt liquors.
\ Ever since the sermon on the Mount
/ Give us this day our daily bread" has
been a supplication to the Diety.
Down through the centuries = has
been the common suppIication Of all
classes, and it is today-frcm IL,
weakest, lisping child at his mothers
knee to the khaki clad, strong, brave.
God-fearing soldier with barred head
Oh the field Of Flanders. There is a
II ason for saving whea.. We want
THAI child'S prayer answered and we
ant that soldiers prayer answered.
Any sacrifice we can mai>a we owe
10 that soldier praying Cor his daily
H. cad.
! IN his address Mr.. Souis paid trih-
ute to Frances f. Willard, and In
closing his talk he said, the women IF
Maine have never been weighed in
me balance and found wanting AMI
Fuow they never will.
Minister'S Hour
Following Mr.. Sou!e'I address The
! inister's hour was observed at
which time inspiring talks We're given
!! Rev. W. j. Layton and Rev. Will
Lam II. Wood O. Augusta and Rev. A.
A. Walsh of Gardiner.
The treasurer Mrs. Mary ". Jol es
81 South China, presented heI report
which showed :. good ha! NICE IL the
It Casury and a large amount eXpend-
bed upon work.
i; was voted to send = message OF
love and greeting TO The national W
=. I. L. president, Miss Anna y. Gur-
E6cn.
The county superntendents who
had been nominated by the executive
committee, were contrnHd by the
convention.
SlIs. Mary $. Smith real a paper
~ on the subject, "Mire Sweepe,s. 9"
which was a resume % the w. Z. r.
II. ~ TX in all If its depal tmertS.
Resolutions Adopted
The report of the committee on
resolutions was presented by its
chairman, Miss Helen NJ. Brainerd CT
China, and the following resolutions
We're adopted by the convention:
Preamble: Kennebec County w.
c. r. l.. in convention assembled,
renders thanks to God for the great
progress in the United States and
other nations toward the ultima te
annihilation of the liquor traffic.
With profound gratitude for the vic
anew to the high principles of our
organization.
Prohibition: Resolved, That be
lieYing prohibition is the only effective
means of destroying the liquor traffic,
we will continue to work increasing
ly for national constitutional pro
hibition. That we pledge our sup
,I,.t ,i,r
representatives and senators to our
next Legislature as stand committed
to work and vote for the ratification
of the Federal Amendment.
: Suffrage: Resolved. That we be-
lieve in equal suffrage and that we
will continue our efforts until the
ballot shall have been granted 10 The
women OF Maine on equal terms with
men.
I Departments: Resolved. That IN
the multitude of worthy appeals
Crowding upon us, we are in danger
of forgetting the great constructive
enterprises to which the w. c. T. L.
is committed and which it is under
obligations to conserve, therefore we
time TO war work, not u neglect The
department work.
4 Cigarettes: In the interests Of
efficiency and conservation of the
manhood of our land. we strongly
protest against the use of tobacco IN
any form. especially the cigarette
with its blasting effects to mind, body
and soul.
! Conservation: President Wilson
! has said 1T is imperative that al
waste and unnecessary consumption
Of all sorts of foodstuffs should he
speedily eliminated" Therefore, Re
solved that we protest against the
manufacture of grain into beer which
is neither food or necessity, and is
harmful to health and morals.
| War Service: Because the w. c.
T. Z. has been first, last and always,
an organization of patriots, trained to
! sacrifice and service, because patriot
| ism has been a part of our true
Every Land, because the large re-
sources, the splendid machinery, ev-
cry factor making for patriotic work
of the highest quality, exists in the
w. c. T. L. Therefore, Resolved,
That as county and. local unions we
will faithfully endeavor to carry out
the War Service program as laid out
by our national officers, thus system
o+icalIy reSpOndipg to the emergency