Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-03-20

Today. March 20. in almost every
city and hamlet in the United States.
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union begins its great hVe-Near Ju-
bilee program hy q service of prayer
and jubilee, it will mark an epoch
in the march Of prohibition it'll,
dreamed of by some of the earliest
leaders: ratification of national con-
stitutional prohibition and immedi
ate work for prohibition for lie
world.
The Ja,. chosen for the beginning
of the jubilee is the anniversary IF
the birthday Of Neal Dow. often re
ferred to rs the Father of Probiti-
ton and through whose efforts
Maine has the distinction of being
the first State to pass the prohibitory
law. The house where he was born
on March 20. 1901, is still standing on
Congress street. in the city of Port
land. Neal Dow is said to have sown
Maine knee deep with temperance
literature.
White Ribboners everywhere will
also on that day especially honor
Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens. who was
associated with Neal Dow in the
later years Of his work. and whose
home was also in Portland. Maine.
Mrs. Stevens was for Is years pres
ident of the National Woman's
Christian Temperance Union, and on
Sept 10. 1911, on the eve of the cleo
ton which was to decide whether
Maine was to remain prohibition
State or not. issued a proclamation
declaring that within a decade pro-
hibition shall be placed in the con-
stitution Of the United States"
The five-year program Of the Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union
is to begin on March 20, with 1e-
weLk drive for one million dollars,
which will be used in contiaue tcfi-
perance work in America. that Ii
quor interests may not be able to
repeal or nullify the prohibition law,
for Americanization. child welfare,
moral education, and to send MS
sionaries and workers across sens
in the work Of world prohibition.
The country has been divided into
10 sections. Every state has been
given its quota. and for 10 weeks
10 national field representatives Will
tour the country in the interests If
the drive while mass meetings and
individual work will be carried on
everywhere.
The national field representatives
are women drawn from it's own Or
ganization who are able to speak at
first hand of conditions in America
and the world. Miss Anna Gordon. IL
linois. national president and chair
man jubilee committee, was aSsO-
ciated for many years with Frances
f. Willard in the work of the organ
ization, is honorary secretary OF the
Worlds w. c. r. u, is familiar with
w. G. T. L. work in 40 nations. am
has visited many overseas countries
Mrs Ella A. Boole, national vice
president, is also leader Of New
York's 10000 White R:bboners. Mrs.
Katherine Lent Stevenson. Massa-
chusetts. in 1908. under tine auspices
of the Worlds W. c. T. u. visited
Japan. China. Australia. New Zea-
land, Ceylon. Burma. India. Egypt.
Palestine. Greece. Italy, Scotland
and England, delivering Temperance
lectures and reaching :lie women 'rf
those countries. Miss Jennie V.
Hughes. Ohio. for 10 years mission
airy in China. and lately returned.
brings a direct appeal from the
women in China, asking for protec.
ton from American liquor interests.
Mrs. Stephen i. Herben. New Jersey.
also active in missionary circles,
speaks for world prohibition.
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston. ac-
tive in war work. will make direct
appeal for the protection of women
and children in industry. Mrs. Mary
Harris Armor, Georgia's "whirl-
wind" Mrs Florence T.. Atkins.
Georgia, Mrs. Edna Rowan Harvey.