Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-05-20

annual convention at the Congregation
al church vestry Monday morning for
q two-day session with a good attend
ance. representing the unions from all
over the county. The meeting was pre-
sidered over by the president. Mrs.
Ruth e. Walsh Of Gardiner. who called
the meeting to order. The praise service
opened at 10 O'Clock and was in charge
of Mrs. Harriet Perry Of Hailowen.
followed by the roll call of oflicers ami
appointment of committees as follows:
Pages. Miss Emma Woodward, Mrs
Matte Rhines and Mrs. Emma Small;
courtesy. Miss Mary Ball. Miss Eliza
beth Winslade and Mrs. Clement; Gre
dentials. Mrs. Mary W. Jones OF South.
China, Mrs. Lillian Wright and Mrs.
Mary Lawrence. The report OF the re-
cording secretary was read and aceep:-
ed. Miss Mary Ball Of waterviI,e gave
the address Of welcome in behalf Of the
Watervilie union. which was responded
70 by the president Of the organization.
Reports from the corresponding secre-
accepted by the union. followed by the
presidents address by Mrs Ruth e.
Walsh, which was as follows:
Mrs. Ruth E. Walsh Of Gardiner,
the county president. reported as
follows: las We assemble for our
33rd annual convention, this victory
year. our hearts are filed with graf
itude and praise for what has been
accomplished. When we gathered
last as a county organization the
whole earth was Keeling with the i'm
pact Of warning nations, now We
praise the God Of Battles, that the
dawn Of peace. quietness is being re-
stored.
The year has been replete with VIC
tories. National prohibition has
been one of the slogans Of our or
ganization, 10, these many years and
We are now sounding the jubilee"
over its ratification and the antici-
patton Of the 30 tn anniversary of
the National Woman's Christian
Temperance Union.
Our special activities Curing the
past few months have been directed
toward raising our quota Of the mil
lion dollar Jubilee fund, which will
be expended in reconstruction work
and for world prohibition. We can
not rest from the battle just be-
cause our nation is going dry but
must go on doing our part toward a
dry world, since our motto is, For
God and Home and Every Land. "
AS one said. THE enemy, the liquor
traffic, is not dead, is not even sleep.
ing and it behooves every white rib
boner in the land to be on the alert
The cry that the 18th amendment is
unconstitutional has been shown &c
ridiculous hat other tactics are be
ing used. Dissatisfaction with the
prohibition laws. labor disturbances
with the no beer. no work propa-
ganda spreading their perniciou.
doctrines' through the press, multi.
fication Of the law, that it is a blow
at personal liberty, that it was .pu,
over while the boys were across
that they will not stand for par
of the the Constitution Of the United
States. which they have taken their
oahs to uphold, all these are among
i the late IDEAS propounded by the ex.
piring liquor traffic. We must use
publicity to Offset these failicies.
In the coming year. the depart.
ments of especial emphasis will be
world prohibition, Americanization
child welfare, moral education, wo-
men in industry. instruction Of the
young in the Loyal Temperance LIE.
gion and Young Peoples Branch.
I'VE are urging all local unions tc
enter the patriotic victory member.
ship campaign. Ten new members
called recruits, form a compan,
with the local president as captain
Ten companies within county
form regiment. with the county
| president as colonel; the state vice
| president is the adjutant general, the
| state president is the colonel and
the national president is the com.
mander-in-chief of the White Rib.
bon army Of the United States.
Our activities will be many, in
these reconstruction days. We mus,
keep banded together. remembering
the words Of Mrs. Lillian NJ. n
! Stevens. What a blessed tie is tina,
| Of the white ribbon. If only we are
true to its holy meaning We shall
! never be 4 lied by selfshness, mol
| daunted by danger. nor weakened
by, worthlessness, nor stifled by in.
| gratitude, but shoulder to shoulder
heart to heart. shall go on endeav-
! oring every day to follow Him who
| is the way the truth and the life"
The county song was rendered BY
those present. followed by the reports
Of the department superintendents, each
| report showing great increase in work
| Of the various departments both finan-
| cially and socially. and that a great
! deal Of work had been accomplished
along the war work. Red Cross and va.
rious other drives which the W. c. r.
Z. was prominent The departments
and the various superintendent were
az follows: Jails and almshouses. Mrs
Martha Robbins: press work. Mrs. Lii
liam Wright; medical temperance. hy-
giene and keredity. Mrs. c. F. Clement;
franchise. Mrs. Addie W. Gay: pariia-
mentary usage. Mrs. Elizabeth Wins.
lade; flower missions. rescue and relief.
Mrs. Addie Berry: scientific temperance
instruction. Miss Ada Lbermore; peace
and arbitration. Mrs. Eta Morse:
! mothers meetings. white ribbons, re-
crutts and purity. Mrs. Mary n. Smith
lumbermen, Miss Emma WOODWARD