Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-17

T. U. Much good work was done IN
educational propaganda and upiift. one
instance being the introduction OF teal
books into the schools, Mrs. Oscar Hoi-
way and Mrs. Quimby. both presidents
of the union for a number Of years. be-
ing especially active in working for the
common good Of the community.
At the time when Frances Willard,
head Of the W. c. r. u. endorsed the
prohibition party, thereby causing
disagreement in the union, the local
union voted the following resolution:
tThat we reiterate our intention to
be ~ we have always been, neither a
partisan nor q sectarian organization.
but this shall not prevent Us from the
frank declaration that we will lend our
influence. express our gratitude and
good will. offer our prayers for any
society. association. movement. church
or state that has for its watchword
The saloon must CO. |.
Since then the local union has grown
rapidly and worked for reform of all
sorts. The national prohibition amend
ment has been the hope of the w. C. +.
Z. for many years and now the fulfill
mcnt of this hope comes to gladden. the
hearts Of the workers.
At 12 o'clock a noontide praise ser
vice and prayer for world prohibition
was led by Miss Anna c. Beale, and
following this until 2 o'clock a recess
was declared. during which time a bas-
ket lunch was served.
Afternoon Services
At o'clock the afternoon services
were begun with a hymn, "Come Thou
Almighty King" followed by Scripture
reading by Mrs. James Larrabee. Rev.
Dwight A. Ball then offered a prayer,
with the hymn How Firm a Founda-
ton" following.
1.-THE Americans Creed" was then
spoken in unison by the audience.
LAW enforcement" by Miss Common
At 2.3o o'clock Miss Mabel Common
gave talk on Law Enforcement"
She spoke briefly at first upon the def
milton Of the law ana where it origi-
mated and why. She outlined some Of
the old Roman and English laws and
compared them with the laws of today
In England, she remarked, 1t was hard
to get a law passed but once passed it
was always enforced, while in the Unit
ed States the passing Of a law was COM
paratively easy but the enforcing Of
it was not strictly adhered to-
Miss Conner ended with brief state
ment of the Ia and the dangers in law
Of platonic fraternalism.
"our New Program" by Mrs. Wins.
lade
Winslade, county president of the
w. c. T. u, who took for her sub
ject Our New Program" 1t is the
thought of the members of the I'M
ions, now that victory has been
won. that there is nothing else to do,
but there is just as much to do now
as there has been heretofore, and the
future Of the w. c. T. U. depends on
its members. The new program will
be the same as before. enlarged,
spread out AL perhaps deepened.
The work OF the w. c. T. U. is not
needed. it must go onward with re-
e1S"S~ @CAA AoS NAAO dPtihI Va JoAiS ana
country and the ultimate goal.
"Amerieanization," by II. II. Stuart
H. H. Stuart. superintendent of
the schools of Augusta. was the next
speaker. his subject being "Ameri-
canization.''
The work of Americanization is OF
comparatively recent coinage, but
| vNS,no tta llvv
ton in the country has an American
ization program. The work has pros
pered exceedingly but no one organi-
cation can do it alone, it needs the
concerted action of every worker in
the country working in unison.
What is Americanization? 1t is
the Interpretation of the English Ian
guage and the English and American
mode Of living to the foreigner. 1t
need not apply only to the foreigner
but also to American born for there
are great many of our own coun-
trymen that need it.
Practically everything SO far done
for Americanization, has been done
by the public schools, except in in
dividual cases, through the instiga-
tlCn OF Glasses IOT lHe UeTeHL OF the
foreign born The speaker here told
of some of the work the schools are
doing in this work.
Mr.. Stuart thought that the mother
should be educated as well as the
father and children, but many well
fare workers have defeated their own
ends in this respect by appearing too
condescendent to the reticent foreign
born mother.
Following the talk by Mr.. Stuart
several brief four-minute talks on
diqerent. subjects were given by Rev.
A. Francis Walch. Rev. E. S. Phil
brook. Rev. ]. H. Ecob. Rev. William
r. Wood, Rev. Dwight A. Ball, Au.
gusta. and Rev. c. e. Young of
Hallowell.
A hymn, "Take My Life and Let it
Be-" was sung by the assembly fol-
lowed by the final conservation SER
vice led by Mrs. Dwight A. Ball.
Hon. S. NJ. Holway Speaker