Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-03
W.C.T.U. ELECT
Mrs. |. B. Peters Elect
ed President

i
ed President
Annual Meeting Hold Friday at v
N. 6. A. Assembly Rooms-Rspor.,
ct Various Officers Read and. 40.
esptsd-Revisw Of Years Work
The annual meeting Of the wo.
mans Christian Temperance Unior
was held at the Assembly room OF
the I. M. c. A. Jan. z, the president
MRS. l. b. Peters. presiding.
FOLLOW devotions, Mrs. A. e. Brad.
toro' chairman Of the program com
mittee for 1920. gave q partial report
1t 10 expected that the national TOPICS
will be used.
Inc nominating committee, Mrs
dwight A. Ball, chairman. presented
the Following report. The secretary
cast one ballot and declared the Of
f1cers elected:
President-Mrs. I. b. Peters,
wee presidents-First Baptist
cnurcn, Mrs. E. 8. Philbrook; Penney
memorial church, Mrs. Addie r. n
Brooks: Universalist church, Mrs. r.
y. Thompson: Methodist church. Mrs,
ADA H. Halves: congregational
church, to be supplied: Unitarian
church. to be supplied: Episcopal
church. to be supplied; Christian Sci
ence. M. e. Ellis.
Treasurer-Mrs. Celestia Howard
Recording secretary-Mrs. L. %.
! Bristol.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. d.
A. Ball.
FINANCIAL committee-Mrs. F.. A,
Howard, Mrs. c. S. Fogg, Mrs. o. p.
Robbins. Mrs. w. H. Turner.
Department Superintendents-So
welfare, Mrs. Celes,la Howard; Mrs.
Florence Longfellow. Mrs. o. B.
Frost.
Evangelistic-Mrs. Ada NJ. Halves,
Mrs. A. E. Bradford, Mrs. Alice Allen.
Social Morality-Mrs. L. D. Bris-
toll.
Sabbath Observance-Mrs. o. B.
Hunnewell.
| Christian Citizenship-Mrs. c. s.
Fogg, Mrs. Bryant, Miss Grace Nor
rill.
Temperance and Missions-Miss
Anna c. Beale.
Sick Committee-Afrs. ]. B. Pack
ard. Mrs. L. T. Dickson, Mrs. r. B.
Ware.
Press Week.-Mrs. Dwight A. Ball.
/; Almshouse-Mrs. o. P. Robbins,
Mrs. Joseph Larrabee.
Americanization-M Anna C..
Beale.
Scientific Temperance Instruction.
Mrs. Alice Sheldon.
| (Signed)
MRS. DWIGHT A. BALL
MRS. CELESTIA HOWARD.
MISS ANNA c. BEALE.
Report of department superintend-
ents-Mrs. o. p. Robbins, chairman
Of almshouse has made eight visits
during the year, Mrs. Joseph LARA
bee of the committee has also visi-
ted. These residents have been re-
membered, with flowers. fruits, ice
cream and other dainties.
AT Christmas, each received a
box. also a Christmas card. There
| were IS inmates, which is the small
est number at this time of year. for
eight years of visitation by Mrs.
! Robbins
While ministering to their physi-
cal wants. the spiritual side is not
overlooked. the CHEEKY word, the
smile and the assurance OF a higher
strength has been a real comfort.
many times The committee report
a kindly reception at the home, and
a well kept house.
| The 1ono rfp,opf oe
temperance, reported by the superin !.
tendent. Miss Anna c. Beale. AS
this is comparatively new, the
churches have not made great pro-
gress.
| There should be temperance Sec
rotary in each mission circle to
further, or aid the work in the Sum
day schools Mrs. F. A. Howard of
the Penney Memorial, and the Mrs.
Roy Wardwell of the Methodist
Missionary auxiliaries act in this
capacity.
Miss Beale has interviewed the
officers iE our churches, distribute
literature and brought good re.
port to the annual meeting.
Mrs. Alice Sheldon, scientific tenn
| T~OAiSO AAoIi uCtioII reports progress,
Mrs. Elizabeth Rollins, flower mis-
sion. led the program on June 20.
when flowers were taken to many
friends.
The Augusta w. c. T. U. has made
q good record in 1919.
The annual report Of the treasurer.
Mrs. Celestia Howard. is most pleas
ing. The Union went "over the top''
IN the drive for the jubilee fund.
pledges to the amount Of $327.50 be-
ing secured. (The quota was $500. }
OF the committee Of ten, Mrs. c. s.
Fogg and Mrs. Celestia Howard de-
serve honorable mention. About Is
new members are registered during
the year.
Red letter days when the Union
was stimulated by the presence of
Mrs. Deborah Knox Livingston, who
spoke for the jubilee fund. Mrs. Beu-
lah L. Oxton also explaining tho work
Of the Jubilee.
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