Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-01-08

the treasury department OF the fciera,
government. saying that women ara
asked to look upon the business q,
home management as a business and
10 do two things in particular: S,udr
costs and budget the income. Eyerv
penny saved Ia 30 much capita, ana
big investments can only be made from
accumulated savings. Thrift should b,
taught to children as one part Of thu
campaign.
Women spend 90 per cent O. ,bs
income earned. and Mrs. Warpe,
said that Maine women are no dir.
ferent than other women. They
ought to be taught to buy Main,
goods and the connection betpee,
women producers and women con.
sumerS she conceived to be Oar,
Of women's work in the new organ.
sation. She said 1000 women If
Maine are already pledged 10 bpy
Maine goods when they can be ce.u.'
fed and standardized as such.
z. C. Patten Of Topsham as &,
farmer stated that the cream Of farm
products is now shipped Out Of Tia
State and said that when we wan,
good things we demand that thet
be shipped in. He illustrated his n.
mark by mentioning such commos.
ties as apples. veal and beef tina, ".
send out while we import what NJ.
use from the west. He said ore jh
of the State organization should \.
to create the demand for home good,
and keep them here. But more i'm.
pertant than the export of goods i,
the constant stream OF young poem.
who go away and settle elseuhen
They ought above all to be inducs
to stay here and find their living and
| their happiness In their native STAT
At this point the nominating com.
mittee presented its report Through
the chairman, Mr.. Slugg. He real
the following slate Of officers. who
he said. had been selected on IN
basis Of ability rather than LOCALITY
President. James Peabody, HouI,of.
treasurer. Henry A. Free, Lewiston,
chairman industrial directo~af
Hugh J. Chisholm, Portland; chair.
man agricultural directorate, Bert.
rand G. McIntire, NORWAY. chair.
man labor directorate. Roscoe 4
Eddy. Bar Harbor; chairman com.
mercial directorate, Henry f. Ney.
rill. Portland; chairman home dire,
torate. Mrs. Herbert G. Brown Port.
land. The entire slate was elected.
After the election of officers Ii.
meeting was declared informal and
several short speeches were made
ohertng suggestions for work for tb-
organization to consider and take IN
II found feasible. Harvey D. Eaton
of Waterville. president Of the Cen.
trail Maine Fair association, urged
the promotion of the dairying indus
try. saying that the food value o,
mix Is greater in proportion than
most other foods, and that the ya,ue
OF dairy products may be made :,
run to millions Of dollars in Maine
as 1t does in Wisconsin.
DR.. Elwell of Portland made ,
plea for further development OF OF.
water powers and also for the re.
turn OF Maine men who have gone +,
other states. He suggested q 70.
versal Of Horace Greeley's Go Yves.
young man." to- Come east, yolr.
man."
Peter olinto Of Bath stated n,
need FOR a bridge across the ber.
nebec at Bath. both as an asset IA
the southern part Of the State ard ,
convenience to the northern rsr,
which travels south in the SUNNI,
time. = '''
L: n. Carroll of Norway stress
the financial needs of the work and
suggested that local chambers =.
commerce and boards Of trade II.
crease their dues and put the add.
tlonal funds into the State work ~
this organization can show rssn,,.
curing 1890. it can go to the 1apisf,.
lure in 1921 and get any appronri,.
tlno it asks for" he said.
d. NJ. Hamlin of Milo and 2 W
Penley of Auburn summed IN ~.
remarks of the speakers with pleas
Tor special problems of the fsrns-
and the need of wide.awake %.
operation, and the meeting ~.
journed