Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1921-07-13
w. G. t. U.
County Convention Held in Ellsworth
Methodist Church.

tian Temperance Union was held at
the Methodist church, Ellsworth,
June 80. Owing to the busy COM
pany season and the near at hand
celebrations of the nations birthday
the attendance was SMALL only four
unions being represented-South
west Harbor, eight delegates; Bar
Harbor, three; Ellsworth, three;
Sedgwick, by the county president,
Miss Harriette H. Cole, who is host
in herself in tact and executive
ability.
Before the close of the praise SER
vice, with Mrs. Greedy, organist, the
State president, Mrs. Althea G. Quinn
by, came quietly in and was given
cordial greeting. Throughout the
day she gave able assistance, and her
optimism on allvexing problems was
an inspiration to all discouraged
white-ribboners to grid on the armor
of loyalty anew and fight for home
protection.
The convention being duly opened
by the county leader, and commit
tees appointed, Mrs. Quimby respond
ed to the call for a review of the
temperance situation in the State,
and gave suggestive advice as to the
line of duty to be followed by every
true-hearted Christian worker.
Miss Utecht, of the Ellsworth Bap-
tist church, gave an excellent talk,
outlining some fine work accom-
plished inner home union at Stroud
water, in cooperation with Mrs.
Gertrude Leavitt, known and loved
by many white-ribboners here and
elsewhere. Mrs. White of Harring-
ton, the guest of Mrs. E. Benson
Stanley, motored with her from the
Stanley house and lent valuable aid
in council.
Reports of county officers and also
reports from few local unions,
were received. Noontide prayer,
with a memorial tribute to the only
member passed on during the year,
was voiced in reverent tones by Mrs.
Quimby.
The picnic lunch in the vestry was
enjoyed by all the delegates, Mrs. E
Reed making and serving coffee, as
sisted by volunteer walters, giving
the merry compang happy social
half hour.
At the executive meeting many
lines of county work were planned
several changes made in the list Of
departments and superintendent ap
pointed. The afternoon session wa:
opened by song service, scripture ant
prayer by Rev. o. L. Olsen. The
welcome by local union was giver
very cordially by Mrs. E. Reed, re
spouse by Miss Cole. The welcome
to the church and city was by the
pastor, Rev. J. A. Weed, whose stir
ring speech had the true ring and
ovl-n
probation. Remarks of the county
president included the incident of 6
little girl sent to the store to buy
chloride of lime, and asked the
storekeeper for ten cents worth OF
GLORY Divine" Puzzled, he asked
what is was for. why" she said
Glory Divine is surely needed in
ance.
Mrs Quimby gave an instructive
citizenship drill, and urged the need
of the newly-enfranchised woman to
be fully informed and equipped on
the questions of the day, also ex-
planned the special need of the jubi-
lee fund to counterfeit the million
dollar fund raised by the Personal
the prohibitory law. The aim for a
jubilee membership of one million,
so ably planned and so successfully
working, was fully explained, and
take the trouble to double, each one
win one" is not such a difficult task
if every member works with will to
make good.
Election of officers resulted in the
following executive board: County
president, Miss Harriette Cole Of
Sedgwick; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. A. M. Lawton; recording secre-
tary, Mrs. j. NJ Mason; treasurer,
Mrs. Josephine Stanley; vice-presi-
dent t-large, Mrs. X. B. Walls.
The resolutions committee re-
ported, and the articles were adopted
without discussion. Adjourned with
the w. C. T. U. benediction.
The evening session was opened
with singing, scripture reading by
Rev. Mr.. Weed. The eloquent ad-
dress of Mrs. ,Quimby was in the
first part an analysis of the new pro-
gram of the age. The course of
prohibition since the 18th amend
ment became part Of the federal
constitution was traced in both good
and i'll effects. The power of the
womans vote was emphasized. Evils
of the liquor traffic and violations of
the prohibition law will be manifest
now, as in license days, but if law
abiding citizens uphold the work of
the enforcement officers, better con-
ditions will follow, and are already
here, as illustrations given have
proved.
The second part of the speaker S
address was given to the great gath
ering of representative white-ribbon-
ers at the World w. G. T. U. conven-
ton. A vivid description of the
visit to the battlefelds brought tears
of pity and sympathy.
A resolution of thanks was read by
Mrs. E. B. Stanley, and a collection
was taken. Miss Utecht made a
strong plea for an increased member
ship. Then, with the singing in uni