Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-22

great forward movement. fTCm the
depths of my heart do / thank every
White Ribboner in Maine for her gem
crous and self-denying part in this
great Jubilee program.
Released from the compelling serv-
ice of securing national prohibition,
our great departments have promptly
and worthily stepped out into new
fields. Are we in Maine locally and
otherwise. catching the spirit of the
day and stepping forward with ready
pace? i believe we are. Plans OF
Work of the various departments are
being carefully studied and applied
wherever practicable.
! We have cocperated with several
State departments At Augusta. espe-
cially in the work of purity. May we
not at this time express our appre-
citation of those who have come TO us
from the department of health. Miss
Parker and Miss Soule That our CO.
operation was appreciated is shown
by the very courteous message recei.-
ed from this state department. May
the good work go on until the litera-
ture and activities of our W. c. T. L.
and child welfare shall he augmented
IN every local union by the helpful
: spoken word of these State of Maine
officials
. The department of education at AC-
2usta has been reinforced by ac
Amcricanizau ton director. Miss Lean
: j. Abrahamson. We trust that cor
dial relations will soon be established
/ between the W. C. T. L. Americaniza
ton department and this state work
. Pr.
Let US continue our study of riti-
zenship and as voters improve our
new opportunities for advancing our
evangelistic. educational. preventive.
social and legal departments.
/ We must have a comprehensive
progra NJ among our young people
for eternal Viligance regarding the
enforcement of the 18th Amend
ment This can be most successfully
carried on through our educational
departments of the Loyal Temper
ance Legion, the Young Peoples
. Branch, Scientific Temperance. In
struction and Sunday school work
7 Our young people should also be Civ
en- intelligent instruction on the
: economic and political problems OF
! the day as well as the problems OF
/ health and purity. We have the ma
Chinery. We have the very best lit
erature for this instruction in our
various departments. Let us use ii
constantly and effectively. according
. al. Il
ours. let us possess it in full.
We repeat what we have often
said; no union is doing its best work
that does not have an l.. 7. J.. or d
Young Peoples Branch. Let US mo-
Billie the children for enforcing the
Paw as we have 50 successfully done
! for securing the law.
7 Increasingly we have work eo
I along the lines of social morality
and accomplished much. We have
been path finders; we have been in
strumental in arousing public senti-
ment which has resulted in the L. S
government in establishing the in
ira epartmental bureau of hygiene
/ with Surgeon General Ireland as
F.! chairman and Valaria Parker is
one of their directors DR.. Parker
is also director of the Social Moral.
ity Department of the National w. c
T. U. The government has decided
on the permanent program for the
suppression of vice: it is for the w
{. +. I. to see that once started or
TINS course the government shall
/ never turn back. Let local. count,
and state superintendent send tc
Dr.. Parker for her splendid program
for activities.
During the Jubilee campaign foi
members our attention was called
TO the disadvantage under which
WHITE Ribboners especially local
county and State. officers Dor wber
they are not equipped with the Stal
IN the East and the Union Signal
NO member or officer can do her bes
work without these splendid aids snc
the Young Crusader should be il
every home where there are children
The latter makes a fine birthday Gift
Let increased subscriptions to tbeks
papers be one Of our first activitie.
following this convention.
Peace Program Endorsed
we renew our expression of fer
vent gratitude that our beloved
country is at peace with all nations
/ we endorse all right plans for dis
ornaments and world peace.
We desire not only to educate the
young in temperance and purity bu
we also wish to protect them from
all that will scar their moral sens,
or lower their high moral and relig.
lous standards. The uneauivoca
attitude of the w. {. T. L. is +,
stamp out all forms of evil tina,
strike at the roots Of family an,
child life. with this in mind we en-.
dorse the movement of State censor.
ship of moving pictures.
Recommendations
we recommend: that we emuha
size anew the necessity of total alb
stlnence; that we work to secure tn,
enforcement of the 18th Amendment,
by the study of state and federal en-
iofcement acts, by creating publi,
sentiment in favor Of prohibition apc
py electin2 officials who will impar
Tally administer the law: that W.
coordinate our activities for per.
sonal purity. child welfare And civil,
oetterment with all other agencie.
WORKING along these lines and that
we invite such agencies to cooper.
ate with the w. c. r U.
That We study the exalted privi.
lege of citizenship in all of IFS
| phases. That we faithfully. attend
al elections. especially the caucuses