Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-09-24

EIwin L. Page, president of n. II.
branch and also editor OF The SILVER
! Cross A paper which is devoted
j to the welfare of the Circles OF
| Kings Daughters.
| Among remarks made during the
forenoon session a recommendation
was made that Junior Circles should
be formed, one junior Circle being
REPRESENTED at this convention, also
! that all meetings should be opened
and closed in form. The committee
/ appointed to revise the constitution
and bylaws reported, and by unan-
| imous vote of convention was report
! ed TO accept them as read. The re-
/ port OF State Auditor Mrs. Ira +.
/ Watson was read and accepted Re
| port of executive board was read and
accepted. The reports Of Mrs. IneZ
/ Brown of the Help One Another
| Circle. Warren, was read and she
gave their motto which might be well
for all Circles to adopt. Look up
and not down, look out and not in,
look forward and not back and lend
! a hand"
| Following the dinner served by
! Mite Circle the afternoon session
opened at 40 P. NJ, with devotional
! service. Rev. Mr.. Hunt; Hymn; ad-
dress by State President Mrs. Leslie
Lewis. Everyone being so pleased
with Mrs Lewis address ii was vot-
ed to have it printed in the Golden
Cross magazine. Mrs. Snow OF Ban
! ~,
tiers home" there, gave most pleasing
accounts Of the work being done at
the home, and the high regard in
which it was held. Mrs. Starrett,
assistant treasurer. OF State home
then gave the financial standings of
the home and related q few instances
in regard to the help they were Civ
ing.
A vote was taken and carried that
the sum Of 5000 be donated TO the
Mrs Ethel Evans Memorial fund.
Mrs Julia Eenrce, Teady Circle.
Portland: Mrs. A. r.. Peckhan,, Char
ity Circle, Bangor. Mrs. Nellie Tur-
ner. Volunteer Circle. Brewer; Mrs.
Grace s.arrctt. Charity Circle, Far
EoI' anu MIS-. Acme IPhiP' f1ttT'iE
Hand Circle, Panror, were elected 10
attend the general convention to be
held at Burlington, Vt. May 1929.
Mrs. Edwin H. Page. president Of n.
II. branch. gave very interesting
talk pertaining TO tho work being
done by Kings daughters all ever
the country and abroad. She stated
thai Tho Kings Daughters Of tho
west and south wore much more pro-
ercssivc than troso Of The cast Shn
also thought shat it wculd BE- n good
idea il scmn of cur Eastern Circles
copied their iGoAs There are a great
number &C junior Circles in Concord.
She also said thcrc were row $1,000
Kings Daughters. We must try to
induce young reo. to Join our So
cictics so as to keep thu ranks filled:
that VIC should DC spiritual and make
life fortunate for others. Hymn. "Our
Calling" rv convention; nominating
committee fnr officers for coming
year wcr,', Mrs. Stella Pechhan.
Bangor; Mrs Julia Eoarce. Portland;
Mrs. Nellie Turner. Brewer; Mrs.
Hadassah Smith. Liverrnro Falls:
Mrs. Moves. Cco1o"s' Mills; Miss
May Jcwett. South Gardner AMI Mrs.
BOYD CaNlor. Warren. State officers
elected for coming wear: Mrs. les
lie Lewis: Gardiner. Council Morn
her; Mrs Lillian Grant Whitefeld,
president; Vice president. Mrs Eoyd
Caylor Warren: STATE secretary, Mrs.
Flora Croxford. ErcWcr: State treas
urer, Mrs. Elizabeth Libby. Bangor:
auditor. Mrs. Lillian Watson. Ban
S-or; readings Of minutes: Hymn.
Evening session opened at : T. IT
Reading Of scripture and prayer.
Mrs. Marcia Graham. Those nornin-
ated BY the State president for eX-
ecutivc board were. Mrs. George
Johnson, Mrs. Nellie prehlc, Mrs.
Mahle Sparrow, Mrs. Albert Sargent.
Mrs. T. 4. Smith. and Mrs. Merritt
Spoaring. Address, Rev. r. Cecil
Hunt. Report of Council member.
Miss Lydia 4. Facey. report or com
mittec on resolutions Officers were
then charged into Office by Mrs FL
win Page.
A rising vote Of thanks was given
LOT me nOSplIaitN ara entertainment
shown by the local Circle of Kings
Daughters to the members Of the
convention. Reading Of minutes;
closing Hymn. Lead Now rs Forth
We Co" Mizpah. bcnediction
The following arc tho list of pres
idents Of the different Circles pres
ent: Mrs. j. f. Turner, Volunteer
Circle Brewer; Miss Julia T. Bars
tow |Stearns Circle, Bangor; Mrs.
Emily Sargent, Ready Circle. Port
land; Mrs. Nellie Prehle Helping
Hand, ,Tolce and Pittston; Mrs. Ellen
Pond, Bangor.