Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-18
Development Favored in Resolution
Adopted at Mh-Winter Meeting, at
Capital City--Federation Welcomed
as Partners in State Affairs
by Governor Baxter

A resolution that a constitutional
amendment should be submitted to
the voters so that they may deter
mine whether or not the State shall
the have right to build storage reser-
yoirs to take care of the water now
running to waste, and to develop va
ter powers SO that the water resoui-
ces Of the State may be made availa
BILE for the benefit of the people and
the industries of the State, was adopt
ed at the mid-wniter business Meet,
ing of the Maine Federation of We
mems Clubs, which was held Thurs
day at the State House. Many othel
matters of great Importance came be
fore the women in convention and
among the resolutions adopted wer'
those urging our representatives il
Congress to lend their active supper
to the Smith Towner Bill and endors
ing the project Of Mount Katahdil4
State Park.
Women representing clubs in -
most every part of the State and in
Guiding many prominent in social ana
club activities gathered in Augusta
and the meeting, both in enthusiasm
manifested and in the amount Of work
accomplished proved most success
full. The two sessions of the day were
presided over by the president of the
Federation, Mrs. William E. Brew
ster of Dexter, and other officers pres
ent were: First Vice President, Mrs.
Z. C. CARL of Augusta; Treasurer,
Mrs. Florence Waugh Danforth of
Skowhegan and Recording Secretary,
Mrs, Annie Cole of Biddeford. One
hundred and twenty members were in
attendance at the morning session.
Governor Percival P. Baxter well
.comed the women at the morning ses-
sion as co-workers and full partners
in the affairs of government. ut is
fitting that your convention should be
in the affairs of government. He said:
On behalf of the State of Maine it
gives me pleasure to welcome you to
Augusta this morning. 1t is fitting
that your convention should be held
at the seat of government, for this is
the first time in the history of Maine
that you have been able to come here
on an equal footing with the men of
lho State You are here in your own
right and are no longer invited guests.
Yol are full partners in the affairs
OF government, and the men who are
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House are here by your suffrage.
These men are responsible to you for
their acts and it is your duty to ex-
anime and study their rEHords.
Doubtless many of youv ave visited
Augusta during previous legislative
sessions, but those of you who have
not, will | am sure, find it interest
ing and instructive to attend the
sessions of the Senate and House so
that you will become familiar with
the workings of your government L
welcome you here as co-workerS.
Ours is a selfgoverning State In
which each citizen should take an
active part. If there are those or you
Who have in the past Stunned politics
and have felt that it was hopeless to
"NAAiP' ~ AiipioN POAASASti S~H~N
tons, | hope that since you have
been given a share in governmental
affairs that you will discard your for
mer views and will do everything in
Your power toward bringing about
better conditions. Unless you do
what you can you are not performing
your duties as citizens, and you can
not properly criticize those who are
attempting to do something for the
State of Maine
At the Lincoln Club banquet in
Portland held last Saturday evening
1t was encouraging to npte the large
number of women who were present.
fhese women represented the best
mat there is in the community, both
IN education and in character. There
seemed to be an atmosphere of CO.
operation at that gathering and
lett sure that the men who were
present, Notwithstanding their for
ner views, were glad to- be asso-
GATED with such a high type of wom-
ahhood. The meeting was in sense
political one, but apart from poll
tes it was a gathering of citizens
VINO We're anxious to do something
lor their native State. This also was
me first time that women attended
tne banquet on an equal footing with
the men.
There is no question Of suffrage or
anu-suffrage in this country today.
lhose of you who may not have be-
AeVed in woman suffrage have long
since accepted it and have assumed
YOUR proper position in the commun-
NY have long been in favor. of wom-
IN suffrage because l feel that the
women of the State can. and would,
make a definite contribution to State
dHairs. The mere doubling of the
number of Nofers MOULD mean moth