The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-05-31


gregational Church with Mrs. Jennie
/ Randlett of Pittsfield presiding The
| opening prayer and praise service was
| led by Mrs. S. II. Savage of Fairfield,
| Mrs. Savage reading the Crusade
Psalm. The roll call of county Of
| ficers was in order as were the ap-
| pointment of committees. The report
of the corresponding secretary was
given by Mrs. Villa Tarbell of Pitts
| field in place of Mrs. Georgia T.
Woods of that town. Mrs. Laura
| Brooks of Madison, the county treas
urer submitted her report and Mrs.
| Ella r. Gleason of Winchester, Mass.
| from the Boston headquarters extend
| ed a welcome to the ladies there as
sembled, speaking particularly on an
appeal for membership in the ". Z.
r. L. Mrs Gleason closed the fore
noon session with noontide prayer.
| Luncheon was served in the west
parlor of the Church the tables being
attractiyely garnished with spring
| flowers The committee in charge
was composed of Mrs. Carrie MacPher-
son, Miss Weston, Miss Mary Murphy,
Mrs. Cooley, Mrs. Mae Haines, and
Mrs. Alfredo Cool.
Among those present was Mrs. Sar
ah Young of Pittsield, most charm
ing woman of SO years and active in
the cause of temperance. Others
present from out of town beside the
officers were: Mrs. Flora Sinclair,
Mrs. Nellie Hunnewell, Mrs. Eber
Cook, Mrs. Hollis Stitham, Mrs Liz
zie Gilman, Mrs. P. j. Whitten, Mrs.
Ruth Palmer, Mrs. Charles Buzzell,
Mrs. Arthur Crawford, Mrs. Newhouse
and Mrs. Frank Cheever Of Pittsfield,
Mrs. w. Fl. Kreger Mrs. Hannah Bar
ney, Mrs S. H. Savage, Mrs. A. NJ.
Glidden, Mrs Anna Twist of Fairfield,
Mrs. Abbe Benner. Mrs. Sarah Hilton,
Mrs. Vina Hapworth, Mrs. Almeda
Pennell, Mrs Maud Sabine, Mrs. Jen-
ME Stetson, Mrs. Carrie Wescott, Mrs.
Winnie Sylvester and Mrs. Laura
Brooks of Madison.
AFTERNOON SESSION
| The afternoon session was opened
with increased numbers and the
4 opening prayer was offered by Mrs.
Susie H. Savage of Fairfield. The
address of welcome from the enter
tanning union was most charmingly
and cordially given by Mrs. Annie S.
Nichols after the singing of America.
and the response was delightfully."- Civ
en- by Mrs. Nellie Hunnewell of Pitts
field. Mrs Carrie Steward, Mrs. Saw
age and Mrs. Cook were appointed
to write to the state president, Mrs.
Althea Quimby from whom a message
was read during the day. A Round
Table on Citizenship was most intel
ligently conducted by Mrs. Jennie
Flood Kreger of Fairfield in which
she urged careful study of the I'M
portant questions before deciding,
| presenting her own methods of follow
ing up current events and topics of
the day She spoke OF international
peace, the building of home spiritual
ly, her experiences during the Maine
Legislature and upon the jury of the
Supreme Court.
Sabbath observance and Eyangclis-
tic work was the topic of an inter-
esting talk by Mrs. S. II. Savage in
which she told of the early temper
ance movement, the present great cri-
sis and the importance of prayer the
speaker believing that there was
| present tendency to drift away from
God and that there WAS need of get
ting back to the old fashioned reli-
gion. She urged eternal vigilance
on the part of mothers. The Sun
day observance topic was based on
Exodus 31-13 and she dwelt particular
" on the covenant between man and
God. She asked the Unions to go
back to their own communities and
pray and to also establish a family
altar in their homes.
After the close of the public
schools, the children were invited to
come into the convention and Mrs.
| Ella r. Gleason Of Boston, the speak
err of the evening addressed the little
folks. They first sang verses of the
Battle Hymn of the 6Republic in a
splendid manner Mrs. Gilman smoke
on the Little Things as the Important
Things in Life She dwelt particul-
arly on the dircful results of the Gig
arctic habit and said "if faithful you
will be suceessful-he clean, be hon
est, have the best things"
The convention endorsed resolutions
prohibiting the sale of tobacco pro-
ducts to uinors and resolved to make
a special appeal to the mothers and
| teachers. II was also voted to send
Governor Baxter letter of apprecia-
| tion for the stand he had taken in
| the enforcement of the prohibitory
/ law There was a total attendance
of forty-three delegates and collec-
tion of between three and four dollars
was made for the love gift fund for
Miss Anna Gordon, long national W.
c. T. y. worker.
A memorial service was conducted
by Mrs. Hannah Barney of Fairfield
by the reading of an appropriate Sc
lection from the scripture. Memoir
ials were presented by Mrs. L. l.. Cook
of Pittsfeld for the late Mrs. Leila
f.. Drake. by Mrs. A. NJ. Glidden of
Fairfield for the late Mrs. Annie Rand
of that town. by Mrs. Laura Brooks
of Madison for the late Mrs. Alice
Joice of Solon and Mrs. Hannah Dick
inson of Madison, by Mrs Barney
and Mrs. Carrie Steward of Skowhe