Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-20

The nominating committee brought
in the following slate of officers for
the ensuing year, which was unani-
mously accepted: Rev. D. B. Holt of
Auburn, president; vice president,
A. T. Laughlin of Portland; Cecil NJ.
Daggett of Waterville, treasurer: c.
e. owen of Waterville. clerk: Rev.
H. A. Markley of Auburn, field Sec
rotary: c. E. Owen, legislative SUI
pererintendent; directors of the Anti
Saloon League of America, Ex-Goy-
ernor Carl E. Milliken and Edward
H. Emery; E. H. Emery of Sanford,
of Auburn, E. L. Cleveland of Houl-
ton. r. w. Dunn of Waterville,
Harry S. Brown of Waterville. Rev.
1. 3. Mower of Waterville. A. T.
Laughlin of Portland, Willard S.
Bass Of Wilton. A. "A. Head of Wat
erville. T. j. Ramsdell of Charles
ton, E. NJ. Hamlin of Milo, Wilbur
F. Berry of Vassalboro, Calvin NJ.
Clark of Bangor, Cecil NJ. Daggett OF
Waterville. Milo f. Pearson of Au-
burn. z. NJ. Foster of Waterville. w.
NJ. Looney of Portland, H. H. Brown
of Augusta, Alice NJ. Purinton of
Waterville and Benjamin B. Whit
comb of Ellsworth.
Resolutions were read and adopted
at this time as follows:
At the close of this another year
of the activities of the Christian
Civic League We hereby extend to
the superintendent and his field and
office assistants congratulations and
thanks for. the good financial record
made, and for the evidences that the
League still has the confidence
of the law abiding and the fear of
the lawless.
We hereby extend our thanks to
the pastor and churches of Maine for
their continued moral and financial
support and hearty cooperation in
League work.
We sincerely thank President
Coolidge for his stand on law en-
forcement and especially for his re-
quest that Congress appropriate IA
million dollars to equip a coast
guard adequate to deal with the rum
fleet.
We thank Prohibition Commits
sioner Hayes for his excellent SER
vice, Senator Fernald and Hale for
their insestency that no men shall
be nominated or appointed as Col
lector of Customs who will not Wig
orously cooperate in the enforce
ment of the 18th amendment.
We thank the Federal Enforce
ment Officers in our State, Judge
Peters, District Attorney Dyer, Dir
ector May and Marshal Woodman
for their loyal services.
We heartily commend and thank
Governor Baxter for his strong
stand both at home and abroad for
strict law observance and enforce
ment.
We also thank the judicial tand
executive officials in our State who
have persistently cooperated in law
enforcement.
While the failure Of municipal
authorities to cooperate with
County, State and federal authorities
in law enforcement. has hindered
enforcement and encouraged law
breaking. we hereby express our
qualification that municipal officials
are awakening to their duty to en-
force, law against gamblers and
bootleggers; and we commend Lew
iston. Portland and Brunswick and
other municipalities which are en-
forcing these laws through the pol
ice force and urge upon all NUM-
cipalities like action.
We urge upon all federal, State
and municipal officials the imper-
alive necessity of closest cooperation
in the enforcement of all laws, that
the people may be protected from
the lawless.
We share with the family in the
deep affection caused by the death of
our fellow worker, Hon. c. +. Dunn,
of Houlton. He had been a director
OF the League from the beginning
and continued to the end of his life
to be q never failing. intelligent, ag-
gressive helper of the league.
We thank >thc w. c. T. L. of
Maine for cordial cooperation with
us and pledge to them and kindred
organizations our continued assist
ance.
We hereby record, anew. our firm
purpose to continue the fight for
good government to be secured only
through intelligent, CONSCIENTIOUS,
faithful officials selected, elected
and superintended by the selectors,
and to such officials as pledge our
support.
We desire to express to our re-
firing Superintendent. DR.. c. T..
Owen, our high appreciation of his
Intelligent and efficient services in
the League. He helped make the
League work possible by his a~sist-
ance in securing the needed guar
antee to place q worker in the field.
and has since been instrumental in
League achievements. We regret
that he finds it necessary to lay down
the heavy burdens he has SO long
carried and sincerely hope he may
continue to assist as he is able in
the continued activities of the
League.
We express our qualification that
one so long familiar with League
work, one holding SO high q place in
the esteem and respect of the Lea
que constituency, one so wisely effi-
cient in League activities is to take
upon himself the work of the SUI
perintendent. and to f. H. Emery,
our superintendent elect, we pledge
our loyal support.
Mr.. Holman called on Seth May
as the first speaker of the q ter
noon. Director May remarked hui
morously as he looked over the
small gathering that he had hor-
rible thought and that was what q
difference there would be in the size
of the audience If it was noised
about town that a keg of rum had
just been rolled into the room.
Mr.. May spoke of the trend of the
times that seemed to be to teach
children to get living and to aim
towards commercial supremacy and
in doing this America was develop
ing a class of children that might
be called gold diggers. He deplored
the unsatisfactory development of
the soul of the people of this coun-
try and without trying to discredit
the ministered he thought that the