Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-06-10
REPORTS AND REC ORDS GIVEN
F|RSTDAY ". C. 7. u. MEETING

and 100000 Of these are under 25
years of age. He also declared that
there are between two and three mil
lion on the way there. The reasons
for this increase in crime are: Too
little regard for law, two little regard
for Sunday, two many dance halls and
pool rooms, lack of efficiency on the
mart of officers TN the first place"
declared Mr.. Edwards. I'VE have too
MANY laws. If we had the Ten Com
mandments we would be alright" He
continued: There are officers wear
ing a badge who ought to be on the
inside looking out instead of outside
looking in. I have nothing but con-
tempt for the officer who let's the rich
man go and takes the smoke peddler.
The man who sells good liquor does
more harm than the man who sells
poor stuff. Enforcement does not lie
wholly with the officer. 1t lies with
YOU church members, bank presidents,
w. C. T. u. pastorh, teachers, and ev-
cry city. Why isn't the law better en-
forced?. Chiefly because the citizens
are at fault. There is something IN
supporting the officers besides paying
them their salaries
1--WE must educate the young man
to respect all laws. Dances do more
harm than all the bootleggers ana
gamblers in the country. Pool rooms
are where. we look for a crook. The
remedy is-Go to church. Be pal TO
YOUR boy, a chum to your girl. give
them good sports, and they viii shun
the dance halls, and pool rooms. we
want more Neal Dows, DR.. Talmages,
Althea Quimbys, w. c. T. u, Z. M,
g. A., Y. w. c. A.. Martin Luthersi
John Bunyans, and more efficient
officers, more ministers of the gos-
pel that tell the truth. We want less
criticism, scandal gossip ana skeptl-
cism and finally keep the Golden
Rule. 1 believe in Missions, but
first save our own boys and girls"
Reports of Superintendent were
continued at the afternoon session.
these being as follows: Sabbath op-
seryance, Mrs F. l.. Weeks; Scienti-
flc Temperance Instruction, Miss
Hattie Livermore; Temperance ana
Missions, Mrs. H. r. Perry; Child
Welfare and Social Morality, Mrs.
Mary l.. Smith.
The State President Mrs. Althea
q. Quimby was the speaker of the al
ternoon taking as her topic "Ehcien-
cy and the w. c. T. u" Her talk
included the Standard of Efficiency
for County Unions, as altered for
Maine, and also the Standard for Ell
fciency for the local union.
In the former each point counts ten
out of a possible 100 points. The
points are: /. County President in
attendance at State Convention. 2.
One or more officers at State Con-
yention. 2. Three County officers at
regional conference. 4. A Y. P. b.
Secretary who is local Secretary OF a
Young Peoples Branch, or who Is
active in a branch. or who carries on
a Y. P. B. work as a part of Senior
Christian Endeavor work, and who
organizes two new branches during
the year. 5. A L. T. l.. Secretary
who is secretary Of local L. T. L.,
| a worker in one or who promotes the
L. T. l.. Work and principles through
the Junior Christian Endeavor So
ciety. She should do her best to Sc
cure L. T. L. Secretaries, and Loyal
Temperance Legions in at least one
fourth of the unions in her county.
6. Working superintendent in at
least 8 departments. Furnish names