Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1894-11-01
Correspondence.
To the Woman's Club of Ellsworth

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| federation of woman's clubs which met
in 'The Twin Cities on Oct. 10, II and
y. The session opened with a reception
at city hall, Lewiston, where Mrs. Alice
/ Frye Briggs, president OF the literary
| union of Lewiston and Auburn, assisted
by Mrs. Eta II. Osgood, president of the
| Maine federation, Mrs. Sara r. Robson,
of New York, Mrs. Senator Frye, Mrs.
! Caroline w. ID. Rich, Mrs. Horace c.
! Little, of Lewiston, Mrs. Ara Cushman,
Auburn, and Mrs. Streeter, president of
the woman's club of Concord, n. H., re-
ceived the guests who were presented by
young lady members OF the different
clubs of Lewiston and Auburn.
! City hall was radantly beautiful with
decorations and still more beautiful with
the distinguished ladies and gentlemen
! there assembled. The business and liter
airy sessions began Thursday morning at
| the Elm street church, Auburn, the
church being beautifully decorated.
An invocation, followed by response
specially written for the occasion by Mrs.
Annie j. Coyle, president OF the Woman's
| literary union of Portland. The address
! of welcome was we'll given by Mrs. Alice
| Frye Briggs; response by Mrs. Eta II.
! Osgood, president of the State federation.
] Then came the various reports, intro
/ duction of guests. The reports from the
federated clubs being given by the differ
ent delegates were most interesting and
| inspiring. The discuss ion was opened by
Mrs. II. NJ. Esterhrook, of Orono, on
The Club Woman and Her Surround
ings." The paper WAS excellently written,
admirably delivered and called forth
much praise and many bright remarks.
/ \ tempting lunch was served in the
! vestry Mt noon.
The afternoon session called out the
reports of the committees on education.
Mrs. Charles WoodmRn, of Bangor, Mrs.
J. p. Baker, of Portland, and Mrs. o. NJ.
Mason, of Bethel, followed by three
minute discussions.
rhe re9or,s of the committee on
neurology followed. All these exercises
were intersPersed with music by some of
the fine musical talent possessed by the
ladies OF Lewiston and Auburn.
The evening session called out large
/ number Of gentlemen, as before they had
not been admitted to any OF the gather
inss but the reception. Mrs. Schotield
/ WIS the organist through the sessions.
] 4 double quartette Of ladies rendered
/ the opening selection. Mrs. Osgood VAS
again he etticien; presiding officer. and
gave the annual addres, in manner to
call forth universal praise
! The first paper was "The Repose in
Art, by Mrs. George c. Purington, of
Pennington, one OF the most talented
women of our STATE, and her able paper
showed her TO an art student The
papers. " Inch formed Il symposium, were
ON The kindergarten, Woman on the
school Board and "Manual Training,
and We're ably treated by some of the
brightest women OF the federation, Mrs.
+ Charles Wooduan, Bangor. the * inder-
/ garden, and Mrs. +. \. ID. Burlington,
/ Belfast, "Manual Training" while in the
absence of Mrs. Mason, who
/ signed the subject "Women on the School
Board, Mrs. George c. Frye spoke on
his subject.
Mrs. Walter Flint, of Orono, gave an
| able paper ON 'Woman and Science"
showing particularly the necessity of
knowledge of physiology, chemistry and
sanitary laws. The poem Santa Theresa
written by Rita c. Smith, OF Thomaston,
young miss OF seventeen, and read by
| Mrs. II. c. Burnham, showed marked lit
erary ability in the writer.
/ The columbian Ranner' of the fedora
| tion was presented to the State by Mrs
J I / Il H. tot