Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-08
A BUSY WEEK.
Maine Federation Of Women's Clubs
Will Meet, This Week.
Hospitality and Entertainment Will be Offered
Freely by Augustus Women.

For many weeks the Maine literary and
educational women's clubs have been
making plans and preparations for the
annual meetings of the Federation. By
special invitation OF Governor Cleayes,
the meetings will be held this year, at the
State Capitol Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, October 0, 10 and II.
The three literary and educational clubs
OF Augusta, Unity, Current Events,
and. China, will tender the entertain
ment to the Federation. The number of
visitors this year will be greater than at
any previous meeting held by the Fedora
tion. Already fifty eight clubs have
signified their intention Of sending dele
gates, and it is expected that when We'd
nesdsy comes there will be 500 visitors
In all.
10 the reception, Wednesday evening,
are invited the members of the entertain
Ing clubs, tho coming delegates and
visitors, with their hostesses and specially
invited guests
These meetings on Thursday, during
which many interesting papers on educa-
tional and literary subjects will be
offered, will be of interest to the public
generally invited
These meetings will be addressed by
many women, prominent in literary and
educational circles. Mrs Ellen NJ Hen
rotin of Chicago, Ill, the president of the
National Federation of Women's Clubs,
will speak, with many others, among
whom will be Mrs Florence Howe Hall
and Mrs Laura f. Richards daughters
of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe
In all about 90 women will address the
meetings.
Men may attend any of the public
meetings; they may come in and listen,
and take away with them any valuable
suggestions or information which they
have received, free of charge, and it is ex-
pccted that at the private reception,
Wednesday evening, the attending women
will be accompanied by men.
The women of Augusta, not necessarily
members of any of the clubs, have mani
tested lively interest in the meetings.
offered to the visitors.
Nothing has been left undone to provide
for the comfort and entertai ument of the
guests. Mrs. Frank r. Partridge the
chairman of credentials and correspon-
dcnce has been untiring in seeing to it that
everything shall 60 through smoothly.
BY a special system she arranges to notify
each guest who is to be her hostess, and
each hostess just whom she is expected to
receive At the women's room of the
station of the Maine Central Railroad
will be bureau of information and rccep-
ton; to this the visitors are directed to
report, to receive welcome and all inform
alton necessary.
The officers of the Maine Federation are
Mrs. Henry F. Doust Bangor, president
Mrs. Anna Sargent Hunt, Augusta, vice
president; Miss Bertha l.. Soule Bath |
treasurer; Mrs II. NJ Estabrookc, Orono
secretary; Mrs. Helen b. c. Beedy, Ban
gor, auditor.
The officers of the local clubs OF the
Federation are: Current Events, Mrs. |
Anna Sargent Hunt, president; Miss
Olive +. Dana, vice president; secretary
Mrs. Fanny l.. c. Barnard; Unity,
Judge o. G. Hall, president; Rev. +. f.
Newbcrt, vice president; Mrs Frank r
Partridge secretary and treasurer;
China, Mrs George W. Martin. pres
dent; Mrs. VIM. G. Boothby, secretary.