Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-10-09
LITERARY ATMOSPHERE.
Federation Of Literary and Educational
Clubs, Will Convene, Today.
programme Of Meetings to Be Held. Wedaes.
day, thursday and Friday.

A literary atmosphere pervades Au-
gusea. in anticipation of the coming
'hrongs of women delegates, and members.
ana visitors in the interest of educational
and literary development.
Everything has been down to make the
reception of the guests warm and hospi-
table one, and for weeks the women's
literary clubs of Augusta have been busy
making preparations for the coming host.
on their arrival at the station of the
Maine Central Railroad a committee OF
three will be ready to welcome and direct
ehe guests to their hostesses, and give any
assistance required. This reception com
mittee consists of Mrs. Frank R. Partridge.
Mrs Fanny L. c. Brainard and Mrs
Sadie Hill Gannett
The reception. this evening at the State
Capitol, will be the event of the day. 1t
Is there that the members will have an
opportunity to meet one another and TO
virtually open the convention. The three
entertaining clubs, Unity, Current Events
and China, will receive. At the head of tt g
reception committee is Judge =. G. An
drews, president OF, the Unity Club. There
will also receive In behalf of the Unity
Club, Eev. r. +. Newbert, Mrs. Chas
Mason, Mrs. Frank K. Partridge, Mrs. b.
W. True; of the Current Events Club.
Mrs. Anna Sargent Hunt, Miss Olive f.
Dana. Mrs. Sadie Hill Gannett, Mrs.
Amelia S. Bangs, Mrs Harriet Baker
Dudley, Mrs. Fanny L. c. Brainard and
Mrs. Florence A. Twtchell. For the
China Club Mrs Geo. w. Martin will |
receive.
Governor Cleaves has extended the use
of the Capitol to the Federation, and has
even been kind enough to tender his pri- |
waite room In the Executive department as |
a reception room for the ladies, during |
their meetings at the Capitol
The rotunda and the agricultural
department will be fttingly decorated. |
In charge Of this a.e Mrs. Dudley,
Miss Alice Wech, Miss Julia |
Andrews, Mrs. Levi Williams, Mrs. |
Oscar Groves and Mr.. Lyman Foger.
The programme of events has been |
gotten up. The front cover
shows handsome cuts of the Capitol from |
the front exterior, and the rotunda, and |
also one of the new Lithgow library.
Around the cuts are sprigs and cones Of
the pine tree, the States emblem.
Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. Brainard and Miss
Pauline Sawtelc Jones are the committee
on programme.
The general correspondence in arrang-
ing for the meeting has been in charge
of Mrs. Partridge and Mrs. Brainard.
On Thursday morning the exercises in
Representatives Hall will begin at Q |
o'clock After the address of welcome,
to be delivered by Mrs. Hunt, will follow
the reports of the officers and committees
of the Federation. In the afternoon
special subjects will be brought up for
discussion, and papers read on various
subjects.
Singing and instrun ital music will
be offered during the meetings. This has
been carefully planned by Mrs. Bangs,
Mrs H. B. Hill and Miss Louise Robin
son.
On friday. all unfinished business will
be attended to and more topics will be
discussed, amongst which will be Women
in Professions"
The meetings have been carefully ar
ranged, and the topics chosen are chiefly
On litet allure and education, two subjects
which always have, and doubtless always
will confront the thinking world