The Portland daily press., 1896-10-16

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| Forenoon Session--Proposed Revision
of Constitutton-subject of Education
Taken Up in the eAfternoon-Exceedin
ly Interesting Papers In the Evening
/! Election of Officers Today.
The three sessions of the Federation
meetings yesterday were attended by
large and interested audiences, in which
one saw the many delegates. members of
the W. L. u, and others of our towns
women outside the charmed CIRCLE of the
club. The special keynote of the morn
ing discussion was ON Household
Economy" and "Home Science, and
many helpful words were spoken to
those, to whom those questions are ever of
practical Importance.
In the afternoon, Miss Mary S. Snow,
Ph. d., gave a spirited tone to the
Educational Round Table," at which
Miss Homansewas the most distinguished
guest, and the succession of topics in this
connection. both in the afternoon aud
evening were for the more helpful CO.
operation Of the club work in connection
with the public school work, and Mrs.
Porter, superintendent Of pu blic schools,
Caribou. cleverly suggested that Port
land should have a woman on the school
| board
The morning session Of the Federation
Meeting was opened by an artistio rem
dering OF quartette Of Governs, by
Mrs. Evelyn Day White, Miss Henrietta
D. Rice, Mr., frederick ]. Day and Mr..
Frank H. Pierce.
In the enforced absence of the Presi-
dent, Mrs. Dowst OF Bangor, Mrs. Anna
Sargent Hunt, Of Augusta, occupied the
chair with great ease and grace. Mrs.
Hunt Ia q woman Of marked ability, be-
Ing one Of Names most gifted writer's.
She is editor Of the Home Mission Echo.
Mrs. Hart introduced Mrs. Osgood,
of whom we are all justly proud. as a
representative of the General Federation
of Women Clubs. Mrs. Osgood spoke as
follows:
MRS. OsGoOD's GREETING.
Members and Friends OF the First State
| Federationfin all the World:
| IL u44O 1Sm6 VI buat kE0hb hEkuy Oh OluU
women, marching 100, 600 strong towards
the far white heights OF progress, give
you greeting. Four years ago there was
not State federation III the world ;
| today there are twenty two, with an ag-
gregate mem bership of 800. There are
495 individual clubs, making the grand
total mentioned above. Close and tender
erasion and all State Fedsrations; that
between Maine and the General Fedora
| tion is peculiarly so. ! will not take
your time to explain my meaning, a. it
will shortly be told in the History OF th e
Maine Federation, shortly to be read by
my fellow worker, who, with the others of
that devoted five, went sailing with me
without chart or compass of precedent
or experience, guided only by the North
Star of loyalty to women.
1 / thank you Mrs. President, for rec0R-
nizing in your programme the General
Federation, and ask you all to keep al
ways in mind it, b.ief, but comprehen-
| And now Mrs. President since I have
not exceeded my time, may I have a
half q minute for nyself. When the
children come homo to their birthplacus
il is time honored custom to bestow
upon them gift. Since this ladies of
Orono anticipated my first plan, to present
a gavel made Of wood grown in the
native town Of she first presidents, have
secured block of marble from Knox
vile, Eastern Tennessee. the home of
the first secretary of the Federation,
Miss Mary B. Temple, for that down
east gavel, and may the echoes it
awakes, testify that unity in diversity
which shall weld into one the most
splendid nation on the face Of tn is round
earth. Itshas been said that "a civil
/ lSuo W. onl5 haan nnanih1o iF
thore had been federation Of women y
clubs in the fifties.'
There is in this block as you will see,
| traces of the life of the remote Devonian
Age. Let it not be thought that by any
posi- bility the Maine Federation may
ever become fossil but az these small
| lives become incorporate in the larger
may we weld our small individuality in
to the enduring marble of the work Of
| the State Federation. To you, represent
| ing the State Federationslss present this
complement to the sym boil of power now
in your hand.
| Mrs. Hunt then gracefully introduced
few of the distinguished guests. Mrs.
Wade, representative of the General
Federation, from Oregon. Mrs Good
win from Haverhin, responded as a rep
foSo0 thtlV6 lFUm ouhu WY SU1tpluS VIA
their Literary Union had been founded
| upon a similar constitution to our own.
Miss Barrows. as editor Of the Ameri-
can Kitchen Magazine, spoke Of Mrs.
Kedz:e. and Mics Bullard Of our own
city. who have achieved prominsnoel In
this field OF home sol encs.
The secretary, Mrs. Estabrooke, read
aalettsr from Mrs. Hen1otin, president of
the General Federation. regretting heI
inability to attend this meeting, but
stating that she was needed elsewhere,
where new states were federating and the
great work was progressing we'll. Mrs.
Beedy suggested sending telegram oi
greeting to Mrs. Henrotia, and Mrs. Os-
good and Mrs. Estabrooke stated thai
the New Hampshire and Vermont FEEDER.
ations ere also in session, and should
be remembered in the word Of greeting
The principal topic of the day was next
| in order.
HOUSEHOLD ECONOMICS.