The Portland daily press., 1896-10-14
THE CLUB WOMEN TO-DAY.
Some Of Those Who Are to Take Part
in the Convention.

Some of Those Who Are to Take Part
in the Convention.
Miss Mary Snow, Miss Amy 8. Romans,
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson, Miss
Charlotte sibley and Mrs. Helmuth-
Sketch of tho National President-To-
days Programme.
The first meeting of the Maine Fedora
tion of Woman's clubs will DO held at the
Advent church at three O'Clock this
afternoon, to which only mem bers of the
Women's Literary Union and their guests
will be admitted.
The meetings at City hall on Thursday
afternoon and evening are open t. the
public generally, and doubtless many
will avail themselves of the delightful
privilege of hearing what some of our
ablest American women have to say on
matters Of interest to all. The Educa-
tional Round Table on Thursday after
noon will be conducted by Miss Mary
Snow, superintendent of schools OF Ban
eor, and the principal speakers will be
Miss Amy Morris Romans Of Boston,
director at Boston Normal school in
| Physical Training. Miss Romans Is
Maine woman from the lively old town
Of Vassalboro, and for twenty-four years
has been connected with Mrs. Mary
Hemingway system of education, both
in Boston and at the Tileston Institute
in Wilmington, N. g. Miss Romans Is
also to read paper Thursday evening
on "The Character of Mrs. Hemingway. !"
whose name has been SO we'll known in
connection with the best of philanthropic
and educational work in Boston and else
where. Mrs. Abba Gould Woolson, al
though one of our former residents, has
not been heard here SO often as wo could
wish, and ii is q great pleasure to those
who have been so interested In her work
In Boston that she is to give an address
on Thursday evening. Mrs. Woolson's
favorite historical study has tended to-
wards Spain. ss her Office as president In
the Castilian club would indicate. She
Ia regarded as an authority all over. the
country in Spanish history.
Mrs. Woolson's experience as teacher,
and her association with various educa-
tional societies in Boston, will give an
added forcs to anything she may have to
say in this great question of education.
i Miss Charlotte Sibley of Belfast, who
ia also to read paper Thursday evening,
"The Browning's Under Blue italian
Skies" will be remembered by some Of
us as having delivered two most delight.
full lectures. last spring at Williston. and
High street church on her travels in
Syria. Miss Sibley was only graduated
from Wellesley few years ago, but heI
charming personality and ability al
graphic description, have already brought
her fame and popularity, and with moi
quite two years experience in the lecture
field, she has many engagements all ovel
the country.
, Mrs. Fannie Lewis Helmuth, who will
deliver an address Thursday evening, Ii
now serving her third term as presiden
} of New York's famous Sorosis. She is {
Southern woman by birth and the wifi
of DIR. William Tod Helmuth, perhaps
the most eminent surgeon In the homoeo
pathic school of medicine in the country
Mrs. Helmuth Is woman Of Independent
financial means and her husband
practice long ago became lucrative, q
their scale of living Is distinctly hand
some, even in city of millionaires
They have town house ON Madison
avenue. New York, and villa at Ba
Harbor. and entertain good deal til
year round. their guests being for tn
most part of the professional or semi-pro
fessional rather than of the distinctl
fashionable sets.
When DR.. Hslmuth first settled i
New York as professor of surgery in tn
homeopathic college there he foun
/ that there was practically no hospital Q
d facilities for homeopathic students t
prosecute clinical practice. 1t WAS du
TO plans suggested by Mrs. Helmuth IL
free hospital that Governor Blowe
gave the building now known rs Flowe
hospital, and which was furnished and
r m aintained by an organization effsote
: by Mrs. Halmuth, and of which she
the president. Mrs. Helmuth also ha
! charge of the domestic details of Helmut
> House, an admirable private hospits
established by DIR. HelmHth in connectio
with his private practice. Such II til
medical and surgical skill OF Mr.
Helmuth that, 1t is said. In cases OF 81
IRENE emergency her presence an
prompt attention have saved life or limt
TODAY'S PROGRAMME.
3p. m.-Advent Church.
> Invocation, Mrs. Anna Sargent Hun
= Vice President M. y. W. ,.
= Address Of Welcome, MIS-. Frank T
:, Clark. President W. L. u, Portland
Response and Address, Mrs. Henri
70 f. Dowst, President M. F. W. @.
IL Report of Programme Committee, Mri
John B. Coyle, Chairman.
Report Of Credential Committee, Mr.
: George B. Bagley, Chairman.