The Portland daily press., 1898-09-30

business in order, and many of the dele
Gat~-s - Interesting reports of their
work.
Mrs. Briggs announced THAT the mem
hers of the faculty extended a most COR
dial Invitation to the ladies to visit the
various buildings of the college, which
would be left open for their inspection.
This was but another proof OF the ex-
treme thoughtfulness and consideration
of the people of Brunswick to the visit.
Ing members of the Federation.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session of the Federation
opened with fine organ prelude by Miss
Ward, then the reading OF the minutes and
the educational hour, conducted by
Miss Mary Snow of Bangor.
Miss Snow began to talk in her usual
breezy pleasant fashion, and rather apollo
gized for the fault-fsnding tone which
she had taken on at the last annual
meeting in Bangor. "This year." said
Miss Snow, "My heart is full of enthusi-
asni at the reports have heard of the CO.
operation of so many of the clubs in pub
lilo school work. Miss Snow told of one
club whose members had turned their
attention to the sanitary condition of
certain school house in their neighbor-
hood and, as Miss Snow said, chad literal
ly foated through the year on soap and
water Another club had founded
public library, another kindergarten,
and so the work was developing and
must go on in those lines OF legitimate
work for the Federation.
Twenty-si oluts had reported this year,
and next year Miss Snow looked for still
better returns.
Miss Adelaide v. Finch, principal Of the
Training School of Lewiston, read help
full paper on "The Moral Factor in Edu-
cation" In which she told in an interest
ing way some of the influences to bring
about the result-the ultimate aim Of
eduoation-t that of character making.
Among these influences, Miss Finch
cited religious training, and the study Of
good literature, nature. music and art.
Miss Mary 6awtelle. dean ofsColby uni
versity, followed Miss Finch. in which
she gave telling plea for the higher edu-
cation of women, and felt that the work
of the Federation in its auxiliary work
in the schools, was laying the foundation
for the higher education. Miss Sawtelle
said that there. were now three colleges
In the state which admit women, and
her plea wasito strengthen what we have
and to stand by the colleges of our state.
Miss Common gave an interesting aO-
count of the efforts of the committee of
Travelling Libraries,' in trying to
arouse interest among our legislators.
Miss Conner also told of results gained In
this work In other states, and the mem
bers of the committee now hope to find
a member of our legislature as earnest
in his desires to bring about this result,
as are the women of the committee.
Miss Margaret Wilson of Brunswick
then favored the ladies with violin solo,
"Fest Polonaise." by G. Hamm. which
was delightfully."- rendered by the young
performer.
Other reports of clubs followed, and at
ter fine organ selection the meeting adj
journed till O'Clock in the evening.
EVENING SESSION.
Another large audience assembled in
the beautiful church Thursday evening
to listen to the two interesting speakers
from away as we'll as the fine music
provided on the programme.
MIR. Arthur Hyde of Bath, for the OPEN
ing number, playedlthe introduction to
the third act of Lohengrin in mastery
manner, after which Mrs. Briggs intro
duced very felioitously, Mrs. Ellen A.
Richardson. president of the George
Washington Memorial association. Mrs.
Richardson's paper on 1.-The Club Woman
and Ether Relations to Sociology
was an extremely Thoughtful and reason
able exposition OF the necessary relation
and interest which women must take In
these matters of. humane science" as
the speaker so characterized this out
growth of modern society. Mrs. Richard
son brought out cleverly the idea of ths
club as medium between society and
the individual, and spoke very forcibly
on the interest which the clubs must
necessarily take in any matter of edu-
cation. Very pertinsntly, then, the speak
or brought her address to o close by say
ing that rs club women were necessarily
interested In educational matters, they
must be interested in the work with
which, she was especially identified
that of the George Washington Memorial
association. The idea Of that institution,
Mrs. Richardson felt, was entirely in 40
cordancs with the laws of true sociology.
and therefore she felt that 1T should re.
ceive the avowed allegiance of every wom-
ans club in the country.
Miss Margaret B. Morton of Plymouth,
then delighted her hearers with voosl
solo, after which Mrs. j. A. Clark of
Caribou read humorous poem, on the
evolution of the Club Woman.
MIR. Hdye's rendering of the familiar
Pilgrims Chorus, from Tannhauser, was
given SO artistioally that he received Il
hearty encore to which he responded with
another charming selection.