The Portland daily press., 1898-03-11
Annual Convention Of Federation
at Fairfield.
GOOD PER CENTAGE OF NINETY
CLUBS REPRESENTED.
An Invitation Accepted to Meet In Bruns-
wick Next Time-Ncw Clubs Voted Into
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS by Fairfield
People Last Night.
ESPECIAL TO THE rREss.1


Fairfield. March IO.-It happened most
fortunately for all the delegates OF the
Maine Federation meeting at Fairfield
that the day was superb one, and there
were at least 40 representatives OF the
various clubs throughout the state. The
three club of Fairfield were most hearty
In their greeting to the visitors. and
the members of tho hospitality commit
tee were at the station to receivs the dele
gates and escort them to the Fairfield
opera house where the mid-year meeting
was to be held. The pleasant hall was
very prettily decorated with our endur.
ing state emblem-the Pine Tree-and a
temporary platform covered with green
carpet, which was arranged for the exc
outive board, was placed in front Of the
stage.
The president, Mrs. Frank FL. Briggs OF
Auburn; the vice-president Mrs. Florence
C.Porter of Caribou the recording secrs.
tary, Mrs. Fred H. White of Lewiston. and
Mrs. B. f. Eaton. the treasurer, from Skow-
hegan, were ell present, Miss Marston
of Monmouth, the corresponding secre-
tary, being the only one of the board not
present.
Mrs. Frye called the meeting to order
soon after ten, and the roll call showed
that more than 80 clubs of the 80, be-
longing to the Federation, were represent
ed.
The first business was to vote n'sev-
eral clubs applying for membership.
which were the Savoir Faire, the Brush
and Thimble, and the Current Events
clubs OF Portland, the Tuesday club OF
Pittsfleld, Shakespeare Of Cherryfeld,
Curio club of Phillips, and Studium OF
Mattawamkeag. 1t was also voted to
accept the invitation of the ladies from
Brunswick for the annual meeting in
October.
Mrs. Carrie E. Kenrick, president OF the
Dial club of Fairfield, gave the address
of greeting to the delegates, to which
MIS-. Frye cordially responded.
Miss Snow of Bangor gave her report OF
the educational committee in her usual
brisk, forcible and interested manner,
begging the club women not to stop at
self culture, but to interest themselves
in matters connected with the school
question. In connection with this, the
special questions Of hygeine and decora-
ton for the school rooms and the kinder
garten were the oness requiring earnest
CO. operation from the women. Several
questions were asked by some of the
members present in regard to methods
by which the club women could offer
their assistance on those questions.
Miss Snow felt that the best way waf
first, through the establishment of SO,
cial relation between the club members
and the teachers, so that the teachers
shall feel there is sympathetic interest
established and not critical censor
ship. sa
Mrs. Newell gave very interesting re-
port of the bureau Of reciprocity In which
she paid the highest compliment to her
predecessor, Miss Blanchard of Portland.
for the system and great excellence OF
the arrangements of the records, which
were passed over to her when she took
the care of thisgbureau of reciprocity.
Miss Mary c. Eavns of Fairfield sung
pleasing solo, and Mrs. g. G. Frye OF