St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1898-10-12
State Federation Of woman's Clubs.

The third annual meeting of the State
Federation OF Woman's Clubs OF Yer
mont convened at Brattleboro last We'd
nesday at the Unitarian church. INIT
teen OF the IA clubs OF the state were re-
presented together with the "Daugnters
of Vermont in Boston" Miss M. v. e.
Howe president OF the MASSACHUSETTS
Federation and Miss Anna b. Thomas OF
Braintree, Mass, were guests OF honor.
The meeting was called to order by MIS-
Sarah E. Temple, president OF the leoera-
ton after which she gave a very inter
esting address. After the roll call an ad-
dress OF welcome was given by Miss
Susan E. Clark, president OF the brattle'
boro club, which was responded 10 oy
Miss Nellie L. Bradley OF Barre. Treas,
urer Mrs. D. Henry Jackson OF Barre ana
recording secretary, Mrs. Constance
Blodgett presented their reports ana
Mrs. Todd oil Lyndonville and Mrs. NOR
gan of Bennington were appoihteu
committee on resolutions. In the even
ing reception was given by Mrs. lark
at West Brattleboro. AT the Afternoon,
meeting Mrs. {. B. Lamson presented
the federation with handsome gavei.
The gavel is not only beautiful piece
of work. with plate and ring OF soiid
silver. but it is exceptionally interesting
because of the historic wood OF which 1t
is made. There are four pieces, the
handle of rose wood, and the hammer OF
three pieces, one chestnut from the oid
court house at Westminster where the
first blood of the revolution was sheo,
and the center from the white pine OF
which Fort hummer was built and on
the other side piece from the stump OF
an apple tree that grew inside the tort.
The center piece was cut from the center
beam running through the old shed OF
the Brooks place near the site OF Fort
Drummer, now owned by E. H. Putnam.
Its identity had been forgotten until re-
Gently until man from Boston who
was here asked to see it, telling how his
grandfather told him it was from the
fort and enjoined him to always remem
her it. This beam, still sound and firm
is a hewn log from white pine, such as
history describes as having been used foi
the construction OF the fort.
The second days meeting was opened
Thursday morning. After the usua
routine OF business, roll call was hello
which showed a state membership o
973 At 2 p. IN. an educational session
I, was held, opening with report of TIT
educational committee and election o
officers which were as follows. Presi
dent, Mrs. ]. B. Needham OF Rutland
! vice president, Miss Harriet S. yelling o
! North Bennington; recording secretary
;, Mrs. P. F. Hazen OF st. Johnsbury; cor
g responding secretary, MISS Hattie Ware
g OF Rutland; treasurer, Mrs. Nina Dewitt
of Brattleboro. 1t was voted to leav
the selection of place of next meeting il
8 the hands of the executive committee.
a At Thursday evenings session Mrs
n Temple introduced Mrs. Needham. VIII
It succeeds her, who responded with on
a sentence, II only ask your hearty COOP
', Grafton to make our next year SUI
e. cess"
Miss Thompson then delivered an il
d spring address on THE Nature of Hi
m tory and the Methods by Whichit Shout
t. be Taught"
ne This was followed by two selection
n by Mrs. Harriet Brazor Pratt aftt
De which an adjournment was made to tt
at Brooks House where On informal recel
ton was held.