The Portland daily press., 1899-08-14
AT FRYEBURG.
Club Women in Session at the
Chautauqua Grounds.
The SUN shone 10 Greet the Portland
Delegation.
ESPECIAL TO THE rnEss.I

Martha's Grove. Fryeburg, August a.
As the eleven O'Clock car came into the
Grove this morning bringing the Port
land delegation of club women, the sun,
which had kept in hiding for over two
days, could no longer sulk, and he came
out brightly and bravely to welcome
"Club Day"
1t was only two years ago that this
special feature was added to the Assem-
bly, programme but in this short time it
has proved to be an entire success. At
the mid-wi1ter meeting of the Maine
Federation of Women's Gibbs 1t was
voted to cooperate with the New Hamp.
shire Federation in the observance of this
day, and SO many clubs from both states
sent delegations, Some of the usua
morning CLASSES were omitted and at elev-
en- O'Clock the president of the Maine
L ederation, Mrs. Florence c. Porter OF
Caribou, called the meeting to order In
Normal hall.
A very pleasant greeting was given to
the guests by Mrs. Adelia Eastman, pres
ident of the Fryeburg Library club, and
then followed symposium in which
many of the bright minds of Maine and
New Hampshire took part. Mrs. Eta
Osgood of Portland, so well known from
her work In parliamentary law, spoke
very earnestly of the higher education of
women, and especially of Mt. Holyoke as
u college for girls. Mrs. osgood also al
luded to the beginning of the Maine Fed
Grafton, and to the doubling of t he men,
bership each year. for tho first few years
OF its life.
The president then called upon New
York club woman, Mrs. Lyman Abbott,
and Mrs. Abbott, always ready with
good plans. suggested what sn excellent
Of good housekeeping 1t
would be to have club house, roomy and
yet cosy, with open flre place, built In
the Grove, and dedicated to the number
less uses to which the Federation might
wish TO put 1t. Mrs. Abbott also spoke
strongly upon the need for uplifting inithe
lives of our young people, and tho ways
in which this may be accomplished, es-
pecially In the line of putting good read
ing matter into their hands.
Mrs. Brown of Whitetield, one of the ex-
ecutive board of New Hampshire. was
the next speaker, combining lighter
vein, by her stories, with hor report Of
the clubs of the Granite state.
Mrs. Mabel Loomis Todd. one of the
board of directors of the State Fedora
tion. in answer to the presidents call,
brought greeting from the Massachu-
setts Federation and from individual
Of the clubs, TO the state which
had once besn bound more closely to the
older state, than now.
Miss Blanchard, president 10 the Wom.
ans Literary Union OF Portland, reported
that; the union consisted Of sixty nine
clubs and about i've hundred members;
that instead of attempting to cover
large area they had deovted themselves to
one purpose-the decoration of school
rooms; and that before the last year of
her term as president had expired she
hoped that every school building IN Great
er Portland would show some result of
the work OF the Literary Union.
Miss Hattie Abbott Of Fryeburg was
next called upon and she gave very In
tsresting summary of the work of the
Fryeburg club during the past year. The
club has been engaged In studying the
history, geography ana geology of the
towns and has also taken much interest
in the decoration of the school roosns and
has done much good work in that direc-
ton.
Mrs. Camilla @. II. Grimes, secretary
of the State Federation. was then asked
by Mrs. Porter to describe the Social club
to which sho belonged. The Interesting
sketch which Mrs. Grimes gave of the
"fun" of this clab. made one wish that
such club could exist in every city and
town in New England, for 1t would seem
to bs. rs tao speaker truly said, an edu-
Gator for all GLASSES.
Mrs. Shedd of North Gonws- told
something of the study done by one club
in that place, study In Shakespeare and In
current events.
Mrs. Fernald OF Saco wasss..askea to tell
of the Saco Valley Federation and its
purposs. And though Mrs. Fernald de-
eiared he: self a tirIa believer in the old
adags that children should be seen and
not heard, yet she spoke wisely and well
for this baby federation.
At the request of the presi dent, Mrs.
llaie-Jacobs of aslrossl described the
gcod work of the Charity club of Boston,
In providing the best of private hospital
treatment for, those nesdi ng 1t.
Mrs. Towle of Frveburg was asked to
giEa some item Of interest from the Stir