Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-10-13
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Now that the annual meeting Of the
state Federation is a thing of the past.
the various womcn's clubs of Maine
will settle down to the active work of
the wear. The meeting of the fedora
ton at Waterville, this week, was ar
even greater success than ever, and
will no doubt give the club movement
in this State decided impetus. The
hospitality of Watcrvilles clubwomen
was unstinted. and to their untirns
efforts was due in no small degree the
success of this years annual
The SavOir Fairc Club of Portland
will continue, this year, the study of
English and American authors and
current events.
The Fort Allen Clan is the name of i
new club organized recently in Port
land The officers of the club are:
President Mrs. f.. ~. Bigelow; vice
president. Mrs. Dana Cummings:
treasurer. Miss V. +. TwitcheII: secre-
tary. Mrs. Frederick Mason; auditor
Mrs. Arthur Cummings. The club Will
devote this year to a study Of our new
possessions.
Augusta is wondering what il shall
do with itself next wcck-not a single
social event on hand except secret SO
ciety meetings, 50 the kennebcc Jour
nal says. Where are the Augusta
women's clubs r-Lewiston Journal
The Saturday club Of Brunswick.
which has membership Of about 20n.
has engaged three notable lecturers t.
address it the coming winter. at a cost
of Sf25. How's that for courage and
enterprise?
The Past and Present Club Of Fair
field has had a fine year book publish
ed The work outlined is American
literature, and Norway and Sweden.
Two evenings will also be devoted to
Maine, and one evening to Fairfield.
The Auburn Art and Literature club
has published for the use Of its mem
bers, n very neat and attractive year
book. The course of study is ar
ranged by q committee consisting Of
Miss French. Mrs. Hayes and Mrs.
Pincree. Among the officers are the
following: Mrs. Samuel Il. II. Pingrec
president: Miss Mary French, vice
president; Mrs. f. \. Haskell. Mrs.
William Hayes. assistant secretary
Miss Alice White. treasurer.
The Auburn Art and Literature Cluh
met with Mrs. Tascus Atwood of Au-
burn. recently. and listened to an in
teresting talk upon Shakespeare and
Shakespeare Plays" by Professor
Hartshorn Of Bates College.
Tho educational committee Of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs
has sent out a circular giving the fol
lowing summary of work done in tho
different states by clubs Of federations:
Visited schools Systematically ana
sympathctically; studied school laws
and conditions. and aided in prevent
ing truancy. Co-operated with local,
state and national educational associ9-
tions. United the home and school by
means Of mothers clubs. child study
circles. educational lectures. and by
social Intercourse. Maintained vaca-
tion schools and secured opportunities
for field study. Served as members of
school boards and of school committees
and as county and state superintend
ents of schools. Maintained free kin
derCartcns and secured their adoption
into the public school system. Secured
the introduction Of manual training
and of instruction in domestic science
into the schools: paid for special in
Struction on Saturdays; opened our
homes to sewing and cooking classes
and equipped model kitchens. ProNid-
ed for reading rooms. play rooms an.
public play grounds Improved tn"
sanitary conditions Of schoolhouScs
and grounds. Cultivated the acstheti"
sense by the artistic decoration Of
schoolrooms. by gifts of pictures and
casts. by instruction in outdoor art,
and by prizes for flower culture.
Two Of Lisbon's popular organiza
tions are the Ladies' Improvement
League and the Ladies' Progressive
Literary Club. The members of the
league are actively at work preparing
an entertainment by which to raise
funds to carry on its work.
matters by wOmanS clubs in MaSSa
chusetts, as cvinccd by the recon-
that every club in the fed-
Grafton should devote at least one
meeting a year to some phase of cdu
cation: also that women should in
vcstigatc the sanitary conditions of
the schools in their own nciGhbor-
hoods. the disinfcction of teXt-books,
the advisability of manual training.
and other details of school admins
tration vital to children. is 4 welcome
that women appreciate their
opportunities for usefulness in
strengthening the educational system
of the State-The Woman's Journal.
A gracious act on the part Of some
Western clubs has been the attempt
to alleviate the dreary existence of
many farmers wives particularly those
who live on isolated farms at some
distance from small towns. In one
town in Michigan the woman's club
has rented room in the court house,
furnished If comfortably, stocked its