The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-01-27


annual appropriation of $1,000 for the
home OF the Children's AID society Of
that city. Mrs. Philip ii. Brown, Mrs.
Seth l.. Larrabee, and Mrs. J. W. ID. Car
ter Of Portland, appeared to recommend
the appropriation OF $500 annually for
the Temporary Home In Deering. Mrs.
q. ID. McGregor OF Portland asked for
$1,000 annually for the Home for Friend
less Boys In Dcering. Ii was not at oil
necessary for perfect understanding of
the cases, but ex-Gov. Cieaves. Represen-
tative Chase OF Portland, Senator Pierce
of Waldo and Representative Hin of Bel
fast also urged ths passage of the resolves.
The ladies captured the committees and
Mr.. Msnlsy, contrary TO the usual Gus
tom, Immediately moved that the re-
solves be reported. Objection was made
to this departure from the ordinary
methods, but the committee In executive
session Immediately afterwards voted 90
report ought to pass on all the resolves,
The aggregate OF the appropriations Is
$4,000.
Possibly those who attended the hearing
in the Senate chamber this evening re-
ceived fair idea of what the Maine SEN
ate will look like in 1850 or whereabouts
when the women Of Maine not only
vote, but would hold Office as well At
the mahogany desks In the nswly deco
rated chamber, sat ladies from all sec
tions of the state who have come here to
make arguments In favor of the bill to
establish a system of travelling libraries
The measure appropriates $1,000 and 1t is
proposed to secure about dozen of the
libraries which will be sent from the
state library to towns making applica-
ton and will then be returned TO the ii.
brary to be again started ON their travels
TO other communities. With the ladies
who addressed the committee came many
others who had been in attendance at the
Federation meeting. The modish gowns
and head-gear with nodding plumes
and feathers, gave the lie 10 the Old
fash Toned MOTORS of the style of dress
affected by women of literary tendencies.
Mr. Florence Z. Porter of Caribou, pres
ideEt of the State Federation of Women's
clubs, conducted the case for the pc.
titioners and as there were no rcmon.
strants 1t may fairly be said that she con
Quoted the hearing. She did SO In grace
full and dignihed manner.
Miss Lucia ii. Conner opened the case.
explaining the provisions OF the bill anu
the work the libraries are Intended to
accomplish. Then Mrs George ID. b.
Pepper of Wateryille addressed the COM
,nittea snsatipu of tho prowth of the ii T.
erary system OF other states and the vslu'
able work IL Is doing. As TO the travel
ling library and the objections made to 1t
in Maine, Mrs. Pepper said she had heard
of one man who objected on the plea Of
expense. but that, she said, was not u
wild objection, because the libraries
might be as expensive or inexpensive rs
the situation made necessary. Inc other
objection was mnd9 by gentleman who
said that the & LIS Of disease would be
carried about Ia the books. Il told
him, said Mrs Pepper that the bills
that lay on this table were foul; that
every ten-oeit piece was lnden with uan-
ger; that every letter from the post Office
carried with 1t cargo OF germs, and that
il he was to devote his attention to all
the germs. the microbes and the bacilli
around MIN ne might as wen stop hVlng
now as at any time.
Following mrs Pepper, Mrs 4. >. Os'
good oil PORTLAND addressed the commit
tee MIS- Pepper mad begun her remarks
with play upon an ancient roman
saiutatlon' MRS. oseood went BACK TO
the Jays Oh the chi!afen oil israel saying
that she, too' had brought grapes OF
Ascaion whioh she would give TO the
committee 'his was an Introduction TO
the description oil western "trip during
which Mrs osgood devoted much atten-
tion to libraries.
Mrs. Laurah. hichards OF Gardner told
how In that city travelling library had
been started at small expense and
named. at the suggestion OF her mother,
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, the Maplewood
Book Shelf.