Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-01-28
miD-wiNTER MEETING
VI MAINE Federation Of Women's Clubs. Thi.
Week, at the cu i!o!.

Y me morning sessions of the mid
year meeting of the Maine Federatio
vi Nomen's Clubs will be held in tn,
agricultural rooms at the State House
It io.i9 wednesday morning. This i.
a'Sei9 business session with report.
rom the variCIs departments O.
guerra tion work. a representation O.
each ciub in the State by it's president
or her substitute. is expected to be
present. These as vice presidents to-
SetEer with the executive officers OF
the state organization form a board
OF directors by whom matters of bust.
hess pertaining to the Federation arc
decided. Responses to the roll-call OF
clubs and items of interest relative tc
study and plans of work will follow
the opening greeting.
Inc New England Federation OF
Nomen's Clubs will be one theme
presented for discussion. Many club
women are in favor of such an alli-
ance; others equally prominent in club
work think the Fredericksburg FEEDER
atoms are sufficiently inspiring and
beneficial and that any further or
ganizing will detract rather than add
The noon adjournment will be at
l2.l5. when the board of directors as
above indicated are invited to lunch
with Mrs. John F. Hill at the Blaine
mansion.
Inc afternoon session will open at
1.3O in the hall of Representatives. The
educational department will report.
Hon. w. w. Stetson will speak on the
subject of Education" and q discus
sion will follow.
The matter of The Consumers
League" which is now receiving
much attention and wide thought will
also be presented and discussed. Both
the subjects to be discussed are of in
terest to others than club members,
and all who care to listen to the argu-
ments will be very welcome at either
session.
There are now "a clubs and 439S
members in the Maine Federation. At
the coming directors meeting this
membership will be increased by sew
eral clubs who will join the Fedora
ton. The question is often asked by
non-club people as to what is the OBJ
ject or policy of this State Federation
of Women Clubs?
In conversation with a club woman.
We'll informed on the subject. We
learned that the Maine Federation
stands for education of the individual
by reading, study and intercourse
with women of large mental power OF
thought. and for a deeper. wider in
terest in the upward. onward progress
of true educational interests in every
department of educational work
The new Federation Year Book just
issued. which by the way is very at
tractive and an authentic directory of
Maine clubs. shows that the Federated
Clubs are composed of representative
women of the State. leaders in
thought, who are banded together in
numbers from . to 500 for the study
and discussion of subjects of liter
allure, art. science, education, philan-
thropy, sociology and current events
of the times. Their work is
in no way connected with the
movements of women in suffrage, tenn
perance or politics of any form. 1t is
purely uplifting and educational to
each individual mind and through
these many minds an inspiring influ
pnce anu DtHSllt " lfit WI outSitit
club life. to the home and school.
The report on education will show
that through the club spirit, schools
have been established, better light and
sanitary privileges provided where
needed: schoOlrooms furnished with
choice works OF art, needed apparatus
and books. The standard of prepara-
ton in both teacher and scholar has
been raised to. a greater care of both
mental and physical development de-
manded.
The travelling library is increasing
in volume and usefulness through the
efforts of club women. All fields of
work, are widening and the demands
meets hearty responses in the fedora
ted union of this large body of wo-
men. -t