St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-07-09
VOL. LXV---NO. 1898
Woman's Club Meeting.

tended by members and there was a
goodly sprinkling of invited guests of
both sexes The president, Mrs. Fletch-
er, announced the members of the calen-
dar committee and the introduction
committee and said eight new members
had joined since the annual meeting.
The meeting was in charge of the Viii
lage Improvement committee and it's
chairman, Mrs. Robert Mackinnon. an
nounced that the committee had placed
some more seats in the parks and that
barrels would be distributed through the
village to be used as receptacles for
waste paper and rubbish. The first of
these barrels, the gift of George H.
Cross, was now next to the Y. M. c. A.
building on Eastern Avenue and the
committee hoped that all the club MEM
bers would not only see that these bar
rels were used, but would use their best
efforts to have the streets kept free from
litter. She then introduced the first
speaker of the afternoon, who spoke on
village improvement from a travellers
standp point.
Mr.. Stone spoke first of the poster evil
and how this town could rid itself of I'M
slightly posters and signs. Splitting in
public, the disgraceful actions of the
night before the Fourth and the frequent
lack of manners were briefly treated.
The speaker then spoke of how our parks
and streets could be further improved,
what an attraction an artificial lake
would be and specified some of the village
improvements that had come without
public aid.
Judge W. P. Stafford followed with a
pertinent discussion of the subject from a
legal standpoint He spoke of our vii
lage charter, its limitations and how lit
tie was known of the charter and BY
laws by our townspeople and urged that
the trustees cause the same to be printed
and widely distributed. He then answer
ed Informally many questions relating to
the good order of our village and in clos
ing introduced into the meeting the fol-
! lowing resolution, which was unani-
n ously adopted:
Resolved, That the Village Improve
ment Committee be instructed to call
uron the Village Trustees and request
them to have made and printed in con-
venient form full and correct compila-
ton OF the several acts of the legislature
constituting the present charter of this
village, as well as of the various bylaws
now in force; and to request them to
cause suitable and proper bylaws to be
framed and presented to the village for
its adoption covering those subjects not
already provided for upon which the
village is given authority to make by
laws, as a careful examination of the
same may seem to require; and to re-
quest them to make and enforce rules
and regulations as contemplated by
Acts OF 1856 No. 139 for the observance
OF the police upon such matters as the
gathering and standing OF loalers upon
the street corners and sidewalks and the
use by such loaters of insulting or imper-
tinent language in the presence and hear
ing OF women having occasion to pass;
and to request them to take such steps
as they may find practicable to secure
greater cleanliness and order in the
streets by preventing the litter of the
same by papers and the constant spit
ting upon the sidewalks; and to pledge
to them the support and assistance of
this club in any and all proper ways in
their attempts to give the village good,
thorough house-ceaning administration.
The following standing committee
were announced:
Village Improvement; Mrs. Mary E.
Mackinnon, Mrs. Ellen M. Cross, Mrs.
Susan T. Richardson, Mrs. Addie J. Ross
Mrs. Emma A. Albee, Mrs. Edwina A.
Bagley, Mrs. MaryJ. Caldbeck, Mrs. Ella
: H. Hudson, Mrs. Fannie S. Eddy.
Education; Mrs. Martha F. Simonds
Mrs. Susan H. Smith, Mrs. Emily B
Noyes, Mrs. Isabel H. Anderson, Mrs
: Carrie E. Eastman, Mrs. Nellie A. Carr
/ Mrs. Abbie J. Patch.
Domestic Science, Mrs. Annie E. Tinker
Mrs. Jessie S. Farr, Mrs. Flora Byron
Mrs. Carrie J. Kicker, Mrs. Leah M
Slack, Mrs. Mary N. Potts, Mrs. Mary
Z. Brown.
Social Science, Mrs. Elizabeth J. Car
penter, Miss KATRINA Harvey, Mrs
{ Aurora Davis, Mrs. Christina Braley
Mrs. Kate D. Lewis, Miss Florence ]
May, Mrs. Rebecca b. Staples.
E Social, Mrs. Louisa M. Potts, Mrs
: Gertrude A. Goodrich, Mrs. Nancy A
+ Howe, Mrs. Hattie P. Story, Mrs. Kat,
c. Blodgett, Mrs. Blanche Smith, Mis-
Carrie P. Underwood, Miss Agnes NJ
Bulard, Miss Fannie M. Parkhurst, Mis-
t LIZZIE Harris, Mrs. Alice L. Chadbourne
r Current Events. Mrs. Helen B. Emet
! son, Mrs. Sarah F. Stone, Mrs. Ella S
Truax, Mrs. May E. Heath, Mrs
, Helen W. Gaskell, Mrs Emma J.. Taylor
= Mrs. Fannie H. Woods, Miss Margare
Robie.
: History and Travel. Mrs. Olive 7
Randall, Mrs. Ruthy P. Fairbanks, Mr.
!, Eliza D. Morse, Mrs. Edna Nj. Cobleigl
y Miss Lulu NJ. Harvey.
Literature, Mrs. Ella F. Richardson
{ Mrs. Isabel N. Chapman, Mrs. Katie |
/ Gray, Mrs. Nellie F. Bundy, Miss Luc
M. Sinclair.
Music, Miss Carrie S. Drew, Mrs. Laur
B. Tyler, Mrs. Ida Boynton, Mrs. Nell
0. Ross, Mrs. Agatha S. Walch, Mr.
s. Nellie S. Higgins, Mrs. Minnie B. Haze
r. Art, Mrs. Laura B. Merrill, Mrs. Mau'
" M. Brooks, Mrs. Edith R. Braley, Mi
=, Bridget Rooney, Miss Caroline S. Woo
- ruff.
r Calendar committee, Mrs. Mira
u. Blodgett, Mrs. Harriet S. Patterso
er Miss Maude H. Sprague.
Introduction commi tee, Mrs. Lucy
~ Bailey, Mrs. E. Anne S. May, Mrs. Hell
Il D. Ross, Mrs. Fanny W. Parkhurst, Nj
re | lille n Mastiu Mrs Marv 7 Per