Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-10-09
WOMAN'S CLUBS.
Maine Federation Enjoying
the Greatest Prosperity.
Total Of ia Clubs and a Member
ship Of Over 1000 Recorded.
Business Meeting, Thursday, at the
Portland Convention.


sentation of the club women OF this
state were forced to attend the opening
of the Maine Federation of Women s
Clubs two days convention in a heavy
doWnpour OF rain, today. President
Mrs. George d. Armstrong of Lewiston
called the meeting to order, and invoca-
ton was pronounced by Rev. Lewis
Malvern of this city. Response to a
hearty welcome by Mrs. F. NJ. Hough-
ton, president of the Portland Women S
Literary Union, was made by Mrs.
Mary $. Hall. general federation secre-
tary. The routine business was dispos-
ed of in the forenoon.
Tie president and corresponding sec
rotary reported the addition of IL new
clubs making a total of ia, and a men,
hership of more than 1000, the largest
in the history of the Federation. The
president in opening said: To-day, he
have reached another milestone in
our history, and soon shall have
a dozen years to our record
Of. effort in duty faithfully per-
formed ! do not hesitat to say that
the clubs of the present are working
upon broader, more humanitarian
plan than sever before. We should be
reapy TO grasp the opportunity as it
comes to US
There are now 100 circulating libra
ries. with a total of over $4,000 books
Eighty clubs are represented by % pres
idents. and 81 delegates, who with the
oh. /
200
Thirteen new clubs were admitted to
membership in the Federation. the
names and location being as follows:
Twentieth Century Club. Gardiner:
chaucer Club, Lvermore Falls: Oym-
plan Club, kennebunkport: Womans
Literary Club, Bar Harbor: Sterling
Literary Club. North Fryeburg: Twin
City Parliamentary Club. Lewiston and
Auburn: Mentone Club. Portland: So
scial and Literary Guild, Lewiston:
"Wednesday Morning Club. Lewiston
and Auburn; Browning Reading Club,
Norway: History club, South Portland
Beecher Evolution club. Portland:
Crescent cub Brunswick
Tile treasurer reported the receipts
+rfn the afternoon. the program was car
ricd out as planned, with the exception
of Mrs. O@good'S paper on Maine Women
and the Press" which was not given on
account of lack Of time for preparation.
The afternoon session was a most inter
estine one from every point of view. The
program was as follows:
MuSiC-Duet
Miss Helen Bonney. Miss Martha b.
Eawes.
Minutes of previous session
Report of NecroloSist
Mrs. Q. NJ. Mason. Bethel
MuSic-Solo Miss Helen Bonnhy
45-fducational Session.
\ Years Progress,
Miss T.. Annie Hunter. chairman
kindergarten and Nature Study illus
trated by children from public schools.
Miss Dora II. Moulton
The ClUbwomans School Work. the
School of Life. Mrs. Annie G. Pepper
MuSic-S"i" Miss Martha Is. Halves
Maine Women and the Press.
Mrs. Eta H. Osgood
The Schools of Maine
Hon. w. w Stetson, State superintendent
The evening session opened with music.
three selections being rendered by the lo-
tvs Quartet. MIS-. Lizzie JeWctt- Butler
then made a report of the work of the
Civic improvement League. She stated
porting was created because civic i'm
proN"mcnt should be the logical outcome
Of ali the literary. artistic and scientific
study Of the Women Clubs of Maine.
The Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
now belonged to the American League for
civic Improvement. The results of their
work in this direction We're to be seen all
over Maina Portland had protected trees,
organized play grounds. made parks. and
equipped manual and training schools.
Bangor had voted $1,000 for Il park and the
press was urging civic improvement. Lew
lSton. Auburn. Augusta. Bethel. FrNeburS.
Winthrop and other places We're all max =
ing progress in the same line. The Social
settlement and the Junior League work
We're proving effective supplements to the
cause in number of places. The remain
der of the evenings program was as fol-
lows:
Report of Forestry Committee and Rela-
ton of Clubs and Federation to For
estry. Mrs. Anna Sargent Hunt
Music, Lotus Quartet
Need of Forestry in Maine
Mrs w. II. Glover
What Club Women Can Do to Aid the
Work. Miss G.. =. SanborIi
Music. Lotus Quartet
The Great Awakening and the Influence
OF the WomanS Clubs.
Mrs. Emma Rand
The sessions will he resumed. Friday.
The lunch to the delegates which was to
have been served by Mrs. Frye. THURSDAY
noon, was postponed until Friday on ac-
count of the Npa Their