St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-10-14

awaken more general public interest in
education.
Mrs. William Jackson of Middlebury
spoke for the Century club, organized in
1894, with present membership OF 81.
The Morrisvile club passed its 10th
anniversary the past year with an in
creased enrolment. Mrs. E. Blair's
report was read by Mrs. A. R. Campbell
and the club is reported as doing gen.
eral work, with efforts in the direction
OF Village Improvement Society.
The Ladies Reading Circle of North
field has only met with the Federation
once before, and while Mrs. Edgerton
reported them as an active club, she
said they were all very busy women.
Mrs. c. W. Joiner of Royalton reported
| their Woman's Club as in its seventh year
| with membership of 20. 1t is inter-
ested IN library and school work and
| village improvement.
The Progressive Club of Rutland was
at first limited to a membership OF rs,
but now has SO members and they are
very ambitious. Mrs. Moore said "We
aim at star and may hit something"
The Unity Club of Rutland was organ
| lZEu Ill low do q Stuu Aiup w thS Nht
versalist church. 1t is a member OF both
the state and general federation. Repre-
sented by Mrs. Needham.
The Hypatia Club of Waterbury,
organized IN 1898, joined the Federation
in 1901; limited to membership OF 70.
and has 10 honorary members.
The Philomathean OF Waterbury has
a membership OF AZ.
Miss Franc Barnes of White River
Junction represented the Woman's Club
of that place, where the mem bership is
limited, there being Is members. A lee
ture course is successfully conducted by
them.
The Windsor Friends in Council organ
lied in 1901 joining the Federation in
1902; has 81 active and 10 associate
members. Mrs. A. 7. Hayden reported.
Mrs. P. F. Hazen gave sketch OF the
work done by the St. Johnsbury Woman's
Club since the last Federation meeting,
reporting present membership of 223.
The work reported as done by these
clubs varies, the principal subjects OF
study being art, literature, music, history
and travel, and the branches of work
done are library and school work, and
as has already been reported, village
Improvement.
These reports were followed by those
from departments: Mrs. E. L. Stearns
of Royalton sent report from the edu-
cational committee, which was read by
Mrs. Gertrude Laird, in which she said
some clubs are confined exclusively to
study, and giving helps in many ways
to both teachers and students. These
helps came through improvements in
school rooms, grounds and buildings.
In this work St. Johnsbury heads the
list. She emphasized the necessity OF
religious teaching in schools, suggesting
some methods OF makingit more general.
An interesting letter was read from
Mrs. L. M. Slocum of the commit
tee on state institutions, who was not
present.
Mrs. w. P. Stafford represented the
committee on libraries, urging the con-
tinuance of library work in its many
phases, giving suggestions Tor the work,
and stating the fact that in many places
il was not the books that were lacking,
but the desire among young and old to
read. This interest in children is what
should be aroused and much may be done
in that direction by placing libraries in
the rural districts.
Mrs. Fl. F. Balch represented the COM
mittee on reciprocity bureau, saying that
list of papers which could be procured
through this department had been sent
to each clubin the state and had resulted
in good work, many papers having been
called for. which had proved helpful.
There are 80 papers, and Is or 20 had
received generous solicitation. Mrs. Balch
offered two resolutions for consideration
That each federated club should send to
the reciprocity bureau during the year
one or two papers of special work. This
resolution was passed. The second was
that one afternoon, or part of one after
noon, during the year should be devoted
by each club to reciprocity work in some
form, this day to be called Reciprocity
day. The Federation voted to recon-
,, mend this suggestion to each club.
Mrs. A. B. Noyes reported the work OF
the household science committee. saying
that in correspondence with the clubs she
had found from the 16 that responded
!, that 10 were doing nothing in this line
and six were doing quite active work,
White River Junction being the most IN
terested III it..
!, A meeting of the executive board closed
!, the afternoon session.
Brantview. the beautiful home OF Mrs
q Rebecca P. Fairbanks, was opened tor a
reception on Wednesday evening, and the
: spacious rooms were filled with members
q of the home club, visiting delegates and
= guests and few gentlemen guests. The
/ receiving party consisted OF Mrs. Rebecca
P. Fairbanks, Miss Helen W. Smith, Mrs
Mabel LOOMS Todd and Mrs. r. B. East
{ man. This occasion gave opportunity
for meeting the visiting ladies socially
! and was a most delightful occasion. The
a rooms were decorated with flowers an6
. refreshments were served in the dining
= room. where Mrs. Henry Fairbanks and
. Mrs. D. Y. Comstock presided at the
a table and members of the social com
mittee served. During the evening music
J. was rendered by the st. lohnsbury or
6 chestra. and Mrs. P. F. Hazen favored
= the company with vocal solos.
l. Thursday morning session was opened
g bv prayer by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks O
d St. Tollnsbury, following which Mrs
o Ethel G Stiles rendered pleasing solo
II The president then presented Mrs. Saiii
low White of Boston, who was cordially
e received and who gave an especially in
e teresting and practical talk on the bus
mess side of Housekeeping. She said II
r mart after telling a story of the Brahmii