Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-10
CURRENT EVENTS CLUB
Of vassalboro Closes Profitable Years
Work-Officers Elected,

The Vassalboro Current Events Club
met at the home of Mrs. o. ]. Hussey,
Fassalboro, Saturday. June 4, for the
last meeting before the summer yaca-
ton.
The officers for next year were elected
as follows:-Pres. Mrs. Kate Stilscn;
Vice-Presidents, Miss May Cook; Mrs.
Hussey and Mrs. Mason; Sec. Mrs. l..
ii. Webster; Treas. Mrs. l. ]. Robbins
Board of Directors, Mrs. l.. A, Stone,
Miss Hattie Cook and Miss Ethel
Barrows; Musical Director, Miss Ivie
Webster. The subject Travels" is to
be taken up the coming year.
Mrs. Hussey entertained the club in
her usual genial manner and added to
her hospitality delicious refreshments
of fruit punch, ice cream, cake and
bananas, with music by the Misses
BarrOws, Hussey and the other
younger members the afternoon was
exceptionally pleasant and profitable.
The following report of the Secretary,
Florence Allen Stone was read:
Madam President and members of the
club. Your secretary submits the
following reports: On the afternoon of
Saturday, Sept. &C. 1903, six women
gathered at the home of Mrs. Mary Il.
Hussey through the invitations of Mrs
Mason and Mrs. Husscy. The outcome
of that meeting was the formation of
the Vassalboro Current Events Club
which we represent today twenty
strong. Two meetings were held in
October in order to get the constitution
4. .a,
on the road to work. Since then one
meeting has been held each month with
the exception of April, making in all
nine meetings.
Their subjects discussed you all know
from the printed programs. We have
had one outside speaker, Mrs. Addic
Hanks, Supervisor of Rural Schools in
Augusta, who gave us very helpful
and interesting paper on "Supplemen-
tary Work in Our Schools" illustrated
with various kinds of busy work. We
appreciated her efforts on our behalf.
The reception given to the gentlemen
on the night of Jan l, was a success in
every way. The wcll-adapted home
of Mrs. Webster WAS so generously
thrown open for our use that we wish
to express our appreciation to her and
her family once more. We gladly well
come the seven new members who
have so recently joined us. We trust
they will find in next years work both
the pleasure and profit for which they
Joined. Our object, Mutual Improve
ment," is one to inspire all women
Interested in progress to unite with us.
AS we who have the clubs interest
and welfare at heart look back upon
this, it's first year we can see something
accomplished if not all we could desire
For some it has helped the long lone
some winter to pass more pleasantly
and has kept our minds in touch with
things higher than the daily routine of
little things that make up such a large
part of our lives.
We wish to express our appreciation
of all that the members have done to
make the meetings pleasant and profit
able. to those who have opened their
homes to us and have furnished such
dainty sustenance to the inner man.
Also to our president who has been
faithful and enthusiastic in the inter-
ests Of the club and whose efforts have
given us the privilege we enjoy,
Let us strive more earnestly to seek
the best in each other, to overlook the
faults, perform our various duties to
the best of our abilities with the time
and strength given us and always en-
dcavor to be of sincere help to our fell
lowmen. Then will success follow our
efforts.
May the end of another year find no
better friends, stronger characters and
more useful citizens for having Joined
our hearts in the interest of the Vassal-
borO Current Events Club.