Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1905-10-05
NEWS OF VERMONT
More Important Evaats Ofouped fer
Free Press Readers.-Progrnmme
Of the Vermont state Probation
Of WOmen's Clubs.

Womcns clubs will hold its 10th annual
meeting in the Methodist Church at
Barre on Wednesday ard Thursday, Oc-
toter II and IL. Following is the pro-
grnnmc: Wednesday morning, October
differentiation OF credentials at $50;
federation called to order at ten o'clock,
invocation; music. address of welcome,
Miss Isham, president of Philoriatkean
club; response, Miss Clark, state pres
idont; reports Of officers of state Fed
GRAFTON, recording secretary. Mrs. r. T..
I!nzen; corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Dennison Cowles; state secretary To gen
cral federation. Mrs. Della M. Nectlham;
echoes from Portland Miss Della l. Grif-
fin; delegate to annual meeting IF the
American Institute of Instruction; reports
from clubs Of the federation.
Wednesday afternoon at 2:!5 o'clock
Music; educational committee, Mrs. ]. W.
Sault Of St. Johnstury, Mrs. J. NJ. Cady
of st. Johnshr,t, Mrs. ". J. overs Of
LyndonYille. Mrs. ]. b. Chase Of Lyndon;
| report Of chairman. Mrs. sault state
institutions committee Mrs. Clarke C..
Fits of 1'rattlebor, Mrs. Edward Kirk
land of bellows Fails; report of char
man, Mrs. Fitts; library committee, Miss
George II. Gorhnm Of Bellows Fails. Mrs.
Ephrlam II. Crane OF Brattlebcro; re-
port of chairman, Miss Shareholders
reciprocity committee. Mrs. 8. l.. Batch
q. ST. Johnsbury. Miss Jennie A. valcn-
tire of Bennington. Mrs. N. d. Phelps of
Harre; report of chairman. Mrs Balch
household science committee, Mrs. o. u.
Mathcwson of Barre, Mrs 6. a. Laird
{ f,r T,,.,.p
report Of chairman, Mrs. Mathewson;
consumers l"aguo committee, Mrs A. b.
NoN's of ST. Johnsbury. Mrs r. Mackn-
ron Of st. Jchnsbury, Mrs. VI. W. Lystcr
CT I.yndonvllc, Mrs. Mary r.. Hall of
Barre, Mrs. G. l.. Fletcher Of Chester,
report of chairman, Mrs. Noyes paper.
Miss Elizabeth Foster. chairman of pure
food committee of Massachusetts state
Federation: address, pure Foo:," Henry
ID. Holtcn, NJ. D., secretary of State
board of health
Wednesday evening Mt eight o'clock
Reception at the Nincitia club rooms.
Thursday morning, October 49, at 9:30-
Invocation; music: greetings from state
presidents. Mrs Walter Stokes Irons.
president Of Rhode Island Federation
presidents address. Miss Clark; reports
from clubs of the feleration; business:
report of credcntial committee; amend.
mcnts; election of officers: election
of delegates to biennial at st. Paul; re-
port of federation editor.
Thursday afternoon at 2.15 o'clock
Music; reports Of state officers: treas.
urer Mrs Josephine II. Arms; auditor,
Mrs. Mary c. Kirkland: State chairman
on forestry, Miss Helen Wlliston Smith:
address. Mr.. Ernest Hitchcock, secretary
Of forestry association CT Vermont: civil
service committee, Mrs. c. n. Thomp-
son Of Brattleboro Mrs. ". I. Fuller OF
Northfeld; Mrs. T.. r. Campbell Of Bel
lows Falls: Mrs. r. a. Davis of Rutland
! Mrs. Nellie Marsh of Chester: rerort OF
chairman. Mrs. Thompson: address. the
Hon. Richard II. Dana. chairman of
Council Of National Civil Service Reform
League.
Thursday evening at eight o'clock
Music; lecture. women of Colonial
Days." Mrs. Walter Stokes Irons, presi-
dent Rhode Island Federation Of Svom-
ems clubs: committee on credentials, Mrs.
H. r. Rickcrt. Mrs. n. y. Phelps. Mrs
Powers. to whom delegates Will rc,urt
Wednesday morning at 9.30 at the Meth.
odist Church: hospitality committee, Mrs.
q. II. Hale Mrs. +. r. Cutler. Mrs
crank jackson, Mrs. w. A. lIenze.
CONCRETE-sTEEL DAM FINISHED.
An interesting and important event in
local history was Celebrated ut Sheldon
Springs saturday. The new concrete-steol
dam winch has been under construction
all summer for the Missisquoi Pulp Co..
was completed at $3.50 o'clock. the event
p'ihS celebrated by the footing of steam
Whistles, the explosion of dynamite and
cheering by the workmen as the last
bucket Of concrete was deposited, while
Mrs. ID. NJ. Shepley. wife of the MANAGER
of the company, broke out the United
States flag from the north abutment. The
structure is more than $50 feet long is 70
feet wide and 10 feet high at the deepest
part. The contractors the Aberthaw Con-
struction Co. Of Boston, report much dc.
lay by the Hoods of the summer, which
nave only been overcome by large addi-
tonal expense. A number of the work
men leave for their homes at once but
for another month at least half the force
Will be required to complete the new head
gates, etc, and to close the openings
through the dam when the cement is
sufficiently hard to withstand the water
pressure.
FEAR a POTATO FAMINE.
According to reports received from
farmers from different parts OF Benning-
ton county and the noighborinG one of
Washington, in New York. there is more
than likely to be Il potato famine before