The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-10-11

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Clubs.
tion. Again in the name of the Women's
clubs, bid you hearty welcome to
our city,
The State Federation president, Miss
Clark, replied fittingIy to the welcome
extended by the local clubs. The record
ing secretary then read the report OF the
last meeting and the report was accept
led. Miss Clark spoke in regard to the
work of Airs. Dennison CowIes Of Brat
tleboro, who is very in with nervous
trouble and IS able to be interviewed by
no one, saying that she could voueh for
the fact that her work had been faithful
ly carried out; but no detailed report
was obtainabIe for very abvious reasons.
The report Of Mrs. AIudlaam, state dele
gate to the General Federation will be
heard later as she has not arrived.
Miss Della +. Griffin gave a very I'M
teresting report of the meeting Of the
american Institute Of Instruction at
Portland last June, to which every wo-
mans club in New England of 25 mem,
bers was entitled to send a delegate, and
the State Federation officers were also
invited.
Miss Griffin stated that the American
Is the oldest though not the largest in
stitute OF its kind in the United States
It confines its labors to New England
and New York and every year ii holds
q convention in one Of the larger cities
Iof New England and at each convention
lit invites some association to Join them
I'm their meeting. This year it invited
the women's clubs Of New England, be-
Elieving that that would be one OF the
quickest and surest WAYS of reaching
the mothers OF school children. A great
|mahy club women took advantage OF
this opportunity and they were enter
tanned royally by Portland club women
The meetings gave the ladies much
broader itlea of the difficulties that the
public school teachers have to overcome
Lectures were given by some Of the
leading edurationalists of the country,
among them being Mayor Baxter Of Port
land, Prot. Jared OF Yale University.
Mrs. Frederick Shores Of Philadelphia
Congress Of Mothers, Prof. Moore Of
Nassar The principal point Of discus
sion was the education of Women.
whether it should be technical or not.
Reports from the Athena, Clover, Over
the Tea Cups and Philomathian clubs OF
Barre were then given and they showed !
a gain in the amount of work. and
full quota Of members. The Woman's !
Literary club of Bennington has mem
bership If SOL members, 100 Of whom
have been taken during the past year.
The Nomen's Literary club Of Boston |
showed good progress; Mrs. Allen. presi- /
dent of the Daughters of Vermont in
Boston, told Of the way her club looked !
alter Vermont women who came to Bos- |
ton to live. She said the association had |
a membership of $50 and several names
on the waiting list. The report OF the
Brattleboro Womens club showed it to !
be in good condition, it having taken in
40 members this year. The Lyndon
Women's club had raised $500 this past !
year toward furnishing the public libra
NV Of Lyndonvile
Mr.. Dana. who is on The programme
for Thursday afternoon win speak to
morrow morning and Secretary Hitch
cock Of the State Forestry association,
win speak in the afternoon. The even
ing session Thursday will be called at
IT'S in order that the ladies may attend
the lecture BY jacob A. Riis.
Thursday Morning, October Twelve
at half past niue
Invocation
Music
Greetings from State Presidents ..
Mrs Walter Stokes Irons
president Rhode Island Federation)
Presidents Address .. Miss Clark (
Reports from Clubs of the Federation
Business
Report of Credential Committee
Amendments
Election Of Officers
Election Of Delegates to
Biennial at ST. Paul /
Report of Federation Editor
Thursday Afternoon at 2:l5 o'clock
Music
Reports of State Officers
Treasurer Mrs. Josephine II. Arms /
Auditor Mrs. Mary G. Kirkland
State Chairman on Forestry .....a
.... Miss Helen Williston Smith
Mr., Ernest Hitchcock (Secretary
Of Forestry Association 81 yermont9
Civil Service Committee
Mrs. G. n. Thompson, Brattleboro
Mrs. II. 4. Fuller, Northfeld
Mrs. Il. r. Campbell, Bellows Falls
Mrs. T. A. Davis, Rutland
Mrs. Nellie Marsh, Chester
Report OF Chairman Mrs. Thompson
Address. ..8..... Hon. Richard III.
Dana Chairman Of Council OF Ma
tional Civil Service Reform Leaglle) i
Miss Marian @. Nichols. assistant see
retary Of the Massachusetts Civil Ser.