St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-06-06
WOMAN'S CLUB.

A large number OF club members and
their friends were present to enjoy the
Tune club meeting in Pythian Hall,
Monday afternoon. A message OF aspir-
ations for the year was given by the
pr esident as follows:
At the beginning of this new year let
us pause moment to think of plans for
future work. Our organization is COM
plete with officers and committees ap.
pointed. Pythian Hall is the place of
meeting. We invite our speakers,
whether they are friends or strangers, to
tell US OF new methods and new workers,
and their words enlist our sympathy and
enthusiasm.
Our State Federation asks us for as
sistance and shall we Lot plan to work
in harmony with this state organization?
In her greeting the state president, Miss
Susan Clark, says:
I'm Kipling's Jungle Book Mowgli
achieves wonoers by virtue of a certain
master word. Though little word, the
master word looms large in meaning.
1t is the open sesame to every portal,
the true philosophers stone, which
transmutes the base metal Of humanity
into gold. The stupid it will make
bright, the bright, brilliant, and the
brilliant, steady, and this master word
is work."
As the General Federation and the
State Federation tend towards the one
great aim of club work-social service,
may we not take this as our master
word for the year.
We may liken our Woman's Club with
it's ten committees to a woman with
ten fingers, which stands for ten in
terests. First, she studies Domestic
Science, that the home may be cared for
properly, and kept neatly and in a
sanitary condition, as well as pleasant.
Second, she hangs pictures on her
walls that they may prove reminders of
Art, and studies masterpieces that she
may become a competent judge.
Third, size fills her rooms with books
and the best Literature, and Music
takes no second place, for our best songs
become our best literature.
Music resembles poetry:
In each
Are numerous graces which no methods
teach,
And which a master hand alone can
reach"
The newspaper and the magazine give
this woman the Current Events OF the
day and her education is being compet.
ed by travel and the study of history
and by keeping in touch with college
and educational work.
She must not centre all her interests
within herself but be alive to the In
provement of her Village, aiding in every
way the village fathers in their attempts
to keep the village pure. Work for clean
streets, beautiful parks, attractive by
ways and most Of all to keep the places
where the Dung shall gather free from
impurity.
From the village she looks out into
the larger world and considers the great
problems of life, Social Science, working
for the best interests of the children in
the large cities, better conditions in our
prisons, how to assist those who by
some misfortune cannot do all they
would do for themselves.
AS we read of so much strife in the
world at large it almost seems that a
Social Committee might be appointed to
aid Social Science in general, for who
can help mole than the genial soul, and
good cheer goes with her, and a spirit OF
helptulness and enthusiasm is aroused.
So it is that our club may work.
Make plans, and fulfil them, do good
deeds, rise above petty strifes, fill the
days full OF kind, unse6sh thoughts and
strive to live the perfect life.
That we may work together, be
patient with the woman at the helm, for
she is guiding a new ship and hardly
knows her course as yet. But with play
and work, joys and troubles, we shall
after twelve months voyage reach the
port in safety in May 1907.
The business transacted at the boarC
meeting, which included appropriations
OF $25 to the social committee, SIS tc
the literature committee, and SIS to thu
art committee was reported by the presi
dent.
The names OF Miss Ella Farr, Mrs
Charles Abbott, Mrs. Eta Alden, anc
Mrs. katherine Scott were reported al
new members.
A word concerning the opening of tn,
Biennial at st. Paul was given by Mrs
Rebecca P. Fairbanks.
Mrs. A. B. Moves, chairman of tn
literature committee, took charge Of tn
program for the afternoon, and after an
nouncing prospective literature class
to be formed in the fall, presented Mrs. c
M. Lamson of Auburndale, who SPOKE
on The Early Poetry of the Bible"
She selected as the most complete
definition OF poetry, that by Edmund
Clarence Steadman, Poetry is rhyth
mical, imaginative language, expressing
the invention, taste, thought, insight anc
passion OF the human SOUL" She spoke
of the lofty form and rhythm of all He
brew poetry and recited many passage.
to illustrate the characteristics of He
brew writing. The oldest fragments o
human literature to be found are il
poetry, and the Sword Song of LamecE
found in Genesis, the fourth chapter, il
the Oldest bit of literature preserved
The oldest complete poem is the Song O
Deborah. New beauty and grandeur O
tour poems by Moses was brought ou
by the beautiful interpretations and ex
plantations as given by Mrs. Lamson.
| Two selections were we'll rendered b,
the Marcian quartet;
| Lullaby, Miss Tue11a Merrill