Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-01-25

Inc annual Inlu-WlHter meeting or
the State Federation of Women's Clubs
held it's first session in Waterville
Wednesday afternoon. commencing in
the auditorium of the Congregational
church at 2.30 P. NJ. There was but
one event to occupy the attention of
the entire city Wednesday and that
was the above mentioned convention.
Everything else, even to the impartial
observer seemed of secondary ma
ture. The warm yet crisp air of an
easily imagined March day greeted the
visitors with a no less warmth that
they experienced at their reception by
the local club members. A more ac-
ceptable class of visitors has it never
before been the lot of Waterville 10
| receive and that all We're received and
will be treated during their stay in
a worthy manner there is no reason
to doubt.
The meeting was called to order at
go with an attendance of nearly $50
ladies' at the beginning of the session.
The president, Mrs. Caroline A. Burpee
of Houlton presided over the meeting.
| The program was opened with prayer
by Rev. E. L. Marsh. the pastor of
|
| held. Mrs. E. L. Marsh then gave a
brief and appropriate welcome to the
city in behalf of the WOman's Literary
Club Of Waterville, of which she is
the president, to which Mrs. Burpee
| responded in a graceful manner.
The first of the business transactions
was the admission of the Fortnightly
Club of Bath and the Study Club of
Rockland. This was followed by re-
ports of five minutes each from the
| recording secretary, corresponding
secretary. treasurer. general fedora
| ton secretary. chairman of the rec
iprocity bureau, chairman of the lit
erature and arts committee. the chair
man of the legislative committee anu
| the chairman of the library commit
tee. All of the reports We're very
briefly given. owing to the vast amount
| of business which was obliged to be
done within the allotted length of time.
After the reading of the reports Mrs.
Jordan of Readtield gave an animated
| address on What the Federation
May Be to the Clubs, and What the
| Clubs May Be to the Federation" The
| literary merit of the address alone
| places it among the ablest attempts of
the day.
| Mrs. Myrtle White, chairman of the
Educational committee, gave a talk on
the opportunities which are open to the
| Wonens Clubs for helping out the
cause Of the blind in the State of
Maine. Mrs. Whites address was very
short and it was pity that she
couldn't have been permitted to over
| step the bounds of five minutes. She re-
! ferred solely in her brief argument to
the needs of the Institute for the Blind
which was being established in Port
| land and asked all of the clubs to Ike
the pains TO devote q little of their
energies towards helping to supply the
needs Of the 1000 blind working men
and working women in Portland as
sembled to earn their livelihood and to
escape from the worst curse which has
ever befallen human nature, the curse
OF 'idleness in darkness
| The discussion which followed on
Rural Schools" occupied the remain
der Of the time Of the afternoon session.
which was also under the direction of
Mrs White. Many interesting facts lit
tie dreamed of by The majority of the
women present who came from large
cities in the State were fully appreciat-
| ed
| The following is a list of the dele
gates who were present: Mrs. Caroline
Burpee. Houlton, Pres. of the Federation:
Mrs. ]. Edna Wilkins. Houlton; Mrs j.
c. Parker. Winthrop: Mrs. F. c. Ames-
bury. Gardiner; Mrs. Olaf Tandberg, Gar
diner; Mrs. w. D. Gordon, Readfield
| r ~ II
Niles. Skowhegan: Miss Ellis Woods, No.
| Berwick; Mrs. Grace A. White Farming
ton; Mrs. Rose G. Johnson, Gorham: Mrs.
Weston Munson. Orono; Mrs H. NJ. Esta-
brooke. OronO; Mrs. G.. A. Stilson, Vassal-
| boro; Mrs. Fannie E. Lord, Westbrook
Mrs. J. s. Hill. Westbrook: Mrs. Helen S.
Atwood. Auburn; Mrs. NJ. Z. Freeland
| Fairfield; Mrs Elizabeth L. Merrill
Skowhegan; Mrs. f. H. White. Lewis
ton; Mrs. F. II. Briggs. Auburn: Mrs. II
A. Wing. Lewiston; A. M. Wilson, Ban
gor; Mrs. Godfrey, Bangor; Miss Ardelle
Tozier, Pressure Isle; Mrs. NJ. c. Small,
Oakland; Mrs. F. NJ. Ward, Foxcroft;
Mrs. w. f. Parsons. Foxcroft: Mrs. Mar
tina l.. Griffin. Skowhegan; Mrs. A. F.
Jordan, Bar Harbor; Mrs. c. s. Philbrick,
| futsIeld, Mrs. -. "A. wood. Norrldgc-
wock; Mrs. f. B. Buffam, Brunswick
Mrs. A. p. Winslow Saco; Mrs Ida Cree,
Rockland Mrs. Myra Holmes, Bar Har-
Dor; Mrs. H. S. Spratt. Bar Harbor; Mrs.
Adelia A. Merrill. Fairfield.
The following is the list of visitors:
Miss Frances Kendrick. Fairfield; Mrs.
Helen Pratt, Fairfield. There were eight
ladies from Oakland as follows: Mrs.
Aver. Mrs. Benjamin. Mrs w. Fl. Hol-
man. Mrs. F. c. Tapley and Miss Helen
Smiley. Skowhegan, Mrs. Benjamin
Eaton. Mrs. Carrie Kendrick, Fairfield
Mrs. c. D. Boothby. Madison: Mrs. +. r.
league. Madison; Mrs. Georgia Davis.
Skowhegan.
The following is a list of the clubs rep
resented:
Art and Literature, Auburn: -Parlor
! Congress. Auburn; Current Events. All
gusta; Thursday Club. Biddeford; Shake
speare, Calais: Dial Club, Fairfield: Past
and Present Club. Fairfield; Every Mon