St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-04-04
The WOnAN'S CLUB.
An Address ON WOrdswOrth.-Enco
aging Reports from COmmiIIees.

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aging Reports from CommiI'ees.
At the meeting of the club Monday al
ternoon the following business was trans
acted: 1t was voted to appropriate a
sum of money to the social committee
for the purchase OF table linen, il at the
end OF the year there was a balance In
the treasury, of which there is every indi
cation. The music committee have been
preparing an operetta which it was vot-
ed should be presented some time this
month under the auspices Of the club, to
which an admission OF Is cents should be
charged both to club members and all
who attend, the proceeds to be added to
the club treasury. The village improve
ment committee reported some agitation
ON the question OF gates or lights for the
dark entrances TO the school buildings on
Summer street, but no action has been
taken.
The social science committee have dur
ing The past two months maintained a
district nurse, which is a new parture
in this club as well as in the town, and
which has proven successful even beyond
their expect atoms. We are glad to give
space to the report submitted by the
chairman oil this committee, Mrs B. W
Spaulding, which is very gratifying
Our district nurse commenced her work
the first day OF February and finished the
last day OF March. During that time she
has made SO visits, at the solicitations OF
DIS. Aldricb, Miner, Fitch Farmer, Bull
lard and Genge. You will recall that the
appropriation for this work was S75
Through the kindness OF friends, how
ever, we were able to start with $50.
Our total expenses were SS6.19, thus
leaving deficit of $1.19. To Offset this,
however, So 25 was received from pay
ing patients, and therefore instead OF a
dehcit, we have balance of 81 06 o.
her SO visits the majority were among
patients i'll with pneumonia and levers.
DULY one patient died, lady sc years
old. In that case she was Obliged to stay
with her three days and nights. All the
patti nts have been most apprecatlve,
thank the Woman's Club for their kind
ness to them. In one home where there
were two cases of pneumonia, and no
breadwinner, the mother said one day to
the nurse, Il cannot understand this
kindness, and | want to tell you how
much it has helped me. Before you came,
sick and thoroughly discouraged, | had
thought many times OF taking my own
lie, but now | want to get well and do
better than have ever done before" II
l were to tell you all the good things the
doctors and Others have said during the
past two months about the Woman's
Club l am afraid we should forget this
afternoon that CHARITY vaunteh not
itself is not pulled up" but | think We
may all ietl that we have pleased oui
Lord and Master, tor he said, 'Inasmuct
as We have done it unto the least o
these my brethren, ye have done it unto
me-" We have dropped one pebble o
love and kindness into the waters of bu
mainly. 1t has made lite circle. Ii
the years to come, through the influence
OF the Woman's cub, may that circl
widen, until it reaches the shore, ant
d
George Mcdonald;
IL said, Let us go walk in the fields today
He sal l. No, walk in the town
l said. There are no flowers there
He said, No hJwers but a crown"
Mrs. A. B. Noyes gave the followin
report oil the Consumers League
The Consumers League is, as mo,
OF you know, the outgroN tn of the wor
of the social science committee of II
Womaus Club OF 1902. and alwa,
affiliated with it by reporting to it,
well as through your interest in it
too, we inspired the foundation of /
Consumers League committee in t
Vermont Federation, and although
are not really a part OF the Natior
Consumers League, because we cam
afford the lee and the per capita tt
they give us certain standing, ask
us to send delegates to all quarte
meetings OF the executive board, al
TO their annual meeting. The leag
is listed in their annual report, so G
moral influence goes abroad. I
national child labor committee and
pure food committee OF the General F
Grafton of Women's Clubs feel our sy
pathy and ask our help. Our help v
given in the annual meeting OF the Y
mont Federation by means of an addr
by DR.. Holton of the State Board
Health on our Vermont Pure Food Il
and by paper which was written
Miss FL zabeth Foster OF the Massac
sets committee on the pure food qt
ton. A vote was taken by q be Fed
ton to quest our senator's 10 Work
national pure TODD law At that m
ing. too, re distributed 100 cope
the bulletin issued quarterly by our st
board OF health. giving the results
their ANALYSIS OF some foods As
know our Vermont pure TODD law, vi
was enacted by our last leglslatur,
good and sufficient, If enforce d.
He, burn bill or the national pure f
law. which has been struggling 10
hearing 10 Congress for 10 years, hay
many friends 10 the House, and u
now apparently many enemies in
Senate, has passed the Senate by '
OF So to 4. and il all goes well in
House will become law, supplying
10 states which have not awakened