Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-18


Morrison. rdisin. the age limit whcr
children can be employed in factories
from l. to IA years Mrs. Mason
worked unlasginSly and we all feel
like concentrating her. MIR. Morrison
and tic state on the outcome. Mrs
Mason vii! tell Us later of the STATE.
Child Labor Committee formed in h.,r-
moEy with the National
The Committee on Literature and Arr
have been 4 JOY TO us. We find cur
selves looking forward to their session
| OH our annual program with Increased
interest each. year.
An opportunity IS ours to work for
the development of a public sentiment
that VIII harmonize the Child Labor
| and Compulsory Education Laws.
| The Reciprocity Bureau incr. asses in
helpfa!ncs% each year. It still needs
Your hearty co-upcrltion. Your an
iu;l calendars and good papers ,,";
! be specially hiipiul 10 the newer club,
| in the Fcdci.ltiDn
There has heea marked advance in
! the interest shown in Arts and Crafts
! "lthin til" pact few wears which,
| speaks We'll f"l III" guiding spirits.
| Woui' coil N'ur attention to tn.
! choice eXEii,i! II connection with this
! department.
! when manual trimming is taught 10
| our boys III III" lul.li" schools ana do
| lh"Stlc erUlt"in: {" our girls. We viii
| 'e making rapid strides toward q s,I;,
| tlon OF tho problem of Household
| Economics
! AS You ilSt"n to the report of the
| good work being done by the TRAVELLING
| l-sDfifltS r"Sol"n that during the conf
| ing winter months you will make oIad
| some solitary place. some isolated COM
! inufity through :hs bencficent agency.
| Several clubs might combine in carry
ing on This branch of mission work
| The best gift that can b. given +, anv
one Of Is is the privilege of being some
use in he world and to the club women
there s" many avenues. Let the
world be better brighter for our bov-
! ing trod its way
| 1t has been Il pleasure to nate the in
! crease IF visits between adjacent Clubs
| This fraternity carries out two special
! sociabilty. The club that touches e.
| BOWS with others grows in breadth and
! height Of aim. losing the self-certrpa
| interest which is likely To b.cnmc
manifest through conservatism. While
| we urge eyer the study Of Literature
| Art and Music in our clubs we asl- fn-
the larger NieW-'l recognition of duty
toward nome. community and state
| Women should be better wives and
mothers. kinder friends ana mere
charitable n"i@!ibors because of club
associations. The home is the vital
:Z"d centre and cut from it go the
| forces for good or ILL.,
L would urge upon clubs the necessity
OF making use % the Year Book as =
| factor ii acquiring knowledge of what
| Is beln% done BY the State l Wuula
also emphasize L suggestion made hy
| my predecessor that al least one $685.
| SION on your calendar be devoted ia the
dissemination of Federation Interests
| II possible. have one Of the officers cr
chairman OF Z committee present to as
siS'. y" move on your part can
bring you into more intelligent svn-
pathetic touch with the various iu.,~
eSts. All questions asked of the
chairmcn of committees relative Il. III ,
State work will lie answered: ll .r:l,tIy,
ana hc!r1ullr with gratitude for your
| interest. !,Had carefully all cu;n-
muhlca'ionS and Ii Them receive ynl;,.
prompt ?ttcntinn. No cllb can or WIN
be Interested in all deparl,n, hts Of
state work. but all can co-npcrate in
work for civic betterment and ,d,,ca
| tl"nal advancement in making Of
fNViiooirnon:S more attractive, ard
school grounds more beautiful. also in
| creating a public opinion in favor ct
| better remuneration for teachers, In
the interest of health LEI us erdeavor
| |" secure medical inspection in ,,,r
| s'l"oiS ana continue t. agitate for
| JnNenlle courts in our cities just So
| Kan rs We are able to help the world f,
| hlSn"r standards in some directions
| Just so far is our lie a success
lhc chairman Of the Forestry Conn
| nittrc Of the General Federation Mrs
| Peterson, announces that the Forest
| service of the United States has given
| :" year leave Of aDsCnc" to Air. Enos
! y SILKS iii order that he NAV lecture
| 90; Forestry - Wolnvn':' clubs Of rho
| c"IntlE Nithnut expense to item cy,,.n,
| for l"";'l entertainment. Ii is to no
l"rt.l that through oar state Chair
man, he lnay be induced t. visit
Maine. We will later hear a report ~
| Association through cur delegate Mrs
Joseph \. Thompson.
The jamestown Precautionary Exnosi
ton. mad for club women a speciaf
interest during the first week in June
because Of the Council Meeting of tho
General Federation
Twcnty-nine State Fcderations wore
represented by 1863 club women. 20 of
whom were presidents. The meeting
was pronounced one of the most SHE
ceSsful ever held.
Preparations for the Ninth Biennial
to be held in Boston, June 1908 are
already well under way This will be
Names opportunity and it is to be
hoped that beside the full delegation a
large number of visitors will avail
themselves of this privilege. Money
| 50 spent will bring not only to the in
dlNiduai but to our State Federation
large returns. The greater the number
IN touch with the convention the
greater the result will be No woman
can be in attendance at such \
gathering of women and not receive
enthusiasm and enlightenment Y,ur