Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-19
GOOD bye Until next YEAR.
The Full Board of Officers Is EleCted--- Warm
Praise For Augustus Hospitality-Meet-
ings Productive OF Much Good

i ne 1ath annual meeting CT tn.' Maine
Federation of Women'S- Clubs was
closed Friday afternoon after TWO days
OF most successful sessions at tn" First
Baptist church in Augusta. The at
tcndan"c throughout WAS exceptionally
iarG" ana the plogr:lin was voted itN ali
ore Of The best ever carried cat 1T a
Stat" Federation meeting. Tho depart
ing visitors united in declaring tic 1871
meeting one Of the most successful! in
all respects since the Federation WA
organized in 1883. and the Warm"St
words Of praise We're heard on al sides
for Tho hn: nitaiity OF the Augusta la
dies ana for the perfect manner in
which every detail Of the arrangements
was attic ntlcd t.. Current Events clu3
may well he proud Of the unqualified
success Of the meeting, and TIL; officer
and committees who Werc SO untiring II
their !,bor;s deserve the tli.tni<;; of til"
whole city. Th" Unity Club and l<"us-
since Chapter. -. A. t.. which joined
TIKI. Current fser,+~s~ts'rrt5 Trf-- ir.--r'.sT'-
atality 10 the visitors lave i generous
share III The credit for the success at
the meeting. Augusta has added t. is
high rcputat ion as 2 convention "itT
ports Of The state Wt,u, have ':''n hero
tbs week Mi!I not .:'ion forget III" wei
come and hospitality given thrnI here.
Tho iva :,r.;~inn.; 81 rrld1V were
cr6N,d"tl with interesting features. com
r1i;tec reports. business matters, "'"r-
ZION Of officers. an address by stat"
Surt Payson Smith, discussions on
tn,ic:1 close to the hearts of the club
women. musical numbers. adoption Of
resolutions and then adjournment in
timh to catch the afternoon trains f"t
hCrlH.
1t WIS o'clock when the president,
Mrs. I;urpee, called the Friday lore
noon session t. order. After a piano
duct by Mrs. button and Mr.. Erirk"tt
and Il prayer by Rev. G. \. II1% |'n
-. d., If tho Universalist church IF
this city thc minutes Of ThGr*,iay %'"-
:,ions were read by the aecrciary, Mrs
Plummer Of Dexter The hrst bust
Mss u the day was the report "f tn"
forestry committee which had been
crowded over from Thursday after
noon. The report was read ~ tho
chairman nr .hc committees, Mis- Eliza =
h-th Hobbs uf North I;"rWici,. ANA .,'F
followed by q report from ar. j"r"rh
\. Iiori9S, II Of bangor Nno atf nIcd
the recent meeting for the or ;An'HA-
ton Of the HaiuC Forestry AS '"lifI"n
as the dr icgatc of the Maine F"'I i"h-
ton of Womcn'S Clubs. 1i" 'iub
women were pioneers III the ll',: -;"ii-
cTal movement for the pr.SrrN"il"n 81
the forests and have been all ilni"ri'tnt
factor in aru1sinS pubic oIih''r IN
this STATE and 'elsc where. III" re-
ports showed muc!, Tf:ivity il the
study of forestry by club W"nt.H ana
sili sprCa ling Il sentiment FOR forest
Preservation. Mrs. Thoml'a"n nlhde "
slea fer a state forest preservation
with Mt. katahdn in It's center b":"rc
that section, like the beautiful! MILL
nockct region, is nn'!" z vlrlim ii
comncrciali$mi III speaking Of the
men " no crEa nizcd th,' Maine Forestry
Association. she said thrj, main Object
in Grga:iiZin: Wiz u!a" Of dollars amt
cents. but that they would not D. ike
~ to urpuSn Il St:Itc forest rcscrNatio n
i: the women urged such a step.
Tho first feature Of the regular f"rc-
noon s, sSinn WAS tho educational sos
Sion ard Mrs +. l.. DlIin Of Lewiston,
the tnIlrnlttn 81 Ine ttttHilbIldi GUM
mittcc, was called to the chair y pre-
side She at once introduced PdySon
Smith. the state superintendent OF pub
lie schools VIII" spoke upon Salaries OF
Teachers. in Rural schools" MIR. Smith
began by speaking Of the scarcity OF
teachers due to the many othtr' lines or
work now open To women and to the
low salaries raid i'll rural Maine. The
average salary Of Names women
te1chcrs is only S223 rcr year which is
lower than in any state outside Of tic
South; This is all many Of them ar
WORTH and ii is Il problem to improve
the efficiency of our rural teachers *S
we'll Us to have higher scale Of wages
Some states are fixing by law a mimi
mum salary ana minimum qualifica-
| tons. Many factors enter into the case
! to prevent us from getting good teach
| ers IN our country schools. There is need
OF q better public spirit ard less adverse
ana unknd criticism of teachers. the
State is now providing more money TOR
schools and the towns must be urged not
| to raise a Jess amount on this account.
They should make the school year lon
ger If possible, and pay more in sal