Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1907-05-10
BELLOWS FALLS NEWS
The Important Work Of the Woman's
Club.


The annual meeting Of the Bellows Falls
Woman's club will be held Tuesday for
the election of officers and reviewing the
work of the past year. The reports OF
the officers will show the year one of
progress in all departments. This will
be the last meeting Of the season and IL
is being looked forward to with anticipa-
ton by the members. The club was or
ganized in September, 1901, and became
identified with the Vermont Federation
the following month. At once upon It's
formation II took a leading part in the
active associations of the place, In mem
tai and social culture, promoting of edu-
cational literary and benevolent objects
and encouraging a generous public spirit
in the community, as was stated in its
constitution The number of charter
members was 100 and the present MEM
bership is 213 The influence of the club
for good is being felt in multitude of
ways.
It's work has been carried along in va
rious lines, most important of which Is
the support of a permanent district nurse
sine January. 1904 Miss Amy G. Fritz
ellie from the New England Deaconess hos
pital has filled this position from the first
and hundreds of emergency cases and poor
families have had the burdens of illness
.ghtened.
Among other departments have been
those of domestic science; current events;
art. with an art exhibit early in its his
tory. and the presentation of three copies
of famous paintings to the schools; lee
lures by prominent men and women upon
a variety of subjects to some of which
the public have been invited and the
opera house crowded; music, the club
having a double quartet from its mem
bers, and concerts have been given in
which eminent talent from distance has
been a prominent feature; dramatic, with
af nl1nT ut % = q
and among its plays THE Ladies of Gran
ford" "a Scrap of Paper" and Bach
elor Hail." each of which has been de-
cided success.
Early in its history the club made siren
uous efforts to establish a hospital and
funds to a large amount were raised, the
fruition of which endeavor is an eXpec-
tation for the future.
Each year the organization has planned
something of interest for the children of
the town. at which eminent lecturers,
story-tellers and stereopticons have in
terested the little ones. During the last
three years a stamp savings department
has been successful in encouraging the
children in habits of thrift and economy.
In it's social department the club has given
one or more receptions each year and
frequent teas, a charity ball and May
festival.
Its first board of officers we're: Mrs.
bert Hammatt and Mrs. George E. Welch,
vice presidents; Mrs. Edward Kirkland,
secretary; Mrs. ]. c. Day, treasurer; di-
rectors, Mrs. George II. Babbitt, Mrs.
John H, Reid, Mrs. II. w. Mitchell, Mrs.
w. w. Sawyer, Mrs. w. F. Hazelton and
Mrs. S. NJ Folsom; chairmen Of depart
ments: music, Mrs. F. G. Flint; art, Mrs.
E. G. Osgood; domestic science, Mrs. w.
A. Ferguson, and current events Miss
Mary A Read.
Mrs. Arms retained the presidency two
years, as did her successors, Mrs. Francis
G. Flint and Mrs. George E. Welch, the
present incumbent
The present officers are: Mrs. Mary r.
WEIGH president; Mrs. Cora D. Sawyer
and Mrs. Mary C. Bancroft, vice presi-
dents; Mrs. Theresa r. Welch. recording
secretary; Miss Blanche A. Webb, cor
responding secretary; Mrs. Harriette T
S. Clark, treasurer; directors, Mrs. Bertha
NJ. Howard, Mrs. Lorena F. Day, Mrs
Ruth c. Walker Mrs Katherine S. Tut
tie, Mrs. S. Grace Ray and Mrs Lucy II
Leavitt; Mrs. Mary E. Welch, federation
director