St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-07-08

thanks for his courtesy. Mrs. Iohn l..
Gardner received 200 ladies in her beau
tiful estate at Brookline, where the mem
bers enjoyed the lovely rose garden and
beds Of beautiful japanese iris; others
attended the large reception at Hotel
Brunswick, given by the Daughters OF
Massachusetts of which Mrs Austin
Wellington is the president. She was
assisted by Mayor and Mrs. Hubbard
and many prominent persons. Gen.
Charles X. Darling was master of cere-
monies. A fine reception was rendered
to the Vermont women by the Society of
the Daughters of Vermont at the West
Minister Hotel, the home of the Vermont
Association; they were a fine looking
company and most cordial and cour-
teous in receiving guests. There were
10 delegates and six alternates in at
tendance upon the convention. The
Dorchester Woman's Club gave a recep-
ton in their club house; they have 500
members, they claim, with some on the
waiting list. They are said to have
contributed $500, or given one dollar
each to the Federation
Thursday evening Mrs. Decker sounded
her silver gavel at $50, the usual
hour, for the states presidents night.
The gavel of black ebony is embossed
with silver, having the seal of the FEEDER
alton and of the Colorado Federation
with the Colorado state flower, the
columbne, and an amethyst in the end
of the handle. The speakers were only
allowed two minutes each to speak of
the work in their states. To save
time the 10 presidents of the 13
original states were all called at once
and stationed in line on the platform as
near as possible to the acoustic center.
Massachusetts heads the membership
list, having 1923 new members and AZ
new clubs applying for membership
within two years. The presidents spoke
of work accomplished in their own state.
New Jersey owns 10000 acres Of forest
reserve and has $25, 900 with which to
buy more. Shreveport, Louisiana, has
given $4,000 for parks and play
grounds. They spoke of child labor
laws, pure food laws, travelling libraries,
scholarship funds, and much work
accomplished through the club women.
Mrs. Hazen of Vermont spoke more
clearly and distinctly than the ladies did
from some of the other states. Mrs.
Mary Alden Ward of Massachusetts re-
ceived great ovation. As president OF
the Massachusetts Federation she has
done much for this meeting. Her friends
have insisted in putting forth her name
as candidate for the next president OF the
Federation, although she declared she
was not a candidate. She was the 2nd
vice president of the Federation, and
Mrs. Philip N. Moore of St. Louis, Mo-,
the 1st vice president, was the leading
candidate, who was elected near the
close of the session. Many members
thought that as Massachusetts was the
hostess a lady from that state should
not receive the Office.
Following is the list of officers elected !;
President, Mrs. Philip N. Moore OF st.
Louis; 1st vice president, Mrs. Josiah
Evans Cowles; 2nd vice president, Mrs
May Belle King Sherman; recording
secretary, Mrs. Henry H. Dawson; cor
responding secretary, Mrs. Frank n
Shiek; treasurer, Mrs. G. o. Welch
auditor, Mrs. Rudolph Blankenburg
directors, Mrs. Guy K. c. Allen, Mrs
Philip Carpenter, Mrs. Sarah A. Evans,
Mrs. George X. Hancock, Mrs. William
A. Johnston, Mrs. H. l.. Keete, Mrs. y.
p Kinsev, Miss Louisa B. Poppenhelm.
Friday was Rhode Island day, when
LARGE excursion was made to Newport
for a clam-bake while Saturday was the
dav for trips to historic Salem ana
Plymouth. Tuesday, June 80, was
called Cambridge day. when the Canta-
brigia Club, one of the largest IN the
Federation, chartered cars and made
trips to historic places and visited the
Astronomic Observatory under Prot
Pickering. Radcliffe College had pre-
viously kept open house and taken the
ladies' 10 call on Miss Alice Longtellow.
senator Beyeridge of Indiana made an
eloquent speech on Child labor Satur-
day evening, and Miss Wooley, president
of Mt. Holyoke College, took charge OF
the yesper service Sunday Afternoon,
when 5000 women were present. There
was some excitement over the overturn-
mo of a coach at Newport, when one
woman was so seriously hurt she died,
h,t others injured are now recovering.
The meetings on Monday and Tuesday
were interesting, with fine soloists in the
evening, and all seemed to feel that it had
been a very interesting convention. Inc
Massachusetts club women kept IN the
background and occupied the second
balconies in symphony Hall, and every
thing was done for the guests and
visitors. a. A. -
Cambridge, Mass, July 3, 1908.