The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1908-10-09
FEDERATION
MEETING HERE
18th Annual Session Closed
Last Evening.
SUCCESSFUL MEETING
women's Clubs From AL over the
State Represented a, the Gathering
Encouraging Reports and Interest.
ing Addresses and Crafts.

nmitlrb0To has this Neek enieTtAinc.
the delegates 60 the 18th annual mrviih
oi the Vermont Federation Of Women
clubs. aud the women have returned 4
their homes with a good Impression o
Bmitlcbonos hospitality, Tho session
began ia the fint Baptist church Wednes
day morning aud closed last evening
Fifty or mof- delegates gcr. present Anf
q good number who were not dclcgaics
including members oi the Hratilcboro olul
aud Others. The Boston society Of Daugh
tcrs ot Vermont Was represented by !,
members. The sessions wcw interesting
particularly thosc OF yesterday when a
/ report ifom the international congress on
| tuberculosis in Washington was gwen by
Mn. %. C. Ashton Of Rutland, delegate
| from the State Federation, and addresses
wcr. made by Joseph y. Bars, supenn.
tcndeni Of the Vermont Industrial school
at Nergennes, and Mrs. Mabel Loomis
Todd OF Amherst. Mass, wife OF Profcs.
sor Todd Of Amherst college.
The federation vas called 10 orler
Wednesday morning by the president,
Mrs. T.. =. Hazen Of ST. Johnsbury and q
vocal selection was rendered by Miss Em.
ma Gregg OF Bmttleboro. Mrs. {. Z.
Fits. president oi the Bmttleboro No.
mans club, made an address OF welcome
ia which she referred 10 the rapid growth
Of the organization since Il met here 10
yean ago, and Mrs. llazen responded,
giving credit 10 the Brattleboro club for
it, great influence and help TO the feder
alton. Then followed the reports OF the
officers. The report Of the recording see
retary, Ns. I. 4. Davis OF Rutland. was
a general summing up OF the work OF the
various committees, which showed that
much had been accomplished in the past
x.sar In har rapnff tho fact uas hrnuuht
out that the appointment Of woman to
the position on the boand of visitors to
the penal institutions OF the state now
held by Mrs. Hazen through an appoint
ment by Governor Proctor in 1905. was
agitated at the state federation meeting
in Brattleboro 10 years ago. Miss Mar.
garet Robe of st. Johnsbury. correspond
ing secretary. mentioned among other
things that year books of the Vermont
club were sent to Katherine c. Flagg
treasurer OF the Massachusetts state fed
Grafton, for use in the Panama Canal zone
where she went the past year to address
the Canal Zone federation. The treas.
urer, Miss Jennie A. Valentine OF Ben
nington, reported receipts OF sl99.57 and !
A balance on hand OF s5i.37. Then fol. !
lowed the reports Of the auditor. Miss |
Helena Norton of Bennington, and the |
general federation state secretary, Mrs. |
Josephine H. Arms, of Bellows Falls. An
was made that the Rutland
IVoman's club, with about 325 members,
had just joined the federation. Mrs.
Arms reported 27 clubs in the federation
With membership of 973. Greetings
we're received from the national presi-
lent, Mrs. Philip S. Moore of St. Louis,
eau of information. Mrs. Mary l. Wood
If Portsmouth. n. H., and from all the
tate presidents. The forenoon session
losed with three-minute reports from
'lubs, which was an interchange of help
ul suggestions.
The afternoon meeting opened with
,iano duet by Mrs. Frances p Blake and
Miss 1zetta Stewart, and the rest of the
fternoon was devoted to reports of the
ommittees and of the Boston Biennial
he committee reports were as follows:
Reciprocity committee, Mrs. II. l.. Full
,r of Mortified; legislative committee, :
ion and library committee, Mrs w. I.
'owers of Lyndonvile; household science =
nd pure food committee, Mrs. W. F. !
-elson of Rutland; prudential committee,
Irs. John G. Dewitt of Bratteboro. The /.
oston Biennial was reported by Mrs. M. =
Perkins of Windsor, Mrs. j. b. Need
am of Rutland and Mrs. Rebecca Fair J.
INKS of St. Johnsbury. Wednesday /
yening was devoted to a reception at the =
ONE of Mrs. George W. Hooker on Main =
rect. The reception began at o'clock :,
cial side of the meeting Mrs. Hooker, '.
RS. c. G. Fits, president of the local :,
nb, and the state federation officers re- n
lived, while younger members of the =,
rattleboro organization served fancy q
IS from Barr's in Springfield, Mass. The .
ming room was tastefully decorated with l
t flowers. Mrs. Hooker's beautiful q, q,
,me made an excellent gathering place "a "a
d every delegate and member of the u u
,al club appreciated her generous hos " y
tality.
Mrs. Arthur H. Brasor sang group of ;,
ngs at the opening of yesterday morn el
IS session. which was followed by re- ssa
rt of the industrial committee and the IN
league by Mrs. e. h Camp m m
Il of Bellows Falls, and report of the nc nc
restry committee by Mrs. Abbie G. az az
usins of Salem, Mass. member of the a,
ston society of Daughters of Vermont. a1
RS. Ashton then made her report of the a,
berculosis congress which was listened I'd
with great interest. The closing fea- ON ON
re of the morning session was the pres pe pee
.nts address by Mrs. P. F. Hazen. She OF
uded to the benefits derived from mem 50
IS,
probation of the courtesy and co-opera- .'e
n shown her by club women through IN
! the state and as a parting suggestion :.
,ed the women to render joyful ser lc.
e in the home, town, state and nation. o!
s. Hazen suggested that two additional ms
e presidents be elected and that the COZ
mbership of each club at its annual I'M
citing be used in determining the men, ua
ship of the federation. $40
red G. Adams of Brattleboro favored sci
federation with a vocal selection at ex
opening of yesterday afternoons ses- ma
n, after which the report of the art ON
literature committee was given by Ia,
S. j. d. Barrows of Brattleboro. In pei
address on the industrial school at Zee
rgennes, Superintendent Barss gave an am
line of the life and work there and pla
wed that the state was justified IN me
king upon the institution with pride. 80
said that information came with the the
of trades, that they aimed OH
make workingmen out of idlers. All rer
es worn by boys were made by them. ssys
long trades taught are tailoring, print 10
practical dairying, in which boys are sys
ght to do all necessary testing and ent
k, practical agriculture. This last is pht
well taught that the work was kept In tlol
condition for three months by boys TO
er the guidance of l5-year-old boy ane
lie the farmer was in Sweden. The ext
De of work for girls is less than that roa
boys, but sewing, typography and pho. llst
raphy are among the things taught. Ii ano
' could be taught to make home pretty sldt
attractive with small expense what stat