St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-07-08
Tomen'S Club Biennial.
....i.ass and Social Features.

the 9th bIcuIllal ~" s'0-A "a ~
k.i,ratioa Of Women's Clubs held in
w.. .,on from June % to June 30. The
81 ,.,or-ers were at hotel Vendome,
"a. tbe main program was arranged
Symphony Hall, with overflow
amos in Chickering Hall. There
hosts of delegates and club men,
IN attendance from all over the
.;,.5 States, rom California to Texas,
o,.ssnting three quarters of a million
ronen The movement began only
e years ag5.
"a III. Massachusetts, Federation gave a
rorin,entary concert, Monday evening,
81 Tuesday afternoon a five hours sail
rc Boston Harbor was given by the
n-+ssr of the Boston business men,
luncheon was served on board the
& ,.ne~ Miss NJ. II. Brazier, president
Il tbs Professional Business Club of
81 ,,+or rendered a breakfast for them
Il ooo o-ominent women from various
& arts Of the country, at Hotel West
,,,ter aud the wife of the mayor was
Irsen,,
u On Tuesday evening occurred the
Bmal opening of the convention, when
n |, Governor and the mayor made adj
,,,es Of welcome for the state and
&ir while Mrs. Howe and Mrs. May |
&3en Ward gave greetings to the con-
N,ntion and Mrs. Sarah S, Platt Decker
Il Denver, the president, made the res.
&orse The Appleton Ladies Quartet |
Favored them with music between |
&be addresses, closing with America.
Rs Decker stated that she was born in |
Rernont but she went west, and it was
&ta.ed that she had been married three |
Mines Denver is now her home. She is
Il very bright energetic woman. with |
business methods, and we'll adapted to
Ergdiug over such a great gathering of |
Ikonea. 1t was found to be a very |
Eihcal, matter to have the majority of
III women speak loud and distinctly
Enough TO he heard half way down the
BAL and in the galleries, as the building
lras 0a. for a Music Hall, but there
HAS aa excellent sounding board, and if
Ii, speaker stood in the right place, she
/ ig1, b, heard distinctly. Mrs. Decker
| bal some 3t the ladies test the hall
Beforehand, SO as to find the right key
b eo p, heard. Oftentimes during the
sessions size would call out, Can you
bear ,ie speaker? If not, call louder,
|ouder So Il, to encourage and stimu-
|ns the speaker to extra efforts" Mrs.
Julia Ward Howe was cheered to the
|Nho although too feeble to be heard any
daaace Governor Guild gave a fine
tribute To women. Whether women
ban vote of not he said. they can
hcp direct public opinion and prevent
THE yellow newspaper from occupying
The center table" Prof Charles Teublin
ri Chicago was introduced as the Man
Club Woman His theme was Demo
racy and Culture" He ranked socialism
& one of the three highest kinds of cul-
tue He was formerly connected with
Chicago University.
Wednesday morning brought out the
regular reports Of the committees and
national officers, interspersed with music
by the b0stonia Ladies Orchestra, of
which Mrs Renfrew is the leader. She
Nyery easy and graceful in her manner,
and a tine leader of the II ladies
who compose the company. She was
ls11erer from the Chelsea fire, having
only time 10 seize two of her party
dresses and her musical instrument, and
make her escape She has a husband
and son.
Wednesday afternoon was a duplicate
o. the morning session, so many of the
visiting club women could have the
privilege o.. attending the sessions, while
lug delegates and alternates were not
igl4i,tea To the duplicate sessions. In
-ls way tuc latter could accept many OF
l' soca. functions. There were a great
many receptions, garden parties and ex-
MISSIONS especially on Thursday. The
'eTat1re and art committees were well
5p1iyel. but many thought that the
,5a@ VI ,ae morning was the address on
S(oad',..ls in the Canal Zone" by |
MSS Helen Y. Boswell OF New York |
Ivy. she related how she had estab-
slcl .H.s 30 Panama for women, and
-S I'ea also seemed pleased with them.
@a1I upuments were paid to the
''Sy9A ...1c Library and Art Museum
? 's'.- cIegates. Miss Helen Win
w" ~. a-ad the reception and helped |
"Uo41s- he guests, especially at the re-
'p,yl ,le State House, where Gov.
Jug Airs iutld and friends received
DaD} ID. -#- delegates at 2 p. M, while
'So-....' Draper received many mem
.y.' .. ae legislature and political
,Sa-s Ills fine estate in Hopedale.
.l'.s . a great many handsomely
o"a- ., at the State House, all
9Ss the governor, and learn
W a.. objects of historic interest.
MN, j. zine Goyen, a regular Boston
...4s . IN and kindly volunteered
NJ scr or the occasion, explaining
u" ..e sacred Goldfish" hanging
: ... IF Representatives, and its
I.-4 low it was brought there;
.5 ' out the chair on the right