Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-26
WOMEN At BOSTON.
Important Subjects Considered At
Thursday's Session Of Convention.

Boston, June 25.-With today's ses-
sions of the ninth biennial convention
Of the General Federation of Women's
Clubs in Symphony hall, the extent
to which the aims and ideas Of the
federation in it's efforts to aid in up
lifting and contributing to the well
fare of humanity, was shown in ad-
dresses by club women and others
who have made the various problems
matters Of special study. After two
or three days of such addresses. the
delegates believe it will be possible
to outline the general policy TO be
pursued by the federation and its
workers during the two years which
must elapse before the next convention
and with 1t the next opportunity to
judge Of the success of the feder-
atoms efforts.
Those subjects allied to civic and
municipal welfare and various steps
being taken to further the pure food
movement were discussed at special
sessions today, which followed the
opening business session in the morn
ing. Routine affairs, consisting large
ly Of reports by committees, which had
been entrusted with the various de-
tails In connection with the present
convention, occupied much Of the time
at the business session. After listen
ing to the other committees, Mrs
Phillip y. Moore of ST. LOUIS, chair
man of the biennial committee. re-
ported on behalf of her committee, the
general result of the arrangements fer
the next biennial session.
At the pure food session Mrs. Walter
McNab Miller of Columbia presented
the summing up of the work Of the
committee which has been following
the pure. food movement during the
past two years. Other addresses on
allied subjects at this meeting We're
given By Miss Mary Human Abel Of
Baltimore, on "clean Food" and by
DIR. Charles Harrington of this city
secretary of the Massachusetts Board
of Health. on Local Meat Inspection
At the session which considered civic
questions many addresses and papers
were heard The civic committee re-
ported, at this meeting through Mrs
Joseph Is. Dibrell, it's chairman. The
conditions in the canal zone. so far
as the federation is Interested, We're
set forth in an address by Miss Helen
V. Boswell Of New York. Miss Bos-
well is the organizer OF the Canal
Zone Federation of Women's Clubs,
which includes eight organizations
scattered throughout the sthmus.
She undertook the work at the request
of Secretary of War William II. Taft,
who had the matter suggested to him
by the National Civic Federation.
Miss BCswell's paper was icplete
with many interesting facts of the
work being conducted on the isthmus
toward furnishing opportunities for so
clal intercourse ana improving the
civic conditions. The subject Of "Mu-
nicipal Art" was discussed by Howard
Walker of Boston Parks ana Play
grounds were described by Miss Sd
die American of Washing ton, aild Mrs
w. w. Penticd of New York, spoke
on the Methods and Factors in Civic
Work"
The feature of the day SO far as the
entertainment of the delegates was
concerned, was a reception at the State
house in the afternoon. given by Gov
ernor and Mrs. Curtis Guild, assisted
by Lieut. GOV. ana Mrs Draper.