Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-23
PHILANTHROPY UNION.
Interesting Reports Presented At Mid
summer Meeting.

The midsummer meeting of the Phil
anthropic Union was held Monday .af-
ternoon' at Grand Army hall, beginning
at 2.30. laura E. Richards presided at
the gathering. The reports presented
from the affiliated societies showed an
interest in benevolent work, which was
most gratifying. All the ladies' So
cieties of the different churches and
the women's clubs of an educational
and benevolent nature reported the
work of the year. showing noble and
helpful activities all along the line.
Reports from the various societies
We're presented as follows:
Ladies' Aid of Methodist church,
Mrs. Frank Lawrence; Daughters of
st. Margaret, Congregational church,
Mrs. William McDuffie; Auxiliary
Episcopal church, Miss Daisy Water
house; House of Good Shepherd, Mrs.
Frederick Dingley; Ladies' Aid Univer-
sAlist Society, Mrs. ]. E. Edgecomb;
Mission Circle and Matrons' Club, Uni
versalst church, Mrs. S. o. Soper;
First Baptist Ladies' Aid, Mrs. Luther
Stephenson; Free Baptist Ladies' Aid,
Mrs. Abbie Berry; Ladies' Auxiliary,
Randolph Methodist Church. no report;
Kings Daughters, South Gardiner,
Mrs. Robert Lawton; Altar Society.
Episcopal church, no report; Heath
Relief Corps. Mrs. Harry Larrabee;
Associated Charities, Mrs. George
Bowie; w. c. 7. u. Miss Frances
Mitchell: Clothing Club, no report;
Improvement Society, Mrs. Daniel
Longfellow; Mothers Club, Mrs. w. O..
Cobb; Auxiliary to Board of Trade,
Mrs. Frtnk Maxcy; Humane Society.
Miss Daisy Waterhouse: Consumers
League. Mrs Clarence S. Jackson;
Twentieth Century Club, Mrs. w. O.
Cobb: Sunshine Club, Mrs. George
Bowie.
One of the most interesting reports
was that presented by Miss Daisy Wa
terholsc in behalf of the Humane So
ciety, which was as follows:
In Abril, 190S more than 100 new
hooks were placed in the schools of
Gardiner Farmingdale and Randolph.
These 100 books are but this year
gift. The number already given by the
society is AGO. Prizes are offered to the
| members Of the Junior class in the
Gardiner High school for the best es-
saw hearing upon kind treatment of
|
awarded to Harold Tibbetts. Chloro-
form has been furnished by the so
cietv for the Humane officers to use In
the disposal Of vagrant cats. ilacards
have been posted about the CITY re-
ouesting owners to blanket their
horses. Through the efforts OF Chafies
w. Blaisde1l and Capt. S. ID. Meady
the following work in Kennebec county
has been done:
More than 100 cases investigated.
| Number of horses DESTROYED so' quar-
antined or laid aside 4S: taken from
shed and stable II; without proper 1000
| and shelter 15; horses not b'anketeo
%. horses driven CALLED or lame ~;
horses overloaded 2; horses over
driven /: horses beaten or whipped =;
homeless or diseased dogs destroyed
10. cattle moved for better care, 8
lords In addition to the above list,
,,o,,s hogs and other livestock nave
heon looked after and much work mas
been done in other counties
About 200 people, members Oh Tue
various societies represented were
orosent as we'll as some not connected
,v;.h any of the affiliated socletles anu
tho renorts were listened to with mucn
;nterest The Mothers Club ana the
south Gardiner Kings Daughters en-
.a..o;ned and refreshments Of CAKE
- ond coffee were served. AT the
, Nc club table, which was on the
right hand side of the hall, MRS. VII
,;e,, CHM and Mrs. Guy Lawrence
''a tea They were assisted in serv-
i"a NV Mrs. Guy Hildreth, Mrs. Will
,;a s = Cobb, Mrs. George Brown and
nsrs George Tyler. At the table IN
Mrs.. ~