Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-01-21
0fW0men's Clubs Meets In
Hall Of Representatives
Several Legislative Measures
Receive Endorsement.
Gen. SeIden Conner Speaks Upon
Work Of State Sanatorium.

Maine Federation of Women's Club
was held Wednesday at the Stat
Hous. The forenoon business session
was held in the agricultural room, bu
after the adjournment of the House i
was transferred to Representatives
hall, where the remainder of the ses
sions were held. Resolutions Were
adopted favoring the Maine food ant
drug law, the proposed amendmen
to the child labor laws now befor'
the Legislature and a constructive pol
icy in regard to demonstration. Th'
proposed amendment giving addet
power to the truancy officers was al
so adopted. Important features of the
afternoon session We're the addresse:
by Mrs. Edith Hayes Wheeler of Soutf
Paris upon the State forest reserve
movement and by Gen. Seldom Como.
Of Augusta upon the work OF the State
Sanatorium at Hebron.
The forenoon business session was
called to order at 10 o'clock with the
president, Mrs. Rosetta c. White OF
Lewiston, in the chair. The roll cal
showed representatives of Al clubs pres
ent and two new clubs, the sMahatma
ana SIeSCO SlGES VI VI liotLN, "SIS
added to the list of affiliated clubs
The report of the treasurer, Mrs. T. NJ
Houghton of Portland, showed the to-
tal expenditures to be $427.21, and hi
receipts $540.16, with balance in the
treasury of $112.95.
Mrs. Stanley Plummer of Dexter an(
Mrs D. P. Moulton of Lewiston Were
appointed a committee on resolutions
The reports Of the various committees
were presented and adopted:
The report OF the civicS committee
presented by Mrs. George F. Frenci
Of Portland recommended village i'm
provement and general municipal
house cleaning in towns. Reports OF
the arts and crafts committees wA
presented by Mrs. Irene Stratton, that
of the reciprocity bureau by Mrs. Z
W. Hatch of Waterville the educa-
ton committee by Miss Hannah Pagt
Of Skowhegan and the Legislative COM
mittee by Mrs. Ella Jordan Mason 0
Riddeford. The report or the legisla-
tive committee recommended, that the
Maine Federation of Women's Clubs
endorse the Maine food and drug law
and respectively request the Legisla-
ture of 1909 to provide FOR it's enforce
ment, and suggest that the appropri-
alton be increased by not less thar
$1,000, and further reinstrict its legis-
lative committee to present the mat
ter to the proper committee of tn,
Legislature The report of the legiSla-
tive committee also recommended thaf
the federation endorse the amendment!
to the child labor law and urge tn,
members to attend the hearings upor
the amendments and appoint the chair
man of the legislative committee to
represent the federation at the hear
ing.
It was voted that the president and
executive board divide the clubs into
districts in accordance with a plan
presented by the president for the ap
pointing of district superintendent
these superintendent to have charge
of the formation of clubs and arrange
for the work of the clubs. Mrs. Stan
ley Plumner of Dexter and Mrs. d
T. Moulton of Lewiston We're appoint
ed on the resolutions committee. Thu
closing half hour of the forenoon SEES
sion was devoted to the presentation
CT a paper upon Beauty" by Mrs,
Fred A. Leitch of Skowhegan
The opening address of the afternoon
was by Mrs. Edith Hayes Wheeler
of South Paris and treated of the State
forest reserve movement. The speaker
Logan by saying that Maine ought tc
be particularly interested in the forest
ry movement as this was a lumber
ing tate The science OF forestry wa:
all countries with the exception
China and Turkey. The speaker mad,
the following suggestions IN regard t.
the preservation of forests: State for
est reserve. scientific superintendent
OF the reserve. fire protection cut owe.
wood land, cultivation of forests al
head warters, nursery for seeds to be
furnished by owners of wild lands, a
system of taxation moderate enough
so that owners may be able to carry
forests at maturity. In conclusion the
speaker told of the work done by GER
tain corporations in the preservation
OF forests.
The following resolutions introduced
by Mrs. Grace H. Thompson of Ban
gor, was adopted in regard TO refores-
tratior:
Commenting the new and intelligent
attitude of the citizens in our State
towards constructive policy relative
to demonstration, numbering methods
and conservation of our magnificent
forests and believing that the creation
of State reserve will Increase the
power of that policy it is-the sentiment
of the Maine Federation of Women's
Clubs that as much land as seems prac-
ticable to our Legislature, shall be pur-
chased in the region of Mt. Katahdin
for the preservation of this beauty
spot for the purpose of recreation and
for the working out of forestry prob
lens"
Miss Edith McApline of Portland
gave an interesting talk upon TIL,
movement for the prevention of tuber-
culosis in Portland and spoke of the
day camp and classes in that city.