Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-09-16
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Meeting Of Maine Fedora
ton Of Woman's Clubs
Opens With Good Attendance
And Fine Program


The meeting of the Federation Of
Woman's Clubs opened here Thursday
with a large number Of delegates. The
first thing on the program was meet
ing Of the board Of directors, the meet
ing being called to order at 3 A. M,
with prayer by Rev. George Merriam
of the Bethany Baptist church. The
song pines of Maine" was sung by
Mrs Carrie Steward. 1t was voted to
make this song the Maine State Fed
Grafton song. The words were com
posed by Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill of
Skowhegan The address of welcome
was given by Mrs. Elizabeth Merrill
and the response by Mrs Stanley
Plumnier. Greetings were given by
Mrs. Florence Collins Porter, now OF
Los Angeles and formerly president
of the Maine Federation. A report OF
the Reciprocity Bureau was given by
Mrs f. W. Heath of Waterville. fol-
lowed by presidents report by Mr.
Charles +. Flagg; reports Of biennial
delegates, Miss Laura f. Foster, Mrs
Edward Sibley, Mrs. Fred II. White
and Mrs. w. f. Bragg; civics commit
tee report, Mrs. George II. French
chairman; address, 'Village Life.
MTS EllZaDetn merrill, tiNh 'oti WIG
Reform" Mrs. d. =. Moutcn:
Health" Miss Edith McAlpine.
". The delegates to the State Fedora
-" ton If Women's Clubs, began to ar
rive "Wednesday and the meetings were
"inaugurated at 8 o'clock Wednesday
evening with the reception at the beau
tiful home of Mrs. Edith S. Shepherd
IN ~ State
and their guests.
In the receiving line were the host
ess, Mrs. Shepherd, Mrs. Lizzie Marble
of Skowhegan Mrs. c. +. Flagg OF
Portland. Mrs. Florence Collins Porter
of California, Mrs. Stanley Plummer
of Dexter, Mrs. S. c. S. Ward of Au
gusta, Miss Laura f. Foster of Cum
berland Mills. Mrs. George Stearns of
Portland. Mrs. Gertrude Buchanan,
Miss Edith Gledhill and Mrs. Elizabeth
Merrill of Skowhegan.
The ushers who brought the guests
to receive these ladies' welcome We're
Mrs Edith Philbrick, Mrs. Helen Pull
sifer, Mrs. Daisy Merrill and Mrs.
Mabel Philbrick.
Music was furnished for the enjoy
ment of the guests by J. Abbott Ken
and piano and further entertainment
was provided for in delightful read
ings, minute by Miss Eleanor Bar
nard Dapforth. daughter of Hon. Fred
erick Danforth of Gardiner. Miss
Danforth's selection gave great pleas
ure. The readings were: The stove
Pipe Hole" William Henry Drum
mond: "Oh, Miserere." Miss Louie
Gurnee: 1.-The Mnuet" by Mary
Mapes Dodge, the latter being given
In costume.
= Punch was served in the reception
rooms and refreshments Of ice cream
and cake in the dining room by COM
pany of lovely young club women un-
der the direction of Mrs. Ellen Sawyer.
Mrs Lois Patten and Mrs. Ella
Mooers. Mrs. Matte Goodwin and
Mrs Mooers presided at the tables.
Following is list of those in at
tendance:
Mrs. Charles F. Flagg. president
of the. Maine Federation of Women
clubs; Mrs Stanley Plummer, vice
president; Mrs. D. P. Moulton. Lew
iston, chairman of civic service re
form committee: Mrs. W. p. Atwood.
Lewiston, chairman of nominating
committees; Miss Hannah Page, chair
man of committee on education; Mrs.
T.. w. Heath of Waterville, chairman
% reciprocity bureau, Mrs. George
French. Portland, chairman OF COM
,,nlttae on civics, Miss Edith Nc Alpine,
Portland, chairman of committee on
u ,ltealth?9. Miss Laura E. a Foster OF
8 Cum berland Mills. corresponding sec
retary.c Mrs. w. Il. Hall of Caribou,
general Federation secretary; Mrs
A. M. Pike, Miss Emma Lowering. MIS-
w. !. Lanigan, delegates from the
Waterville Woman's Club, Mrs. j. L.
Thompson, Bangor. chairman OF COM
mittee on forestry. Mrs. Abbie A.
Mouiton, outlook club Hartland. Mrs
, Frances Bradbury. Literary club OF
Dexter. Miss Caroline f.. Could Mrs
]. NJ. Strout, Mrs. Charles f. Roberts.
Mrs. Frank l.. Moseley. Mrs Albert
Colcord. Mrs. Constant Southworth'
Portland Womans Literary Union.
Mrs q. r. Dinsmore Androscoggin
County Literary Union Mrs. Carolin-
Hayden. Tuesday club, Oakland, Mrs.
Mary r. Gray, Old Town. Mrs. S. r.
Greenwood. The Perian club, Pressure
Isle, Mrs. w. w. Dunn. Woman's ciup'
Yarmouth, Mrs. ]. S. Hilborn Co.
lumbar club Bethel, Miss Lucia Con
nor, Dial club Fairfield, Mrs. Helen
Nudgett. Tuesday club Freedom Mrs,
Packard Educational and Industrial
Union, Saco. Mrs. Susie NJ. Halns.
Literary club Dexter, Mrs. c. d. Port
er. Neighborhood dub. Old Town. Mrs.
Anna Sawyer, Philomathean CLUB
Fort Fairfield, Mrs Maud S. Smith
Shakespeare. society Rockland. Mrs.
Edna r. Hutchings, Literary CLUB
. Corinna, Mrs. Jennie Weymouth.
: Literary Union. Androscogginl Co,
, Mrs. Emma ]. Albee Cosmos club.
Lewiston, Miss Lucy Davis, Travel
, lers club Portland. Mrs. Stella n
White, womans club Houlton. Mrs
Alice Bradbury. Literary club Dexter.
Mrs Herbert A. Merrill. Fortnightly