St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1910-04-27
WOMAN'S CLUB NOTES.

The annual banquet OF the WOmanS
Club of Richford was held recently at the
American House. Covers were laid for
rs. At the postprandial exercises Mrs.
e. F. Greene was POSTMASTER, and toasts
were responded to by Mrs. S. Carl Car
penter. Mrs. R. Nj. Pelton, Miss Laura
Marvin, Mrs. c. Nd. Rounds, Mrs. w. J..
Harvey, Mrs. F. A. Manuel, Mrs. a. H.
King. Music was provided by the club
quartet, Mrs. c. Fl. Aiken, Mrs. N. F.
Hamilton, Mrs. R. M. Pelton, Mrs. F. A.
Manuel.
At the last regular meeting of the Klifa
club of Burlington, at the Billings library,
song program was rendered by Mrs.
Charles Rabold of New York, the SYM
phony concert artist, accompanied by
Mrs. A. T. Arkley of Essex Junction on
the piano. Mrs. Rabold rendered some
old Italian songs and some modern
German and French selections.
Boston's First Woman's Club.
I received notice one day, of confer
ence ofladies. called together to consider
the formation of woman's club in Bos-
ton. To this meeting I betook myself.
The program proposed was modest
enough. A convenient place of meeting
was desired, where a reasonable number
OF women might assemble from time to
time for counsel, conference, and COM
partnership, a place of sojourn also,
where rest could be taken, and parcels
sent, In view of the much 'hithering and
thithering' incident to the lives of the
women of Boston and suburban towns.
Of the proposed club, became a mem
Der from the outset. It's quarters were a
pleasant set of rooms in old fremont
Place. Its members were not generally
much known to one another at starting.
but in time the club became a center OF
useful and important social culture.
Movements of great public utility had
| their beginnings in some of its settings,
and dear DR.. Edward Everett Hale once
| said that it was 1.-THE best nursery the
city afforded in which to start a new and
| needed REFORM" Indeed it soon made It.
self recognized as such. And while in it's
early days 1t was occasionally made the
subject of unfavorable question and re-
| mark, the dignity of it's character and
the excellence OF its work soon gave it a
position above all mean and frivolous
aspersion. It became a model for many
clubs which started later in one town or
another, somewhat as star after star un-
wells itself on clear evening, filling the
heavens with warm, soft radience.-
Julia Ward Howe, in Harper's Bazaar.
The recently organized Union club of
Mortified, has elected the following
officers: President, Mrs. Fred N. Whitney;
first vice president, Mrs. William B.
Mayo; second vice president. Mrs. +. E.
Bingham; treasurer, Mrs. Charles Duke;
secretary. Miss Gertrude Durham; as
sistant secretary, Mrs. G. N. WEIGH;
auditor, Mrs. Carlos Richmond The
stated object of this Union club is to
bring together interested women of the
town for mutual help, for social enjoy
ment, for literary advancement and to
promote the civic welfare of North6eld
The Randolph Woman's Literary club
met on April 16. with Mrs. F. Fl. Joslin.
Twenty nine members and six guests
were present. The subject for the after
noon was James Russell Lowell and quo
tations from his writings were given in
response to the roll call. A paper on
His Life and Works was read by Mrs.
Mary Mann and selections, chiefly from
his letters, were read by Mrs. FL. II. Paige.
The annual meeting of the Daughters
OF Vermont, Boston, was held at the
Vendome, Thursday afternoon, Mrs.
George Fl. Graves presiding. The cleo
ton Of officers resulted as follows: Pres,
Mrs. Emma K. Merritt; vice presidents,
Mrs. Anna S. Nichols and Mrs. Minnie S.
Stone; clerk. Mrs. Nora M. Gallagher );
sec, Mrs. Eva B. johnson; treas. Mrs.
Cora D. Gleason; directors, Mrs. Mary
?. Emerson, Mrs. Mary NJ. Bill and Mrs.
George Nd. Dimond of Bedford Mrs.
William A. Barton of Brookline. Mrs.
George FL. Graves, Mrs. George o. Proc
tor, Mrs. Sherburne, Mrs. Quinn and
Mrs. Charles Kettle were elected delegates
to the annual meeting of the Vermont
state federation at Rutland, June l. Mrs.
John Thurston, Mrs. Clapp and Mrs.
Hazen of Shirley were elected delegates
to the annual meeting of the Massachu-
setts state federation in June at Lynn.
The treasurer reported receipts for the
year of $1284. All expenses have been
paid, leaving balance of $145. The re-
firing president, Mrs. Graves, was pre-
sented boquet of pink roses by Mrs.
Pratt in behalf of the club. Mayhowers
were sent from Vermont to adorn the
presidents table. Tea was served under
the direction of Mrs. Pratt, and the pour
ers were Mrs. Freeman M. Bill, Mrs.
Charles F. Blanchard, Mrs. T. E. Guild,
Mrs. Wilbur E. Reynolds. Mrs. Louis G.
Hale and Mrs. 6. H. Wheeler.