The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-04-19
THE FoRTNIeHTLY
Annual Meeting Was Held Saturday
Afternoon

Afternoon
The annual meeting of the Fort
nightly Club was held Saturday after
noon. With this meeting the term of
Mrs. E. l.. Sibley as president expir-
ed and although the club urged her
to accept the Office another year, Mrs
Sibley positively declined. For five
years Mrs. Sibley has acted as presi-
dent and during that time has put
forth her best efforts in behalf of the
club.
During Mrs. Sibley's presidency the
club has increased in membership
and at present is in a most flourish
ing condition. Mrs. Sibley is es-
pecially fitted for the office because
of her executive ability and charming
personality
The report OF the nominating COM
mittee was referred to the executive
board as the committee has been un.
able to find any one who was willing
to assume the responsibility OF the
office. This lack Of a president
leaves a possibility Of the club going
out of existence which possibility,
II is greatly to be hoped, is extremely
remote. AS soon as possible, there
is to be meeting of the executive
board to consider the question OF
president and the election OF the
other officers.
Preceding the transaction Of bus
mess Miss Grover, the district nurse,
gave a short but interesting talk on
the duties and pleasures Of her work
Besides the report of the nomina'
ting committee, the secretary's and
treasurers annual reports were read
showing the work accomplished dur
ing the year and the best financial
record in the history Of the club. The
secretary's report gives a very goot
idea of what the work OF the clut
has been for the past year and is az
follows:
The usual thirteen meetings of the
FortnIghtly club have been held dur
ing the year Of l9O9-l9lO. The frs
meeting. which was in charge of th'
officers. occurred October 2, 1908
On this date a musical was given un
der the direction OF Mr.. George E
Donnelly. assisted by Mrs. Mar
LOOMS in vocal selections.
AS in the past, each committee ha
had charge OF two afternoons. TIL
Current Events committee. Mrs. Me-
rill Hitchcock chairman. presented
program on Vermont at its frs
meeting with papers and songs b
club members. and for the second a
ternoon an instructive practical tai
on Forestry was given by Mr. Il
nest Hitchcock OF Pittsford
Through the Social Science cor
mittee, Mrs. Warren Il. Putnam chat
man, we had the pleasure OF havir
Mrs. Oliver c. Ashton, President
, the Vermont State Federation of w
mems Clubs, with us for one afte
noon She spoke on "Cyics". giviI
> most interesting account OF Il
Il work carried on along this line
Rutland. The second afternoon
charge OF this committee, Mr.. Eyere
W. Lord. Secretary OF the Nation
Child Labor committee for New En-
+ land. addressed the club on the su
a jet OF Child Labor" speaking p'
. ticularly OF the industrial conditlo
l. and labor laws Of Vermont.
= The education committee. Mrs T
u ward j. Smith. chairman. has Civ
y us two pleasing afternoons. the ar
" a lecture on Industrial Education
& by Mr.. Mason S. Stone. President
! the State Board OF Education. T
e second. which occurred February
10 1910. dealt with the life and lnfuen
OF Abraham Lincoln.
u On the first afternoon In charge
II the History and Travel commit
III Mrs. George F. Houghion. ohairmI
Miss Jennie Valentine gave us sol
b bits OF her travel experience, a
Ut with her and Miss Jeanette Perk
81 we visited Nuremburg, Florence. a
'e Oberammergau. This commit
presented for It's historical afternC
10 Hudson Fulton program.
VI The afternoon OF New Years ,
the club enjoyed an old.fashioi
on concert given under the direction
T. the Music and Art committee. NJ
Mary A. walbrldge. chairman.
n Art afternoon was in charge OF N
Sophronia Collins. and she gave u
! datiuhfftf fntt ~, nanhani aud Ttal