The Republican journal., 1911-05-11

Now from ocean to ocean we nave oee" oofn
upon the swell,
And today in our own country, we are to hea
Miss Margaret tell ~. p...
In her own way inimitable' o. tAo "ussiai
And If like previous effusions, we shall ardent
ly wish for more.
Not all the blessings we've enjoyed, can b.
It has been = wear renlete with good, and short
- has seemed the time,
Still pain and disappointment have, as ever
had their part,
Yet Just as sure is compensation. no matter
how keen the smart.
! We have travelled far, at times divided, fol
reasons beyond our rule, =,
Illness, injury, family duties, have like rod
at school,
Bent our wills to the deprivation OF some OF
the best things planned.
| To-day with spring and the song birds, together
we bide in our own dear land,
With thanks so deep to "Him who holds us
| under the covert OF HIS wing
| And allows into our weak lives to creep, so
many right good thing.
Madam President and Members: Briefly
| statistical, we have held fourteen meetings
with an average attendance OF fourteen men,
bers. There have been more changes than
! usual in the program as pllnted. MRS. Craig
Miss Maude Mathews for Mrs. Sibley Feb.
18th; Miss Margaret Dunton for Mrs. Dunton
Feb 28th and Miss Caroline Field for Miss An
ME Barr same date. An exchange of dates
was arranged between Mrs. Clements and Mrs
Knowlton.
We have some minor charities to our credit,
principally clothing little Vera Jones of Bum
ham, patient at the Waldo General Hospital.
Individually the members have brought SUM-
shine into many dark places by bright blos-
SONS and other acceptable gifts. At Christ
mas time, some of the members provided gifts
for the little ones at the Girls Home.
/ Our club has been honored by the State Fed
Grafton in the appointment of our President
| and Mrs Clement upJn important standing
| committees.
The president and secretary attended the
annual meeting of the Maine Federation in
same was given by the secretary at our first
meeting in October. report of the biennial
at Cincinnati was also given by Mrs. Sibley
who attended the meetings.
Mrs. Knowlton as delegate to the midwin-
ter meeting o. the State Federation gave us
an able and comprehensive report of the same.
Our annual Field Day" was held, as for
several years previous, at "The Barracks
with Miss Dunton as hostess and defes words
to adequately express the pleasures of the day
or the warning of the elements at the time;
still we who had share, know that in flashes
OF Hgntn1ng OlQ not all the Drllllancy OF the
occasion consist.
The year has been exceptional in one thing
| 1t has passed without the usual observance OF
"Gentlemen's Night" but for this there were
! good and sufficient reasons.
We acknowledge favors from the cal press
and reporters.
We believe the sincere gratitude of the club
should be extended to our President, Vice
Presidents, the benevolence and topic commit
! tees, for faithful service. Personally, desire
to express my thanks to those who SO kindly
substituted for me during my enforced alb
sence from the meetings and for the many
tangible expressions of love and sympathy
during that period. 1t has been joy always
to serve you. Respectfully submitted,
ELIZABETH BROWNE BRACKET, Sec.
! Miss Mabel Mathews, chairman of the nomi.
mating committee, reported the following list
of officers who were unanimously elected:
President, Mrs. Edward Sibley; LIST vice
president, Mrs. Amos Clement; End vice presi.
! dent, Mrs. Walter C. Shaw; secretary anc
treasurer, Mrs. Geo. E. Bracket; the topic
committee, now serving the second year, Miss
Caroline W. Field, Mrs. F. W. Brown, Mrs A
J. Knowlton; benevolence committee, Miss
Nellie H. Hopkins, Mrs. E. S. Pitcher, Mis-.
Elizabeth Kelley.
Miss Mabel R. Mathews was elected dele
gate to the annual meeting of State Fedora
ton of clubs to be held in Saco in September
The study topic for the year 19l1-12 will b.
South America.
Following the business routine most en-
tertaning and instructive original paper upol
"The Russian Jew in America was read b,
Miss Margaret A. Dunton.
After the business meeting a very pleasan
social hour was enjoyed. Delicious refresh
ments were served by the hostess.