St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-11-01
WoSIAN's CLUB NOTES.
What Some of the Clubs in the State
are Doing.

are Doing.
The Montpelier Woman's Club
was recently favored with an ad-
dress on Maturity, Not Decay" by
Madame Charlotte D'Goliere Dav-
export. Of her and her address the
Montpelier Journal says as follows:
+ Madame Davenport, who is a
Russian by birth is 81 years old and
does not look over so. She speaks
with a slight accent that is deli
cious She is connected with the
Hygienic Institute of Vienna and is
in New York for four months to lee
ture on her special subject. Fa-
nous women including royal per-
sonages have been under her care
and she speaks truth frankly and
cOnvincingly. When introduced
she said that while New York wom-
en- had everything against them and
| still appeared well, Vermont women
had everything for them and some
of them, at least, did not know how
to appreciate the healthgiving
qualities of climate and surround
ings.
She said in part:
"You do not have physical train
ing Rather it is physical straining.
I take it that the ideal physical
training is the keeping of the body
| in perfect condition through life.
| People say of hygiene that it means
great deal to do and much of
tWaddle and of fooIishness but it is
not that. It interests people in them
selves. Life is a fight and one might
as we'll make big fight as a small
one.
eve should make a religion out
of cleanliness. There hasn't been
day in my life when haven't felt
like climbing mountains, swimming,
riding, doing anything. Appendi-
citis, and like diseases are stupidi-
ty. In so years it will be cause for
arrest to have these diseases just as
stealing is today.
eff you have an old face and an
old body, people say, poor old lady
1 recognize no age. You people of
this country have what we call
Americanitis. They build rest cures
for New York women in the desert
of Sahara. Our homes own us in
stead of our owning our homes. The
body is the only vehicle we have to
go through life and with which to
bear up our mentality
In concluding her program Mad
anne Davenport sang two numbers
in her clear voice which defied her
years, as did, indeed, her appear
ance, and everything about her.
Sewing lessons under the direc-
ton of the Barre Civic Federation
have been begun in the fourth grade
of the public schools.
At a recent meeting of the Phil
omatheans of Rutland the general
topic for discussion was ''Sculptors
s14c Hoh
read an article of enid Yandell
Johnston was the subject of a
paper by Mrs. Harry Thomas.
A visit to the Woman's Club house
early in the week showed improve
ments still going on. The rest
room is now all ready for use and is
very coy, pleasant room, which
the ladies hope will be freely used
by our townspeople and any Wis
iting ladies who care to spend a
quiet hour in a restful place. All
the rooms are taking on more fin
ished look and Mrs. Eaton is making
the house very homelike.
Mrs w. L. WATSON, president of
the Vermont State Federation of
Women's clubs, will be the guest of
honor at the next regular meeting
of the Rutland Woman's club. She
will Il address the club, after which
an informal reception will be given.
The meeting will be held Nov. in
the club rooms, if they are ready,
and if they are not, with Mrs.
George T. Chaffee. Nine members
were recently elected. At the last
club meeting the following program
was carried out: A resume of cur
rent events, in charge of Mrs. A. G.
Cooledge; piano solo, by Miss Rub
lee; what is the Bible, Its Origin,
It's TRANSACTIONS, and Its Versions"
by Mrs John w. Ross.
The first meeting of the Woman's
Literary club of Barton was held
with Mrs. Florence K. Pierce on the
evening of Oct Is. After the bus
mess had been dismissed, the follow
ing interesting program was given:
Reading, "How Society Set Hen,
Mrs. Hartwell; paper, American
Humor from Franklin to Twain,
Mrs. Ida Cutler; reading, "The
Wreck of the Julia L. Plante," Miss
Fanny May; song, '"The Little Irish
Girl" Mrs. Mae Batchelder.
The home of Mrs. j. H. Warren of
Morrisville was the scene of very
pleasant occasion recently when Mrs.
Warren and Mrs. Bickford entertain
ed the Woman's club in honor of its
president, Mrs. Nellie Crane Grout.
While the other guests present knew
that the reception was in her honor,
Mrs Grout was not aware of the
fact until several numbers on the
program had been rendered. After
the guests had assembled Mrs. SIo-
cum announced that the party had
met for the first meeting of the new
ly organized tSuffragette Club of
Morrisvi1le," one of the objects of
which was to assist the spinsters of
the club in securing suitable hus-
bands. She announced that the first
number on the program was a
piano solo by Miss Gu1ick. The roll
was then called and each guest re-
sponded with some sentiment rela-