St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-06-14
WOMEN'S FEDERATION

ed to the entertainment with selec-
tions on the organ.
"Wednesday evening the beautiful
home of Mrs. w. l. Powers was
thrown open TO the guests VINO en-
ioyed q delightful social time. They
were received by Mrs. Powers, the
state officers, the special guest of
honor, Miss Mary E. Waller, author,
and music was furnished during the
evening by Young's orchestra OF ST.
JohnsDury., Ice cream and waters
were served in the dining room. The
rooms were prettily decorated with
cut flowers.
Thursday morning Mrs. Weaman,
chairman of the Conservation depart
ment gave an encouraging report OF
that work during the past year, and
the report of Mrs. Perkins of Wind
sor, chairman OF the civics depart
ment was read. Mrs. WEIGH OF Bel
lows Falls reported much work done
and much to do in the department
of public health; and reports were
given from clubs not before reported.
The first report given by the Yer
mont Women Teachers club Wa4A
given by Miss Caroline Woodruff,
and this is the largest club in the
Federation, numbering coo members.
She gave short story of the organi-
cation and told of some Of the
branches of work in which their spec
ial efforts will Be made: DR.. Eyan-
geline W. Young of Boston gave an
address on Sex Hygiene y She
advocates the teaching of children by
their parents and teachers of facts
concerning the sexual life rather
than the neglect of teaching which
has been the prevailing rule for SO
long. The subject of the problems
centering about sex was discussed
under the three headings: the moral,
| the sanitary, and the economic as
poets. Following the address sever
al questions were asked and the fol-
| lowing list of books was recommend
! ed as helpful in this subject: The
Modern Problem of the Children by
Rose Woedallen Chapman; The
American Boy and the Social Evil,
by DR.. Robert N. Wilson; Education
with reference to Sex by Charles r.
Henderson; Social Diseases ana
Marriage, by DR.. Prince A. Morrow;
Parenthood and Race Culture, by
Caleb w. Saleeby;- The Renewal of
of Life, by Margaret w. Morley; Re-
production and Sexual Hygiene;
Hygine and Morality by Layina
| Dock.
| Mrs. Waters, editor in chief of
| the General Federation Bulletin
spoke in behalf of that publication
and of the Importance of q subscFip-
ton 20 each club woman. -
Thursday afternoon a report from
Mrs. Campbell, chairman of the civil
service reform department was read;
reports were gwen by a few more
clubs, and Mrs. Rebecca Fairbanks Of
ST. Johnsbury gave report of the
Home and School Club" recently
| told of the interest it had aroused
among teachers and parents and OF
much it hopes to accomplish with
the assistance of the citizens of the
/ town. The report of the president,
Mrs. Ashton, told of very success
full two and one-haf years work, of
the inspiration given by the presence
of the general Federation president
at this meeting, and of much time
and effort which has been put into
the state work since she became it's
chief executive. The following Off
GERS were elected for the coming
year: President, Mrs. Watson L.
WATSON of Waterbury,; first vice pres
Northfeld; second vice president,
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third vice president. Mrs. Anna
Hawks Putnam of Bennington; re-
cording secretary, Mrs. Frank Mar
tin of Barre; treasurer, Mrs. Joseph
B. Needham of Rutland; auditor, Mrs.
George w. Smile of Montpelier; gen
eral Federation state secretary, Mrs.
o. G. Ashton of Rutland. 1nese del
egates and alternates were elected to
attend the biennial in San Francisco
in 1912: Delegates, Mrs. w. L. Was
son of Waterbury, Mrs. George T..
Chaffee of Bennington, Mrs. w. I.
Powers of Lyndonville, Mrs. P. F.
HaZen of ST.. Johnsbury. Alternates,
Mrs. Putnam of Bennington, Mrs. AL
oysia Davis of Windsor, Mrs. George
H. Graves Of Boston, and Miss Olive
Prentice of Bellows Falls. The lat
ter part of the afternoon was spent
at Burklyn Hall, where the guests
We're pleasantly entertained by Miss
Darling. In the evening "Enoch
Arden was presented at the church
by Mrs. Florence Wood Russell and
Miss Alice Woodfin of Rutland and
piano and vocal solos were given by
these ladies. The new officers were
introduced and few words were
very pleasantly spoken by the new
president.
ouAAuS IuS MSSI1HSS the cuurcu
was attractively decorated with cut
flowers, and music was furnished oc-
casionally by local talent. The
members of the Lyndon-Union club
land the citizens of Lyndonville in
general are to be congratulated on
SO charmingly entertaining the 80
delegates and representatives of the
state clubs and the Federation, and
members from neighboring clubs who
attended the meetings.
Invitations were extended by the
/ Womn's club of Montpelier to hold
the next annual meeting in that city,
and by the Altrurian club offspring
field to hold the next mid year board
meeting with them.
-FOUR NEW HOUSES.