St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1911-06-14
WOMEN'S FEDERATION.
Annual Meeting of Women's Clubs
at LyndonviIle. Growth in
Organization.

The weather was most propitious,
the attendance was excellent and the
entertainment of the Lyndonville
ladies left nothing to be desired by
the officers, chai.men, delegates and
visiting club women, who We're in at
tendance at the 18th annual meeting
of the Vermont State Federation of
Wcmen's clubs at Lyndonville, last
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
The first meeting was held on 7 .tes-
day evening in the Congregational
church, when most distinguished
gathering of women was presente'
the guests and local club women. The
state president, Mrs. O. C. Ashton of
Rutland presided and the president.
of the Lyndon-UniOn club, Mrs. w. /.
Powers, who was also president of
the club IL years ago when the Fed
Grafton was entertained there, gave
most cordial welcome, and was
pleasantly responded to by the COR
responding secretary of the Fedora
ton, Mrs. George Z Chaffee of Rut-
land. Mrs. Arthur Helme, president
of the Lake ST. Catherine club of
Poultney, associate editor of the
Federation Bulletin, and chairman of
the reciprocity bureau of the New
York State Federation, gave a
pleasant word of greeting from the
New York State Federation; Mrs.
George FL. Graves, native Vermont
er, and a member of the executive
board of the Massachusetts State
Federation, brought greetings from
that state. Mrs. E. P. S. Moor, vice
president general of Vermont, Ma
tional society D. A. R., gave greetings
from that organization; and Mrs.
Philip N. Moore of ST.. Louis, presi-
dent Of the general Federation of
Women's clubs was given most COR
dial welcome and was accorded the
Chatauqua salute. She spoke in a
most entertaining manner. Mrs w.
L. Wasson of Waterbury, chairman
of the education and library depart
ment, spoke of the work that commit
tee has done during the year; Mrs.
Charles II. Spooner of Northfield,
chairman of the art committee gave
comprehensive history of art, and
Hon. Mason S. Stone, state superin-
tendent of education gave an inter-
esting and practical talk on ssVer-
mont's Forward Movement COM
menting very. favorably on the work
done in this line by club women IN
diyiduaIly and federated Wednes-
day mornings session was given up
largely to reports of officers and club
presidents or representatives, all of
which showed the Federation in a
prosperous condition and the clubs
doing excellent work along lines laid
out by the Federation. Mrs. Harriet
M. Ide, union superintendent of
schools, of Highgate. gave a practical
talk on What CanIOur Libr aries do
for the Rural Schools speaking
from actual observation. She show
ed her hearers mny ways in which
the libraries could help those far re-
moved from library centers, and her
practical suggestions were well re-
ceived. A. r. Merrill, director of
the agricultural department of Lyn-
don Institute spoke of that depart
ment and the practical work the
students there are doing this first
year of it's existence. Several ques-
tions were asked of him and he gave
clear idea of the working of this
department and spoke encouragingly
OF the results it is hoped will be at
tanned. Wednesday afternoon Mrs.
Martin of Barre reported for the eco
Monies and pure food department.
Mrs. Putnam of Bennington, chair
man, reported for the Industrial and
social conditions department, speak
ing encOuragingly of What is con-
s1dered an unpopular department of
the work; Mrs. Warner of Brattle-
Doro reported as chairman of the leg
lslative department; and club presi-
derts were heard from. The five new
clubs that have joined during the-I
year We're welcomed into the Fed
GRAFTON, and representatives from all
but one spoke few words on The I
work Of the club. The new clubs are
Lake st. Catherine of Poultney;
Union of Northfeld; Athena of Bur-
hngton; Fortnightly of Essex juno
ton; Progressives Of Winooski, and
Woman's club of Bethel. A pleasing T
feature of, the program which was I
was the reading of seIec-
tlons from Miss Waller,s book, "The I
Wood Carver of 'Lympus'' by Miss
Rhoda M. White, dean of MiddIebury T
college. Mrs. Philip N Moore, presi-
dent of the general Federation was
to with intense interest by
all her hearers and her talk on the
relation of the general Federation to
the state Federation enthuSed al.
With more earnest desire to con-
tlnue the work with added zeal and
20 be known as a member of the
great army of women who are doing
so much to better the world and the
people in it Following the program
Wednesday afternoon automobiles
carried the ladies' to SpeedWeII
Farms where they thoroughly en-
Ioyed a few hours in and around
The House and where ice cream
and cake were served. Mr.. Vail add
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