The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1911-05-11
KENNEBEC WOMEN
ELECT OFFICERS
Mrs. R. T. Patten Again
Chosen President
Yer. Interesting Program Enioyed
BY about 100 Members.

About 400 women gathered in mo
Congreaat tioual church Friday morn
Ing 10 attend the annual meeting Of
the Kennebee federation of aomeas
clubs Mrs Lois " Patton was uaan-
imously reelected president Mrs.
kate Y Ellis Of Fairfield was chosen
vice president Mrs Philena F. Moore
OF WatergilIe secretary and Hrs e.
Ia 81. Usummond Of WateryilIe treas
urer The program opened AZ j
O'Clock with a piano Solo By IRIS.
Ethel Whittier Amos Mrs Frank Y.
Bucknam. president Of the Skowheean
Womens club followed with the ad-
dress Of welcome. 10 which President
Patten briefly responded Miss Fan
cher Sawyer rendered The Song OF
May with Mrs. Philo Steward ac-
companYing after which the seere-
tarys report OF the November meet
ing at NaterUlle was read and ac-
cepted. A letter of greeting from
the treasurer. Mrs Mary S Hall. who
is sojourning in California, was read
by Mrs. Patten, and the secretary was
instructed to respond in behalf of the
federation. In her official report Ms.
Patten mentioned the recent admis-
sion Of Madison Sorosis TO the fed
GRAFTON. which brought the total men,
befship up to 434 II was voted 70
and also to postpone the fall meeting
of December y, to permit the feder-
alton to enjoy the lecture b. Rev.
Newell Dwight Hills OF Brooklyn. \.
Y, for which the Wateryille organiza-
ton has already arranged There was
some discussion al this point because
the constitution of the federation spe-
cifes that the fall meeting shall be
held November >. but it appeared to
be the unanimous opinion thar consti-
tutional trihes should not be per
mitted TO stand in the way of an in
tcllectual treet. Ten minutes were
then allotted to discussion of the
motion to make the advisory board Of
the federation trustee for the educa-
tional fund The matter is pending
before the state federation. and II was
voted to favor the change
After listening 10 a Scotch song
DELIGHTFULLY."- rendered by Mrs. F. 0.
sawyer fhe meeting adopted the re-
pert OF the nominating committee
which vas read by Mrs Z W Marble.
The officers above mentioned were
duly elected by the secretary casting
the ballot for the federation Presi-
dent d. H. Perkins of the Maine
Teachers association was then intro
duced, and he took for his subject
Educational Progress. His address
was followed with the closest atten-
tion, and received hearty applause at
the close To finish the program Tom
Coekburn sang TWO kindergarten songs
that were also most cordially receiy-
ed
With the close Of the formal session
the ladies adjourned to the church
parlors where bountiful lunch was
in waiting. Among those who at
tended from out Of town were. Mrs.
F. II. Neal Mrs c. {. Piper. Mrs. II.
F Burgess, Mrs. W. W. Merrill. Mrs.
T. A. Smith, Mrs Ed Kelley. Miss
Helen Pratt Mrs F. W Rollins and
Mrs E. P Mayo of Fairfield; Mrs.
II. l.. Holmes, Mrs. NJ. l.. Bates.
Mrs. Nj. s Holmes Mrs. o. F.
Walker, Mrs Barbara Foster and
Mrs c o Hayden of Oakland; Mrs.
f. +. Moore, Mrs W H X Abbott
and Mrs Edward Heath of Water
Vile, Mrs Maude kendrick. Mrs. Ed
ward Kendrick and Mrs W H Tot
man of Fairfield; Mrs Caroline ].
Watson. Mrs Melvin Palmer. Miss
lam + Huckley and Mrs Cleveland
Tuttie OF Einekley, Mrs ". T. Scott.
Mrs. +. L. Powers Mrs Henry John
son Mrs w. II Brown Mrs. W. II
kenniston. Mrs II Augusta Hilton.
Miss Ida Norton, Miss Edith Hilton
and Mrs T. II Mitchell. Madison