Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-02-03


Thursday at tile state House and the
sronf.rcnce of presidents and delegates
was attended by over POO Of the oiii'
GERS ana delegates OF the various We
mems Clubs Of the State, represent
ing a constituency of over 5000 women
The following officers of the Fedora.
ton were present: President, Mrs
Charles +. Flagg, Portland; vice presi-
dent, Mrs. Stanley Plummer, Dexter
recording secretary, Mrs. w. r. Pierce
Bangor; corresponding secretary, Mis-
Laura L. Foster, Cumberland Mills
treasurer, Mrs. f. w. Heath, Water
vile: General Federation secretary
Mrs. Kendall Dunbar OF Damariscotta
The clubs represented were as fol-
lows: Androscoggin County Women
Literary Union; Auburn Art Club. Art
and Literature Club. Aramaic Club.
Parlor Congress Club. Augusta current
Events Club, Bangor Athene Cluo.
Home Culture Club, 18th Century Club.
Norumbega Club. Bath FortnightlN
Club, Belfast Travellers club. Bethci
Columbia Club, Bddeford Thursday
Club, Boothbay Harhor Monday Club,
Corinna Literary Club. Dexter Wo-
mems Club, Fairfield Dial Club. Clio
MA Club, Hartland Outlook Club. Is
land Falls Pine Needle Club, Lewiston
Cosmos Club. Lewiston Reading Cir
ole. Mt. David Shakespeare Club. p. {.
p. Sorosis. Twin City Parliamentary
Club, Wednesday Morning Club, Lis
bon Progressive Club, Lisbon Falls
Shakespeare Club. Mechanic Falls
Study Club, Newcastle and Damaris-
Gotta Womsn's Club, Women's Liter
ary Club OF Northeast Harbor. Nor
way Barton Reading Club, Norway
Browning Club, Norway New Idea
Club. Norway Lake Women's Club,
Old Town Neeburban Club, Old Town
Our Neighbors' Club, Orono Women's
Club, Pittsfield Travelling Club, Port
land Woman's Literary Union, Beech
er Club, Brush & Thimble Club. Conk
lin Club. College Club, Current Events
Goeham Danes. Savoir Fare Club.
presque Isle Pierian Club, Readfield
Depot Once Week Club, Rockland
Methebesec Club. RockpOrt Glen Cove
Study Club, West Rockport Goth Cen
tnry Club. Rumford Search Light Club,
Saco Womens Educational and In
dHstrial Union, Sanford Search light
Club. Skowhegan Soresis. Skowhegan
Town Improvement Society. South Ber-
wick Women's Club. South Paris Sen
aca Club. Wateryille Women's Club,
Westbrook Ammoncongin Club. Win
,hron Literary eClub, East Winthrop
Thursday Club. Yarmouth Fortnight
~ Club. Yarmouth Women's Club.
The forenoon was devoted mainly to
the presentation of committee reports
the most noteworthy of which was the
report presented by Mrs. George F.
French of Portland. chairman of the
legislative committee and former
chairman of the Civics committee. Mrs
French in opening emphasized the need
Of thorough information on the part of
the club members as TO the
different bills before the Legislature.
Mrs. French said in part:
zone of the most important relations
or ciyics is law and its application to
the interests OF society and for this
reason your chairman finds il a quite
natural service to appear on the pro-
gram as q representative of the leg
islative committee. Having learned
that civics is self-improvement plus an
improved environment and that any
persons who become interested in an
effort to improve the general order
must of necessity become interested in
legislation. This is trun in a much larg-
er sense In a democracy than in any
other form of government In govern
mant of and for the people law giving
secures and works the progress Of a
people because the people are sover-
eign and the legal code represents the
people and the intelligence Of the pco-
pie.
When we watch the wheels of gov
eminent here at Augusta we see as in
mirror ourselves. the people of Maine,
in the process of making laws by
which we are to be governed. say
'We' for know that the Maine FEEDER
alton of Women's Clubs, an organiZa-
ten Of 5000 women. represent the intel
lect and heart, culture and intelligence
and the brightest hopes and noblest
possibilities Of the people Of ,daine As
Maine women we have a just guide in
The men of the State.
las your chairman l urge You t.
make a study OF those which affect
your citadel--the home. When people
come TO Your club asking endorsement
for legislation apply this test before
giving it your endorsement, how doe
it affect my home. my children, m!
neighbor's home, my neighbor's chill
dren? II this measuring stick is ap
piled no mistake will be made
When we hear those interested il
agriculture discuss legislation "
might think that pigs, calves chick
ems and hay and potatoes were tn
best products of Maine. No so. Tn
best product OF Maine is the HON
product. the children. Let us meas
ure our proposed legislation by wha
is best for the children, what vii
help to make prosperous citizens"
Mrs. French called the attention
of the members of the Federation t
several bills that were to come be
fore the present Legislature. She
spoke briefly OF the bill forbidden,
child labor and touched also upon tn
bin which provides FOR woman t,
accompany any woman who has beel
taken to the asylum for treatment
She also called attention to the bill
now pending of vital Importance to tn
home ard in regard to the resubmis