St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1912-01-03
HAVE HIRED PROMOTER
The Woman's Club VIII Push Rails
ing Of Funds for Club House.
To Have District Nurse.

The January meeting of the
Woman's Club at Pythian Hall on
Monday afternoon was attended by
a fairly large number and in enthu-
siasm and all-round discussion was
one of the most lively meetings of
the year. The president reported
/ $125 in the club treasury before the
shares of stock in the Club House as
sociation are purchased as voted
at the December meeting. There are
| $307.O5 in the district nurse fund
and Mrs. Houston will begin her
work as district nurse the 18th of
this month. Mrs. Cross announced
that the directors of the Club House
association have voted to hire a pro-
moter to sell stock for them and
have engaged Rev. G. r. B. Dodge
for that purpose. The board recon-
mended that the club hold an Easter
sale for the benefit of the club house
and the club voted unanimously to
hold such a sale.
The appointment of Miss Cornelia
T. Fairbanks to succeed Mrs. Her
bert w. Hovey as assistant treasur-
The president spoke of the vote
of the 55 ladies present at the re-
ception to Mrs. Wasson to each earn
$1.O0 and urged that the other club
members join them in this under
taking to raise money.
Papers of the Afternoon.
Miss Edwina M. Blodgett sang two
solos charmingIy with Mrs. Margaret
Gorham Glaser at the piano, after
which the chairman of the art COM
mittee, Mrs. Herbert F. Balch took
charge of the meeting. There were
two papers: one by Mrs. Edith
Nichols Flint on Important Periods
in Architecture" and one by Miss
Katherine Bingham on Important
Periods in Furniture. =" Mrs. Flint
described the influences which make
architecture of a country or period,
climate, geography, material at
hand, religion and government. She
said that everything in architecture
is really based upon that of the
Greeks and Romans. She differenti-
ated the Greek, Roman, Romanes-
que, Gothic and Renaissance styles |
of architecture and she said that the
only distinctively American style is
the sky-scraper; the Colonial is a |
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conditions of our country.
Miss Bingham described the ear1i- |
est forms of furniture, that in stone,
marble and bronze by the Romans,
used by the Egyptians, that in
marble and bronze by the Romans,
and then the wood of the middle
ages. The furniture named for the
three kings of France, Louis XIV.
XIV, and XVI, the English style
known as Queen Anne, the furniture
of Chippendale, Heblethwaite and
Sheraton, the Victorian and the Arts
and Crafts of the William Morris
school. Miss Bingham also described
American furniture, commonly called
Colonial Both papers were ex-
interesting and much en-
oyed. !
Art Glasses This Winter.
The art committee announces an
program of classes for
he winter, the program being that
ent out by the art committee of
he State Federation. The first
Meeting will be held at the club
louse next Monday afternoon at
hree o'clock when Mrs. H. F. Balch
viii give a paper on walls and
Ceilings These classes will be
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ng of a Modest Home" by Fred 1
hamilton Daniels. II
Mrs. c. F. Palmer and hrs. Robert II
'rench brought before the club a
uggestion that the club conduct a y
ontest for new members through
he month of January and that a
pecial membership rate be offered !
uring that time The plan caused
great deal of discussion, more
han dozen members speaking for
nd against it, and after motion
} suspend the articles of the consti-
on relating to membership dues
ad been considered and laid on the
able, and one to delay the contest
rom January until April had benn
and Withdrawn, the motion
} lay the whole matter on the table,
lade by Mrs. G. F. Palmer, was
arried.
On motion of Mrs. Mackinnon the
Iub gave a rising vote that an ex-
ression of sympathy and wishes for
Happy New Year" be sent to Mrs.
3. E. Potts, Mrs. Susan French and
[rs. Guy w. Hill who are shut in.
[rs. P. F .Hazen moved that the club
a rising vote wish their president
Happy New Year"
Observed Wedding Anniversary.