The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-06-07
FEDERATION WILL
MEET At BELLOWS
FALLS IN 1914
Closing Session OF Women's
Club Annual Convention
REPORTS SHOW GOOD GROWTH
Mid-Year Meeting viii Be Held at
White River Junction-officers
and Committee.

st. Johnsbury, June 6.-The loth
annual meeting of the Verm-2t Fed
Grafton Of Women's clubs, when
closed tonight, has been one OF the
most successful and largely attended
sessions in the federation's history.
Prof. Henry F. Perkins of the Uni
versity of Vermont gave an address
on Native Flowers which Need Our
Care" Miss Caroline Crawford Dean
of Womans college Middlebury,
spoke of the Woman's Club as the
Guardian of Social Activities"
Officers were elected in accord
ance with the slate announced yes
terday. Miss Margaret ROBBIE OF st.
Johnsbury, chairman of the creden-
tials committee, reported seven ma
tional officers present, eight chair
men, 81 delegates, "a presidents,
total of 1875. Forty of the so clubs
in the Federation were represented
and splendid reports of work accom-
plished were given.
The mid-year meeting of the exc
cutive board will be held in White
River Junction and the June, 1914,
meeting of the Federation will be in
Bellows Falls. Delegates to the BIZ
ennial convention in Chicago are
Mrs. George T. Chaffee of Rutland,
Mrs. James Estey of Montpelier,
Mrs. George Smile of Montpelier,
Mrs. o. c. Ashton of Rutland, Mrs.
Robert Smith of White River juno
ton; alternates, Mrs. J. d. Brewster
of Windsor, Mrs. Lowe and Mrs. J.
l.. Hathaway of Montpelier, Mrs.
Charles H. Spooner of North field,
Mrs. A. H. Putnam of Bennington,
Prof. Bertha Terrill of Burlington.
1t was voted to adopt the budget
plan for Federation expenses, and
Mrs George Smile, Mrs. Y. l.. Was
son of Waterbury, and Prof Bertha
Terrill were elected committee to
have chagre of this.
At the morning session addresses
were given by George p. Burns, pro-
fessor of botany at the University of
Vermont, and by Mrs. Emnions
Croker of Boston, chairman of the
conservation department of the Gen
eral Federation. Mrs. Putnam gave
a report of the New England confer
ence. Mrs. John w. Titcomb of Lyn-
donvile on the art work of the fed
GRAFTON and Mrs. Bingham II. Stone
of Burlington on conservation.
Mrs. Z. B. Smith of Brattleboro,
reporting for the sale Of Christmas
seals, said that the sales by the Rut-
land club had far exceeded those of
all others. Mrs. Estee of Montpelier,
Mrs. Robert Smith of White River
Junction and Mrs. r. G. Flint of Bel
lows Falls were appointed commit
tee to cooperate with the patriotic
societies in asking the Legislature of
1914 to appropriate a sum for a sol
diers monument on the state house
grounds.
President Charles H. Spooner of
Norwich university spoke this after
noon on the way of progress"
The report of the retiring presi.
dent, Mrs. WATSON, was warmly re.
ceived. Thirteen new clubs have
come into the federation during her
two years administrator
The committee to nominate Off.
GERS at next years meeting is Mrs
A. H. Putnam of Bennington. Mrs
Edward Kirkland of Bellows Falls
Mrs. Fred Blanchard of Montpelier
Mrs. N. r. Norton of Bristol and
Mrs. H. f. Folsom of Lyndonville.
The beautiful flowers that decorat
ed the church throughout the con
vention were the gift vi sSirs. Theo
dore n. Vail of Lyndonville.