St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1913-06-11
WOMAN'S FEDERATION
Largest Gathering Of Vermont Club
Women in History-AbIe Address
es-Next Meet at Bellows Falls.

most enthusiastic gathering of club
women ever held in the state, formed
a happy combination last week in
the 18th annual meeting of the Yer
mont State Federation of Women's
Clubs, held in the town of its birth
for the second time since its organi-
zation. The 1000 club women of
the state were represented by about
13O delegates, officers, chairmen,
members of special boards, and a
number of interested club women
were also present as visitors only.
The meeting opened Wednesday
evening at Grace Methodist church
with invocation by Rev. Peter
Black, and an organ solo which was
pleasingly rendered by Miss Elsye
Sargent The address of welcome
was graciously given by Mrs. Kather-
inc Ide Gray, president of the local
club, who spoke of the valuable
work that has been done and shall
be done by the united efforts of
club women, and who said she saw
in the faces before her the source
of the back bone and the best intel
Iigence of the Green Mountain State.
She also compared the privileges of
the women of the present day with
those of our grandmothers.
Welcome from Commercial Club
An address of welcome from the
Commercial Club was also made by
Joseph Fairbanks, president of st.
Johnsbury Commercial Club, who re-
gretted that there was not more
members of that organization pres
ent, but partly excused them as ne
knew they were out gathering sub
scriptions for the proposed new hotel.
He Congratulated the women on their
excellent organization of clubs with
such public spirit and devotion to all
that is best in our noble state, and
to his welcome attached the hope
that all would find their way back
to st. Johnsbury once more.
The Federation president, Mrs.
Watson L. Wasson of Waterbury ex-
pressed the thanks of the women
for these cordial words and hospital
ity and said they were all glad to
return to the birthplace of the Fed
ration. Mrs. E. Anne S. May, who
was the first president of the Fedora
tion was unable to be present to ex-
tend her words of welcome and Mrs.
Wasson read note from her express
ing regret and her wishes for con-
tinued success. Mrs. Don G.. Stiles
pleased all with a vocal solo, Mrs. G.
M. Richmond at the piano. The re-
port of the department of public
health was given by the chairman,
Mrs. George E. Welch of Bellows
Falls, and of the legislative depart
ment by Mrs. George H. Smile,
chairman of Montpelier.
Household Economics
Miss Bertha Terrill, dean of
women, University of Vermont, gave
an address on "The Meaning of
Economics" impressing
upon her hearers their responsible |
ties in many ways although higher |
powers and organizations are TAX
ing upon themselves many responsible |
matters heretofore left to individuals, |
are taking over our |
water systems, and hospitals are TAX
ing care of our sick, it does not leave |
US free from care in these matters,
and we should cooperate on our part |
for the constant improvement in .
the quality of the work done, as
The work these institutions are doing
is still really our work.
Clean Air, Water and Milk
Bingham H. Stone, NJ. D., M. S.,
President of the Vermont State Med
cal College, spoke on "Clean Air,
Clean Water, Clean Milk: What
they Mean to Us and What We Can
Do to Secure Them" He said he
would much rather present a pleas
inter subject, but all were assured it
ore the close of his address. The
upply of air is abundant, of water
s generous, but food must be worked
or, and we must also work to secure
ure air and clean water. Effort
hould be made to keep the air in .
ur dwellings pure from contamina-
ion milk should be handed at all
ines with special cleanliness to pre-
ent the spread of communicable dis
ases. The city should be held
for pure air in school
ouses, water in the residences and
Ood sold in markets, but men and
yomen can spread the knowledge of =
ow to do these things and it is our II
art of the work. We need not
pend all our efforts to conserve our
Orests, but conserve also the purity
f the air, water and food After
is interesting talk at the church
document was taken to The Colon
Il, where pictures were shown of
be impurities of which he had told,
nd some picture plays representing
is subjects brought the matter very
0rcibly to the minds of those who
'ere interested
Reading of Reports
Thursday morning reports were
iven by the recording secretary,
Irs. Frank J. Martin, of Barre:
y the corresponding secretary. Mrs.
erne L. Perkins of Waterbury; Mrs.
eWitt of Burlington, Mrs. Stone of
oston and Mrs. Moore of Rutland
ere appointed a committee on res
lutions; the treasurer, Mrs. J. B.