Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1913-05-29
BUSY DAYS FOR CLUB WOMEN
Program of Next Weeks Meeting of
the State Federation at st.
JOhusbury.

St Johnsbury, May 2G.--At the 18th
annual meeting of the Vermont State
Federation of Women's clubs to he held
at Grace Methodist Church Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday. June 4, and g.
eight new clubs will be introduced The
meeting of the federation is held here
at the invitation Of the St. Johnsbury
Woman's club. Among the guests Of hon
or will be Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker.
president Of the General Federation, Mrs,
Cmmons Croker, chairman of conser-
walton OF the General Federation, and
Miss Helen Winslow, author of the Yer
mont Federation song. Arrangements
have been made whereby delegates and
visiting club women can obtain dinner
at the churches Thursday and Friday
Moons The credential committee Is COM
posed of Miss Margaret ROBBIE of St.
Johnsbury, Mrs. Guy w. Bailey of Essex
Junction and Mrs. Herbert 7. Johnson
Of Bradford.
| The addresses Of welcome Wednesday
evening will be given by Mrs. Katherine
| Ide Gray, president of the ST. Johns
| bury Woman's club. and by President
| Joseph Fairbanks of the Commercial
| club. Mrs Clark G. Fits, second Vice
president, will respond Reports of the
public health and legislative departments
will be given by Mrs George Welch and
| Mrs. George Smile. Professor Bertha
Terrin, dean Of women at the Unver-
sity of Vermont, viii speak on The
Meaning Of Household Economics and
DIR. b. II. Stone, director Of the State
laboratory OF hygiene, will address the
Clean MIX"
Thursday morning the reports of Of
hcers will be read followed by tho in
PRODUCTION OF new clubs Hugh II
Henry, commissioner of weights and
measures, will speak at 1888 on why
Vermont Women Should BE Interested
in Correct Weights and Measures ano
Dean Joseph L. Hills of the College OF
Agriculture University OF Vermont, viii
follow with an address on THE Educa
ton of the Farmer
The afternoon session will open at 81
O'Clock with reports OF club presidents
of the education department and th'
civics chairman together with n talk on
Medical Inspection In the Schools" by
Dr. Alice II. Wakefield. Mrs. Percy Is
Pennybacker. president OF the Genera
Federation of Womens clubs, will speal
lat $40 on Some Dangers Which Threatei
the American Home" Professor AM
Mrs Fairbanks will tender the VISITING
club women reception at Elmwood II
the evening.
Reports OF the New England confer
ence OF tho reciprocity chairman, and o
| the arts chairman will be read Frida
, morning, and at 10i5 George +. Burns
, professor of botany at the University o
{ Vermont will speak on "Relationshi
) Between House and Grounds" Follow
ling the report of Mrs. Bingham II
Stone, chairman of conservation, MRS
= Emmons Croker, who IL chairman q
r this department OF the General Federa
ton. will speak on Conservation
Friday afternoon reports will be follow
ed by an address ON "The way OF FROG
ressr by President Charles II. spooner a
a Norwich University The election OF on
+ GERS and delegates to the Biennial conVen
= ton at Chicago with the adoption OF resu
Iutions will conclude the afternoon soa
sion.
Professor Henry f.. Perkins Of tho ohl
lyarsity Of Vermont viii deliver On az