Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-01-22
Mrs. j. r. Rich's Report.

school patrons of the Nauonal Euucd-
ton Association and the General Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, in her re-
port which she sent to the meeting
urged that every club member en-
list public interest and support IN
the three special lines emphasized by
all recent national educational con-
ventions:
LIST, school health; Cd, school reve-
nue.; Sd. rural school improvement.
Remember" she said. that our
committee is the connecting link be-
tween your schools and the National
Educational Association, also the Gen
eral Federation of Women's Clubs
and reports to those national bodies
whatever progressive measures for
Names schools you aid and endorse.
Will you not help to strengthen and
esta blish what educators have already
started and to create an intelligent
public opinion without which no re-
form is possible?"
Miss Florence L. Nye.
In her report for the publicity COM
mittee, Miss Florence L. Nye of Lew
iston, although unable to be present,
thanked the newspapers as follows:
At this very minute, waiting for re-
lease in the office of every daily news
paper in Maine, is practically a full
report of this midwinter meeting.
How has this been done? By the
publicity committee and you-with a
big accent on the you, for without the
prompt and cordial cooperation of
the officers, chairmen, and others TAX
ing part in the program, it could not
have been accomplished.
Eighteen letters, asking for just q
paragraph of the reports or for brief
abstract of the addresses, were mailed
by your publicity chairman on Jan. IA.
The request was that material reach
her office not later than the morning of
hte 18th.
With one or two exceptions a reply
was received to every one of those Is
letters. In no case did anyone refuse
to comply with the request. More
than this, two sent 10 copies of their
reports, one sent three. and, in nearly
every case, the reports or addresses
were carefully condensed.
Notwithstanding this painstaking, it
several papers which We're sent in
full, to duplicate, and to mail. The
work was greatly lessened by the con-
nection of the publicity chairman with
a newspaper, for other copy was
cheerfully put aside so that Fedora
ton reports and papers might be got
ten into ype for extra proofs for mail
ing.
How much or how little of this ma
terial the newspaper will use remains
to be seen but there Is reason to be-
lieve that it will be given generous
and Statewide publicity, for 1t has
been proven that the editors of Maine,
as the publicity committee argued at
the September meeting, do not need
educating when it comes to the ac-
ceptance of club news.
Since the 21st annual, seven times
the publicity committee has sent Fed
Grafton items to the Maine dailies. in
addition, the official call was sent,
also the program complete. The edi-
tors have not been coaxed to print this
material. They have not even been
asked. The copy has been submitted
and they have accepted it, verbatim
in nearly every instance and given it
good display.
This matter of submitting reports
and papers for release is simply get
ting in line with OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES,
and individuals-the country over. In
it's publicity work the National w. C.
T. u. has wonderful organization, and
the National Education Associations
system of publicity is almost without
a flaw. Oftentimes, the speech of the
President of the United States is in
type in practically every newspaper
office in the country two weeks before
1t is delivered. Frequently, when the
Governor OF Maine opens his mouth
to address some large assemblage, ev-
cry newspaper in the State is simply
waiting for the wire release" from
The Associated Press.
And, so the church, the school, the
great social agencies, all sorts of or
PLANTATIONS for the education and bet
terment Of the community are coming
to realize the Importance of publicity.
They appreciate that it is the con-
Meeting link between the individual
and progress; between the corporation
and the publics complete understand
ing; between the community and the
general welfare,
The day of hiding ones light under
a bushel is gone never to return, and
since publicity is coming to be re-
garded as q necessity, it is important
that lit be the kind of publicity that
creates confidence. Publicity of the
Maine Federation should be of the
sort to secure the interest, the ap-
prevail. and the support of the read
ing public and, thereby, gain much
toward the end for which this great
body, 5000 strong, is striving-mutual
benefit among the clubs and State wide
uplift.
Mrs. w. w. Dunn.
The report of the arts and crafts
committee was prepared by the chair
man, Mrs. w. w. Dunn of Yarmouth
vile, and the gist of the report was:
Now the education of the woman is
the mission of the Federation and the
clubs of Maine. The desire to pre-
pare a good paper on the subject CIV
en- us by the program committee is an
incentive to study. The real work of