St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1914-12-09
w. w. HUSBAND SPEAKER
Gave illustrated Lecture On IInIni.
grafton Before the WOman's
CInh-Aid for Relgians.

The regular monthly meeting of
the st. Johnsbury Woman's Club
was held in the South Church Mon
day evening to accommodate the
people who wished to hear the il
! Illustrated lecture on Sources of I'M
migration from Eastern Europe" by
w. w. Husband, the well-known au-
thority on immigration questions.
President Sarah Hovey called the
meeting to order and made some an
nouncements of the executive board.
The most interesting statement was
regarding the liberal response of the
people of st. Johnsbury to the call
for aid to the Belgians. She said
the woman's club with the assis-
lance of w. A Kicker, w. A.
Wright and Revs. F. B. Richards
and Moody had collected and shipped
nine boxes Of clothing, both new and
old, one barrel of -four, three bar
rels of food stuffs and cash contri-
buttons amounting to $267.75.
Mrs. A. L. Bailey announced two
songs by Miss Edwina Blodgett, who
has been studying for several months
in Boston, might and Dawn" by
Liddell and Little Pink Rose" by
Henry Jacob Bond. Miss Blodgett
played her own accompaniment and
the numbers were we'll received
MFR. Husbands Address.
Mrs. G. F. Cheney, chairman of
the committee on civics, presented
the speaker of the evening, w. w.
Husband, formerly Of ST. Johnsbury,
but now of Washington.
In introducing his subject the
speaker told of the growth in immi-
grafton previous to the outbreak of
the European war and said while
there was little immigration now we
must be ready for it as soon as the
war is over. Formerly the immigra-
ton was almost wholly from west
ern Europe, but in the last ten years
the proportion from eastern Europe
predominated almost as much as it
formerly did from the west.
He expressed his belief that the
immigrant of the future would come
very largely from Russia, that the
real Russian peasant would be a de-
sirable citizen and would naturally
turn to agricultural work rather
than in the industrial centers. He
defended the real Russian from the
bad impression Americans had of
him and said that if you took the
average Russian peasant and dress /
him in the garb of a New Highlander !
and place him on a New England |
farm most people would readily be- |
lieYe him a descendant from the !
Americans, who came over in the |
During his talk pictures of Rus |
sian life and people, and scenes in |
the Caucasus Mountain region were
thrown upon the screen which great
ly emphasized the words of the
speaker.
Executive Board Meeting.
The executive board meeting was
held Saturday evening at the club 7
house. The district nurse reported |
10 calls made during the month of I
and IS or $40 expended. |
One new member was admitted to I
the club, Mrs. Alfred Poole Grint. |
The board ratified the action already |
taken toward aiding in the work of |
the Belgian relief committee. The /
of gentleman's night was dis
cussed and several other minor mat
ters. The club is urged to make use
Of the federation starnns which can
be procured from the treasurer, Mrs.
G. e. Woodward. The proceeds of 4
the sale VIII go 10 the ulSCrlcI nurse
work, to the public health work of L
the state. The matter of industrial /
work and the kinds of work to be |
lone was left with the industrial /
Mrs. E. HI. Gaskell, chair
man.
The social science committee an
nounces that the district nurse, Mrs.
Elsie M. Harvey of Concord avenue,
telephone 453-W, is now ready for
work. All inquiries of Mrs. Harvey
may be made daily before 8 a. m.
Of Mrs. Harvey or at other times
from Mrs Charles @ Flint